Author: Phil Hodgson
World Cup boost already banked for amateur game
Talking Grass Roots with Phil Hodgson Yet more excellent news to relay on the 2021 Rugby League World Cup and, as previously, not related to…
Grassroots news round up: Askam pull out of National Conference League.
Askam have pulled out of the National Conference League. The Furness outfit informed the flagship league’s administrator Alan Smith on Wednesday evening that they would…
Storm warning for National Conference League
TALKING GRASS ROOTS with League Express correspondent Phil Hodgson I imagine that National Conference League bosses may well be viewing this weekend’s programme with some…
North East RL Challenge Cup Final sees Wallsend take on Cramlington
The North East RL Challenge Cup Final on Saturday (10 July) pits reigning champions Wallsend Eagles against Cramlington Rockets. Cramlington go into the game, at…
Grassroots membership scheme up for discussion
Delegates at the next clubs’ meeting of the National Conference League will be presented with in-depth information on the Rugby Football League’s Membership Scheme by…
Gateshead Storm withdraw from NCL
Gateshead Storm have withdrawn from the National Conference League. The north-east outfit has pulled the plug on fixtures in League E – and Saturday’s fixture…
Talking Grass Roots: A Word of Difference
What’s in a word? Quite a lot, as League Express grassroots correspondent Phil Hodgson illustrates. I wrote only the other week about how important it…
Grassroots news round up
BARLA, which has announced reduced fees for this year’s Club Membership, has also introduced a free monthly draw, effective from July, with cash prizes totalling…
Grassroots membership fee row rumbles on
The Rugby Football League’s Director of Participation and Development, Marc Lovering, has rebuffed a suggestion that he pledged, several years ago, that membership fees would…
Talking Grass Roots: Getting the sums right
Talking Grass Roots with League Express amateur rugby league correspondent Phil Hodgson I touched, last week, on an issue that’s baffled me for some time;…
