Category: Grassroots
Talking Grassroots: Success of NCRL initiative is firmly on RFL’s shoulders
THE fracas over the Rugby Football League’s plans to introduce its National Community Rugby League (NCRL) initiative continues. Open-age competitions particularly affected by the RFL’s…
‘Future of great clubs is on the line’ warns NCL
THE National Conference League continues to contemplate legal action against the Rugby Football League, which plans to restructure the amateur men’s game next spring under…
Thornhill Trojans win Pennine League title decider as Fryston Warriors clinch top tier
FRYSTON WARRIORS clinched the Division One title with a 52-1 stroll over Woodhouse Warriors. Thornhill Trojans, meanwhile, are the Division Two champions following their 38-22…
Wales Rugby League launch five-year plan to grow sport
THE Welsh Rugby League last week formally launched its 2025-2030 Strategy – described as “an ambitious plan to grow Rugby League across Wales and use…
Martin Coyd issues fresh update to community clubs amid regionalisation row
MARTIN COYD – the chair of the Rugby Football League’s Community Board, and an executive director of the RFL – has provided a further update…
England Universities inter-regional reports from Sheffield Hallam
NORTH EAST 24 YORKSHIRE 22 A LATE try by Harry Lowery, with Joe Bradley landing his fourth goal, helped the North East edge a match…
Talking Grassroots: Could applying the brakes be the way forward?
CAN it be pure coincidence that hot on the heels of the Rugby Football League’s contentious (and I use that word advisedly) National Community Rugby…
RFL and NCL row at ‘stalemate’ after crunch meeting
THE ongoing spat between the National Conference League and the Rugby Football League has been described as being at ‘stalemate’ following a meeting between RFL…
BARLA co-founder appeals for National and Youth Cups to continue
“IF IT’S not broken, don’t try to mend it!” A veteran grassroots administrator in Hull has issued an impassioned plea for the BARLA National and…
Talking Grassroots: Can common ground on community strategy be found?
PERSPECTIVES – they can be everything, or just about everything. It’s something I often reflected on in a previous life, when I dealt with the…