Author: Phil Hodgson
BARLA chair ‘shocked’ to become RFL Vice-President
BARLA Chair Sue Taylor admits to having been stunned on being informed that she will become the Rugby Football League’s Vice-President in July next year….
Grassroots news round-up
Twenty-eight amateur teams will be involved in the 2022 Betfred Challenge Cup, which will include amateur sides once again after grassroots outfits were excluded this…
Talking Grassroots: Two new additions to the NCL
Two sets of folk are likely to enjoy Christmas more than most. The stalwarts of Bentley and Seaton Rangers are walking on air right now…
Grassroots news round-up
The 2022 National Conference League will, as the amateur game’s flagship competition’s bosses had hoped, comprise four divisions of twelve teams each following last week’s…
Talking Grassroots: Hot spur for cup hopefuls
If Christmas is coming, it surely means that Challenge Cup fever is beginning to hot up. The identity of what I understand will be 28…
Grassroots news round-up
Wigan are, now that Covid-19 restrictions are fully lifted, again getting out and about in the local community in a repeat of the successful Warriors…
Talking Grassroots Rugby League: Membership divide still unbridged
Talking Grassroots Rugby League with Phil Hodgson of League Express The tail-end of the year can catch up on you a bit, can’t it? Apart…
Grassroots news round up
The Rugby Football League, whose player membership scheme is set to become reality in the New Year, has asked amateur clubs to spread the word…
Talking Grassroots: Never a dull moment
Talking Grass Roots Rugby League with Phil Hodgson of League Express The off-season is often reckoned to be a quiet spell in the Rugby League…
Talking Grassroots: Season of Change
Talking Grassroots Rugby League with Phil Hodgson of League Express THE COP26 meeting being held in Glasgow is surely the most important gathering in the…



