dewsbury rlfc play in the kingstone press championship. they play at the crown flatt, on owl lane, towards ossett, on the site of the old savile & shaw cross colliery. shaw cross sharks is an amateur rugby league club. the club was founded in 1947 and has produced several players into the professional game, including mike stephenson, nigel stephenson and david ward. they operate from shaw cross club for young people and play their home fixtures at the adjacent paul lee hinchcliffe memorial playing fields. the open age first team is the national conference league. dewsbury celtic play in national league 3, their ground is on the west side of the town, in crow nest park. the club's headquarters are at the dewsbury irish national club on park parade. also the home of the dewsbury rangers football club, with over 300 members from the ages of six through to the old boys' teams it is one of the largest in the area.