Category: Grassroots
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…
Student game is a missed opportunity for rugby league
ABE KERR examines the current standing of the University game 30 years after he graduated and how it can be a major area for both…
Dewsbury Rams keen to sign one of NCL’s star players
DEWSBURY RAMS coach Paul March is confident of getting a deal with community-game stand-out Jack McShane concluded in the next few weeks. Hooker McShane, having…
Obituary: Bernard McGurrin – Wigan’s oldest surviving player
BERNARD McGURRIN (July 12, 1933 – December 20, 2024) BERNARD McGURRIN was a versatile player for Leigh, his hometown club Wigan, Rochdale Hornets and Warrington…
