Aireborough RUFC

Despite going down 25-13 to Halifax Vandals Aire actually gained a place in the league table as their points difference bettered that of Otliensians who suffered yet another heavy defeat. The match at Vandals was, by all accounts, a forgettable one and Aire will be looking to turn things around against Northallerton next week.
The 2nd XV gained a hard fought victory over Leos III. The match saw defences to the fore before Aire finally got a breakthrough from Scott Waterhouse just before half time. The second half saw further scores from James Kinghorn and Stu Williams who also added three conversions in the 21-7 victory

Points have always been at a premium at near rivals Baildon and this proved to be a hard fought affair with the opposition still hovering above the relegation zone. Craig Stanley proved the difference between the sides in the first half with his try giving Aire a slender 10-8 lead
Balidon defended like demons and with ten minutes remaining the score remained at the half time total. Thankfully, Aire managed to find some gaps and Tony Clitheroe and Nic Holdsworth crossed with James Druce adding two penalties and two conversions to give Aire a respectable 25-8 victory.
With Otliensians suffering a surprise 58-21 loss at bottom club Garforth Aire climb a place in the division
The 2nd XV kept up their good run of form coming away from Bramley-Phoenix with a 30-14 victory
The 3rd XV made the short journey to West Park but, despite tries from Ben Reynolds, Tony McCaul and Mike Tully had to settle for a 32-15 defeat.

IF....... we beat Guisborough in the next round of the Yorkshire Silver Trophy.....
IF........ we then beat Old Rishworthians in the round following that.....
THEN..... we will have an away Semi-Final against Old Otliensians
According to the YRFU website anyway. It also suggests that the semi-final will be played before April 24th !!

Aire completed the first "double" of the season as they saw off Garforth 36-17 thanks to an Ollie Catherall hat-trick. Kirk Arundel set the scoreboard ticking after just eight minutes with Catherall scoring two first half tries from scrum half. He then changed to the wing to complete his hat-trick. Further tries came from Nick Jackson, returning after injury, and James Druce who also added three conversions.
The 3rd XV travelled to Old Brodleians and took the first half to get the journey out of their legs. Unfortunately, by that point Brods were 52-0 in the lead ! The second half was a closer affair and Aire claimed a moral victory as they pulled the score back to 57-7 claimed the second half as theirs! Next weekend Aire have a re-arranged league game away to local rivals Baildon