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Luke Cresswell encouraged by Barrow Raiders’ start to year

BARROW RAIDERS fullback Luke Cresswell isn’t getting carried away with either his or his team’s form in pre-season. But the long-serving local (he emerged from…

Doncaster coach already feels benefit of Hull FC dual-registration

DONCASTER coach Richard Horne says the dual-registration deal recently forged with his former club Hull has already paid off. The 42-year-old ex-Great Britain back spent…

Chapelhow twins happy to play where required for Oldham

OLDHAM coach Sean Long knows he can call on the Chapelhow twins Jay and Ted to play in any position required. The 29-year-old pair, who…

Joel Farrell hopes to continue captaincy tradition of Sheffield Eagles predecessor

SHEFFIELD EAGLES might have lost the services of experienced halfback Anthony Thackeray through retirement, but the standards he set will remain a yardstick at the…

Toulouse Olympique suffer shock loss of key halfback before season

TOULOUSE OLYMPIQUE are getting creative with their halfbacks after the shock loss of Australian stand-off Ryan Rivett. The former Cronulla player, 22, has had to…

Oldham overpower neighbours Rochdale Mayfield

OLDHAM 60 ROCHDALE MAYFIELD 10 IAN WILSON, Boundary Park, Sunday OLDHAM’S third game of the week proved rather less challenging than the first two, with…

Cornwall re-sign ex-Hunslet back and hand deals to five trialists

CORNWALL have brought back Josh Rhodes to the club as well as handing deals to five former triallists. Rhodes played a handful of games for…

Keighley Cougars take time to break down young Bradford Bulls

KEIGHLEY COUGARS 44 BRADFORD BULLS 22 MICK GLEDHILL, Cougar Park, Saturday A YOUTHFUL Bradford side stepped up to give Keighley a helpful pre-season test with…

Matty Beharrell stars as Hunslet ease past Lock Lane

LOCK LANE 10 HUNSLET 50 SAM BROCKSOM, Oak Electrical Community Sport Complex, Saturday AN exceptional performance from Matty Beharrell, which included two tries and three…