Category: Grassroots
National Leagues round-up: West Hull take top spot as Dewsbury Celtic push on
FEELING on top of the world! That’s WEST HULL, who made certain of PREMIER DIVISION pole position in the first season of the National League…
Ireland Wolfhounds complete double over Scotland Bravehearts
IRELAND WOLFHOUNDS 30 SCOTLAND BRAVEHEARTS 16 CRAIG BEST, Garda, Westmanstown, Saturday THE Wolfhounds pulled off a notable double, adding to their recent win in Edinburgh…
Ireland Wolfhounds ready to back up against Scotland Bravehearts
SCOTLAND BRAVEHEARTS will travel to Dublin for Saturday’s fixture against Ireland Wolfhounds intent on exacting retribution for the 38-30 home reverse two weeks earlier. Ireland…
Race for the National League begins in cross-conference play-offs
THE battle for inclusion in next year’s National League Division One in 2027 begins in earnest on Saturday (September 5), when the Cross-Conference play-offs (CCPOs)…
Talking Grassroots: Let’s see how the promotion system plays out
YOU can take a horse to water but you can’t make it drink. The English proverb, which dates back some 850 years, popped into my…
South of England set for three-match autumn programme
THE South of England side, who played two games in their inaugural incarnation in 2025, will play three this autumn. Australia and New Zealand Exiles…
German Exiles lift Kaiser Cup
JIMMY ADAMS, the man of the match, raced over for five tries as GERMAN EXILES lifted the KAISER CUP with a 68-18 victory over GERMANY…
National Leagues round-up: Heworth stung as Wath Brow Hornets eye play-offs
WATH BROW HORNETS boosted their bid for sixth spot – and, with that, a place in the end-of-season PREMIER DIVISION championship play-offs – with a…
Barrow Island lift Barton Townley Cup
BARROW ISLAND 32 MILLOM 16 PADDY MCATEER, Speed Competitions Stadium, Friday BARROW ISLAND, who lost to Millom in the first Barton Townley final back in…
Squads named for Kaiser Cup clash in Featherstone
THE squads have been named for this week’s Kaiser Cup clash between German Exiles and a Germany XIII side. The game, at the Millennium Stadium,…