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Please, please, get rid of that truely useless female commentator. I've never known someone constantly chat, yet so so little. Please, shut up, unless you have something useful to contribute. You are commentating on the tv, not radio, we can all see what is happening, you dont have to tell us that Smith has passed to Brown, who has kicked the ball to Green !

Hoping that Wakefield can sneak it but probably not. Their owner deserves a trip to Wembley for all the effort he has put in.

yorkshirerfu.pitchero.com, comps, illustrates how club rugby union works in Yorks. Rodillians no longer feature in the various leagues but can be found in the Merit Tables, Central North.

For anyone local / interested, Rodillians RU have dropped out of the Yorkshire Leagues and now play in what is known as Central North Merit Table, which is essentially for clubs second teams. Even there, they have conceded a number of games. I assume they still run a junior section but like a number of clubs, have found it difficult to recruit first team players. Going back 25 yrs or so, they were quite a strong first team but slowly dropped down the leagues and a couple of yrs ago, their first team withdrew from the Yorks Leagues and now seem to play an occasional game in the Central North Merit Table, which, as I say, is aimed at social rugby for second teams. I've no idea what their longer term ambitions are but it must be difficult to survive financially, without regular Yorks Lg fixtures. As with rl, the various ' community' clubs, who used to run 3 / 4 senior sides, now generally only run 1 / 2 senior sides.

It was fine on the BBC. I'm not a fan of the way Bradford were manipulated into SL but to be fair, I thought it came over quite well last night. Couldnt they lengthen the pitch, even if they had to use artificial turf for the ingoal areas ?

Billy Leyland, now of KR and Saints, educated at Maidstone Grammar and St Mary's Uni. Surprised the commentators didnt make more of his background.

Why do you constantly talk about topics, you have absolutely no knowledge of ?

In the real world, he would be a middle manager, in a mid sized provincial firm - with a large expenses account.

His track record.

One has to be impressed with the progress at Wakefield. No doubt some people will still find something to moan about !

As long as any investment, is used to develope the sport and not merely used to pay the same players increased salaries or to pay off existing debt.

The round will have given half a dozen Championship clubs, a useful financial boost, whilst giving the SL clubs a competitive run out. Far better than a meaningless friendly, with numerous changes to both sides.

Well done, again, seems an impressive move forward. Its just as important to have good quality training facilities, as to make improvements to the ground. Should be a major community facility as well.

You get one chance to make a first impression and I like the initial view.

The game will sell pout, then the usual suspects will find something else to moan about and move on. I wish York well for the season. Should be a useful addition and hopefully help the amateur game in north Yorks.