Author: Phil Hodgson
The Students are leading the way – and the rest are looking on. That’s the story in grassroots Rugby League in 2023
Phil Hodgson looks back on the President’s Cups, which were played on Wednesday evenings throughout May. England Universities have secured the Men’s title, while the…
President’s Cup special postponed
The Men’s President’s Cup double-header, which had been scheduled for tomorrow (Wednesday 29 March 2023) at Rochdale Mayfield, will not be going ahead as planned….
NCL games off as the weather bites
Several of tomorrow’s fixtures in the Impact Performance National Conference League have been postponed, as snow hits many parts of the country. Matches that have…
Dragonheart Lewis prepares for Vikings
Dragonheart Lewis prepares for Vikings When Aaron Lewis was pulling on a Wales Dragonhearts shirt just four months ago, the last thing he would have…
Pre-season friendlies wind down with thrillers aplenty
Many amateur teams completed their pre-season programmes on Saturday ahead of this weekend’s opening schedule in such as the Impact Performance National Conference League, the…
Grassroots sides prepare for action proper with keenly-contested friendlies
ASHTON BEARS warmed up for this week’s Betfred Challenge Cup tie against Dewsbury Rams with a 16-12 win at CLOCK FACE MINERS, thanks to the…
Tributes pour in for ‘larger-than-life’ Maurice Oldroyd who was ‘pivotal figure’ in amateur game
FORMER colleagues of Maurice Oldroyd, the former Chief Executive and Chairman of BARLA, who died last Wednesday, have hailed his contribution to the survival and…
No shortage of tasty Cup-ties on the horizon
THE Betfred Challenge Cup draws at Wembley, for the first and second rounds of the men’s competition and the group allocations in the women’s, were…
PDRL World Cup hits Warrington today!
The inaugural Physical Disability Rugby League (PDRL) World Cup gets underway in Warrington today (Sunday 23 October), with England Community Lions taking on Adam Hills’…
Grassroots Rugby League outfits asked to help in battle to keep energy bills down for sports clubs
The Rugby Football League has invited amateur clubs to take part in a government survey aimed at assisting a review of the Energy Bill Relief…