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The line-ups for the 2027 Championship conferences have been distributed to clubs this week – with Featherstone Rovers pencilled in to be the 20th team and replacements for London Broncos. The second tier will once again change its format next year, after one season competing …
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Published 4th Nov 2026, 13:02 GMT Updated 4th Nov 2026, 13:07 GMT Featherstone Rovers are set to discover their fate early next week as a proposed takeover moves closer to completion, paving the way for a potential return to the Championship as a phoenix club.
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Six-try Ince Rose Bridge underlined their credentials with a strong performance in the NCRL's second Cross Conference Championship Semi-Final at Victoria Park on Saturday. Bridge scored four tries during a dominant second quarter and had to withstand a late fightback from the …
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The Rugby Football League looks set to purchase Featherstone Rovers ’ stadium after Wakefield Council committed to providing £500,000 worth of emergency funding to the governing body in a bid to get the team back on the field in 2027.
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There has been an increase in hope that Featherstone Rovers could make a return to the field in 2027, after Wakefield Council are considering spending £500,000 to help secure their future. The Rovers have sat out the entirety of the 2026 season due to financial difficulties.
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Another Castleford player is also in the USA squad for the game with loose forward or hooker George Hill selected and the team will include former Tigers winger Bureta Faraimo. Former Featherstone ...
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Another Castleford player is also in the USA squad for the game with loose forward or hooker George Hill selected and the team will include former Tigers winger Bureta Faraimo. Former Featherstone ...
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Huddersfield Giants maintained their good run against Barrow Raiders with a convincing 42-0 victory at a wet Craven Park in the Women's Super League. Winger Mollie Iceton and full-back Amelia Brown scored two tries each in the first 40 minutes to put the Giants into a commandi…
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West Hull step into Saturday’s BARLA National Cup semi final against Featherstone Lions on the back of a 36-10 win at Waterhead that told Ryan Steen plenty about where his side are mentally and physically at this stage of the season.
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York Valkyrie return to action this weekend with a trip to Barrow Raider Ladies on Sunday 12th July (3pm) in the Betfred Women’s Super League!After a week’s break, the league resumes this weekend for the final round of games before the competition splits into competitions betw…
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Super League leaders Wigan thrash struggling Featherstone Rovers 70-10 to maintain their 100% record this season.
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Our Warriors Women take on the Balloon Challenge!Float on over to support the Warriors take on Featherstone in a double-header of action this Saturday at Edg...
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York Valkyrie face Leigh Leopards at York St.John University Sports Fields on Sunday 14th June (2.30pm) in the Betfred Women’s Super League!It’s round four of this year’s competition, and the Valkyrie are currently fourth, having won one and lost two of their opening matches.A…
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Women's Highlights: Featherstone vs Saints - Wsl Round 4
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Ryan Carr has released an injury update on the majority of his Castleford Tigers squad, with the boss revealing the latest on plenty of players. Before he spoke on individuals, the former Featherstone Rovers boss and St George Illawarra assistant said that the strength and dep…
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Leeds Rhinos earn back-to-back wins in the Women's Super League as they beat York Valkyrie, while Featherstone Rovers beat Barrow.
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Match Action | Leeds Rhinos Women V Featherstone Rovers Ladies
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Forsell Post Match Reaction - Featherstone Rovers
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Boyd Pleased to Get Four Tries Against Featherstone
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Bradford Bulls are in retention mode and just a week after Joe Mellor’s contract extension, the club have confirmed a new deal for outside back Connor Wynne. Wynne was one of many who signed for the Bulls this off-season with the 25-year-old arriving from Featherstone Rovers f…
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CHARLEY Blackburn should be part of hustle and bustle in an area brimming with pride and passion – instead she is in a ‘ghost town.’ Featherstone Rovers are one of the most famous names in rugby league. Champions in 1977, three times Challenge Cup winners. At the moment, they …
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Carlos Tuimavave, a member of the Hull FC side that won back-to-back Challenge Cups, has confirmed his retirement with an emotional message shared on social media. Still only 34, the centre has called time on his career having last played for Featherstone Rovers in March 2025 …
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Wakefield Trinity boss Daryl Powell has hailed star winger Tom Johnstone ahead of his 200th career appearance. Johnstone will rack up the milestone number this week as Trinity take on Leigh Leopards at Belle Vue. The German-born England international has made 143 appearances f…
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Championship club Whitehaven have made a plea to their fans with the club the latest rugby league side to express financial concerns. With Featherstone entering administration and Halifax Panthers liquidating before their recent return, it’s very evident that finances in the s…
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FEATHERSTONE Rovers have packed Post Office Road for over a century. Players file out of the changing rooms and onto the pitch, reaching up and tapping the sign above the door: "This is Fev." Now, with debts nearing £3 million, the proud rugby league club could be wiped off th…
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The final financial position of Featherstone Rovers has been revealed with the Championship club owing almost £3 million at the time of their administration. Rovers were one of three teams with an asterisk against their 2025 IMG score, signifying the fact that HMRC were on the…
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Championship side Oldham have landed former Halifax Panthers man Brad Day following the club’s liquidation. Day penned a deal with the Panthers last month and made three appearances for the West Yorkshire outfit. However, he became a free agent earlier this month when the Pant…
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Castleford Tigers head coach Ryan Carr was very careful in his assessment on the ruck speed in his side’s loss to Wigan Warriors on Sunday. The ex-Featherstone head coach took charge of his first ever Super League game, and his side performed admirably, but a lapse in concentr…
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The draw for the 1895 Cup has been confirmed, as Championship teams battle it out in knockout competition for a chance at silverware. Last year, York Knights lifted the trophy, as they emerged victorious at Wembley to defeat Featherstone Rovers in a tight and low-scoring affai…
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Chairman Bill Quinn has stressed that Oldham will never follow Halifax Panthers and Salford Red Devils into liquidation. That’s despite being issued with a winding up order by HMRC last month due to unpaid debts. Over the last few months, rugby league has seen two clubs liquid…
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After the club’s financial struggles this off-season, Featherstone Rovers CEO Chris Hamilton has now confirmed he has left the club. Hamilton was one of two men to set up the new Rovers company – ‘Rovers 2026’ – alongside Mark Campbell, in a bid to save the club from going und…
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Former Featherstone Rovers Chairman, Mark Campbell, has officially ruled himself out of being involved in any future takeover or consortium, should the club find new investors. Releasing a lengthy statement earlier today [Friday], Campbell opted to tell his side of the story, …
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Former St Helens and Hull KR man Ian Hardman, who had been working as Featherstone Rovers’ assistant coach, has been appointed to a head coach role in the Championship. Hardman played for Rovers almost 300 times during a nine-year spell from 2009 until his retirement in 2018, …
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Hull KR head coach Willie Peters has named a very strong side as his club begin their defence of the Challenge Cup against community club Lock Lane. Following Featherstone Rovers’ sad demise, it meant Lock Lane received a bye to the third round of the Challenge Cup and they co…
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Connor Wynne warms up ahead of a Featherstone Rovers game in 2025
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A former Wakefield Trinity prop has made a Championship switch just two weeks into the season, swapping Sheffield Eagles for Doncaster RLFC. Titus Gwaze will make the move in a switch that sees him go between two South Yorkshire clubs. The Zimbabwe-born loose forward has made …
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Women's Challenge Cup holders Wigan Warriors will begin the defence of their title at Featherstone Rovers in this season's competition.
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FULL MATCH \| York Knights v Featherstone Rovers \| 2025 AB Sundecks 1895 Cup Final - YouTube
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A general view of Post Office Road, the home of Featherstone Rovers, taken during a Championship game in 2024
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The hopes of Featherstone Rovers fans will be increased, after the club’s latest update boosts their chances of a remontada in 2027. The Rovers’ off-field issues towards the end of 2025, which saw them enter administration in December, meant that the club needed to find new ow…
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