Category: Grassroots
Hull Council Cup to be reintroduced
THE committee of the Hull and District League will convene on Wednesday, August 6 with a view to reintroducing the Council Cup. Hull bosses aim…
Talking Grassroots: NCL sees first relegation of the season
HARD lines, Leigh Miners Rangers. The Twist Lane outfit has made headlines that I suspect they didn’t really want by becoming the first side in…
Women’s Amateur Rugby League Association pledges to continue winter competition
THE Women’s Amateur Rugby League Association has, following a management committee meeting, pledged to continue to offer winter-based competition for the foreseeable future. WRLA had…
Rugby league community rallies behind ex-BARLA internationals with cancer
THE wider Rugby League community, and particularly enthusiasts in Hull, got solidly behind former BARLA internationals Kenny Lawler and Roy Smallbone with a hugely-successful fundraising…
RAF triumph in Air Forces Tri-Nations tournament
AIR FORCES TRI-NATIONS TOURNAMENT ROYAL AIR FORCE 12 ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE 0 RAF College, Cranwell, Lincolnshire, Thursday THE RAF are the top dogs after…
NCL Premier Division round-up: Leigh Miners Rangers relegated
LEIGH MINERS RANGERS are relegated. The first major issue of the National Conference League season was resolved on Saturday when the Miners lost at YORK…
NCL Division One round-up: Ince Rose Bridge dramatically beat Stanningley
THE game between leaders WIGAN ST JUDES and bottom side WOOLSTON ROVERS went according to the formbook as Judes prevailed 70-16, with Conner Parkinson and…
NCL Division Two round-up: Skirlaugh and Thornhill Trojans boost survival hopes
THE battle to avoid relegation is intensifying. While ELLENBOROUGH and Hull Dockers appear to be doomed, SKIRLAUGH and Thornhill Trojans are putting real pressure on…
NCL Division Three round-up: Saddleworth Rangers take advantage as Millom stun Bentley
SADDLEWORTH RANGERS are second in the tightly-contested table after completing a double over Leigh East, winning 32-16. The Pennine side, bidding to avoid a fourth…
Reflections from this year’s Student Four Nations
ENGLAND Universities team manager David Butler can take plenty of positives from the recent Student Four Nations competition in which his side, coached by Adam…