Leeds Tykes v Wharfedale – Match Preview

On a Friday evening last November Leeds Tykes hosted one of rugby’s Great Occasions when the in-form Wharfedale showed up, bringing with them a huge support and attracting the attendance of many supporters from other clubs in the neighbourhood. The match itself was a battle royal, won by the promotion-seeking big guns of Leeds, but not before Wharfedale (winning the second half) had deprived them of a tryscoring bonus point for the first time that season.

It seemed as if a similar stage would be set this season, with Leeds once again going headlong for promotion against the upstarts from …