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Veteran one-time Samoa international Patrick Ah Van has sealed a cross-code switch, joining Merseyside-based amateur rugby union outfit New Brighton. Legendary outside-back Ah Van, now 38, spent the second half of the 2026 campaign in league with Championship side Swinton Lions.
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Two current Salford RLFC players landed a chance to play for a Super League club, due to the scheduling of the Championship season. Charlie Glover and Finley Yates both lined up for Leeds Rhinos’ reserve side last night, as they took on Hull FC in a curtain-raiser before the R…
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Hull KR star Tyrone May believes that exciting prospect Jack Charles can become the club’s long-term half-back. Charles has made just one appearance since making the controversial switch from Hull FC, with that coming in the Challenge Cup win over amateur side Lock Lane, where…
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A former Huddersfield Giants boss is hoping to help grow grassroots rugby league in West Yorkshire by opening her own gym that specialises in rugby league development. Lori Halloran was head coach of the Giants’ Women’s side for three years before a new venture saw her depart …
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The annual Rugby Football League fan survey was recently released and it’s seen a couple of major ideas touted for the future. Large parts of the survey look back at the 2025 season across a number of competitions from Super League to the community game with fans asked about t…
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LEWIS Price is likely to go from providing heat to feeling it as Castleford's Lock Lane go for the ultimate Challenge Cup shock. For the winger will go from servicing gas boilers to facing the treble winners as the West Yorkshire amateurs landed a dream tie at Hull KR. Rovers …
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Salford, who overcame amateur opponents Hammersmith Hills Hoists in Round Two, have lost their opening two fixtures in the Championship to Oldham and Barrow.
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Willie Peters has revealed plans to name a strong Hull KR team for Friday night’s Challenge Cup clash with amateur outfit Lock Lane. The Robins get the defence of their Cup crown underway this week with non-league side Lock Lane heading to Craven Park for a clash that is expec…
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Hull KR head coach Willie Peters is embracing the quirks of the Challenge Cup, viewing Friday's clash with amateur side Lock Lane as an opportunity rather than a burden.
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Wigan Warriors will travel to Rochdale Hornets in the Third Round of this year’s Challenge Cup, after all the professional sides came through their ties with amateur opposition without any real upsets.
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Hull KR have confirmed details for their third round Challenge Cup tie with a stadium switch confirmed as previously reported. Serious About Rugby League shared the news that Hull KR’s third round clash with amateur club Lock Lane was in line to be reversed, with the Challenge…
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The full details for the Challenge Cup Second Round have been confirmed, as teams from the community game and the Championship come together for a chance to play Super League opposition. There are 18 ties being played across the weekend, with teams from Wales, London, Cumbria …
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Levi Edwards in action for Leeds Rhinos in 2023
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York-based amateur team Heworth have received a bye through to Round Two of this year’s Challenge Cup after their scheduled opponents, the RAF, reluctantly forfeited their opening round tie.
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Salford RLFC have confirmed three more signings, including that of a Championship prop, just days before they start their season. The Championship opener is on Friday night with Salford RLFC hosting Oldham in a game that is sure to attract a large crowd of the Salford faithful…
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Following the side’s rejection to join the Championship, one of the remaining players at Featherstone Rovers has left the club and returned to the amateur game for 2026. Josh Hardcastle was one of 10 players from the 2025 squad to be left without a contract for the new s…
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An overseas Super League half-back with over 20 caps for his nation has landed a coaching role with a giant of the community game. That’s not uncommon among some of the top Super League stars with reigning Man of Steel now the head coach of Siddal, having been part of th…
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Betfred Super League sides will enter the Challenge Cup at the third round, and here is everything you need to know regarding how the draw and how this stage of the competition will work. Keeping in line with last year’s format, round one consisted solely of amateur and …
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Whilst York Knights have been busy on the recruitment front, they have also had a heap of departures, as they mould their squad to be that of Super League standard. Announced this week, the club have brought back Nikau Williams to the club, as well as signing Will Roberts from…
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