Keighley Cougars have confirmed the signing of winger Taylor Prell. The speedster was previously at Warrington but has now joined his local club on a two-year deal. A cross-code product, the 22-year-old made his rugby union debut aged 18 for Yorkshire Carnegie and made 34 appearances, representing England at under 18 and under 20 level. Keighley head of rugby Gary…
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Keighley Cougars have revealed what are believed to be the cheapest admission prices to watch professional rugby league in England. The Cougars, who have endured a tumultuous off-season and are starting the new League 1 campaign on -12 points due to a change of ownership, will charge adults only £10 to enter Cougar Park this season for home games. It…
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Former Keighley Cougars Chairman Mick O’Neill, is spearheading a consortium to save the club. O’Neill has teamed back up with his co-director from the heydays of ‘Cougarmania’, Mike Smith, and company secretary Tim Wood, along with supporters and members who remained solidly behind the club. O’Neill and Smith ran the club in the 1990s, winning two Championships, promotion to the…
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Keighley Cougars are in crisis, with players claiming they and members of staff are still waiting for the payment of wages. There is speculation about the future of general manager Steve Gill and coach Craig Lingard, both of whom are said to be considering their positions at the League 1 club. Simon Harrison and Neil Cullen resigned as directors last month,…
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Keighley Cougars coach Craig Lingard is hoping that a swift resolution to the club’s recent financial difficulties will avoid any disruption to his preparations for the new season. Lingard is working on a strict budget for 2019, which is considerably lower than last years, and whilst the club is announcing new arrivals, players from the 2018 squad were last week…
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Keighley Cougars chairman Gary Fawcett has given notice that he will be stepping down as chairman of the League 1 side later this month. Fawcett, who has been chairman of the club for over eight years, believes ‘it is time for a change’ at the helm of the West Yorkshire side, and has cited his other commitments as another reason…
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Keighley Cougars have released Joe Lumb and Gavin Reed. Former Bradford Bulls youngster Lumb has taken up a deal with Australian side Albury Thunder, while Reed has returned to the amateur game with Dewsbury Celtic. Lumb joined the club ahead of the 2018 campaign and made one appearance for the club, which came against the Bulls two weeks ago. Meanwhile,…
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There’s bound to be a bumper crowd this weekend at Cougar Park – potentially the biggest outside of Super League, in fact. That’s because there’s the small matter of a mouthwatering League 1 derby between Keighley and local rivals Bradford in BD21 – where four, maybe even five, thousand people are expected to pack into the stadium to watch the…
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Keighley Cougars have triggered a 12-month contract extension to head coach Craig Lingard’s contract. Lingard was appointed as the club’s coach on a two-year deal in 2017 with the option to extend the deal by an additional 12 months. In his first year, the Cougars finished seventh in League 1, while he guided his side to a draw against Toronto.…
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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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