Hunslet Club Parkside was an English amateur

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club based in

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. Its first team competed in the

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History

The club was founded in the 1940s as Hunslet Boys Club, playing junior rugby until 1999 when the club formed an open age team named Hunslet Old Boys. In 2012, Hunslet Parkside approached Hunslet Old Boys about a possible merger, which went ahead several months later. Hunslet Parkside was a junior club formed in 1973 following the demise of the town's professional club, and was based in the Belle Isle area in the south of

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. The club produced a number of high-profile players in its history, including

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, Jason Robinson,

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James Lowes James Lowes is a former professional rugby league footballer, and coach. He played for Hunslet and Leeds, but arguably his best years were spent with the Bradford Bulls, where he won many trophies. He played there from 1996 to 2003. Club care ...

and

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. In 2015, the club joined the

after its application was accepted, and officially changed its name to Hunslet Club Parkside. The club rapidly rose through the divisions, winning promotion in three consecutive seasons to reach the Premier Division. In 2018, the club was unbeaten for the entire season, winning all 22 of its league games, and defeating

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26–18 in the Grand Final. In 2022 the club merged with

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to form Hunslet ARLFC.

Honours

* BARLA Yorkshire Cup ** Winners (2): 2011–12, 2013–14 *

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** Winners (1): 2016–17 *

Division Three ** Winners (1): 2015 *

Division Two ** Winners (1): 2016 *

Division One ** Winners (1): 2017 *

Premier Division ** Winners (1): 2018

References

External links

Hunslet Club Parkside website

RFL website - Hunslet Club Parkside
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