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Or just have a shorter season. Why would we create a meaningless competition where fans won't flock to games?

Haven't looked it up, but I think the last NRC comp was in 2013, six years before the 1895 Cup.

Indeed.

No groups, thanks. And the days of two divisions below Superleague are over. There's just not enough stable clubs to make it work. So get used to not playing everyone else in the league.

Played for Ireland 2018 and 2019.

Too early yet.

Any relation to Matt and Andy Coade?

There's video on't'interweb. The main thing that struck me was the scrum after every tackle. Surprisingly quick process - the first eight players packed down and the ball was thrown in. None of this specialist position nonsense

There's a story there, for sure.

Hmm - coincidentally the same year as the RL club.

Thanks. There's a Union club in Castleford today. When were they formed ?

If, by "football" you mean "soccer", I think you need to say so. Plenty of rugby clubs of that era are referred to as "football club".

Just saying, like, but Dewsbury Rams have 1898 on their club badge. Which suggests to me that they don't claim 1875 as a start date.

Mmmm - club continuity is a constant battle against uncertainty. There may have been a Union club which turned NU. Or there may have been a bunch of dissenters who decided to form a new NU club. There's no one left to ask.

Nothing annoys supporters more than changing the club's colours.