The 'Burnley Centre' production line....

[burnleywelsh]

Another Burnley born Centre continues to impress.

https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2024/11/07/butt-recognised-for-outstanding-talent-at-british-asian-rugby-awards/

[The Future is League]

9 hours ago, burnleywelsh said:

Another Burnley born Centre continues to impress.

https://wiganwarriors.com/blog/2024/11/07/butt-recognised-for-outstanding-talent-at-british-asian-rugby-awards/

There are a lot of talented athletes in the in the British-Asian and Afro-Caribbean communities that Rugby League league hasn't even begun to scratch the surface of even in town and cities where Rugby League is played. We even have trouble breaking into the British-Irish communities in the same towns and cities.

[JM2010]

5 hours ago, The Future is League said:

There are a lot of talented athletes in the in the British-Asian and Afro-Caribbean communities that Rugby League league hasn't even begun to scratch the surface of even in town and cities where Rugby League is played. We even have trouble breaking into the British-Irish communities in the same towns and cities.

This is an area where RL could really see rewards. I’d like to see clubs have a big push into the many different communities within our towns and cities

[Damien]

On 09/11/2024 at 02:06, The Future is League said:

There are a lot of talented athletes in the in the British-Asian and Afro-Caribbean communities that Rugby League league hasn't even begun to scratch the surface of even in town and cities where Rugby League is played. We even have trouble breaking into the British-Irish communities in the same towns and cities.

Do we? Clubs like Wigan St Patrick's and Dewsbury Celtic say hi.

[JM2010]

On 09/11/2024 at 02:06, The Future is League said:

There are a lot of talented athletes in the in the British-Asian and Afro-Caribbean communities that Rugby League league hasn't even begun to scratch the surface of even in town and cities where Rugby League is played. We even have trouble breaking into the British-Irish communities in the same towns and cities.

Do we even have British Irish communities anymore? Maybe the older end but not so much the younger generation 

[gingerjon]

3 minutes ago, JM2010 said:

Do we even have British Irish communities anymore?

I'm sure you have second generation who are to all intents and purposes Irish but in Britain but the numbers of Irish born people in the UK are lower now than at any time since the 1930s. Still not insignificant though - that's over 300,000 people.

[JM2010]

49 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

I'm sure you have second generation who are to all intents and purposes Irish but in Britain but the numbers of Irish born people in the UK are lower now than at any time since the 1930s. Still not insignificant though - that's over 300,000 people.

I know there’s a lot of Irish and Irish heritage people in Britain, I’m one of them but there’s not the community like there is in other nationalities/heritages. 
The comment was about tapping into the Irish communities but I don’t think that’s the same as tapping into African, Caribbean, Asian, Polish etc communities 

[Damien]

2 hours ago, JM2010 said:

I know there’s a lot of Irish and Irish heritage people in Britain, I’m one of them but there’s not the community like there is in other nationalities/heritages. 
The comment was about tapping into the Irish communities but I don’t think that’s the same as tapping into African, Caribbean, Asian, Polish etc communities 

I think this is correct. Wigan certainly used to have all of that but many of those are now 2nd, 3rd, 4th generation Irish and while people may be proud of their Irish roots its nothing like it used to be, and certainly nothing like my parents or Grandparents told me about.

[Sports Prophet]

51 minutes ago, Damien said:

I think this is correct. Wigan certainly used to have all of that but many of those are now 2nd, 3rd, 4th generation Irish and while people may be proud of their Irish roots its nothing like it used to be, and certainly nothing like my parents or Grandparents told me about.

To be sure