goes to show how different age groups are , a very pleasant experience although we lost 13-8

Indeed- it wasn't a bad trip at all when they were under 8's, but god knows what happens after that !
Crigg u10's did their bit for Wakey today winning both of their games pre- match
crigg -2
shevington sharks -1

crigg -3
hindley 0

The new u 8's played but lost both of their games - v.v. early days for them though .

cas panthers u10s game finished panthers 20 shaw cross 12, not the best game in the world with lots of errors but we managed to play some decent stuff for 10 minutes and that won us the game.

bad day at eastmoor for stanley going down 28-16 ... showed myself up a little by letting the situation get to me and i for one should know better that at no time at all should i criticize the referee in front of kids. no excuses for it all im a ex coach and touch line manager for another group . goes to show that it can happen to anyone .

the game itself was a disappointment as very little of the training was implemented and i wish that referees who officiate other age groups would realise that different rules apply to different age groups . however its been a good season all round and perhaps best that i will miss next weeks game against heworth.

sorry to all offended.

i wouldnt worry about it too much,emotions can get the better of most of us and if i said what i thought in my head at times id be strung up.junior rugby is a stressfull business and at times kids send you barmy especially when you know they can do better.

has for refs we had a grade 1 referee this morning and in his words he had drawn the short straw getting a u10s game and it had been so long since he last reffed at u10s he didnt know the rules and true to his word he didnt.

Basically a bit of a call to arms.

Wakefield City RLFC coached by Jonny Thompson would welcome any players for the coming season. We are currently entering into preseason and a better set of lads you will struggle to meet.

JT is a blinding coach and the sessions on a Tuesday and Thursday are open to all. I made my come back last year after 8 year out and loved every minute of it, cant wait for 2010-11.

Anyone interested PM me or head down to West Yorkshire Sports and Social Club on a Tuesday/Thursday at 7 pm.

You will not regret it.

yep , i hear what you say but still dont make it right ... in bad books with her indoors over it so gonna keep it zipped ...if i can

If it was the same div that we had the week before i couldn't blame you one bit !At training on Tuesday the kids were saying that the ref had been calling them " cheating little b£$%ards " when someone was injured !!!

Crigg under 10's trip to France was fantastic - on the same plane as the players going over who played quite happily against the lads on their DS's - great start to the trip ! They then played at half time against the Catalans 12-13 year old team!! but ended up drawing 1-1 . The Wakey fans we're magnificent , singing "all blacks" and applauding them all back to the stand after - have to admit to being quite choked .
Back to earth next week though - Garforth away .

i wonder if gadget will be getting his boots out again the old sod

nice one mate

did you have the chance to play a full game before ko,its seems a long way to go just to play at ht.its something id like to do if they ever give cas an away game at catalans in the summer months rather than march every year.

well done to the kids im sure the experiance will live long in their memories and to get a draw against kids 3-4 years older is a good effort regardless of their standard.

no , they only played at half time . To be honest with the excitement , late night , travelling etc . they'd probably have struggled to play a full game as well . It's well worth it though if you're thinking about it - David at Catalan tours is spot on , v. helpful if you go with them .
Forgot to say , all the lads got medals & t- shirts too - all from the club .David was saying that catalan are chuffed to bits if they play English clubs as our coaching is so much better and so will help their players as they get older .
Kids loved it !

To be honest, it was probably warmer in March!!! Had to wear a t-shirt under my Wakey shirt!

Bleedin freezin !!

Might not be a set rule that they HAVE to play at half time , atmoshere was fantastic then though for the lads and not just the pre- match with just parents watching

Got to agree!! It was much better watching them play at half-time in front of a larger crowd. Great moment when Crigg scored and even better when they came back to the scaffolding!

The open age 1st team are proud to annouce they have been promoted to division one of the NCL for this coming season!! We will once again lock horns with Normanton knights and will have local side Oulton Raiders also in our league throwing up some tasty derby matches!

Pre-season training for OA players starts tonight, 6.45pm meet at the car park next to the bandstand at thornes park - all players old and new are welcome...

Ominously close to Cannon Ball hill.

Im afraid so...Which will be lovely in this heat

Congratulations to all involved.



It's been a long time coming but a just reward for all the hard work and perseverance.

Luckily there's a new stadium and sports facilities being built just down the road which will be able to cater for the bigger matches.

See u down there mate.

i will be there heard its going well on the numbers so count me in tonight

Wish I was home more tbh.

churwell played birstall under 11's last night and beat them 18-12. last game got a bit heated when their coach told the ref that he had agreed with us that we would play full super league rules but failed to tell us!! last night he wanted to play under 11's rules..adamant in fact! my little un playing hooker made 40 tackles last night and was absolutely knackered..he missed 1 tackle though which he was reminded about..