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Best Ever Performance For Ilkley Colts To Win Yorkshire Plate Final
To adapt a famous piece of commentary by Bjorge Lillelien - Harold Wilson, James Mason, Derek Ibbotson, Billy Currie, David Tindle your...
Apr 30, 20245 min read


Ilkley Colts Take A Competitive Win Over Ensians
Otliensians 10 v Ilkley 26 The sun shone at Chaffers Field for the delayed encounter between Ensians (Otley now moved down the road)...
Mar 26, 20244 min read

Ilkley Colts Edge Out Ripon To Go Through To Yorkshire Plate Final!
FT Result: Ripon 12 v Ilkley 19 The Semi Final of the Colts Yorkshire Plate saw Ilkley visit the picturesque city of Ripon. Torrential...
Mar 5, 20244 min read


Leys U17's; 2023-24 Season
The Leys U17's team, formed two years ago from the combined Otley & Ilkley U15 age group, have just been crowned champions of their...
Feb 23, 20241 min read

Ilkley Colts Topple Keighley In A Match That Had It All
As the country recovered from the recent meteorological storms, Stacks Field braced itself for the visit of the league leaders Keighley. ...
Jan 29, 20244 min read

Colts Defence Waivers In Second Half
Harrogate 12 v Ilkley 3 Rather surprisingly, the away match at Harrogate was on. On a pitch deemed unfit less than 24 hours earlier, the...
Jan 23, 20243 min read


Colts Hold Out Middlesborough For Well-Deserved Victory!
Ilkley 29 v Middlesborough 24 The "Smoggies" from Teesside brought a chill wind as the temperature dropped to near zero. A crystal clear...
Jan 15, 20243 min read

Carving Runs For Colts Victory
After the disappointment of last week's away trip to Huddersfield, numbers were boosted with key personnel returning. Perfect autumnal...
Nov 28, 20234 min read


Under strength Ilkley rescue a draw at Wetherby
Wetherby 17 - Ilkley 17 Ilkley travelled to Wetherby, scrambling for players, due to the ever increasing injury list. The...
Oct 16, 20233 min read


Wharfedale Pressure Too Much For Colts
Ilkley 15 - Wharfedale 33 A mild unseasonably warm October afternoon greeted the green army of Wharfedale to Stacks Field. Chris Sheryn...
Oct 10, 20233 min read


Colts Stand Strong in Face of Ripon Challenge
ILKLEY COLTS 22 - RIPON COLTS 12 Ilkley welcomed Ripon to a gloomy Stacks Field. The morning's rain had stopped, however it left a wet...
Oct 3, 20233 min read


A Confident Win For The Colts
Ilkley Colts vs Bramley Colts - Sunday 17th September - Ilkley 29 Bramley 15 On a sunny Sunday lunchtime Ilkley visited The Warrels, home...
Sep 19, 20234 min read


Valiant Performance from Ilkley's U17s
Match Report from Ben McDonald Following two weeks of South Yorkshire opposition not fancying the trip up the M1, Ilkley quickly...
Mar 29, 20234 min read


Ilkley U17's Beat Otley In Promising Display
Match Report by Ben McDonald On a perfect day for running rugby Ilkley welcomed Otley Ensians to Stacks Field for a lunchtime kickoff. ...
Mar 7, 20233 min read


An Incredible Performance by the Colts
On Sunday 29th January 2023, Ilkley hosted the Yorkshire cup Semi-Final between our Colts and Pontefract U17s. Upon last meeting...
Jan 30, 20233 min read


Ilkley U17s Reach The Semi Final For The Yorkshire Cup - At Home on Sunday 29th Jan
After an electric season for the Ilkley Rugby Club's U17 Colts team, they have successfully reached the Semi-Finals of the Yorkshire Cup....
Jan 26, 20231 min read
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