Leeds City Council, West Yorkshire Sport and the RFL recently celebrated two RFL Clubmark successes during the Carnegie World Club Challenge at Leeds United`s Elland Road ground in February.

They were presented with their certificate by the Sport England Yorkshire Regional Manager, Mr. David Gent and Andy Harland, RFL`s National Development Manager.

This is a significant achievement for two of Leeds City Council top sports clubs, HUNSLET PARKSIDE and KIPPAX Rugby League Clubs who are the twelfth and thirteenth club (including World Club Champions Leeds Rhinos) in the Leeds Service Area to achieve Clubmark status.

Over 112 rugby league clubs across the country now have Clubmark status and 100 clubs are also registered on the scheme.

Sport England Clubmark sets generic criteria for national governing bodies of sport to accredit their clubs against in order to create safe, effective, and child friendly environments. Clubs who achieve Clubmark status are officially ‘rubber stamped' as being a quality club, having all the right procedures, policies, action plans and coaches with relevant qualifications in place, ensuring the club has a ‘safe, effective and child friendly environment', and are known as "A Quality Assured Rugby League Club".

Clubmark brings benefits such as promoting clubs within their communities, increased participation levels, developing coaches and volunteers at clubs, raising standards and receiving priority status with funding applications.

A great initiative and well done to Hunslet Parkside and Kippax in achieving Clubmark status.