Category: Grassroots
New rugby league team formed in Wiltshire
A NEW amateur open-age side is being launched in Wiltshire. Melksham Tyremen are due to play their first game on Saturday, June 14, when re-forming…
Leeds Beckett win Varsity curtain-raiser to Super League game
LEEDS BECKETT, who are still celebrating lifting the Student Rugby League title by beating Northumbria in the BUCS Championship Final, accounted for LEEDS UNIVERSITY 36-12…
England Under 18s and 16s draw first blood in Youth Four Nations
The 2025 Four Nations competitions at Under 18s and Under 16s got underway on Saturday at Halton Farnworth Hornets with games between England and Scotland….
Shaw Cross Sharks survive Crosfields scare to keep pace in NCL Division One
CROSFIELDS, who are still without a win in Division One in 2025, came close to pulling off a huge upset in Saturday’s sole fixture in…
Under-16 and Under-18 Four Nations start at Halton Farnworth Hornets
TEN of the 25-player Wales squad for Under 18 Four Nations Cup come from Swansea Rams. Eighteen of the party are bidding for a first…
Talking Grassroots: Notable developments in the wheelchair game
THE 2025 Wheelchair Celtic Cup, which is taking place in Cardiff on Saturday when hosts Wales will entertain Ireland and Scotland in what promises to…
Wales Students face the RAF on Wednesday
WALES STUDENTS will meet the RAF on Wednesday evening in the inaugural Simon Weston Challenge Cup clash. The game, at Tata Steel RUFC, will kick…
NCL Premier Division round-up: Hunslet ARLFC put struggles aside to down West Hull
REPORTS of HUNSLET ARLFC’S demise may be seriously misplaced. The reigning champions, who have spent much of the campaign in the drop zone – and…
NCL Division One round-up: Kells win crunch clash against Oldham St Annes
TWO sides just outside the relegation zone met in Whitehaven and, with a 26-24 victory, KELLS are now only a point shy of the top…
NCL Division Two round-up: East Leeds survive scare while Skirlaugh move off bottom
EAST LEEDS’ unbeaten record at the head of the section was under real threat midway through the second period at BARROW ISLAND, who were level…