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Knaresborough Rugby Club was founded in 1982 and currently play in Yorkshire leagues.

History

It was during the 1981/82 season a social game of rugby for Knaresborough Squash Club, which had recently been formed. The game took place at Hay-a-Park on a Sunday morning in mid-February of 1982 against a team of school teachers from King James.

This match was soon followed by a fixture against Sandal. following the success of these two games, a squash-rugby tour was arranged to Frome, Somerset.

It was about time Knaresborough had its own rugby club and an advertisement in the Knaresborough Post asking anyone interested in forming a new club to attend a meeting at the squash club. This meeting was held on June 24, 1982.

The first training session was held on the playing fields at Wetherby Road, at the beginning of August.

Within a few weeks we had a full fixture list and our first game was played against Old Thornensians on the 1st Saturday in September, 1982. Knaresborough Rugby Club was born.