▁Cra bt ree ▁who ▁all ▁served ▁the ▁Hud ders field ▁club . ▁ ▁After ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁rugby ▁was ▁played ▁exclus ively ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Rugby ▁Football ▁Union ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁when ▁Hud ders field ▁Old ▁Boys ▁were ▁formed ▁to ▁play ▁under ▁rugby ▁union ▁rules , ▁playing ▁nom ad ically ▁at ▁five ▁grounds ▁until ▁bu ying ▁far ml and ▁at ▁Water lo o ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁and , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁ren aming ▁the ▁club ▁Hud ders field ▁R U FC . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁fore front ▁of ▁a ▁revolution ▁in ▁English ▁rugby ▁when ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁club ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁organ ise ▁mini ▁and ▁junior ▁rugby ▁teams . ▁The ▁innov ation ▁spread ▁and ▁almost ▁every ▁club ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁has ▁a ▁th riv ing ▁junior ▁section ▁providing ▁a ▁production - line ▁of ▁home - g rown ▁talent . ▁Junior ▁players ▁at ▁Hud ders field ▁number ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁the ▁Water lo o ▁junior ▁grounds ▁were ▁sold ▁and ▁the ▁ ▁former ▁Bass ▁Bre wer y ▁site ▁at ▁Lock wood ▁Park ▁was ▁purchased ▁for ▁its ▁replacement . ▁With ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁a ▁£ 2   mill ion ▁grant ▁from ▁Sport ▁England , ▁the ▁club ▁has ▁transformed ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁major ▁sports ▁complex , ▁conference ▁centre ▁and ▁business ▁park . ▁ ▁Association ▁football ▁Hud ders field ▁Town ▁F .