Category: Grassroots
Banbridge Broncos and Longhorns to meet in Irish Grand Final
BANBRIDGE BRONCOS and Longhorns will face off in Rugby League Ireland’s Grand Final. The game, at Garda Westmanstown RFC, will be played this Saturday (August…
Cumbrian grassroots stalwart criticises National League play-off plans
A STALWART of the grassroots game in Cumbria has offered his thoughts on the cross-conference play-offs through which the two sides to be promoted to…
National Leagues round-up: West Hull march on with win at Waterhead
WEST HULL laid down a real marker for the PREMIER DIVISION League Leaders’ Trophy by prevailing 36-10 at second-placed WATERHEAD WARRIORS. The Green and Golds,…
Two National League fixtures succumb to the heat
The recent hot weather and lack of sustained rain has led to a couple of this afternoon’s games in the Premier Division of the National…
Talking Grassroots: Will climate change mean return to winter rugby?
AS I type this, on Saturday evening, it’s only by looking down at my legs and seeing I’m wearing shorts rather than trousers that I’m…
Amateur British teams sought for Intercontinental Rugby League Cup in Brazil
THE call has gone out for amateur British teams (men’s, women’s, Masters and wheelchair) to visit Brazil next year. Those sides who accept and commit…
Former Hindpool chairman Graham Shaw dies aged 44
HINDPOOL, and the amateur Rugby League fraternity in the Barrow and Furness area, is in mourning for Graham Shaw, who has passed away at the…
Tayside Silverbacks and Edinburgh Eagles to meet in Scottish Grand Final
TAYSIDE SILVERBACKS will meet Edinburgh Eagles in the Scottish Rugby League’s Grand Final, which will be played at Hawick on Saturday, August 15. The match…
BARLA National Cup down to final four
THE draw for the semi-finals of the BARLA National Cup is Leigh Miners Rangers v Ince Rose Bridge and West Hull v Featherstone Lions. And…
York Acorn v Wath Brow Hornets off again
TOMORROW’S (Saturday 1 August 2026) National League Premier Division match between York Acorn and Wath Brow Hornets is off. The game, which had previously failed…