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Friday 7th June sees the return of the Nottinghamshire City v County Challenge when Nottingham Outlaws take on local rivals Sherwood Wolf Hunt at Lenton Lane, kick off 7.30pm Its the first time the fixture has been played in almost 20 years as this match was traditionally between Nottingham Crusaders and Mansfield outfit Garabaldi in the winter era and then Outlaws played a couple of games against Mansfield Storm around 2003/4 Promises to be a great night and all are welcome to see a local rugby league rivalry that stretches back almost 40 years! Read all about it here https://www.nottinghamrl.co.uk/2024/06/02/nottinghamshire-cup-2024/

Nottingham Outlaws are pleased to announce that their men’s first team fixtures for the 2024 season have now been finalised and released for public review. As revealed previously, its all change at the Outlaws as the men’s team have switched competition from the Yorkshire league and have returned to their roots in the Midlands Premier Division. The new look schedule sees them once again ply their trade against Midlands rivals such as Birmingham Bulldogs, Coventry Bears, Sherwood Wolf Hunt and Telford Raiders and a return of the Nottinghamshire Cup which will see the Outlaws face-off against fellow Nottinghamshire rivals Wolf Hunt. However, before the Midlands action starts there is the welcome return of the Heroes Trophy which resumes after a six year sojourn and sees the Outlaws look to retain the magnificent trophy against The Royal Artillery in a tasty season opener at Lenton Lane. See full fixture details on the Outlaws website here: https://www.nottinghamrl.co.uk/2024/02/20/2024-mens-fixture-schedule-finalised/

Havent seen the final make up yet Paul, the expression of interest list contained 9 teams (including Outlaws) in the Premier and the same number in the Merit League, but hopefully the full list will be published by the end of January

After eight years of Yorkshire League action the Outlaws have taken the decision to move across to the newly revamped Midlands Premier League in 2024. The men’s Development squad will continue to play matches in the Midlands Merit League but will also, for the first time, join the expanded Yorkshire Merit League to diversify its fixture list. Read all about it on the Outlaws website here: https://www.nottinghamrl.co.uk/2024/01/07/outlaws-to-play-in-midlands-premier-in-2024/

Nottingham Outlaws are delighted to announce that they have been awarded a Sport England Small Grant to help finance the design and build of new changing facilities at their Lenton Lane ground. Read more about it on the Outlaws website here.... https://www.nottinghamrl.co.uk/2024/01/03/success-for-outlaws-with-sport-englands-small-grants-programme/

Nottingham Outlaws received a Christmas boost over the holiday period when they received no fewer than four nearly-new metal containers from T-SQUARED, a specialist design company that delivers complex design and build projects for the pharmaceutical and other high-technology industries. Two of the smaller units will be used on-site as storage containers for various items that the club uses in training and on match days. The two larger containers will be converted to changing rooms, doubling the changing space available on-site , enabling the club to play multiple fixtures at the ground on the same day. Read more about it on the Outlaws website here..... https://www.nottinghamrl.co.uk/2024/01/02/new-years-boost-for-outlaws/

Well, the 2023 season went by in a whirl! Our newsflow via the Outlaws website during the season was primarily limited to match reports for our senior teams which is why you havent seen much on here during the "live" stage of the season with most of our social media news etc going out via Facebook/Instagram/Twitter etc. We will be releasing quite a few news items over the off season leading up to the 2024 campaign, starting with this latest story on our recent scholarship signings created through our close partnership with Nottingham Trent University https://www.nottinghamrl.co.uk/2023/11/07/new-outlaws-scholarships/

Interview with Nottingham Outlaws Mens First Team Coach A recent interview with Outlaws mens first team coach, Joe Shepherd, has been posted on the Outlaws website. Coach Shepherd gives an insight into how pre-season training has gone and thoughts on how the forthcoming season might pan out. You can read all about it here https://www.nottinghamrl.co.uk/2023/03/29/coachs-interview/

With leas than two weeks to go before the start of their respective seasons, the Outlaws mens and womens coaching teams have named their captains for the new campaign. Read all about it here https://www.nottinghamrl.co.uk/2023/03/21/captains-at-the-ready/

Nottingham Outlaws are pleased to announce a new partnership with Harper Recruitment Group, a leading East Midlands Recruitment Agency headquartered in the city. The new initiative sees Harper providing employment support and advice to players who are looking to join the Outlaws, as well as the existing students who are on the club’s scholarship scheme. https://www.nottinghamrl.co.uk/2023/02/10/harper-recruitment-team-up-with-outlaws/

Nottingham Outlaws Women’s Team are delighted to announce they will be playing at a national level for the first time, as their application to join the National Leagues was approved by the RFL. The recent re-vamp of the women’s league structures sees two new divisions created below Super League and the Outlaws will be plying their trade in National League 1, just one step down from the Women’s Super League! Read all about it on the Outlaws website here https://www.nottinghamrl.co.uk/2023/02/01/outlaws-women-join-national-league/

Nottingham Outlaws are excited to announce Swan Partners as one of the headline sponsors of the recently launched Study:Train:Play scholarship scheme. After a short discussion, Director Patricik Hobbs confirmed that Swan Partners were keen to be involved in the new scheme, offering financial support to the scheme as well as careers advice for young students interested in a career in business and financial sector. Read all bout it on the Outlaws website here: https://www.nottinghamrl.co.uk/2023/01/30/outlaws-secure-sponsorship-for-scholarship-scheme/

Nottingham Outlaws are pleased to announce that they have received grant funding from the East Midlands Airport Community Fund. The recently awarded grant will be used to pay for new spectator fencing and you can read all about it here https://www.nottinghamrl.co.uk/2023/01/28/outlaws-secure-grant-funding-for-ground-improvements/

Nottingham Outlaws are pleased to announce that they have just launched a new Rugby League Scholarship for students across the county that are in full or part-time education. The scheme operates under the banner Study:Train:Play and is open to any male and female students who are interested in being involved in rugby league. Read all about it on the Outlaws website here https://www.nottinghamrl.co.uk/2023/01/07/rugby-league-scholarships/

Outlaws Receive Grant Funding from RLWC Capital Grants Programme Nottingham Outlaws are delighted to announce that they have receiving funding from the CreatedBy RLWC2021 Capital Grants Programme to the tune of £15,000 towards the cost of installing new floodlights at their Lenton Lane ground. The investment originates from monies that RLWC2021 received from the Government and the National Lottery. The Outlaws were ultimately successful in their bid and funding was subsequently delivered by the Rugby League World Cup 2021 and the Rugby Football League in partnership with Sport England and The National Lottery. Read all about it on the Nottingham Outlaws website here... https://www.nottinghamrl.co.uk/2022/11/15/outlaws-receive-grant-funding-from-rlwc-capital-grants-programme/