As we look ahead to an exciting 2025/26 season, we’re delighted to confirm the return of some key players who have re-signed with us. Their commitment, experience, and passion continue to be an integral part of our team’s journey, both on and off the field.
Our squad continues to grow:
Three heavyweights re-sign
Toby Williams
He’s back for more! The prop scored 7 tries in 22 appearances last season. Toby was named loosehead prop of the season in National League Rugby’s XV of the season for National 2 North.
Will Dennis
Will was finally able to pull the Tykes shirt on to make 8 appearances last season.
Jack Smith
Jack had an outstanding first season with Leeds Tykes. He was voted Supporters’ and Players’ Player of our 2024/25 Season. He was also named blindside flanker in National League Rugby’s XV of the season for National 2 North. The back rower made 22 appearances, scoring 6 tries during that season.
Jack is sponsored by Allison Services Ltd
Toby and Will are available to sponsor – don’t miss the opportunity.
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Ewan Laughton
The scrum half scored 7 tries in 22 appearances last season. Ewan is sponsored by Alison da Costa.
Alex Fishwick
Alex made 5 appearances in our 2024-25 campaign, spending most of the season on loan.
Filip Nawrocki
The young loosehead prop made 3 appearances for the Tykes last season. He continued his rugby development playing for Leeds University.
Alex and Filip are available to sponsor. Find out all about our Player Sponsorship package.
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Ewan Evans
Last season’s Ewan Coaches’ Player of the Season scored 7 tries in his 18 appearances. He was also named right wing of the season in National League Rugby’s XV of the season for National 2 North.
Lucas Walsh
The blindside flanker found himself playing on the wing during the final match of last season. A mid-season injury limited his campaign, but he still made 12 appearances and scored twice.
Alex Pleasants
Alex returned to the Tykes last season, making 8 appearances in the front row.
Ewan, Lucas and Alex are available to sponsor.
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Ollie Williams
The utility back made 15 appearances last season. He scored 6 tries and an important conversion against Billingham that helped the Tykes secure the win.
Ollie is sponsored by Angela & Tony Burtonshaw
Jordan Cordice
Jordan returned to The Tykes as the 2024-25 season was underway. He made 13 appearances, scoring 1 try.
David Dockray sponsors Jordan.
Connor Walker
The back-rower pulled the Tykes shirt on 15 times last season.
Connor is available to sponsor.
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Stay tuned as we reveal more returning players soon!
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Ben Dixon
The outside centre made 21 appearances last season, scoring 3 tries. He was presented with The Keith Howard Spirit of the Tykes award at our end of season event. On his re-signing, Ben said: “Easy decision to re-sign this year. It’s a tough league but we have a core group in the squad that have experienced the ups and downs over the last 5 years and that is going to count when it gets challenging. Hoping we can give a better account of ourselves in National 1 this season compared to previous seasons.”
Angela Rimmington Brown sponsors Ben.
Aarin Yorke
The hooker made 14 appearances and scored 2 tries in our 2024-25 campaign.
Chris Bell
Chris plays in the second row. He scored 1 try in his 11 appearances last season.
Josh Hough
It will Josh’s second season at the Tykes. He made 12 appearances, scoring 1 try before his season was cut short by injury.
Aarin, Chris and Josh are available to sponsor.
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Tom Collins
The lock/flanker made 16 appearances last season
Louis Guthrie
Louis made 8 appearances after he rejoined the Tykes in January after a loan spell at the end of the 2023/24 season.
Eliah Chitiyo
Blink and you’ll miss Eliah sprinting up the wing! Last season, he scored 11 tries in 11 appearances. Eliah’s try against Otley in December was voted the Tykes’ try of the season at our awards event.
Kit Keith
Last season’s Young Player of the Season racked up 79 points on our last campaign. He scored 4 tries, 28 conversions and 1 penalty. Primarily a scrum-half, Kit often played in other positions when coming off the bench.
Kit is sponsored by Projected Image.
Tom, Louis and Eliah are all available to sponsor.
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Tom Williams
The inside centre made 17 appearances last season, scoring 7 tries.
This is what Tom had to say about his re-signing: “This promotion means more than people probably realise. I’ve put a lot into this club—physically, mentally and there were times it felt like we were miles off. But we stuck in, dug deep, and now we’re here. I’m proud of the lads, proud of the journey, and proud to wear this shirt.”
Oracle Car Finance sponsor Tom.
Charlie Venables
Charlie is a full-back/utility back who is also our strength and conditioning coach. He made 26 appearances, scoring 7 tries, in our last campaign playing in all positions across the backs.
Eileen Dockray sponsors Charlie.
Eddie Brown
Eddie plays across the back row but can usually be found at #8. He scored 7 tries in his 22 appearances.
Brown Bag Protein sponsor Eddie Brown.
Jonny Teague
The openside flanker made 13 appearances last season, scoring his only try after a lung-busting run away at Otley.
Sheena Yull sponsors Jonny
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Harry Whitfield
The prop made 14 appearances last season, scoring 3 tries. One of the tries will go down in Tykes’s history for his barnstorming run and multiple hand-offs.
ABN Resource sponsors Harry.
Henry Macnab
The scrum-half usually plays on the wing when he pulls on the Tyles jersey. He made 10 appearances, scoring 3 tries, in our last campaign in a season hampered by injury.
On his re-signing, Henry said: “Re-signing was a no brainer, I moved to the club with the aspiration to play the level above. I’m looking forward to this new challenge, with last year’s injuries, I’m looking forward to getting back and hitting the ground running in pre-season.”
Fiona Shotton sponsors Henry.
Adam Brown
Our team captain and hooker made 25 appearances last season and was our top try scorer with 24 tries. This made Adam the joint second-highest try scorer in the league. He was named hooker of the season in National League Rugby’s XV of the season for National 2 North.
We asked Adam about his reasons for re-signing. He explained: “I decided to stay as I want to go as far as we can as a club, especially after getting back into National 1. It’s been a privilege to captain the club for the last two years, so staying around was the only thing on my mind anyway.
“I think we’ve got something growing more as a club as well, which is great to be a part of.”
Tony Snowdon sponsors Adam Brown.
Seremaia Bai Turagabeci
The fly-half/full-back/winger made 19 appearances last season, scoring 3 tries, 1 penalty and 21 conversions.
The Girls On Tour sponsor Jerry.
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