DONCASTER CEO Carl Hall has insisted Super League clubs’ desire for change is down to the fact they are terrified of being caught up by the game’s ambitious sides outside the top flight as all 38 professional clubs prepare to sit down together for the first time this year today (Monday). With no decision still made on the long-term direction…
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It has been the league at the centre of so many positive headlines and stories already this season – and Doncaster CEO Carl Hall is hopeful both the Dons and Bradford can provide another fantastic advert for League 1 on Sunday. The competition’s top-two lock horns at the Keepmoat on Sunday afternoon, with the Bulls and the Dons vying for…
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It appears to be a challenging and testing time for everyone involved at the top of a rugby league club – though someone should try telling that to Doncaster CEO Carl Hall. The New Zealander – who has the town of Doncaster running through his veins – has just overseen a clever and canny season ticket campaign which has seen…
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More details from all of today’s games, alongside the rest of the weekend’s action, will feature in Monday’s League Express. Widnes Vikings picked up their first win of the 2017 Qualifiers as Corey Thompson’s brace helped them to a 36-12 victory at Halifax. Despite Fax’s red-hot winger Ben Heaton making it six tries in two appearances, they barely threatened a…
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Eight-year-old Doncaster supporter Dante Cox was rewarded for a somewhat speculative application to the head coaching role, as he met the first-team and new head coach Richard Horne. The youngster sent his CV to chief executive Carl Hall, but he was eventually unsuccessful, but the club invited him down to their Cantley Park training base to give him the chance to offer his…
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Richard Horne, the former Hull FC and Great Britain player, has been named the new head coach of Doncaster. The 34-year-old will take on the role after Gary Thornton was removed from his post last month. Horne, who retired in 2014 after a 17-year career with Hull FC, has been one of Lee Radford’s assistant coaches at the Challenge Cup…
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See the full time results from today’s fixtures in League One: Hemel Stags 24-50 Doncaster RLFC Oxford RLFC 24-22 Hunslet RLFC Workington Town 56-0 South Wales Ironmen York City Knights 64-12 Coventry Bears A full report, photos and analysis from these games will feature in Monday’s edition of League Express.
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Doncaster have parted company with head coach Gary Thornton by mutual consent. After an unbeaten start to the season, the Dons were heavily defeated by Toronto Wolfpack 82-6 and have now gone four games without a victory, most recently drawing with London Skolars. Their recent form has left them seventh in the League 1 table, a position the club described…
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Leeds coach Brian McDermott has insisted his side will treat their Challenge Cup tie with part-time side Doncaster on Friday like a Super League game: adding that they will give Garry Thornton’s Dons the respect they deserve. The Rhinos are overwhelming favourites to progress to the last 16 of the cup on Friday night, when they face a Dons side…
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Doncaster head coach Gary Thornton has warned Toronto that they will not go down without a fight as two of League 1’s unbeaten sides lock horns. The Wolfpack head to face Thronton’s side with both teams currently boasting 100% records. Doncaster, considered by many to be the dark horses this season, have impressed so far this season and are considered…
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