HaHa welcome to the real world of Junior rugby mate



Been there , seen it , got the t-shirt ....and now Were back there a bl@@dy again lol

Sorry Rob but have to say Well done to THE SHARKS (our 2nd team in the 13s now) and of course 1st team in the 11s .

Fingers crossed for a Crigg / Shawcross final .and i think our coach with his Shawcross conections would like that too



Congrats once again to the Sharks

WOW! that is amazing













Im sure we all know this is the 13s / old 12s being that the cock up meaning the under 12s division 2 champions from febuary 2012-present v the hate to say it but the team that was cast aside at the botom of divioson 1.

Is this surley not the final hammer blow . Many who have seen this side will no doubt pick out some named players and no doubt i will put money down now even at 13 they will go pro but as much as I love Stanley as a club I think its now time for this age group to make way for the far better team of Siddal, as 60-0 Wins do nothing for either team.

I wouldnt be surprised either if a change in coaching roles aswell makes a certain club stronger this year

I meant u11's that are now in the U12's

Whos having a change of coaching roles?

Stanley only lost by 2 points didn't they? Hardly 'far better'. If the division were larger then it would create even competition and also a challenge to further develop. The teams who dominate aren't doing anything spectacular, they're sometimes physically looking 1 or 2 years older, and this can change very quickly.

Totally agree on that, 2 div's of 10 and 2 of 9 at u13's next year with just top 4 play off planned would be manageable, I think at all age groups they should be looking at a 4 division structure looking at the amount of clubs, there is no need for top 8 play offs (this isn't super league) top four would give some credence to the playoffs making a semi and finals days on consecutive weekends manageable

No need for any side to drop out of group 1 but let's bring at least 2 maybe even 4 teams up and then we will have a proper league,yes the to 2 from group 2 beat the bottom 2 from group 1 narrowly in a one off cup game its hardly evidence to cast aside two teams who for the majority have competed reasonably well but towards the end of season have probably lost a little confidence.

Has for the cup unless they meet the 13s final will be a repeat of last year and again it would be a cracking final.

Am I correct that the Hull teams are joining the YJL next season?

I don't think so the cost of travelling would be damaging to a lot of clubs and parents.

Too right... its a triple dip recession in Hull

Hmm - not sure where I got that information from then; must have dreamt it!

Anyhow, great turnaround for us yesterday - 20 nil down with 18 mins to go and being caned by the official, we scored 22 unanswered points to nick the game; not sure where the lads dug that one up from, but it was probably the hardest they've played all season.

West Hull were a terrific bunch - probably the most respectful and dignified group of young players we've met all season; they even cleared up after themselves in the clubhouse after the food and presentations!

What age did you mean Bren?

Usually at U14's that a few teams join the Yorks league

Definate game of two halves. The ref had a shocker and I think he needs a new watch as the first half was about 22 minutes. Some of his calls were a disgrace namely the third try for Hull where it was a obvious knock-on and even the Hull player stood up expecting a scrum only to be told to play on. After penalising Sandal for the entire first half I thought he would carry on like that for all the game but in the second half he went the otherway and started to penalise Hull to even it up.

This takes nothing away though from Sandal who really dug deep and took it to Hull and with ten minutes to go the Hull parents sort of knew that there was only going to be one winner.

I was stood with the Hull parents and the comments from Bren above are spot on.Even though it was a bitter pill to swallow both parents and players took defeat on the chin and as they said it's a learning curve for the lads and hopefully they will be stronger for it.
My first visit to Spartan HQ and made to feel more than welcome by a sound set of parents.

Yes, U14's.

Cheers for that - we try our best.

Draw now up on barla for 3rd round county cup. www.barla.org.uk/News/Details.asp?id=3046 Another testing game for my lads team -- Greetland u13s.Will be good to see how they cope with Hunslet Warriors.

Draw now up on barla for 3rd round county cup. www.barla.org.uk/News/Details.asp?id=3046 Another testing game for my lads team -- Greetland u13s.Will be good to see how they cope with Hunslet Warriors.

We've got Brighouse Rangers at home - played them twice this season, lost one, drew one; should be a cracker.

don't agree with 4 teams up

i think some games would be very lopsided thus leading to disheartened players and parents leaving making teams weaker and a viscus cycle of doom .

RE to Panthers change of coach with old connections if Stanley got relegated if they bring it in maybe some players may see a move as an attractive option . A coach they know well and 1st division rugby although to be fair A Stanley team would of course make for a very attractive Div2 but beware Eastmoor expected a easy season I think.

and so it Ends .......... I think unless we end up playing Stanley



UNBEATEN ALL SEASON IN THE UNDER 12s

CAS LOCK LANE 04 CRIGG ALL BLACKS 46

Great Performance all season from all the squad





























Some of these players on show today from both sides i'm sure will soon be playing round and about the TRIANGLE area





looking forward to the 13s were CRIGG are all ready in the quarter finals defending their BARLA YORKSHIRE CUP.

As are CAS LOCK LANE next week they play last years defeated finalists EAST HULL .......good luck to both teams . Crigg played both in different Finals in the 12s but my head says Hull my heart says Lane

Firstly congratulations to crigglestone clearly the best side over the year and deserving winners of the league.



Has for the rest I'm not sure what your going on about tbh,has with any side there will always be changes it's the nature of any team sport.

It's going to be a long time between now and march and I still believe the way the leagues have been set up means that players are going to be out of the game for 4 months just 6 weeks after having a 2 month break,more teams in the league is the obvious answer to me.lets just hope all the players
Return after the break and hope they haven't gone and found something better to do!!!

THIS IS A COLD SUMMER SEASON AND ALL THE KIDS ARE THE WRONG AGE EXPLAIN .
SOMEONE EXPLAIN !

Congratulations to Criggleston All Blacks U12s!

It's a huge achievement to go unbeaten at any age group.

they went a full year winning the inaugural winter season as well unbeaten.
and 3 cups.

Baffles me why the clubs only as a few age groups

saw cross 10s finished losing their current winning streak going down by 4 pts to a very good oulton side at shaw cross an exact verse of the score only a few weeks ago .

some very good teams in the 10s going forth into the 11s and i expect another exciting season for the lads . just wish they had something to play for

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After what seems an eternity of rugby we are now faced with what we didn't face up to last year the inevitable a long break with no rugby .
Lets hope that we don't lose too many to the dark side (soccer) or even worse that game i cannot type .....but then again I can see a fee playing a season of U@~#N and coming back . Some however will be lost to us maybe unless clubs keep busy.

I mentioned this some time ago the tradition of summer galas to move to february maybe its time for a change , lets face it the amount of time off in Aug for Galas and hardly any were put in for (sure referes society wakefield/castleford/batley/dewsbury).

great preseason warm ups and recruitment for clubs plus fund raising.

Yes all teams used to play in february a year or two ago so no problem there, these could be run like the old co-ops but hopefully in a more professional manner.