History
Otley RUFC was founded in 1865 but broke away from the RU in 1895. It restarted as a RU club in 1908.
In the 2007/2008 season they won the National Division Two title securing an immediate return to National Division One having been relegated the previous season, however they were immediately relegated again in the 2008/09 season along with fellow promoted side Manchester and three other teams due to the new professionalised format of National Division One (now the RFU Championship). Two seasons later the club was relegated again, this time to National League 2 North.
In 1979 Cross Green was the site of a famous victory by the North of England against the mighty All Blacks. The Wallabies suffered the same fate in October, 1988.
Cross Green hosted a group game of the 1991 Rugby World Cup, between the United States and Italy.
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