I hope not, losing teams like this can only be bad for the game in general.

Both but I believe there is enough determination within the set up for it to succeed. Numbers we can improve and their collective heart can't be questioned.

I think the concept of the NYL needs to change if it is to continue

At this level having clubs as widespread as Cumbria,Gatehead,Hemel and Bridgend as well as Hull is a very difficult situation


I can see a situation where more NL/Championship clubs use the NYL to develop thier juniors be that by running teams themselves [ Like Celtic,Skolars and Keighley ] or by association to local amatuer clubs [ possibly Fev using the Lions and Oldham using Waterhead/saddleworth ]

Then if more clubs can be found a regionalised comp either a North [ yorkshire with gateshead and Cumbria ] south [ Lancashire with Celtic/Hemel ] or an east west

Can`t believe it our game is off again

on national cup weekends when teams arent involved and midweek games thats all i can think of.

Mid week games would be an absolute nightmare for us when you take in to consideration it takes on average four hours for either us or the away teams to travel to the games and bearing in mind the lads are either in college/university or work .

Which is why some of us were questioning you cancelling matches because of players on representative duty [ or the logic of picking so many players from one club when in all honest there are players just as good at other clubs ] earlier in the season

And also the reason I have suggested a revised format if the competition is to continue

Cant answer the question on selection but on the other point of cancelling games I can honestly say the Crusaders did not cancel any games in fact due to injuries the head coach fought tooth and nail to get the GB boys released so that the games could go ahead but the GB selectors point blank refused. All the Crusaders boys want to do is play rugby and they would not worry about playing 2 games in 1 week, they are quite used to that coming from a union background.

Union yes , League , definatley not

Why not? These lads have played both codes and are all of the agreement that although league is a faster more open game, it is no more physical than union and the injuries sustained are basically the same.

LEIGH MINERS 44 V 6 WEST HULL I THINK IT FINISHED

ANY MORE RESULTS?

Great to see we have got a game this weekend against North London Stags. Hope the lads are up for it after such a long lay off.
Interesting clash between Cumbria and Miners, should be hell of a game!

WEST CUMBRIA 6 V 23 LEIGH MINERS

GREAT RESULT UP IN CUMBRIA FOR THE MINERS!!!