well the lads are all primed and ready after a good run out today

no injuries with hopefully our regular full back returning after three weeks away so we would be just one player from full strength and that's after our first league game where he had dislocated his knee.

he will be ready to return come the new year

and here's a beauty Outwood school wants to play its match this weds and won't cancel for the week after



they never learn

YEP , kettlethorpe had a similar problem when playing outwood .

i guess its all about what side of the fence you sit in , some say school is more important . Ketty sent a weakened squad and gladly squeezed through the BARLA semis.
they may be outta the cup now in schools terms but the ones who put loads into rugby have a final.

i hope your lads get through OK with no injuries

To be fair to Outwood the lads probably get more time training for RL at school than they do for Stanley, they've also learned a huge amount about playing big games from their experiences in the Carnegie Champions Cup, the school takes the sport seriously. There might be any number of reasons why they can't postpone their games, it might not be just stubbornness on their part.

Great picture of the Crigglestone U12 boys in League Express today.

Best wishes for the weekend

he's not playing
in fact none are from the team

been cancelled now but good news



asked Davide if the bars open and yes

off behind the sticks on the balcony

absolutly peeded off now after saying take it easy in p e at school to the lad I have had to pick him up from school with a badly swollen knee

slipped on the astra turf

he's now got a race against time to get the swelling down and prove his fitness



bloody school got to question their ability to have any common sense up there

Good luck to the crag all blacks u12 s on Sunday,I will be there cheering mi lads old club.good luck to westgate wolves on sat.

if no one fancies going xmas shopping with the wifey get up to Belle Vue on Sat and Sun as there is going to be a spectacular showing of junior rugby this weekend. £3 and £1 in better than queuing in the shops www.barla.org.uk/

if no one fancies going xmas shopping with the wifey get up to Belle Vue on Sat and Sun as there is going to be a spectacular showing of junior rugby this weekend. £3 and £1 in better than queuing in the shops www.barla.org.uk/

well it looks like my lad is going to get the run out tomoz just hope the knee holds out

we managed to reduced the swelling with with a pack of frozen peas and massage and also a trip to see Lee Robinson at physiowise.

got to take my hat to the lad as it probably been the worst bruising and swelling I've seen him have but he wants this cup so bad after losing to Hunslet Parkslide and Oulton Raiders



now if you want to see a star in the making come and watch our stand off
this lad will go pro and I can alike him to Sam Tomkins without the childish attitude

Going down this afternoon so young sponge can soak up the atmos before tomorrow (& to cheer on Stanley u14's , cos we know one of the players ).

Can I just say a big thanks to everyone who's wished us well for the game tomorrow - I don't think they'll let anyone down & even trained in the howling gale the other night !
So big thanks to you all & let's hope it's a great weekend for everyone

been dragged shopping but hoping rangers win , will make snowies year

Before knocking Tomkins off his perch I believe the lad will have to be challenging Rocky Hampshire for a shirt who could well be a International stand off in the not too distant future

Went to the under 15's final ( put 14's earlier but nevermind )- Stanley rangers won easily enough on the final scoreline , but it was unfair on the Westgate forwards who all played really well , setting up some really good field position only for it to get knocked on god knows how many times .
Man of the match was the Stanley no. 19 though - had a cracking game

Just come from BV ,Iwas stood on the balcony looking round the old place thinking we need a new ground .Just a thought

you should of been watching the games

they did in style

Come on the crigg boys tomorrow. Here's hoping that all our west yorkshire rivals can forget our differences for the day to help support each other. There will definitely be a strong hull presence tomorrow and I'm sure the boys in black would appreciate you making your west yorkshire voices heard. Let's have the yorkshire cup u12 in wakey where it belongs.

ok it might be a bit of I told you so but the Stanley Rangers u14s ended up being a run away victory at
58 -0.

at no time did Hunslet Warriors get anywhere to pressure our defense line that they couldn't handle which is why I believe they should look at seeding for the future.

twice we have lost in Barla finals heavily and today we was on the other side of the coin doing the hammering, with respect to to the Warriors some of the lads have come away wishing that they had been tested far greater than they had and didn't enjoy it as they did in the Semi against Skirlaugh where they won 8-4.

it was good to see our coach get every player up at the club house to give a little speech, very moving and also a lot of bonding going off

time to put our feet up for Xmas

so time for the lads to rest their aching bods

Congrats Snowie

been a great day at belle Vue today and I hope you too can get that win

what made the day that bit more special was meeting up with an old school pal that is part of the Barla set up and not seen him for 36 years

thank you, my lad shouldn't of been on the pitch today due to a nasty knee injury early this week

he gets my praise for understanding what its all about to be there if needed

Well done to all today, the winners and the losers.

Well done Lewis my old mate.

They had finished silly .Only thing to watch was dutty cutting the grass