The revival Dewsbury Rams experienced under Neil Kelly in 2017 left many believing the 55-year-old was a worthy contender for the Championship’s Coach of the Year: but he doesn’t want to stop there. The Rams were marooned to the bottom of the Championship when he took charge midway through last year: they ended up making the Championship Shield semi-finals following…
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Batley Bulldogs have won the Roy Powell Trophy today, beating their Heavy Woollen neighbours Dewsbury Rams 16-28 at Tetley’s Stadium in an entertaining clash that saw the Bulldogs take the game with three tries in the final 20 minutes. Apart from that it was an evenly fought contest all the way through with Johnny Campbell opening the scoring for the…
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On this day 113 years ago, on 10 December 1904, Huddersfield and Dewsbury drew 3-3 in what, under normal circumstances, would have been a relatively unremarkable game. But Richard de la Riviere explains why it wasn’t. In fact the game was played behind locked doors, with only members allowed in, because the town of Dewsbury had suffered an outbreak of smallpox!…
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When the Championship end of season awards shortlists were revealed on Monday, there was one glaring absence in the Coach of the Year category. That man was the current coach of Dewsbury Rams, Neil Kelly. Kelly has been overlooked for the award despite a near miraculous revival of the Rams under his watch. The three-man shortlist for the award features…
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Dewsbury Rams are set to have a new crest in 2018 – and fans will get the chance to vote for the club’s new logo. Following a Fans Forum on Tuesday, the club has decided to drop the club’s current logo, which they adopted in 2009. 96% of fans in attendance voted for a fresh look, and they will get…
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Championship Shield: Swinton Lions 16-30 Bradford Bulls Sheffield Eagles 28-35 Dewsbury Rams Batley Bulldogs 22-22 Oldham Toulouse Olympique 50-12 Rochdale Hornets Full coverage of all the weekend’s Championship Shield matches will feature in Monday’s issue of League Express, available in the shops and online from Sunday evening.
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More details from all of today’s games, alongside the rest of the weekend’s action, will feature in Monday’s League Express. Widnes Vikings picked up their first win of the 2017 Qualifiers as Corey Thompson’s brace helped them to a 36-12 victory at Halifax. Despite Fax’s red-hot winger Ben Heaton making it six tries in two appearances, they barely threatened a…
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Former Bradford star Deryck Fox has returned to the club to coach their up and coming stars. Fox, a former Great Britain and England representative during the 80s and 90s, has been coaching the club’s under 19’s side for the last three weeks. He played for Bradford in the early to mid 90s and has now returned to help develop…
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Hull Kingston Rovers (1st): A Heading into the season, the Robins couldn’t really win. Everyone expected them to take the Championship by storm, so their current position at the top of the league is no real surprise to anybody. But their efforts so far this season should not be underestimated. The Robins haven’t had it easy in games with London,…
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Neil Kelly has made his first signing as Dewsbury’s head coach after signing Featherstone forward Sam Day on a one-month loan. The playmaker has been allowed to join the Rams to get some game time, with the likes of Anthony Thackeray, Matty Wilde and Keal Carlile currently ahead of him in the pecking order. “Sam is a good player who…
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