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Australia -born Ireland international Lachlan Lanskey has joined Rochdale Hornets on a one-year deal ahead of 2027 following his departure from fellow Championship outfit Keighley Cougars. Lanskey, who represented Queensland from under-16s to under-20s, is a product of NRL out…
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Keighley Cougars have bolstered their forward pack ahead of the new campaign with the signing of promising prop Max Fleary, son of former Leeds Rhinos, Great Britain, and Keighley legend Darren Fleary.
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Max Fleary, the son of former Leeds Rhinos star Darren, has followed in his father’s footsteps by joining Championship outfit Keighley Cougars ahead of 2027. Now 53, Fleary senior enjoyed a career which saw him rack up over 300 appearances, including 127 for Leeds between 1997…
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Two former Leeds Rhinos players who have both represented their nations have signed new deals in the Championship for 2027. Former Rhinos academy man Leo Aliyu has left Keighley Cougars and joined Batley Bulldogs for the 2027 season with the 22-year-old having previously spent…
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Former Leeds Rhinos youngster Leo Aliyu has joined Batley Bulldogs from fellow Championship outfit Keighley Cougars ahead of 2027. Siddal junior Aliyu – who will turn 22 next month – joined Super League heavyweights Leeds midway through the 2022 campaign and enjoyed two-and-a-…
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Released Bradford Bulls half-back Fin Balback has been snapped up by Championship neighbours Keighley Cougars ahead of 2027. Balback – who combined his time in the youth system at Odsal with a degree in Sports Coaching at Leeds Beckett University -made it into Bradford’s match…
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Former Huddersfield Giants youngster Jayden Billy has joined Championship outfit Keighley Cougars ahead of 2027 alongside Isaac Coleman and Marcus Green. Billy, still only 22, came through the Giants’ youth system before joining Sheffield Eagles in 2025.
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Oldham have swooped to sign former Warrington Wolves utility Lucas Green from fellow Championship outfit Keighley Cougars, with the youngster inking a two-year deal at Boundary Park. Leeds-born Green – who can play almost anywhere in the pack – played six games at first-team l…
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Former Warrington Wolves forward Lucas Green has signed a multi-year deal with one of the elite clubs in the Championship. Green, who left Warrington at the end of the 2025 season after making a total of six appearances for the Wolves, had a strong season with Keighley Cougars.
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Keighley Cougars have swooped to sign former Wakefield Trinity man Ollie Greensmith from fellow Championship outfit Batley Bulldogs ahead of 2027. Utility Greensmith – who is comfortable both as an outside-back and in the back row – began his career with newly-crowned Super Le…
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Veteran ex-NRL and Super League cult hero Jarrod Sammut has revealed he wants to return to the field in 2027 and is open to offers as he returns to the open market. Sammut – who will turn 40 in February – has been unattached since his three-game stint at Keighley Cougars early…
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Blackbrook swept into the NCRL Cross Conference Play-Off Semi-Finals with a convincing 40-4 victory over Keighley Albion at Boardmans Lane, St Helens, running in seven tries to put the previous week’s disappointment behind them.
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Keighley have appointed Matt Bramald as their new head coach ahead of 2027, with the former Cougars star returning to the Championship club. Bramald – whose playing career came as a utility back – scored 27 tries in 63 appearances across all competitions for Keighley between 2…
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Former Leeds Rhinos youngster Dylan Proud has sealed a move from Keighley Cougars to fellow Championship outfit Rochdale for 2027, penning a one-year deal with the Hornets. A rugby union convert, Proud played the 15-a-side code for Bradford Salem in his youth before joining co…
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Keighley Cougars are looking for a new coach in 2027 after confirming that Ian Hardman will leave the club after a difficult campaign. The Cougars won just six games throughout 2026, ultimately finishing 16th in the new 20-team league. They will however, by virtue of the compl…
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Oldham have raided Keighley Cougars for two players heading into the 2027 season. The Roughyeds, who are coached by former Cougars coach Alan Kilshaw, have been plotting ahead of next season and it has seen them sign a trio of players from Kilshaw’s former club.
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Former Super League stalwart Ben Crooks has taken to social media to announce his retirement following the conclusion of Halifax Panthers ’ Championship campaign. Crooks – who turned 33 in June – has spent three-and-a-half years with Fax, and played the final game of his caree…
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Wakefield Trinity have granted off-contract ace Thomas Doyle a release from Belle Vue, meaning he now enters the open market with immediate effect. Doyle, 27, had been with Trinity since the start of the 2024 campaign having joined them from Keighley Cougars.
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Championship club Keighley Cougars have seen their home game against Dewsbury Rams cancelled due to an unsafe pitch despite a rugby league game taking place on the ground mere hours earlier. The Cougars were set to host the Rams in a 3:00 pm kick-off with both sides still in t…
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We are delighted to reveal our latest Scholarship intake who will be joining our Pathway system ahead of the 2027 season! 2026/27 Scholarship Intake (listed with their Community Club) Tom Curley – Normanton KnightsKiyan Giri – Keighley AlbionMarley Peltier – Oulton RaidersSeth…
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Keighley Cougars have shared a statement confirming that owners Ryan O’Neill and Kaue Garcia will step away at the end of the season, with the next few months shaped around finding suitable new owners of the West Yorkshire club. In an emotional statement that detailed the high…
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London Broncos landed a home tie after the quarter-final draw for the 1895 Cup was made, shortly after Jason Demetriou’s side were one of eight teams to progress from the round of 16. The Broncos saw off Keighley Cougars in a 62-6 win with the capital club one of four clubs to…
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Oldham have allowed former Salford Red Devils pair Emmanuel Waine and Sam Littler to switch to a Championship rival for the remainder of the season. Waine and Littler have joined up with Keighley Cougars on loan for the rest of the year after struggling for game time under Ala…
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Wigan Warriors and York Knights are the first sides back in Super League action and they’ve both confirmed their 21-man squads for Thursday night’s game. Both teams progressed from the fourth round of the Challenge Cup with Wigan coming through a home tie against Bradford on F…
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Pre-match Press Conference | Mark Applegarth | Keighley Cougars | Round 4 Challenge Cup
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Pre-match Press Conference | Toa Mata'afa | Keighley Cougars | Round 4 Challenge Cup
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Post-match Reaction | Mark Applegarth | Keighley Cougars | Challenge Cup Round Four
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Highlights | York Knights 56 - 10 Keighley Cougars | Betfred Challenge Cup Round 4
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York Knights will be without captain and half-back Liam Harris for “a prolonged period”, after he picked up a hamstring injury in the Challenge Cup. Harris, who scored twice and was named Man of the Match in the win over Keighley Cougars, felt a twinge in his leg towards the e…
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York Knights are facing up to being without captain Liam Harris for a prolonged period after he suffered a hamstring injury in the Challenge Cup win over Keighley Cougars.
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A York Knights star was taken to hospital due to injury during the club’s Challenge Cup victory over Keighley Cougars. The Knights progressed through to the quarter finals of the Cup with ease, securing a 56-10 win over the Championship side, however they failed to come throug…
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Hull FC forward Matty Laidlaw will look to find game time in the Championship, after joining the competition on a month’s loan. Laidlaw, who has 23 Super League appearances to his name, debuted for the Black and Whites in 2022, and has also spent time on loan at Newcastle Thun…
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Goole Vikings produced the best result of their short history as they knocked five-time winners Halifax Panthers out of the Challenge Cup at The Shay yesterday.
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Ian Hardman in action for Hull KR in 2007
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🏆 **🏁 FULL TIME** **Dewsbury Rams** 22 - 20 **Keighley Cougars** 📍 Championship
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Championship side Keighley Cougars are set for some stadium upgrades across the season, and it has resulted in a change in their fixture list. The Cougars, who will face Midlands Hurricanes in the third round of the Challenge Cup, are set to improve their current ground, Couga…
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Castleford Tigers youngster George Hill will spend 2026 in the Championship, after securing a loan move to a local side. Hill will join Keighley Cougars on a year-long loan, as he hopes to find consistent game time in the UK’s second tier. So far in his career, he made 10 appa…
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🏆 **🏁 FULL TIME** **Heworth ARLFC** 0 - 66 **Keighley Cougars** 📍 Challenge Cup
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Alan Kilshaw embraces one of his counterparts following a game in 2025
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A Challenge Cup tie scheduled for this weekend has been cancelled after one of the teams withdrew from the competition. RAF were due to travel to York-based National Conference side Heworth on Saturday. They have now forfeited, so Heworth will play host to Keighley Cougars in …
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