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Huddersfield Rugby Union Football Club was founded in 1909 and celebrated its centenary season with promotion to National League 3 North, the highest level it has achieved. It founded mini-rugby in England in 1969.
Huddersfield Rugby Union Football Club is an English rugby union club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. The team plays in Regional 1 North East following their relegation from National League 2 North at the end of the 2023–24 season. The club also competes in the Yorkshire Cup competition and play its home matches at Lockwood Park, which has a capacity of 1,500 with seating for 500. HRUFC also has an academy squad, feeding the senior team with new players. In 2026, the club's 2nd XV entered Counties 3 Yorkshire B division after a decision was made to introduce 2XVs into the league structure.
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From all around the area, Castle Hill can easily be picked out, crowned with the Victoria Tower, built to commemorate Queen Victoria's silver jubilee. It can be reached by car and taxi, just beyond the suburb of Almondbury, and gives wonderful views in all directions, including that at the top of this article. Victoria Jubilee Tower is open to the public at weekends during the summer.
Wool magnate's mansion with a local history museum.
They play rugby league (13 a side) in Super League, Europe's top tier. The Giants are also known as "Fartown" to distinguish them from "Town" the soccer team. The women's team also play in their top tier. In 2022 the stadium hosted matches of the Rugby League World Cup Finals, postponed from 2021.
A row of weavers' cottages, from the "cottage industry" era with the looms on the upper floor and living quarters on the lower.