Late tries clinch Featherstone Rovers’ success over Halifax Panthers

FEATHERSTONE ROVERS​ 32 HALIFAX PANTHERS ​​16 CHRISTIAN LEE, Millennium Stadium, Friday FEATHERSTONE condemned Halifax to a sixth game without a win in an enthralling encounter….

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Featherstone Rovers bounce back from Wembley loss to edge Hunslet

FEATHERSTONE ROVERS 26 HUNSLET 24 TOM KELLY, Millennium Stadium, Sunday FEATHERSTONE bounced back after their Wembley disappointment to beat Hunslet in a close contest for…

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Paul Cooke’s challenge to Featherstone Rovers players on Wembley rebound

FEATHERSTONE ROVERS coach Paul Cooke has challenged his players to make sure they are involved in more big matches after making the 1895 Cup final,…

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Obituary: Peter Banner – The wily Welshman who won a league title with Salford

PETER BANNER (August 1948 – June 2025) PETER BANNER was a wily and popular scrum-half who won the league title with Salford and helped Leeds…

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Wembley final still a draw for Featherstone Rovers and York Knights fans

WHEN you surname is ‘Featherstone’ and you are a rugby league fan, nominative determinism suggests there is only ever going to be one team you…

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Paul Cooke identifies why Featherstone Rovers failed to win 1895 Cup

PAUL COOKE said there were “harsh lessons” for Featherstone Rovers to learn from their 1895 Cup final defeat to York Knights. His team were downed…

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Liam Harris field-goal sees York Knights edge Featherstone Rovers in 1895 Cup final

FEATHERSTONE ROVERS ​4 YORK KNIGHTS​ 5 KEITH McGHIE, Wembley Stadium, Saturday A LIAM HARRIS drop-goal in the 85th minute ensured that York became the sixth…

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Challenge Cup finals day attendance revealed

THIS year’s Challenge Cup finals day had an official attendance of 63,278. It’s marginally down on the 64,845 that saw the 2024 event, but better…

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Rugby league fans give their predictions for three Wembley finals

ALMOST 1,500 rugby league fans have voted on the Total Rugby League website for which teams will win at Wembley today (Saturday). For one final…

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‘Written in the stars’: Coaches collide at Wembley months after working together

PAUL COOKE believes it was “written in the stars” that his Featherstone Rovers would take on York Knights at Wembley. That’s because last season he…

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