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Two more try’s and an assist in todays match Vs Brisbane Broncos Including England games his record in the top flight reads like this: Dom Young Height 6’7” Weight 17st Played 44 Matches Scored 43 try’s Not bad for young lad still only 21 years old playing on the other side of the world in the highest standard of Rugby (either code) on the planet.
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Wakefield take over latest
OMEGA replied to Wollo Wollo Wayoo's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
The sponsorship is almost certainly a precursor to a full take over and the new owners, knowing that major team changes are needed NOW, are making funding available via the sponsorship. Much will depend on just how badly the new owners want to avoid the drop but if they’re desperate to do so then all may not be lost for Wakefield Trinity. If a new coach is followed by a handful of real quality signings in key positions then we may see a few victories for Trinity, maybe enough of them to catch Castleford who are just 3 wins in front of Wakefield. Interesting times for Wakefield Trinity, New owners, new coach, new players & stadium upgrades in the offing -
On a more serious note, the decline in amateur teams, clubs and participation at all age levels in Yorkshire is alarming. it’s been declining for a couple of decades and is reaching or has reached critical lows. A good barometer is Castleford a Town where RL has been a religion but whose age group amateur clubs are regularly finding that they don’t have enough players to run a team at one age or another. That dearth of new players over 15 to 20 years is now showing up at Pro level with less players transitioning from Amateur to Pro. Another issue is the narrowing of the player pyramid base which means a smaller number of high quality players reaching the apex. That in time means the quality of the competition falls pro rata. Add in the falling levels of finance to keep young players in the Youth Systems, with Academy lads being asked to sign contracts worth as little as £7k a year So from an initially jovial thread we’ve actually uncovered a very serious threat to the game.
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Nice piece by the BBC Sport team on the new record about to be set by Cornwall RL It’s a very grown up article that talks positively about Cornwall and looks at the potential issues surrounding such a long coach trip. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/65779868
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I thought Welsby was the stand out underperformer in the loss to Samoa
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What goes under the radar about Dom is the number of times Newcastle make a break or score a try immediately after Young has stretched the defence and got a lightening fast play the ball, he’s George Burgessesque in that regard.
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Did you live through the 80s & 90s watching SoO? If so there should be no explanation required