Yorkshire Rams
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Yorkshire Rams are an English
American Football
club, based in Leeds
, West Yorkshire
. They represent the county of Yorkshire
. They are currently playing in British American Football Association Community League
Division 1.
and was based at the Rugby union football club
ground, in the Waterloo
area. Shortly after they moved to the Fartown
Rugby league
ground. The club were originally called Huddersfield Rams.
In 1990 the club again moved home to the Leeds road Hockey
pitch, in Huddersfield. This venue was short lived as 1991 saw a major reorganisation of the club, both to a new and more permanent home at the Dalton based Amateur rugby league football club ground in Moldgreen, also in Huddersfield. In view of the increase of the size of the clubs recruiting area this reorganisation also saw the change of the clubs name to the Yorkshire Rams.
In 1996 the club moved to more luxurious conditions at the Lawrence Batley Sports Centre at Salendine Nook
in Huddersfield. The following year they moved both venue and home town to the Walton Sports & Social club in Wakefield
, The following year due to Health and safety rules the club again moved home to the Westgate Redoubt ARLFC, in Wakefield
After a good season and some sponsorship, in 2004, the Rams found themselves moving to the Rams Stadium, home of the Dewsbury Rams
in Kirklees
. The club ground was renamed in 2005 to the Tetley Stadium. Again the following year, 2006, saw another move of club venue to the Milnthorpe Green home of Sandal RUFC
in Wakefield.
For two years the Rams played there home fixtures at South Leeds Stadium, were they enjoyed a unbeaten record.
.
The team had their destiny in their own hands going into the final game of the season at Dundee, Knowing that a win would Guarantee them a place in the playoff's, however they eventually lost the game ending their season.
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ended their season on a high losing to the eventual Division 1 Champions; East Kilbride Pirates.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
American Football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
club, based in Leeds
Leeds
Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...
, West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
. They represent the county of Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
. They are currently playing in British American Football Association Community League
BAFA Community Leagues
The BAFA National Leagues are the primary American football competition in England, Scotland and Wales. They were formed by the British American Football Association in 2010 to coordinate contact football and flag football across all age ranges...
Division 1.
History
The club was founded in March 1987 in HuddersfieldHuddersfield
Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....
and was based at the Rugby union football club
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
ground, in the Waterloo
Waterloo, Huddersfield
Waterloo is a district in the town of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. It is to the east of Huddersfield Town Centre.Waterloo's population is around 7,000 and it is situated between Dalton and Almondbury....
area. Shortly after they moved to the Fartown
Fartown, Huddersfield
Fartown is a district of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England that starts 1 km north of the town centre.Fartown runs for approximately 1 mile either side of the A641 main Huddersfield to Bradford Road...
Rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
ground. The club were originally called Huddersfield Rams.
In 1990 the club again moved home to the Leeds road Hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
pitch, in Huddersfield. This venue was short lived as 1991 saw a major reorganisation of the club, both to a new and more permanent home at the Dalton based Amateur rugby league football club ground in Moldgreen, also in Huddersfield. In view of the increase of the size of the clubs recruiting area this reorganisation also saw the change of the clubs name to the Yorkshire Rams.
In 1996 the club moved to more luxurious conditions at the Lawrence Batley Sports Centre at Salendine Nook
Salendine Nook
Salendine Nook is a district of Huddersfield to the north-west of Huddersfield in the English county of West Yorkshire.Bordered to the north-east by Laund Hill, Weather Hill and Low Hill and to the south-west by the natural scar of Longwood Edge, above the suburb of Longwood...
in Huddersfield. The following year they moved both venue and home town to the Walton Sports & Social club in Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield is the main settlement and administrative centre of the City of Wakefield, a metropolitan district of West Yorkshire, England. Located by the River Calder on the eastern edge of the Pennines, the urban area is and had a population of 76,886 in 2001....
, The following year due to Health and safety rules the club again moved home to the Westgate Redoubt ARLFC, in Wakefield
After a good season and some sponsorship, in 2004, the Rams found themselves moving to the Rams Stadium, home of the Dewsbury Rams
Dewsbury Rams
Dewsbury Rams RLFC is a professional rugby league club based in the West Yorkshire town of Dewsbury. They are arguably most famous for becoming Champions in 1972-73 after finishing the regular season in 8th place. In the playoffs they beat Featherstone away, Warrington away, and then Leeds in the...
in Kirklees
Kirklees
The Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees is a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. It has a population of 401,000 and includes the settlements of Batley, Birstall, Cleckheaton, Denby Dale, Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Kirkburton, Marsden, Meltham, Mirfield and Slaithwaite...
. The club ground was renamed in 2005 to the Tetley Stadium. Again the following year, 2006, saw another move of club venue to the Milnthorpe Green home of Sandal RUFC
Sandal, Wakefield
-Governance:Sandal was anciently a parish town in the Agbrigg Division of the wapentake of Agbrigg and Morley in the liberty of Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire. Following the Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834, Sandal Magna became one of the 17 constituent parishes of the Wakefield Poor Law Union...
in Wakefield.
For two years the Rams played there home fixtures at South Leeds Stadium, were they enjoyed a unbeaten record.
Stadium
The Yorkshire Rams currently play their home games at the Leeds Corinthians RUFC, Middleton, LS10 4AX2008
Saw the Rams improve on their 2007 record (6-4) to a 7-2-1 record while also reaching the Semi Final of the Division 1 playoffs, only to lose to Sussex ThunderSussex Thunder
The Sussex Thunder are a Football team from the United Kingdom based in Horsham, Sussex. The team won promotion to the Premier Division of the British American Football League after winning the Division One Bowl on 20th September 2008....
.
2009
Had a lot of new recruits join the team, together the team compiled a 5-4-1 record.The team had their destiny in their own hands going into the final game of the season at Dundee, Knowing that a win would Guarantee them a place in the playoff's, however they eventually lost the game ending their season.
2010
The Rams tried to build on 2009's success and recorded an impressive 7-3-0 record. The Yorkshire Rams shut out Gateshead Senators and Merseyside Nighthawks in impressive displays, but ultimately an increasing amount of injuries would take their toll, as the Rams narrowly lost to the Ipswich Cardinals in the Playoff's prematurely ending an outstanding season.2011
| Game Date | Home Team | Away Team | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2011 | Yorkshire Rams | Gateshead Senators | 17 - 6 | Rams WIN |
| 15 May 2011 | Yorkshire Rams | East Kilbride Pirates | 6 - 13 | Rams LOSE |
| 22 May 2011 | Doncaster Mustangs | Yorkshire Rams | 13 - 14 | Rams WIN |
| 5 June 2011 | Yorkshire Rams | Merseyside Nighthawks | 36 - 7 | Rams WIN |
| 12 June 2011 | Yorkshire Rams | Manchester Titans | 49 - 8 | Rams WIN |
| 19 June 2011 | Manchester Titans | Yorkshire Rams | 12 - 29 | Rams WIN |
| 10 July 2011 | Gateshead Senators | Yorkshire Rams | 0 - 12 | Rams WIN |
| 17 July 2011 | East Kilbride Pirates | Yorkshire Rams | 35 - 6 | Rams LOSE |
| 31 July 2011 | Yorkshire Rams | Doncaster Mustangs | 26 - 36 | Rams LOSE |
| 14 August 2011 | Merseyside Nighthawks | Yorkshire Rams | 13 - 47 | Rams WIN |
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Play Offs
The Yorkshire Rams drew their old rivals the East kilbride Pirates in the Quarter Finals of the Division 1 Playoffs. Yorkshire had to travel up to Scotland and could have ended the game early on through default, as East Kilbride failed to have an ambulance present when the game kicked off which resulted in the game being stopped early in the first quarter. Yorkshire however waited 45 minutes for the ambulance to arrive in the name of sportsmanship. Throughout the game both teams led however it was Yorkshire who had edged ahead going into the last quarter by 14 - 12. East Kilbride, as they did twice in the season, found an extra gear and pulled ahead of the Yorkshire side by 14 - 26. The Yorkshire RamsYorkshire Rams
Yorkshire Rams are an English American Football club, based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. They represent the county of Yorkshire. They are currently playing in British American Football Association Community League Division 1.-History:...
ended their season on a high losing to the eventual Division 1 Champions; East Kilbride Pirates.
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