Halifax Vandals

Halifax Vandals RUFC are a rugby union team currently playing in Yorkshire division 3 and was founded in 1923.

The official club colours are royal blue and white hooped shirts, navy blue shorts and royal blue and white hooped socks. The alternate kit is red with navy blue trim, navy blue shorts and red socks.

The Warley based club have a long-standing rivalry with Old Rishworthians and more recently, with Halifax RUFC.

Halifax Vandals have a modern, purpose built club with 4 large changining rooms, each with their own showers, a referees room with shower and physio / first aid room. The club also has a function room and bar, overlooking the first team pitch which is used for pre / post match hospitality.

Halifax Vandals welcomed Jamie Bloem as new player coach for the 2013/2014 season. Jamie comes with plenty of experience in both codes of the game playing international rugby league for South Africa and Scotland. Bloem signed on for another 3 years as Vandals head coach, following the promotion winning 2015/16 season.

Vandals won promotion as champions of Yorkshire Division 4 in the 2015/16 season, losing only 3 games all season. The following season (2016/2017), despite being tipped by many for relegation, Vandals secured a second promotion in as many seasons. Vandals will move up to Yorkshire division 2 for the 2017/2018 campaign.


Junior section

Halifax Vandals RUFC have a thriving mini/junior section, which started in the 2013-2014 season.

Initially, an under 6 group is being run by Liam McDonald and 1st Team captain Paul Jowett.

2016 – 2017 Squad

1.Ben Burnside

2.Nathan Harris

3.Paul Jowett (c)

4.Jamie Richardson (VC)

5.Matt Maeer

6.Aaron Carrington

7.Fraser Carrington

8.Martin Hamer

9.Luke Sutcliffe

10.Joe Gallagher

11.Jordan Bloem

12.Andrew Binns

13.Joseph Bryson

14.Tom Crowther

15.Jimmy Crowther (VC)

16.Craig Sim

17.Kayne Broadbent

18.Joe Greenwood

19.Jamie Bloem

20.Alex Greenwood-MacDonald

21.Dan Friend

22.Michael Forestier

23.Tony McAspurn

24.Thomas Cosgrove

25.Daniel Mitchell

Club Honours


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