It was a chilly Saturday, January morning, and little was stirring apart from the beating heart of the UYRUFC machine preparing themselves for another epic battle on the slightly crunchier/icier ground of 22 acres, also known as fortress 22.
It had been several months since the last clash between York and Liverpool but on this battlefield [...]

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This article unfortunately has to remain anonymous until its author has successfully fooled someone into employing him – things got a little racist back there. Rest assured, your mystery reporter thanks you all for your hospitality, and is seriously contemplating a Masters. Surely I can’t fluff it worse than a man whose seminar preparation consists of two calzones and a low-five…

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This match report is brought to you by Philip Johnson the Second XV team reporter. In a defining win over the Sheffield University 3rd XV find out the match action in this post!

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This match report is given by a special guest writer, who, due to fanny bone injury, was unable to play in the Sheffield game. Gruffurdd Jones brings to us the Match Report for the away leg of the Sheffield 1st XV in Northern 1A.

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Another Wednesday, some might say York’s favorite day of the week had arrived on the 11th of November and the team in front of them this week was Manchester 2nd team. On a sunny autumnal day perfect for running rugby York were focused on furthering their 1a campaign with another victory at the expense of [...]

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Another Wednesday for the first XV saw the visit of a Durham 3rd side, one of the biggest universities represented in the university leagues we knew that we would be playing against players keen to make their mark and try and move up their ranks. However, unfortunately for Durham they were playing against a York [...]

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After having faced two heavy defeats against Leeds 3’s and 2’s respectively the mood facing Hull wasn’t expectant. However, this was all to change.
November 4th is the date where the 3rd XV’s fortune began to change.
After a short bus journey to Hull’s pitches in Scarborough (I know it is as if they wanted to have [...]

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University of York Men’s 2nd XV 10 – 16 Sheffield Hallam University’s Men’s 2nd XV
After an emphatic victory away from home against Newcastle, the team were confident that under the stewardship of Tate, they could truly stamp their mark on 22 acres parachuting themselves to league leader’s. Yet what the bumble-bees hadn’t accounted for was [...]

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York 3 vs. Hull 2s
Wednesday was the day chosen for the 3rds to make their stand against Hull 2s, a notoriously strong side.  The lines were drawn and the men were ready to ‘get stuck in’ like a UYRUFCian on Wednesday night Ziggys.  York, were receiving first so everyone assumed their positions as a high [...]

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University of Northumbria 10 – 35 University of York
November 4th saw the first XV continue their 1a season away at Northumbria against their 2nd XV. After a long bus journey shared with the second team the atmosphere was tense and the mood was sombre unaware what they were going to face. After stepping out onto [...]

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