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Yorkshire 1 / Re: YORKSHIRE SHIELD QUARTER FINALS
« on: November 21, 2024, 08:59:27 AM »
Flaggy, the RFU can do it and do!
As most of you are aware I spend a lot of time watching national league now where the Christmas fixtures are fantastic;
Sheff v Sheff Tigers
Leeds v Otley
Hull I's v Hull
Wharfedale v Harrogate
Billingham v Tyndale
Lymm v Chester
Grasshoppers v Fylde
So I would question the team that do the regional fixtures!
As most of you are aware I spend a lot of time watching national league now where the Christmas fixtures are fantastic;
Sheff v Sheff Tigers
Leeds v Otley
Hull I's v Hull
Wharfedale v Harrogate
Billingham v Tyndale
Lymm v Chester
Grasshoppers v Fylde
So I would question the team that do the regional fixtures!
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Yorkshire 1 / Re: YORKSHIRE SHIELD QUARTER FINALS
« on: November 20, 2024, 05:24:16 PM »
21st December will be a fantastic opportunity to get a big crowd in and have a great festive game of rugby!!
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Regional Two (North & North East) / Re: Standard of level 6 (+ 5 and 7) compared to years gone by.
« on: October 31, 2024, 02:30:33 PM »
As for the general standard of the leagues we are seeing the benefit of much better coaching from a young age of all off our current crop of players.
You may laugh when a prop bursts through and throws a lovely dummy or 10m pass, but this is due to all off the hard work put into these lads at all our great local community clubs.
The difference the higher you go up is always a challenge for a club.
Each club may have 8-10 players that could play a league higher, but the the rest of the squad will deem where they end up.
nice to catch up with you all.....from a lifer on the forum ;-)
You may laugh when a prop bursts through and throws a lovely dummy or 10m pass, but this is due to all off the hard work put into these lads at all our great local community clubs.
The difference the higher you go up is always a challenge for a club.
Each club may have 8-10 players that could play a league higher, but the the rest of the squad will deem where they end up.
nice to catch up with you all.....from a lifer on the forum ;-)
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Regional Two (North & North East) / Re: Standard of level 6 (+ 5 and 7) compared to years gone by.
« on: October 31, 2024, 02:25:28 PM »To add to the debate, my old club Cambridge is now in the Championship. They are not a full time pro club, and are struggling against those that are.
The club has four teams in all, three of which play the traditional way - for fun - a ladies team and a thriving mini/youth. The senior team is a mixture of local lads, players from a reasonable distance who get travel expenses (one, for example, is an electrician by trade), and others who are on loan from top clubs to gain experience and match practice to keep up to speed (this latter group change season by season).
I do not know what, if at all, the coaches are paid.
Make of that what you will.
I think that you need to wake up here RH. All Cambridge first team squad get paid in some way or another.....even the loans have to be subject to compensation to their club.
All Championship players will receive renumeration in various forms but I can tell you there will be no player playing that level just for the love of it.
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Regional One (North East) / Re: Driffield go big!!
« on: July 11, 2024, 08:09:15 PM »
Fairs
Yes agree two top lads to help coaching
Yes agree two top lads to help coaching
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Regional One (North East) / Driffield go big!!
« on: July 11, 2024, 07:37:46 PM »
Some big ambition shown by the new player coaches at Driffield!!
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Regional Two (North & North East) / Re: Pizza Cup
« on: April 20, 2024, 09:09:29 PM »
I think that comment is a little premature.
Birkenhead are a good club and I am sure would love a day out in the sun at Selby!!
Birkenhead are a good club and I am sure would love a day out in the sun at Selby!!
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Regional Two (North & North East) / Re: Selby Champs - Brid down
« on: April 07, 2024, 05:25:32 PM »
True Dark Arts.....but a proper rugby club not a sports club ;-)
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Regional Two (North & North East) / Re: County Rugby
« on: February 27, 2024, 07:31:28 AM »
As you should be!!
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Regional Two (North & North East) / Re: County Rugby
« on: February 26, 2024, 09:45:12 PM »
The Ribb boys are well documented on the Yorkshire marketing material
https://yorkshirerfu.pitchero.com/news/yorkshire-county-u20s-fixture-35191/
A good bunch of lads that came through the 17s and 18s
https://yorkshirerfu.pitchero.com/news/yorkshire-county-u20s-fixture-35191/
A good bunch of lads that came through the 17s and 18s
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Regional Two (North & North East) / Re: County Rugby
« on: February 26, 2024, 08:51:11 AM »
https://twitter.com/lancashirerugby/status/1760598726668681639/photo/1
This may answer your question BRB.
This may answer your question BRB.
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Yorkshire 2 / Re: Week 20 Predictions (17/02/24)
« on: February 15, 2024, 02:39:54 PM »
avinastella, if you did your homework you will have seen that one of those lads actually went to Wharfedale and has now returned to his home club!
Great lad.
Great lad.
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Regional Two (North & North East) / Re: February 3rd results
« on: February 06, 2024, 01:40:52 PM »
Ha ha the lad from Selby that they want will never go to York!! Trust me
And hats off to Goole players and supporters to making Saturday a great day of local rugby.... even though Insider didn't turn up for his beer!!
And hats off to Goole players and supporters to making Saturday a great day of local rugby.... even though Insider didn't turn up for his beer!!
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Regional Two (North & North East) / Re: Sat 3rd February 2024 predictions
« on: February 03, 2024, 09:28:49 AM »
Morning Insider,
I agree with you on freedom of speech and would never discourage people from posting. I merely gave my opinion on how the majority of Selby supporters feel about the game today.
I don't get down much as I watch a lot of national league but the thought of watching this tasty fixture and catching up with some old players enthuses me.
Also let's not forget both Gary Wakes and Tommy Burton, who I played with, and the trophies that are dedicated in their name.
I still have a little adrenaline flowing this morning but chose to keep within myself.
So come and seek me out today and we can share a pint...one winning and one losing!!
I agree with you on freedom of speech and would never discourage people from posting. I merely gave my opinion on how the majority of Selby supporters feel about the game today.
I don't get down much as I watch a lot of national league but the thought of watching this tasty fixture and catching up with some old players enthuses me.
Also let's not forget both Gary Wakes and Tommy Burton, who I played with, and the trophies that are dedicated in their name.
I still have a little adrenaline flowing this morning but chose to keep within myself.
So come and seek me out today and we can share a pint...one winning and one losing!!
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Regional Two (North & North East) / Re: Sat 3rd February 2024 predictions
« on: February 02, 2024, 08:34:44 PM »
Winning games is hard enough for the lads without a club member fueling up the opposition.
I appreciate that this could be seen as "banter" but I think that I can say that the majority of Selby supporters do not associate with the views of Talk is Cheap.
I will be visiting Sandhill Lane for the first time for a while tomorrow to catch up with both Selby and Goole supporters. And I bet you one thing...it will be a blooming close game!!
Here's to a great day of local rugby!!
I appreciate that this could be seen as "banter" but I think that I can say that the majority of Selby supporters do not associate with the views of Talk is Cheap.
I will be visiting Sandhill Lane for the first time for a while tomorrow to catch up with both Selby and Goole supporters. And I bet you one thing...it will be a blooming close game!!
Here's to a great day of local rugby!!