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Post by newby on Jan 20, 2024 11:15:37 GMT
Thursday 15th of February sees the start of Super league with the Hull derby.
Leeds start with a 1730 Sunday game at Headingley v the Catalan dragons. Lots of player movements and big talk from the Rhino's but we'll have to see.
Most interesting move in the off season was Warrington getting rid of Sam Kasiano. No reason given but I suspect the team want to clean up their act, he's a disgrace to the game, in my view anyway, and I hope nobody else takes him on.
The Tykes game at Hull has been called off unfortunately.
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Post by davemorton on Jan 20, 2024 16:26:22 GMT
Doncaster 26-15 Bedford Blues
Fylde 7-24 Wharfedale (Greens poster on forum says he can't remember a previous win there) Sheffield 26-13 Billingham
Everything else frozen off. Most will be played Feb 3, which clashes with 6 Nations opening round.
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Post by davemorton on Jan 21, 2024 18:09:29 GMT
The final round of group games today produced a classic between Toulouse and Bath. If the Six Nations gives us just one game half as good, that will be a pleasant surprise.
Under the new format, teams can: QH (qualify with a home draw), or QA (qualify, but playing away) or REL (be relegated to the Challenge Cup), or EL (be eliminated). The 8 clubs from the English Premiership performed pretty well.
Pool 1 Saracens QA and Bristol EL Pool 2 Harlequins QH and Bath QA Pool 3 Northampton QH and Exeter QH Pool 4 Leicester QA and Sale REL
So six English teams are through, three with home ties in the last 16, and three away.
The super-rich French clubs have performed less well. Bordeaux Bègles and Toulouse are through with home ties; Lyon, Racing 92 and La Rochelle are through to the 16, but will play away, when the competition resumes on the weekend of April 5th.
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Post by hawke on Jan 21, 2024 19:25:12 GMT
Thursday 15th of February sees the start of Super league with the Hull derby. Leeds start with a 1730 Sunday game at Headingley v the Catalan dragons. Lots of player movements and big talk from the Rhino's but we'll have to see. Most interesting move in the off season was Warrington getting rid of Sam Kasiano. No reason given but I suspect the team want to clean up their act, he's a disgrace to the game, in my view anyway, and I hope nobody else takes him on. The Tykes game at Hull has been called off unfortunately. I will try and get to watch Leeds RL with our son, I see if I want to watch my favourites, Hull FC, at Headingley I will have to wait until September.
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Post by hawke on Jan 21, 2024 19:26:15 GMT
The cold snap postponed the matches at both Ilkley and Otley as well. A quiet afternoon.
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Post by slowleftarmer on Jan 22, 2024 10:29:48 GMT
Yes my hockey activity was sadly spoiled by the cold weather too, so i was able to watch both GB teams (mens and womens) play their Olympic qualifying matches on the BBC red button and the good news was that both teams have made it to Paris with the ladies beating Ireland 2-1 to qualify and then the men beat New Zealand 3-1 later the same day. the men then played the final of the tournament v Germany yesterday which is a bit of a dead rubber as both teams had achieved the objective of Paris qualification and the game suggested this to some extent too, although a late goal for the Germans saw them win 1-0.
Most of the squads come from down south although there is some Yorkshire interest in both squads with Fiona Crackles a former Ben Rhydding player and Tom Sorsby a Yorkshire lad from Rotherham.
The BBC wanted to see how many people tuned in as apparently they need 50,000 to watch the games for it to be a sport they will show in the future. It might help if when you go on the BBC website and then look at the sports page, the sport of hockey is not hidden away where you have to then click on other sports, and then again click on A-Z before you eventually find it.
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Post by newby on Jan 22, 2024 14:24:54 GMT
I watched the Hockey and was pleased we have both teams through to the Olympics proper. A bit like curling I'm a once every four years fan but it's a highlight of the Olympic programme for me. Especially if we can make life difficult for the Aussies and the Dutch.
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Post by davemorton on Jan 27, 2024 9:42:58 GMT
It looks like a decent day for rugby, and good for photography, too, as Sedgley face the famous Rosslyn Park - I remember Andy Ripley as their great player. It's 5th v 6th, so a good game on paper, but they beat us 67-15 on their plastic pitch back in September, so who knows? Sedgley are in the middle of a really tough run of fixtures, but even if we lose them all, we will still be breaking even, with some (relatively) easy games to follow.
Elsewhere, Doncaster have a tough trip to Ealing Trailfinders. Leeds Tykes and Rotherham are both at home, to Huddersfield and Tynedale, and there are Yorkshire derbies, Sheffield Tigers v Hull and Sheffield v Wharfedale. Otley travel to Billingham and Ionians to Preston.
At level 5, Ilkley v Pontefract. Sandal, I have discovered are showing good-quality highlights packages on YouTube. They are at home to Alnwick today, who must be one of the most northerly clubs in England.
There is a round of Premiership games, too, though the Six Nations players are missing. Cracking second half, Quins v Leicester last night, in which the home team missed a last minute conversion to lose by one point. Odd to see S African World Cup stars in action, alongside rookies, in both teams.
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Post by karma on Jan 27, 2024 10:46:03 GMT
May you have the good weather, Dave, (and light)that has so sadly been missing for the last few weeks and enjoy some live sport. Best medicine of all, live sport with good conversation.
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Post by newby on Jan 27, 2024 18:59:24 GMT
It seems strange that the Premiership teams are minus England squad players, but some Scotland and Wales squad players were in action.
6 nations just a week away, I suppose they have spread it thinly with blank weekends like last year, but it does serve to get us through the last couple of months of winter and hey presto, you get a nice sunny day at the Stadio Olimpico and spring can't be far away.
Today Leeds Tykes won easily again, so did Doncaster so no real change in Nat 2.
In the battle of the parks Sedgley drew with Rosslyn.
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Post by davemorton on Jan 27, 2024 19:11:45 GMT
Rotherham won in Nat 2, Newby, not Doncaster, who lost in a high-scoring game at Ealing.
Sedge were battered for all the first half, and much of the second, by the Rosslyn blunt instrument. But we stabbed them four times with our rapier. Nice contrast of styles, 4 tries each, and 3 league points each. Relief.
The England players are having a squad weekend, in Spain, I believe. The Prem takes a break now, during the International 'window'.
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Post by newby on Jan 27, 2024 20:00:19 GMT
Rotherham/Doncaster I'm losing it. Doncaster I think got beat by the leaders Ealing Trailfinders in the Championship.
Winning all the time is great of course but you do need a bit of jeopardy, 23rd March Leeds go to Rotherham where hopefully we win, but perhaps a close run thing would be nice.
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Post by davemorton on Jan 27, 2024 21:12:09 GMT
Photo of the day, as Sedgley score the try that puts us 24-17 ahead. Sedge in blue/white strip in aid of "Andy's Man Club" charity. Moments later, Rosslyn Park scored the equalising try/conversion. The photo is grainy because it is getting dark, at the end of the game. Attachments:
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Post by hawke on Jan 27, 2024 22:04:13 GMT
Photo of the day, as Sedgley score the try that puts us 24-17 ahead. Sedge in blue/white strip in aid of "Andy's Man Club" charity. Moments later, Rosslyn Park scored the equalising try/conversion. The photo is grainy because it is getting dark, at the end of the game. sounds to have been a cracking match
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Post by hawke on Jan 27, 2024 22:09:00 GMT
Good win for Ilkley over lowly Pontefract, good as we have put daylight between us and them and also because we lacked 6 or 7 players. Two excellent backs have apparently gone to Harrogate. Shame. Cricket connection. Harry Brook himself was watching.
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