ILKLEY face the prospect of three Yorkshire derbies in the opening month of the new rugby season.
The National league Three North fixtures see them making the short trips to newly-promoted Morley on September 10 and Cleckheaton two weeks later.
Sandwiched in between is a tricky home game with Hull, a side that beat the Dalesmen twice last season.
The run of derby matches comes after the season opener against Billingham at Stacks Field on September 3.
The North East side won on their last trip to Ilkley so they can't be taken lightly.
Head of rugby Rhys Morgan, who saw more than 30 players report for the first pre-season training session on Tuesday, admitted: "It's an interesting start and we will need to be on our game from the off."
Morgan was also pleased to see three of his summer signings joining up with the squad. The Old Grovians pair of hooker Adam Driver and prop Chris Blackhall are hoping to make their mark in a higher grade of rugby while second row Kieran Dannett, a second row who started out at Falkirk before playing in Australia,
ILKLEY RUGBY CLUB
SEPTEMBER
Sat 3 Billingham Home
Sat 10 Morley Away
Sat 17 Hull Home
Sat 24 Cleckheaton Away
OCTOBER
Sat 1 Firwood Waterloo Home
Sat 8 Rossendale Away
Sat 22 Huddersfield Home
Sat 29 Sandal Away
NOVEMBER
Sat 5 Wirral Home
Sat 12 Doncaster Phoenix Away
Sat 19 Lymm Home
Sat 26 Kendal Away
DECEMBER
Sat 3 Stockport Home
Sat 10 Morley Home
Sat 17 Hull Away
JANUARY
Sat 7 Cleckheaton Home
Sat 14 Firwood Waterloo Away
Sat 28 Rossendale Home
FEBRUARY
Sat 11 Huddersfield Away
Sat 18 Sandal Home
MARCH
Sat 4 Wirral Away
Sat 11 Doncaster Phoenix Home
Sat 25 Lymm Away
APRIL
Sat 1 Kendal Home
Sat 8 Billingham Away
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