Author: Phil Hodgson
Thornhill Trojans win Pennine League title decider as Fryston Warriors clinch top tier
FRYSTON WARRIORS clinched the Division One title with a 52-1 stroll over Woodhouse Warriors. Thornhill Trojans, meanwhile, are the Division Two champions following their 38-22…
Wales Rugby League launch five-year plan to grow sport
THE Welsh Rugby League last week formally launched its 2025-2030 Strategy – described as “an ambitious plan to grow Rugby League across Wales and use…
Martin Coyd issues fresh update to community clubs amid regionalisation row
MARTIN COYD – the chair of the Rugby Football League’s Community Board, and an executive director of the RFL – has provided a further update…
Talking Grassroots: Could applying the brakes be the way forward?
CAN it be pure coincidence that hot on the heels of the Rugby Football League’s contentious (and I use that word advisedly) National Community Rugby…
Torfaen Tigers wheelchair coach Lyndon Price dies aged 65
WELSH Rugby League is in mourning for Lyndon Price, who died on Monday, December 1 at the age of 65. Price, who was the head…
RFL and NCL row at ‘stalemate’ after crunch meeting
THE ongoing spat between the National Conference League and the Rugby Football League has been described as being at ‘stalemate’ following a meeting between RFL…
BARLA co-founder appeals for National and Youth Cups to continue
“IF IT’S not broken, don’t try to mend it!” A veteran grassroots administrator in Hull has issued an impassioned plea for the BARLA National and…
Talking Grassroots: Can common ground on community strategy be found?
PERSPECTIVES – they can be everything, or just about everything. It’s something I often reflected on in a previous life, when I dealt with the…
Sheffield Hallam to host England Universities trial
THE England Universities trial system, via which the side is selected, will kick-start on Saturday, December 6, in line with the tradition of the last…
Former Hull FC boss in coaching return with East Leeds
FORMER Hull FC team chief Phil Windley is enjoying having a hands-on coaching role once again after taking charge of last season’s National Conference League…