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UKAF v Halifax RLFC

In preparation for the Rugby League Festival of World Cups in Australia UKAF will play four fixtures ahead of the tournament
The first of these will be against are reserve side from one of the greatest names in the history of the sport Halifax RLFC. The club was formed back in 1873 as a Rugby Union club as, in those days there was no Rugby League until the birth of the game as we know it in 1895.
For 112 years ‘Fax’ played at the Thrum Hall ground before moving to redeveloped Shay Stadium in 1998 to ground share with Halifax Town soccer club.
It is to this venue, now known as the ‘MBI Shay Stadium’ that the UKAF team will travel to take on the Fax reserves as a curtain raiser to the Championship fixture between Halifax and the Swinton Lions. The squad will train ahead of the game at RAF Cranwell before moving to Halifax for the match. The kick off for the match is 1300 ahead of the Halifax v Swinton math which kicks off at 1500

Ground details:
MBI Shay Stadium
Shay Syke
Halifax
HX1 2YT

The remaining three fixtures are planned to be as follows wit details to follow as and when confirmed.
28 Apr 17 Hull FC Reserves KCom Stadium, Hull
17 May 17 England Students Stanningley, Leeds
2 Jun 17 England Students Headingley Stadium, Leeds