Author: Phil Hodgson
Perfect record, 1,100 points: The story behind East Leeds’ NCL season
A phenomenal achievement! East Leeds enjoyed a pristine campaign in 2025, heading the National Conference League’s Second Division without dropping a point and totalling just…
Yorkshire Youth & Junior Finals off!
THIS weekend’s seven BARLA Yorkshire Youth Cup Finals, which were due to be played at Featherstone Rovers’ Millennium Stadium, have been postponed. BARLA Secretary Sue…
Orrell St James and Brighouse Rangers reflect on BARLA National Cup final
ORRELL ST JAMES are eager to be back on the National Cup Final stage towards the end of 2026, and Brighouse Rangers are determined to…
European Championships hailed a success
THE 2025 Men’s European Championships are being hailed as a success. The Euros operated on a multi-tiered basis and concluded on the first weekend of…
Debut beckons for East Wales Girls An East Wales Girls Under 14s side will take to the field for the first time on Saturday when…
Talking Grassroots: Will strong reaction bring a pause to major changes?
I HAVE to admit that I was taken by surprise a little by the fairly hard-hitting response of the National Conference League’s management group, headed…
‘Where’s the common sense?’ Clubs hit out at grassroots restructure
A NUMBER of National Conference League clubs have expressed their opposition to the RFL’s regionalised grassroots restructure. South Yorkshire side Bentley, who finished third in…
NCL make strong statement against ‘rushed and ill thought out’ changes
THE National Conference League’s management have responded to the Rugby Football League’s proposed National Community Rugby League (NCRL) initiative, which is geared to restructuring the…
RFL outline new grassroots structure as clubs learn possible fate
THE Rugby Football League has confirmed its preferred structure for grassroots Rugby League in England from next year, as outlined in the National Community Rugby…
Postponements show NCL watering down stance on ‘A’ teams
TIME was when it was a hard-and fast requirement, under the National Conference League minimum standards criteria, that member clubs had to have in place…