East Leeds are an amateur

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. The club currently competes in the top division of the

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. The club also operates a number of academy teams. Founded by Glen Davies and Rod Keeligan, East Leeds ARLC began life in 1979 as an under-11’s team. Run from the Black Dog Pub they were called the Black Dog Pups. When the teams expanded the next season it moved to East Leeds Working Men’s club. The club closed in 2008, leaving East Leeds ARLFC playing out of Harehills Liberal Club. In 2010 the team got funding and took ownership of the building previously owned by East Leeds Working men’s club. The building is owned by a registered charity called East Leeds Community Sports Club Registered Charity Number 1137140.

Notable players

Leroy Rivett Leroy Rivett (born 17 December 1976) is an English former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played club level rugby league (RL) for Leeds Rhinos, Bramley (loan), Huddersfield Giants, Ke ...

Richie Mathers Richard 'Richie' Mathers (born 24 October 1983) is an English former professional rugby league footballer. An England international representative , he started his professional career at the Leeds Rhinos, with whom he won the 2004 Championship ...

Danny McGuire Daniel Phillip McGuire (born 6 December 1982) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a or , and is currently the interim head-coach of Hull Kingston Rovers. He spent the majority of his professional career play ...

Chris Clarkson Christopher Clarkson (born 7 April 1990) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays in the forward for the York Knights in the Betfred Championship. He is an England Knights international. He has previously played for Hull ...

, Mikolaj Oledzki, Lois Forsell, Rob Roberts

External links

Official websiteEast Leeds ARLFC on NCL website
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