Author: Phil Hodgson

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…

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Gateshead Storm have withdrawn from the National Conference League. The north-east outfit has pulled the plug on fixtures in League E – and Saturday’s fixture…

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…

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…

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 with League Express amateur rugby league correspondent Phil Hodgson I touched, last week, on an issue that’s baffled me for some time;…

England, who play Wales at Sheffield on Saturday (26 June) as part of the build-up to the autumn’s Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup, have confirmed…

Talking Grass Roots with Phil Hodgson Amateur Rugby League has several events on its annual calendar that carry high resonance. The BARLA National Cup Final…

League Express grassroots correspondent Phil Hodgson reflects on arguments over governance that never seem to go away. It must be about 25 years ago now…