Author: Phil Hodgson
Grassroots Rugby League round up
The National Conference League will revert to a divisional structure this year after having, in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, operated on a localised basis…
Talking Grassroots: Challenge Cup heroics from Hunslet Club Parkside and Royal Navy
What a win for Hunslet Club Parkside on Saturday! The south Leeds outfit returned from the capital with a 28-6 Betfred Challenge Cup win at…
Grassroots Rugby League news round-up
Rugby League broke new ground in Wales with the first Girls Champion Schools games. Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Glantaf and Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun met at Years…
All eyes on tomorrow’s Welsh Origin clashes
THE Wales Rugby League is staging East v West Boys Origin matches at U14s and Under 16s tomorrow (Saturday 12 February). The games, which have…
Talking Grassroots: Lock Lane to headline intriguing Challenge Cup action
Everyone in the amateur game will, I’m sure, be getting behind Lock Lane when they host Rochdale Hornets at the weekend in the third round…
Grassroots Rugby League news round-up
Coaches Conor Meese and Ellis Pascall have confirmed the England Students Women’s squad for 2022. The 22-player party comprises Emily Baggaley (South Wales), Amy Bennett,…
Student Origin clash beckons!
The sixth annual University Rugby League Origin takes place on Sunday (6 February, 3pm) at Loughborough University, returning after a year’s absence owing to the…
Talking Grassroots: Army and Navy provide terrific advert for Forces Rugby League
I don’t know how many people joined me in watching the British Army take on the Royal Navy on Saturday on The Sportsman, but I’m…
Grassroots Rugby League news round-up
Ambitious young players in north Wales have been invited to trials late next month – with places in the Wales Under 16s team up for…
Challenge Cup preview: Second-round action set to thrill
Betfred Challenge Cup fever is hotting up among amateur sides as the second round approaches – nowhere more than in the capital, where London Chargers’…