Stu 'Stu' Allington
Age: 17
Build: Muscular
Position in the team: Scrum
half
Favourite all-time HRUFC Player: Henry
Brace
Favourite current HRUFC Player:
Andy Nichols
International Player: Brian
Odriscoll
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Graeme Bennett
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Michael 'Blandy ' Bland
Position, 2nd row powerhouse
Hight, 6ft 7 Inches
Age, 19
Years At club, 7
Favourite all time player, Mr Whittmore
Favourite current player, McBurny
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Christopher 'Browny' Brown
Age:
23
Height: 5ft
10"
Weight: 17st
5lb
Position: tight/loose
prop, hooker if its a must.
Years at HRUFC: err
pass
Favourite all-time
player at Houghton: Ian Hibbert
Favourite current
player: Lee Valentine
International Player: Lawrence
Dallaglio
About me: I have
played rugby at houghton since i can remember. I played at junior
leval, then went onto playing 16/17 colts leval. I got thrown into
2nds rugby at the age of 17 and had to lurn and grow up very
fast. In 2004 i got a weekend job whilst at uni so had to give up
rugby. I finally quit that job in december 2007 and returned to
play for Houghton.
This season: I think Houghton have the ability to stay up
this season!
The Future: I am just going to keep working hard and wont
leave the club that taught me how to play!!!!
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Michael Buttons
I am ginger and proud
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Jeff Crossley
Age:
38
Height: 6
foot
Weight: 12
stone 6
Position:
Knackers yard
Years at
HRUFC: since Jan 08
About me:
Started playing Rugby at 16 for Wearside, played for
about 6 years, work commitments ended my playing.
Started playing again before I get past it or more past
it. Got my boy playing tag on a Sunday, Got my level 1
coaching so i'll be coaching Houghton's future stars
(god help them & the club).Broke another bone in my left
leg, second time in a year, so I'm joining the sideline team
and help out in any way I
can.
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David 'Cummy' Cummings
The Utility Player
Age: 24
Hight: 5ft 8"
Weight: 10st 5lb
Position:
Waterboy
Years at Houghton:
14
Comment:
It has been such a roller coaster
ride at Houghton for me. When I was at junior level
Houghton was one of the best teams in the county and in one season
we only lost one game i think. At the age of 16/17 colts
level we lost most games for two seasons resulting in the team
disbanding and some of the hardcore players joining the senior
teams, a time to grow up and under go charactor building. I
have spent most of my time in the second team with a few games here
and there for the first team in division 1 and
2.
Season 08/09 for me is going to be a good one. I will have
the time to commit myself to training for the whole week and
hopefully try and hold on to a starting position in the first
team.
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Mark 'Dougy' Douglass
Age:
20
Height: 5ft 11"
Weight: Heavy...ish (not sure)
Position: (s) Anywhere in the Back Row, Scrum
Half, Inside or Outside Centre and anywhere else im
needed. I also played Fly-Half for my college team back in
the day.
Years at HRUFC: 12 years
Favourite all-time player at Houghton: Richy
Whitmore
Favourite current player: Richy Whitmore
International Player: Lawrence Dallaglio or Lorenzo
Bruno Nero Dallaglio. Take Your Pick
Favourite Houghton memory: Winning the under 18's
county cup with Hisset n Daz.
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Richie 'Dutton' Dutton
Age: 24
Position: Flanker
Rugby History: Started at Northern (aged 10),
Northumberland U15/16/17, Gosforth (Colts), Lancaster University,
Vale of Lune, Houghton (this will be my 4th year at the club).
Best Houghton moment: Scoring a try vs Novos near the end of
last season. (That or scoring a crucial last minute drop goal at
home mid-season, right in front of the clubhouse).
Worst Houghton moment: Discovering that I had dreamt the
aforementioned drop goal and in fact my effort dribbled misrably
along the floor for a 22 dropout, much to everyone's annoyance.
(Hard to think of any time at the club that has really sucked, but
I can't say I've enjoyed losing to the legends 2 years in a row
either!)
Looking forward to next season already!
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John 'Fuzzy' Forester
Role: 1st XV Manager & Coach
Years at the club:- 31 years, bar a couple of years at Roundhay
in Leeds and 3 seasons at Durham City
Position:- Any where in the front row but now retired from
active duty
Description:- Fuzzy can only be described as an all time Rugby
Legend
Then
& Now
 
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