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No ban just a fine - Ronan Dixon (Dewsbury Rams) – Grade B Head Contact - £125 Fine

Officals for Sunday Referee: M. Lynn Reserve Referee: J. Pemberton Touch Judge 1: A. Billington Touch Judge 2: T. Arnold Time Keeper: D. Milburn

Dewsbury Rams are delighted to announce that ahead of our upcoming game against Toulouse the South Stand will be officially renamed the ‘Mike Stephenson MBE Stand’. As announced at last year’s 1973 50th Anniversary Celebration Dinner, the South Stand at FLAIR Stadium will be renamed the ‘Mike Stephenson MBE South Stand’ before the clash against Toulouse Olympique on Saturday 4th May. Known as one of the most recognisable personalities in rugby league and one of the greatest players in the history of Dewsbury RLFC, ‘Stevo’ joined the club from Shaw Cross in 1966 and played 220 games over an eight-year-period. Arguably his finest moment with Dewsbury came when he captained the side to victory in the 1973 Championship Final against Leeds at Odsal, a game in which he scored two tries and secured the Harry Sunderland Trophy. He was also a Great Britain international and a member of the 1972 World Cup-winning squad who were victorious over Australia in Lyon, scoring the try that levelled the scores in the final and ultimately help to lift the trophy. Following on from the 1973 success, Stevo departed for Australia and joined Penrith for what was at the time, a world-record fee and played for the New South Wales club for five seasons before finishing playing in 1978 and taking up a career working in the media. To most fans of rugby league, Stevo is probably best known for his twenty-six-year association with Sky Sports and their coverage of Super League alongside Eddie Hemmings (with whom he currently hosts the Eddie & Stevo Podcast) cementing his legacy as one of the greatest personalities in the sport. Stevo said “I feel truly honoured that the club are re-naming the stand after me, it’s one of the nicest things that I’ve been awarded in rugby league including the Championship and the World Cup. I’d really like to thank all of those who have helped make this possible, but it’s worth saying that although it’s my name on the stand, I want all the supporters to remember every member of the team that won the league in 1973 when they see it.” Rams Chairman, Mark Sawyer said “When I was first approached regarding the possibility of naming of the South Stand in honour of Stevo, I have to admit it came as a surprise. However, I immediately thought that this would be a fantastic way to honour one of our real heroes and the person that led us to that incredible Championship Final win over Leeds back in 1973. While Stevo’s exploits are well known to our older supporters his name is also known to our younger ones as the face of Sky Sports coverage of rugby league for many seasons. He still actively follows the game live whenever we can and is a superb advocate for how a junior player from Shaw Cross can make it to captain their local club to glory, gain international honours, bring to the club the benefit of a what was then record transfer fee and to become such a widely known and respected media personality. We are honoured as a club to be able to celebrate these achievements by naming the stand in his name and I would like to thank all those who have worked so hard behind the scenes to make this possible.” Neil Fahey, former Rams Director and close friend said “I’m delighted that Dewsbury Rams have honoured Stevo by naming the stand in his honour. Mike is proud of his Dewsbury heritage and upbringing. To become captain of his hometown team was a great achievement at such a young age, recognising his teammates as a group of talented, committed and professional players moulded into such a fine squad by their inspirational and visionary coach Tommy Smales.” Ahead of kick-off against Toulouse, Stevo will be joined by some of his family, friends and former teammates for the official unveiling of the stand. Post-match there will also be a presentation and Q&A with Stevo in the Royal Suite with further details to be announced shortly. We’ll have an article with the full interview with Stevo available early next week. To celebrate the occasion, we have reduced entrance fee to just £10 for Adults and £2 for Under 18’s, prices will remain the same on the day, cash only at the turnstiles.

officials for Sunday's match Referee: N. Bennett Reserve Referee: A. Marsh Touch Judge 1: P. Marklove Touch Judge 2: O. Maddock Time Keeper: R. Safi

Officals for Sunday Referee: R. Cox Reserve Referee: L. Seal Touch Judge 1: P. Marklove Touch Judge 2: J. Hughes Time Keeper: B. Hartle

Think this should be a close affair on yet another heavy pitch...so much for summer rugby !! Rams to continue our improvement Rams 20 vikings 18 Mom : Jimmy beckett Attached: 1600

Officials for sunday Referee: M. Lynn Reserve Referee: J. Collier Touch Judge 1: P. Brooke Touch Judge 2: L. O'brien Time Keeper: G. Kershaw

Rams 20 dogs 12 Attendance 1500 Mom : restall Fts : garside

Officals for friday Referee: N. Bennett Reserve Referee: O. Salmon Touch Judge 1: A. Cameron Touch Judge 2: A. Sweet Time Keeper: P. Hewitt

Couple of bans from the match Jackson walker 1 match high shot Jacob fairbank 1 match use of feet Gareth widdop, use of feet - nfa - Footage inconclusive to the actions of the player.

The highlights (from the halifax point of view ) are on you tube. The kick out by fairbank that was given as a sin bin, looks like a straight red, appear to look at the dewsbury tackler and then kick him straight in the face. The disallowed whiteley try, given as an penalty for obstruction was a poor read on the halifax player behalf , greensmith never ran into anyone.

Officials for sunday Referee: K. Moore Reserve Referee: J. Brook Touch Judge 1: S. Jenkinson Touch Judge 2: C. Hughes Time Keeper: M. Hebblethwaite

Under 18 season ticket at rams is £5, £2 on the day, they are doing a reduced season ticket for 18 to 22 which is £100 ( early bird was £80 ) so dewsbury do recognise the value of attracting the younger element, its just like all rl fanbases it's getting older, it's not a case of over charging its a fair price for all adult supporters, which hopefully enables the club to continue into the future. The hard part, for all clubs especially the lower league is to attract and keep the younger fans, there's lots more choice of things to do on a Sunday afternoon than when we started watching rl

The reasoning behind no concessions is that 20 years ago the spilt of supportes was 70% to 30 % concessions , now it is 30% to 70%. the other way. I think you will find more clubs doing this, with the match ticket being a ground entry tickets so it costs the same to sit or stand, your choice. The whole matter of concessions at sporting events is a throwback to past years, do concessions apply to food shopping, restaurants , concerts etc, it applies to transport but only at state pension age in West Yorkshire . Why should clubs, who are business's, give away cheap tickets to a percentage of the population who have more disposable income than a family in there 40,s. Some may say it's for being a loyal fan over the years, but I know plenty of fans who have 40 years supporting, at what point do you become a loyal fan !!

Ronan Dixon (Dewsbury Rams) – Grade C Dangerous Contact – 1 Match Penalty Notice, for the tackle on Blackmore, nothing for flanagan for the incident in which he was sin-binned. Dixon will be banned for the Sheffield match ( should we win on sunday) or the Halifax match