Paul Wood’s vision for Swinton Lions revival

SWINTON LIONS head coach Paul Wood is confident of a bright future for his club despite their relegation into the third tier of British Rugby…

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Ambitious Midlands Hurricanes buoyed by pre-season success

AMBITIOUS Midlands Hurricanes have opened the door for a second successive season at the main Alexander Stadium – the hub of athletics at the 2022…

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Workington Town boss calls for drastic improvement

JONTY GORLEY insists that his Workington Town side needs to improve drastically following their 18-12 loss to Whitehaven in the Ike Southward Memorial Trophy game…

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Josh Johnson hails ‘strength in depth’ at Rochdale Hornets

JOSH JOHNSON believes “competition across the board” will help Rochdale Hornets as they gear up for the new season.  Johnson, who has previously lined up…

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Cornwall re-sign ex-Hunslet back and hand deals to five trialists

CORNWALL have brought back Josh Rhodes to the club as well as handing deals to five former triallists. Rhodes played a handful of games for…

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Keighley Cougars take time to break down young Bradford Bulls

KEIGHLEY COUGARS 44 BRADFORD BULLS 22 MICK GLEDHILL, Cougar Park, Saturday A YOUTHFUL Bradford side stepped up to give Keighley a helpful pre-season test with…

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Whitehaven land late blows to eliminate Swinton Lions

WHITEHAVEN 24 SWINTON LIONS 12 JORDAN WEIR, The Ortus REC, Saturday  WHITEHAVEN scored twice in the final five minutes to deny Paul Wood victory in…

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Rams beat Moor in all-Dewsbury Challenge Cup duel

DEWSBURY MOOR 6 DEWSBURY RAMS 50 CHRISTIAN LEE, Fox’s Biscuits Stadium, Batley, Saturday THERE would be no fairy-tale Challenge Cup upset as Dewsbury Rams cruised…

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Goole Vikings secure memorable victory at London Broncos

LONDON BRONCOS 10 GOOLE VIKINGS 17 HUW RICHARDS, Rosslyn Park RUFC, Roehampton, Saturday MORE THAN 40 years on from setting the standard for brilliant Rugby…

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Oldham edge out Rochdale Hornets to retain Law Cup

OLDHAM 16 ROCHDALE HORNETS 14 KASEY SMITH, Boundary Park, Wednesday OLDHAM retained the Law Cup with a narrow victory, after surviving a strong second-half comeback…

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