We've got Brighouse Rangers at home - played them twice this season, lost one, drew one; should be a cracker.

don't agree with 4 teams up i think some games would be very lopsided thus leading to disheartened players and parents leaving making teams weaker and a viscus cycle of doom .

RE to Panthers change of coach with old connections if Stanley got relegated if they bring it in maybe some players may see a move as an attractive option . A coach they know well and 1st division rugby although to be fair A Stanley team would of course make for a very attractive Div2 but beware Eastmoor expected a easy season I think.

and so it Ends .......... I think unless we end up playing Stanley

UNBEATEN ALL SEASON IN THE UNDER 12s

CAS LOCK LANE 04 CRIGG ALL BLACKS 46

Great Performance all season from all the squad

Some of these players on show today from both sides i'm sure will soon be playing round and about the TRIANGLE area

looking forward to the 13s were CRIGG are all ready in the quarter finals defending their BARLA YORKSHIRE CUP.

As are CAS LOCK LANE next week they play last years defeated finalists EAST HULL .......good luck to both teams . Crigg played both in different Finals in the 12s but my head says Hull my heart says Lane

Firstly congratulations to crigglestone clearly the best side over the year and deserving winners of the league.

Has for the rest I'm not sure what your going on about tbh,has with any side there will always be changes it's the nature of any team sport.

It's going to be a long time between now and march and I still believe the way the leagues have been set up means that players are going to be out of the game for 4 months just 6 weeks after having a 2 month break,more teams in the league is the obvious answer to me.lets just hope all the players
Return after the break and hope they haven't gone and found something better to do!!!

THIS IS A COLD SUMMER SEASON AND ALL THE KIDS ARE THE WRONG AGE EXPLAIN .
SOMEONE EXPLAIN !

Congratulations to Criggleston All Blacks U12s!

It's a huge achievement to go unbeaten at any age group.

they went a full year winning the inaugural winter season as well unbeaten.
and 3 cups.

Baffles me why the clubs only as a few age groups

saw cross 10s finished losing their current winning streak going down by 4 pts to a very good oulton side at shaw cross an exact verse of the score only a few weeks ago .

some very good teams in the 10s going forth into the 11s and i expect another exciting season for the lads . just wish they had something to play for .

After what seems an eternity of rugby we are now faced with what we didn't face up to last year the inevitable a long break with no rugby .
Lets hope that we don't lose too many to the dark side (soccer) or even worse that game i cannot type .....but then again I can see a fee playing a season of U@~#N and coming back . Some however will be lost to us maybe unless clubs keep busy.

I mentioned this some time ago the tradition of summer galas to move to february maybe its time for a change , lets face it the amount of time off in Aug for Galas and hardly any were put in for (sure referes society wakefield/castleford/batley/dewsbury).

great preseason warm ups and recruitment for clubs plus fund raising.

Yes all teams used to play in february a year or two ago so no problem there, these could be run like the old co-ops but hopefully in a more professional manner.

Cas rugby union seams to be really taking off with many rl players giving it a go,I must say it is something that I would never before considered but no competitive rl while march and then you start to see the attraction.

They also learn some different skills.
Played them both as an adult and enjoyed my time in both.
I would recommend any youngster to give it a try, it's usually coaches that aren't keen because they risk losing kids to another club/code.
Equally died in the wool RL parents can be off putting.

We hit a bit of a milestone today, every age group played at home and all 5 pitches got used, + we had 3 games of tag going on down the side of the main pitches. If you have a child who plays bring them down Wednesday about 6.10 and ask anyone in the clubhouse for the correct coach and they will point you in the right direction.
If they are backs they pick it up within a session or 2, the forwards take a few more sessions. The ethos is all around developing the players so no pressure to pick it all up instantly.




Kinleycat very well put, this really is the case that it is the parents and coaches who aren't keen, the parents as they don't like/understand union and the coaches for fear of loosing players. We have examples of clubs and age groups working brilliantly together, the Union lads who don't play league then go and have a try in the Union off season and bolster the league numbers. All ages below seniors play on Sundays.

Also if any of the parents want a run out we have 3 senior teams and a veterans team so we have a level for everyone.

Not sure its always the parents that influence kids in what they participate in, take my lad for instance I have asked on a number of times if he'd like to play union or football to gain more fitness but has snubbed both.
Union because it doesn't appeal to him when he has played it at school and football was always played at the same time as rugby league.

He has proven to like other games like badminton and tennis so may see if that may appeal to him.

just sometimes it does well to take a break from the norm

by the way everhopeful do I know you as MG a buddy I know that has shown interest in Cas RU

Once went down to Sandal RU with some juniors to have a look at playing in our off season, the lads could not understand why all the players were called "george" or "charles" and decided not to bother.