Author: Phil Hodgson
Talking Grassroots: Classic BARLA National Cup ties in prospect
THE 2025 BARLA National Cup reaches its quarter-finals stage on Saturday. All four ties could be classics, including the two involving last year’s finalists; holders…
Almondbury Spartans and Newsome Panthers set for Holliday Cup final
THE 2025 final of Huddersfield & District League’s prestigious Holliday Cup, which is sponsored by Baimbridge Flooring (Bamber) will be played on Friday 22 August….
Clubs invited to join next Pennine League campaign
SECRETARY Sue Taylor MBE and her colleagues have invited clubs to join the Pennine League (amateur Rugby League’s only remaining winter-based male open age competition…
Wigan St Patricks mourn club stalwart Joe Charnock
WIGAN ST PATRICKS are in mourning for Joe Charnock, who passed away on Saturday 9 August, at the age of 73. Having joined Pats as…
NCL Premier Division round-up: Siddal celebrations on hold
SIDDAL remain on course to retain the League Leaders’ Shield, but any celebrations were put on hold by reigning champions HUNSLET ARLFC. The south Leeds…
NCL Division One round-up: Relegation issues almost settled
RELEGATION looks increasingly likely for the bottom three sides in the section. Cellar-dwellers WOOLSTON ROVERS lost 58-6 at home to WIGAN ST PATRICKS, who had…
NCL Division Two round-up: Ellenborough Rangers relegated
LEADERS EAST LEEDS’ 100 per cent winning record was very much on the line when, with time running out, hosts DEWSBURY CELTIC were on level…
NCL Division Three round-up: Top four set for crunch finale
ONLY two points separate the top four teams in the section. Keighley Albion, Saddleworth, Myton and Bentley have only one fixture left, all on Saturday…
Talking Grassroots: Who can stop Siddal finishing top of NCL?
CAN anyone prevent Siddal from lifting the National Conference League’s coveted League Leaders’ Trophy for a second successive year? It’s unlikely, because the Halifax outfit…
Postponements and cancellations causing concern in amateur game
SEVERAL men’s open-age competitions have been recently hit by postponements (or cancellations) generally caused by a lack of player numbers. While the school summer holidays…