Match postponed I'm afraid ( due to the very same thing you're off to - they think really hard these fixture guys !).

fantastic planning no league game while the 16th of june for us now has we are playing a team from france on sunday the 10th.might not be a bad thing has the way the fixtures are panning out some teams will be finished by the mid-season break,the decision to go with five groups of 8 instead of four groups of 10 is now looking like a very bad decision

lock lane had a big win vs shaw cross 38-6 last night,looks like they have put there poor form behind them.

Spartans U13's beat Dewsbury Moor this morning 18-10, in the face of the most embarassing refereeing display I've ever witnessed; a genuinely shocking performance, which ended up spoiling the game for both sets of players and spectators. Surely it's not too much to ask for a neutral referee?

Sad really, given that both sides were playing some terrific rugby; one of toughest, most physical games of junior rugby I've ever watched, ruined as a spectacle.

good luck to the all blacks under 12s tonight at the cedar cour hotel, Wakefield.

a great honor to even be nominated and i'm sure a good night will be had by
players

parents

and designate drivers like me

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attended a great event tonight , hosted by the 1 harry g from the bbc .

The wakefield Express 2012 awards night .

crigg 12s getting nominated along with , Wakefield under 16s hockey team and Wakefield (sorry forget age) gym team .

Wakefield's 16s girls hockey team 5 times champions and nominees before finally took the accolade and were well deserved winners on the day.




on another note and a very interesting one for [size=150[i[ubraytontiger[/u[/i[/size, me n name crap but had a very long chat with cas high girls rugby coach for the years 7/8/9 s which went on and on lol and not even harry g could interrupt .
may i say his is absolutely made up and so he should be , life time achievement winner . after hearing about him who could argue

That sounds like Keith bullymore who works with the girls,I think the school have got 4 teams into the national finals again this year,so with the year 7 boys as well it's a great achievement for the school which is a first class school for all sports.

Great stuff for crigg even making the final 3 is a huge accolade.

Not sure if anyone is aware, but there is a meeting at Shaw Cross tomorrow evening (30/05/12) at 7.30 with discussions about summer/winter junior & youth rugby which could be very interesting following recent advice regarding match cancellations due to hard "Dry" summer pitches, water breaks and use of sun cream.
I am sure that as many junior representation as possible from as many different clubs would be more than welcome.

i am starting to think that junior summer rugby is a complete farce with teams now looking at going weeks without games, as mentioned hard pitches etc..we are not set for it in this country..why not go to the under 11 format where we start in september and finish in december then break until march when it goes on until june if required.

I'd agree with this 100%. This seemed to work very well in the past without too much trouble .

it was Keith , name just slipped mind as so many who where nominated etc in a great night . really nice fella . and very bewildered at the accoladed . but lets face it the school it self is is a credit to the sport and i along with many other parents envy the fact that so much dedication goes into WINNING and developing sports and in particular R.L. .

All high schools around this county need to realize Rugby League is Important to those who wish to participate in the sport.

finally some more fixtures out for the u12s.

anybody know how the meeting went the other night,i certainly hope the lack of teams in the leagues was brought up has 14 fixtures just isnt anything like enough league games.

I was at the meeting at shaw cross on Wednesday which was a BARLA youth meeting, there was very long and interesting discussions about summer rugby and that Yorkshire Youth would be willing to run Winter rugby (Oct-may) from U12's upwards should there be any interest, the consensus is that Summer rugby is not working for junior teams (with the exception of U7's-U11's) and despite being told that no games would be cancelled due to hard ground and injuries would not be effected by the change in seasons prior to the season started, there certainly has been an effect on both accounts listening to some in accounts in the room, with other issues also coming to view, such as sun protection/drinks breaks and children removing protective wear due to heat (helmets/shoulder pads)
I think that there is a good degree of support for teams returning to winter rugby and that most in the room felt they had been rail roaded in to voting in favour of moving to summer rugby following 2 previously clear "No Votes" failed to get the decision that the RFL & YJARL wanted.
I doubt this is the last we will hear of this, it seems it's a burning issue
But if you're on about the YJARL delegates meeting from Monday night I can't answer your question as I wasn't in attendence

Crikey



its getting very political again , what the kids don't need is a split IMHO .
the system as worked fine for years .

The solution is simple .

1 Yorkshire junior delegates get together and have a meeting (expenses paid of course)
2 . no apologies in fact unless its death , loss of a limb or your on holiday if you don't show for this meeting you get wasted into the north sea
3 forget the vote after coffee and mints they all draw straws and the losers as to be the one who admits they where wrong to go to summer.

all views are my own of course and have nowt to do with either my lads or their respective clubs but i know a lot of the dads from both clubs think winter is the best

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i know they do a fine job but come one its not going to work [size=200go back to winter[/size

I would not "Dis" YJARL as a fantastic organiser of Junior Rugby and a hightly successful organisation, however on the dicission to move to summer rugby for all age groups I feel they made the wrong decission and maybe a re-think is on the cards.

im still in the lets give it time bracket and work through the problems rather than just turning back after a few months.

there was always going to be teething problems,the biggest let down for me has been the lack of fixtures so bigger groups is a must.its pretty poor that teams are having to arrange friendlies mid-season to fill in the weeks and keep the players interested.

i can only speak for my club but the playing pitches are in good nick with plenty of grass on them and this last weeks rain has made it perfect for playing and training on.

again no league fixture this weekend but we have a game on sunday against idf select 13 from france,no idea about them but it will give the lads a good workout before two tough games against east leeds then another derby with lock lane which will be a very strange game given that most of them are team mates from school and the PARENTS are actually making good friends and have finally taken a leaf out of the kids book which is what happens on the pitch stays on the picth and when its over there all mates again.

The benefits of summer rugby such as training in the light, reasonable temperatures making improvements in skill development far outweigh any negatives, certainly after only a few months. Such a change will always have initial issues but nothing that can't be improved over time and experience.

There is at the moment big breaks in the calendar as you said which does need looking at. We should have Crig next week after a long lay off though I believe they have the cup match, not that I'm too concerned as we have 9 players including both our 6&7 out poorly or injured from a now squad of 23!

Not sure what'll happen with your east Leeds games as we have drawn them in Leeds and district cup which needs to be played before end of June.

We are playing east Leeds next weds night so both yourselves and east Leeds will be free for the weekend.

Your spot on about the benefits for summer rugby and I still think it will be a positive result in the long run.

Ah right, fingers crossed we can get some players back fit then.

Absolutely, and it's also not as if we have long medittaranean like summers affecting the pitches, it's much worse in winter. Still, the Luddites will have their say!

Be a step beckwards in my opinion to revert back to winter!

certainly don't want a split in camp site .half summer half winter .

criggs pitch is holding up ok but already some of the refs are having concerns over some of the junior pitches, more so these that are a fair distance from club house to pitch .

i think the main worry this w/e is flood and wind



crigg have a friendly this weekend before the face arguably their toughest opponents since the hull teams .
both hull games were different in many ways and it could quite easily of been an all hull final in the yorkies . just got a feeling Lockers Crigg will be an even tighter game at fev an will produce a very very worthy winner.


BTW . you kept the france game close to your chest

how did it go ?

We play tommorow,they have two teams over u11s u12s BBQ this afternoon and a bit of wine tasting.something different but a game is a game.

What day do you play yorks cup final,I think lane will come out all guns blazing and make a good game of it.

Looking forward to tomoz Rob, are you on straight after us ?? Our Coz is buzzing for the French he has no idea what to expect

big game tomorrow for Stanley Rangers u14s away to Oulton Raiders who are top of the league

K.O. 10-30

We play after you at 11.30

After say the French seem a good bunch already the kids have mixed well and they have had a bit of a game while the grown ups have done some socialising,great BBQ and some strong Pernod.

enjoy yourselves

, crigg lockers is on Saturday i think ..99% sure .
but knowing me