Ravenhall Announce Partnership With Huddersfield Rugby Union Football Club

Ravenhall Risk Solutions Ltd have teamed up with Huddersfield Rugby Union Football Club, in a sponsorship arrangement which will see the Yorkshire based Chartered Insurance Brokers sponsoring the Wade Stand at Lockwood Park.

Founded in 1890, Huddersfield Rugby Union Football Club holds a proud position in one of the countries most important Rugby towns. Today HRUFC thrives as a multi-sport institution. Three senior rugby teams are run along with a full compliment of age grade teams from Under 7’s to Senior Academy, with both male and female teams.. The club has associated men’s and ladies hockey clubs, and squash, road running, crown green bowling , billiards and snooker sections.

Ravenhall Co -Director Neil Grimshaw commented “Lockwood Park is one of the most stunning locations in rugby union, our sponsorship of the club via the Wade Stand along with our participation in the club will demonstrate a combined team spirit and we’re looking forward to cultivating the enthusiasm of the sport and growing community participation and engagement in an exciting way.”

On behalf of Huddersfield Rugby Union Football Club General Manager Stuart Leach commented “We are delighted to have Ravenhall Risk Solutions on board for the new 2016/17 season. We would like to thank Neil, James and everyone at Ravenhall for affiliating with Huddersfield Rugby Union Football Club. They have shown a real desire to get involved in the club and we look forward to working with them.

James Daly, Ravenhall Co-Director added “This is an exciting time for Ravenhall. September 2016 sees the start of the new Rugby Union season; it also sees the start of Ravenhall’s 10^th Anniversary. We look forward to working with Huddersfield Rugby Union Football club during our anniversary year as well as into the future.”

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Messages for Editors

• Ravenhall Risk Solutions are chartered Independent Insurance Brokers headquartered in West Yorkshire, also with an office in Belfast.
• They were founded in 2006 and have grown into one of the fastest growing independently owned Insurance Brokers in the UK.
• Ravenhall are members of the British Insurance Brokers Association
• Ravenhall have been chartered for 6 years, a status widely recognised as the gold standard in financial services, issued by the Chartered Insurance Institute based on a rigorous assessment process annually.

• HRUFC play in National North Three, which is the fifth tier of English rugby

• The Club were the first club in the country to introduce a Junior Section in 1969

• The club moved to their current home at Lockwood Park in 1997 after moving from Waterloo.

• League season starts with an away trip to Sandal on 3^rd September, with the first home game against Doncaster Phoenix on 10th September.