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Craven runners in national championships

7:05pm Wednesday 3rd March 2010

Craven’s Victoria Wilkinson and Tom Blanchard - both winners at the Yorkshire Championships - led the local challenge at last Saturday’s English Cross-Country Championships at Roundhay Park, Leeds.

Wharfedale 20 Newbury 5 At least the Greens won well - or well enough against admittedly poor opponents but while the Greens will be happy winning for the first time against a team they lost to earlier in the season, there will or should be some grumbling concern at the level of the performance.

Wharfedale deserved their win

9:00am Thursday 25th February 2010

Stourbridge 19 Wharfedale 24 It was far from pretty, but Wharfedale just about deserved to come out on top in this scrappy match.

Ribb overpower West Park

9:00am Thursday 25th February 2010

West Park Leeds 19 North Ribblesdale 34 North Ribblesdale made an excellent start at West Park Leeds scoring 14 points inside the opening ten minutes to leave their Bramhope hosts always chasing the game.

Hebden's Hodge hits form

5:44pm Wednesday 24th February 2010

Hebden’s AndyHodge and rowing partner Pete Reed, as expected, won the men’s pairs final at the GB Rowing Team Winter Assessment at Dorney Lake in Buckinghamshire.

Skipton aim to get out of relegation trouble

6:32pm Wednesday 17th February 2010

Skipton 14 W Hills 24 A fine, sunny February afternoon was a perfect setting for the clash of two teams with an eye on the league table for different reasons.

Bedworth reaches milestone

6:26pm Wednesday 17th February 2010

Fly-half Mark Bedworth will become Wharfedale Rugby Club’s 20th player to reach the milestone of 100 league games for the club when he runs out at Stourbridge on Saturday.

Wharfedale lose out to Exiles

6:28pm Wednesday 17th February 2010

Wharfedale 10 London Scottish 18 London Scottish returned from their first visit to the Avenue a mightily relieved side.

Ribb sink title rivals Knottingley

6:30pm Wednesday 17th February 2010

North Ribblesdale 17 Knottingley 7 This was a cracking, competitive match between the two most likely promotion candidates in which the score slightly flattered Ribb.

Skipton lose hard-fought battle with Selby

9:00am Thursday 11th February 2010

Skipton 21 Selby 24 Skipton welcomed Selby on Saturday in what was always going to be a close and hard-fought encounter.

Wharfedale lose to leaders

5:53pm Wednesday 10th February 2010

Esher 47 Wharfedale 12 Just how good are Esher? That’s been the nagging question this season at the back of most other clubs’ minds. The answer as a battling and competitive Wharfedale found out on Saturday is very good indeed.

North Ribb aiming for title

5:54pm Wednesday 10th February 2010

Hullensians 6 North Ribblesdale 14 The mystic East of Humberside held no fears for the mighty North Ribblesdale as the promotion band wagon rolled relentlessly along.