Skipton R.F.C.

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Skipton R.F.C.

Full name

Skipton Rugby Football Club

Founded

1874

Location

Skipton, England

Ground

Sandylands

Capacity

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Chairman

Richard Mashiter

Coach

David Stephens





Team colours

Skipton Rugby Football Club is an English rugby union team from Skipton in North Yorkshire.

1 History
2 Current squad
3 Sponsors
4 External Links

[edit] History

[edit] Formation

Skipton Football Club was founded in the summer of 1874 with Sir Matthew Wilson Baronet, a local MP as its first President [1].

[edit] Ermysted's Grammar School

About the same time as the Skipton Club was formed, or shortly afterwards, the game of rugby football was adopted at Ermysted's Grammar School in Skipton. The earliest record of a match between the club and the school is on 26th March 1881 when the School team met the Skipton Club's second team. This was the first of many such matches, and the start of a close relationship between the two. Edward Tomson Hartley, Headmaster of the School, played for the Skipton Club and in 1882 was elected its President, holding that post for the next ten years, during which several other members of his staff became associated with the Club.

[edit] Colours

The club played in maroon and amber hooped jerseys until 1889, when the present colours - red, black & white - were adopted.

[edit] Current squad

According to official web site [2]; correct as of 15th November 2006.

Player	Nat	Position(s)
Mike Beech		Scrum Half/Wing/Full Back
Matthew Boatwright		Second Row/Back Row
Sam Boatwright		Back Row
Paul Boynton		Prop/Second Row/Back Row
Matthew Cox		Wing
Phil Crossman		Prop
Jon Dillon		Wing
Richard Dillon		Wing/Full Back
Nigel Fitzsimmons		Prop
Gordon Fisher		Prop/Second Row
Richard Hill		Second Row/Back Row
Darren Howson		Centre/Fly Half
John Hughes		Wing
Peter Jenkinson		Prop
Sean Kennedy		Fly Half/Centre/Full Back
Jonathan Kulik		Scrum Half/Fly Half
Steven Marks		Centre/Wing
Mao Meki		Prop
Hamish Munro		Wing
Anthony Murphy		Back Row/Second Row
Patrick Murray		Back Row/Second Row
Alex Naylor		Fly Half/Centre/Full Back
Adam Oldfield		Prop/Flanker/Scrum Half/Fly Half/Centre/Full Back
Gavin Petterd		Number 8/Hooker
James Riches		Prop
Chris Sheehan		Hooker
George Smithson		Centre/Full Back/Wing
Iain Sneddon		Flanker
James Wade		Flanker
Carl Watts		Prop/Hooker
Christian Wibberley		Scrum Half
Chris Wilkinson		Full Back/Wing/Centre
Malcolm Willsher		Second Row
Richard Willsher		Second Row
Matty Wilson		Flanker