Heath Rugby Club is an English

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club based in

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, near Halifax,

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. The first XV team plays in

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, having been promoted into tier five following the league restructuring at the end of the 2021-22 season. This was the club's second promotion in three seasons, after finishing runners-up in two consecutive seasons in

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, obtaining promotion as the best ranked runner-up. The club has made its way up the leagues over the history of league rugby having started league life in

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Honours

champions: 2001–02, 2005–06

References

Official website

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