Category: Grassroots
Pitch inspections scheduled for today following nine Challenge Cup postponements
THE big freeze has had a big impact on this weekend’s fixtures in the first round of the Challenge Cup. Nine ties were called off…
Cutsyke Raiders ‘giddy’ at late Challenge Cup inclusion
CASTLEFORD side Cutsyke Raiders, who have stepped in to replace Wath Brow Hornets in Saturday’s first round tie at West Bowling in the 2025 Betfred…
The remarkable geographical reach of the Challenge Cup first round
FROM Aberavon in South Wales to the British Army’s sporting headquarters at Aldershot in Hampshire to Colchester in Essex… The first round of the Challenge…
Club drops out of Challenge Cup – with concerning reason given
THE 2025 season is upon us – and, with that, something of a bombshell! Thirty-four amateur teams should have been embarking on the Wembley trail…
Views from around the grounds as anticipation builds for Challenge Cup first round
THE 2025 Betfred Challenge Cup kick-starts at the weekend with 16 ties, all involving amateur sides. There should have been 17 matches but news emerged…
Sharlston Rovers bask in BARLA Yorkshire Cup glory
JOHNNY BREWERTON, who has been heavily involved with Sharlston Rovers for almost three decades, is still basking in the glow of the Wakefield outfit’s narrow…
West Hull reshuffle coaching team
WEST HULL have rejigged their coaching set-up in a move aimed at further strengthening the Green & Golds’ high ranking in the amateur open age…
Did rugby league deliver on our wishes in 2024?
AT the beginning of the year, we set out 24 hopes for 2024 in Rugby League, covering the major on- and off-field narratives to keep…
Leeds Rhinos and Huddersfield Giants owners on New Year Honours list
FOUR rugby league figures have been recognised in the King’s New Year Honours list. They include Paul Caddick and Ken Davy, the long-serving owners of…
Sharlston Rovers beat Cutsyke Raiders to win BARLA Yorkshire Cup
SHARLSTON ROVERS 18 CUTSYKE RAIDERS 16 PHIL HODGSON, Millennium Stadium, Featherstone, Sunday SHARLSTON, who looked destined to lose out after an 12-10 interval lead was…