Edinburgh Eagles overcame an 18 point deficit to defeat Strathmore Silverbacks and claim the 2019 Scottish Cup, at Scottish Police’s Lochinch ground in Pollok Park, Glasgow. The result was decided in the final play, Eagles prop Terry Logan forcing his way over for his second touchdown to secure a 30-22 victory. Eagles chairman Barry McGuffog, said: “We knew the game…
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The NRL has confirmed the three pools which will make up the inaugural Downer Rugby League World Cup 9s Sydney 2019, which will be held at Bankwest Stadium in Parramatta on October 18-19. NRL CEO Todd Greenberg says that the format of the pools would ensure key rivals face each other in the fast-paced, action-packed short form of Rugby League.…
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England and France meet at Wakefield Trinity’s Mobile Rocket Stadium tomorrow (Saturday 20 July), with the hosts aiming to notch a quick `double’ after their 36-12 victory at KCOM Craven Park, Hull KR, on Wednesday. The match kicks off at 2.00pm.
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Wales head coach John Kear has named an elite train-on squad for the next two years. Kear will use the 35-man elite train-on squad to select players for this autumn’s 9s World Cup and next year’s European Championship. The elite train-on squad has been created for 2019 and 2020 to bring together a pool of elite Welsh players, and to…
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On this week’s Total Rugby League Show, we’ve got plenty of domestic and international Rugby League discussion, Super League match previews, as well as a look at Championship and League 1. Host Ben Hughes is joined by Rugby League World Editor Matthew Shaw, and by League Express NRL reporter Alex Davis. We’re also joined by Jamaica Head Coach Jermaine Coleman,…
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Following the last round of matches, held at the University of Ghana Rugby Field, Bulls took the 2019 Championship, beating Skolars 40-30 to lift the title. Led by their skipper and man of the match Collins Ofosu, Bulls hung on in a terrific contest. “I have to commend the boys who showed a great commitment in training throughout the season,”…
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Leeds centre Harry Newman and Huddersfield forward Oliver Wilson, who were both members of the England Academy team who beat the Australian Schoolboys last autumn, are joined by London Broncos duo Jordan Abdull and Rob Butler in a revised Knights Performance Squad to prepare for this autumn’s historic international fixture against Jamaica at the Emerald Headingley Stadium. (Details of Jamaica…
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Den Haag Knights will be hoping to reverse history when they face defending champions Amsterdam Cobras in tomorrow’s Netherlands Grand Final, at the National Rugby Centre Stadium in Amsterdam (kick off 3pm). The Knights will be competing in their fifth consecutive grand final since the clubs inception in 2015 and last season lost out in the decider to the Cobras, 29-28, in…
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Malta will face Turkey for the first time and Italy this autumn, with both matches to be staged in Sydney. The Knights will come up against historic rivals Turkey at the New Era Stadium, Cabramatta on 26 October as part of the (Australian based heritage players) international weekend. Turkey head coach, Scott Hartas is hoping some big names will be…
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Raiders Rugby League Academy have won the Laureane Biville tournament, the first-ever women’s competition held in Cameroon, staged at the Stade de Mat Genie in the capital Yaoundé Four teams took part, Sahel – who made the final in their first-ever games – Rock and Gorila the others, on a day deemed a huge success by part-organiser, Cameroon RL head…
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