Pythons 1st XV
Harrogate Pythons 1st XV
The team competes in RFU Counties Northern Division – Yorkshire 1.
Harrogate Pythons 1st XV compete at the highest level within the club. If selected in the 1st XV on a match day then the expectation is that the players bring the utmost professionalism. Players in this team play with a greater sense of competition but still continue to demonstrate the club’s core values.
Harrogate Pythons RUFC 1st XV look forward to again welcoming all visiting teams to The Jim Saynor Ground as well as travelling to Yorkshire One rivals old and new.
Check out our fixtures and league standings for the 2025/26 season.
Club Captains & Sponsored Players 2024/25
Sam Beagrie
Club Captain & 1st XV Vice Captain 2024/25 Season
Nick Bell
Sponsored by
George Booth
Club Captain & 1st XV Vice Captain & Players Representative 2024/25 Season
Sponsored by
Bailey Bromberg
Sponsored by
Jed Carr
Club Captain 20/21, 22/23 and 23/24
Sponsored by
Sandy Dunlop
1st XV Captain 2017/18 Club Captain 2024/25
Sponsored by
Marcus Fotherby
Sponsored by
Liam Kernoghan
Sponsored by
Stephen Kirkpatrick
Sponsored by
Luke Korba
Sponsored by Michaela Saynor
Ben Pye
Club Captain 2024/25
Russty Roo
2nd XV Captain 20/21, 21/22, 22/23, 23/24 & 24/25
Justin Ross
Club Captain & 2nd XV Vice Captain 2024/25
Sam Rowntree
Club Captain 2024/25
Max Sharp
Club Captain 21/22. 22/23 & 24/25
Hugh Tatlow
Club Captain 20/21, 21/22, 22/23, 23/24 & 24/25. 1st XV Captain 19/20 & 24/25 Sponsored by
Nathan Wake
Club Captain 21/22, 22/23 & 23/24, 24/25. Grounds/Facilities Chair
Sponsored by
Jonathan Wiggins
Club Captain 20/21, 21/22 & 22/23 and 23/24. 2nd XV Captain 17/18 & 24/25 Sponsored by
Coaching & Matchday Support
Tom Baxter
Lead Coach – Forwards & Team Play
Roy Mackay
Coaching Co-ordinator
Alan Cawkwell-Brown
Pythons 2nd XV Team Manager & Co-Opted Committee Member
Will Clough
Lead Coach – Half Backs & Kicking.Club Captain 2021/22 & 2022/23
Gus Dunlop
Pythons 1st XV Team Manager & Fixture Secretary
John Liley
Lead Coach – Ball Skills & Backs
Harry Parrish
Lead Coach – Backs and Structures
Mark Foster
Pitchside Therapist
Jack Moxham
Assistant Pitchside Therapist
Emily Sackville-Bryant
Assistant Pitchside Therapist
John Henry
Volunteer Touch Judge