The Unison BARLA Great Britain Under 21s had a cracker of a game in hand from the word go, the game originally scheduled for 18:00 was brought forward to 17:15 after the BARLA boys had just encountered a 3 hour bus journey from their base location.

The game got off to a very physical start with both packs testing each other out in defence and attack, with some huge hits on both sides, and a large Russian crowd enjoyed the arm wrestle in the middle.

10 minutes into the game Myton Warriors Kris Walker made an excellent break and chipped the ball over the full back, after a fumble in the 10 meter zone Walker collected his kick and scored under the posts. Tony Burns (Kells) converting 6-0 to BARLA.

2 minutes later a nice offload by Brett Phillips (Seaton Rangers) down the left flank enabled John Paul Brocklebank (Egremont Rangers) to race 20 meters and slip the ball inside to Jamie Devine (Wath Brow Hornets) to cross the whitewash in the corner. Burns missed the conversion from the corner 10-0 for BARLA.

BARLA looked like they were cruising to a comfortable victory however at this stage the penalty count was still 0-0 at the 30 minute stage things looked even better when again Phillips slipped a ball to Brocklebank who immediately put on a step to wrong foot the Vereya full back, and scored under the posts, Burns converting for 16-0 to BARLA.

Then a clever play by Vereya, and some sloppy defence allowed the Russians to score a great worked try, with the conversion slotted over it was 16-6 at half time.

At this point the Russians crowds were out in force with a good 1,800 Russians singing and chanting for the Russians, even a presence from the local police and fire engines were there. BARLA knew at this stage it was "Game On".

Vereya done their home work on BARLA and not long into the second half Wath Brow Hornets Rich Huby was coming off with a badly broken nose, some 5 minutes later the ever sharp Dean Gamble (Sharlston Rovers) was taken from the field with a AC joint injury. BARLA were down to bare bones.

A good break down the right hand side from Jon Dawes (Maryport) released Skirlaugh's James Tindall, who dropped the ball saving Vereya close to the line.

On the 65 minute mark Vereya put up a bomb which BARLA failed to deal with and they crossed in the corner, the try wasn't converted 16-10 game on.
BARLA again pushed and pushed, and then the giant centre Richard Bostock (Thornhill Trojans) was helped from the field with an eye injury, soon to be followed by his room mate Mark Flynn from Dewsbury Moor with a broken hand.

This was now like the ˜Rocky IV film, the Russians were singing, the crowd was shouting, they even had a fly over from a plane and the penalty count rose to 18-5 to Russia.

A break down the right hand side with 18 minutes to go saw Brocklebank chip forward and he just finger tipped his own effort forward for a knock on.

Then on 65 minutes Vereya's clever scrum half broke the line and scored under the sticks and the try was converted 16-16, how much more action could this game bring.

Scott Mountain (Skirlaugh) who worked tirelessly retired with a groin problem. BARLA were now hanging on, or was it Vereya hanging on. With minutes to go BARLA players Adam Thomason (Leigh Miners Rangers), Dawes and Chris Jones (Shaw Cross Sharks) produced a creasing tackle and the Vereya fullback spilled the ball. BARLA collected and referee deemed ripped out, no try.

Some blustering running from Jones and Mountain held BARLA in good stead and with Wath Brow Hornets Ryan Amor created some 1-1 man on man tackles to prevent any further scoring. BARLA pressed and pressed, but at times they were playing 1800 people, plus the officials and the game ended in a draw. The atmosphere was electric and BARLA made some sure friends in Moscow.

Tony Burns collected the MOM for his tireless work in defence and his constant running at the line, with Thatto Heath Crusaders Scott Clarke running him close second with some darting runs from dummy half and a constant thorn in the Vereya defence, Brocklebank coming latter of the 1-2-3 for some excellent work with ball in hand.

Man of the tour was named as Johnny (Rambo) Goulding (Cockermouth) for his efforts both on and off the pitch.

Coaches Tony Spence and assistant Neil Horton were delighted with their wounded warriors,

"The penalty count destroyed our chance, we put out a pacey team to hit the floor and get a quick play the ball, which we weren’t allowed to get, but I thought considering the heat, the officials and the crowd we done great."

Spence also added,

"This will be a mental challenge for some of these guys, and we have seen these kids grow in stature both on and off the field and now hope they can take this experience through with them at club and county level, we done well."
The Unison BARLA Great Britain U21s manager Phil Johnson also added,

"We arrived in Vereya to meet a very hostile patriotic Russian crowd, we had a great start to the game, but with some poor referee decisions and the intense heat and the conditions started to get to us and Vereya started to claw their way back. Hopefully knowing now what we had to face we could be better prepared, and get the boys mentally prepared better. However this will give some of these guys a taste of international RL, and maybe a push towards a career in Rugby."

"We were all proud to be part of this tour party from 1-30, and we will all take away some special moments and learn from this, this touring party was a special crew, with all the team, management and coaches not having a bad word. Even the guys who were unfortunate not to be included took this on the chin."

Phil was also keen to thank his management team

"Chris Parr and Sean High these boys chipped there hand into all areas and were a great help, Sean rubbing the boys down before games and myself Sean, Tony, Neil and Chris taking a training session with a Russian team in Moscow."

Johnson also added

"We have made some new comrades in Russia."

Captain and MOM in Vereya match Tony Burns gave his thoughts,

"We had some good field position and should have killed the game off, however the officials seemed to start and sway the game also the heat and the ref letting them slow the play the ball down killed us. And we let Vereya back into the game, however I am proud of all the effort the guys put in, and would also like to thank the management on behalf of all the players on their efforts to make our tour a enjoyable tour."

Man of the Match
BARLA Under 21s: Tony Burns (Kells)

GAMESTAR:
Chris Jones tireless running and Brocklebank's persistent prodding of the Vereya line.

TOP TACKLE:
Fullback Ryan Amor done some good one on one tackles to prevent certain tries , and Tindall, Jones and Dawes tackle that spilled the ball, when a rip out was given.

Unison BARLA U21s

1. Ryan Amor (Wath Brow Hornets)
2. James Tindall (Skirlaugh)
3. Jon Dawes (Maryport)
4. Richard Bostock (Thornhill Trojans)
5. Jamie Devine (Wath Brow Hornets)
6. John Paul Brocklebank (Egremont Rangers)
7. Kris Walker (Myton Warriors)
8. Chris Jones (Shaw Cross Sharks)
9. Scott Clarke (Thatto Heath Crusaders)
10. Rich Huby (Wath Brow Hornets)
11. Alex Trumper (Thatto Heath Crusaders)
12. Brett Phillips (Seaton Rangers)
13 Tony Burns Capt (Kells)
14. Dean Gamble (Sharlston Rovers)
15. John Goulding (Cockermouth)
16. Scott Mountain (Skirlaugh)
17. Adam Thomason (Leigh Miners Rangers)
18. Mark Flynn (Dewsbury Moor)
19. Mike Williams (Eastmoor Dragons)

Tries: Walker (10), Devine (12), Brocklebank (38)

Goals: Burns 2/3

Scoring sequence 0-6, 0-10, 0-16, 6-16, 10-16, 16-16

Penalties: 18-5

Half-time: 6-16

 

Statement from the RFL and BARLA on the community game season

The RFL and BARLA have agreed to work closely together to find the best possible way forward for the sport following the Community Boards recommendation to work towards a March-November season for the bulk of the community game.

Rugby Leagues Community Board unanimously accepted the findings of the formal consultation on the community game season and agreed that it indicated a clear desire to plan for a change to the season structure.

Richard Lewis, RFL Chairman said: “I’m delighted that The RFL and BARLA will be working together to decide how best to respond to the Community Boards decision and also to ensure that all parts of the game benefit.”

BARLA Vice-Chairman John Pattinson said: “BARLA completely support the independence and outcome of the consultation and will continue to act in the interests of the leagues, clubs and players.
We are committed to working with the community game in the best interests of the sport.”

A working group including representatives from BARLA and The RFL will be formed to plan and initiate any changes to the season structure.

The recommendation was made by the Community Board after reviewing evidence gathered during a formal consultation process with the grassroots of the sport.

This recommendation will now be communicated to all junior, youth and open age clubs and leagues who have the final decision on when they want to play the sport. The RFL and BARLA will also be speaking to match officials, volunteers, coaches and players.

For further information please contact BARLA Vice-Chairman John Pattinson on;

john.patt@hotmail.co.uk or 07779 094 435

 

Unison BARLA Great Britain Under 21s

Head Coach Tony Spence has named the Unison BARLA Great Britain Under 21 squad for their final test against Russian champions Veraya today 1st July



1. Ryan Amor (Wath Brow Hornets)
2. James Tindall (Skirlaugh)
3. Jon Dawes (Maryport)
4. Richard Bostock (Thornhill Trojans)
5. Jamie Devine (Wath Brow Hornets)
6. John Paul Brocklebank (Egremont )
7. Kris Walker (Myton Warriors)
8. Chris Jones (Shaw Cross Sharks)
9. Scott Clarke (Thatto Heath Crusaders)
10. Rich Huby (Wath Brow Hornets)
11. Alex Trumper (Thatto Hrath Crusaders)
12. Brett Phillips (Seaton Rangers)
13 Tony Burns Capt (Kells)
14. Dean Gamble (Sharlston Rovers)
15. John Goulding (Cockermouth)
16. Scott Mountain (Skirlaugh)
17. Adam Thomason (Leigh Miners Rangers)
18. Mark Flynn (Dewsbury Moor)
19. Mike Williams (Eastmoor Dragons)

 

Moscow Select     0      Unison BARLA Great Britain Under 21s   36

The Unison BARLA Great Britain Under 21s a got off too a great start with a win over a Moscow Select side 36-0 , with Wath Brow Hornets Jamie Devine claiming the man of the match.

He was closely followed by East Hulls Scott Mountain and Johnny Goulding from Cockermouth.

The game was a tough encounter and a great experience to all playing. John Paul Brocklebank kicked 4 goals and scored a try.

Both BARLA Great Britain wingers, Darryl Flannery (Leigh Miners Rangers) and Sean Robinson (Saddleworth Rangers) both crossed for 1 try a piece.

Leading 18-0 at half time, the BARLA Great Britain team upped there game with Wath Brows Rich Huby creating the platform with some real bone crunching shots. At this stage the Russians started to feel the pace and Kris Jones and Cris Walker crossed for a try apiece.

Scott Mountian (East Hull) raced 30 yards and sold the full back a dummy. Tony Burns (Kells) converted 2 tries.

Towards the end the game started to get slightly out of control so the referee blew 10 mins early.

Mark Cahill (Leigh East), John Paul Brocklebank (Egremont Rangers) Rich Huby (Wath Brow Hornets) were also in form bur they were rested for Thursdays final test against Russian champions Veraya

Unison BARLA Great Britain Under 21s

1. Mike Williams (Eastmoor Dragons)
2. Sean Robinson (Saddleworth Rangers)
3. Alex Thompson (Leigh Miners Rangers)
4. Jamie Devine (Wath Brow Hornets)
5. Daryyl Flannery (Leigh Miners Rangers)
6. John Paul Brocklebank (Egremont Rangers) Captain
7. Mark Flynn (Dewsbury Moor)
8. Steve Gill (Castleford Panthers)
9. Mark Cahill (Leigh East)
10. Rich Huby (Wath Brow Hornets)
11. Scott Mountain (Skirlaugh)
12. Johnny Goulding (Cockermouth)
13 Alex Trumper (Thatto Heath Crusaders)
14. Dean Gamble (Sharlston Rovers)
15. Carl Mcbain (Barrow Island)
16. Tony Burns (Kells)
17. Brett Phillips (Seaton Rangers)
18. Chris Jones (Shaw Cross Sharks)
19. Chris Walker (Myton Warriors)

Tries: Brocklebank, Flannery, Robinson, Jones, Walker, Mountain

Goals: Brocklebank 4, Burns 2

 

 

John Nicholson

Its with great sadness that the club must announce the death of John Nicholson. A respected player in his time John went onto become a pioneer in the world of sports fitness and was responsible for many players including the Seaton team being in peak physical condition. An honest, hardworking man it was a privilege to have known him. He was 76 years old and leaves behind, wife Kathleen, son Michael and daughter Julie and was father-in-law to Keith and Janice, and a greatly loved and doting grandfather to Taylor, Amy and Leon. All connected with Seaton Rangers would like to express our deepest sympathies to all his family and friends

 

JOAN BLAIR

 

It is with deep regret that the club must announce the passing away of Joan Blair. Joan served the club for a number of years in the capacity of secretary and made an outstanding contribution to the club in terms of both open age and youth rugby league at Seaton. Joan also served the local league for a number of years in her role as PRO for CARLA. During this time she made many friends in the game as evidenced by the fact that when going to places like Saddleworth and York Acorn in recent times the first question asked would be how are Roger and Joan? She will be greatly missed by all connected by the club and on behalf of all committee, coaches, playing staff and fans we offer our heartfelt condolences to Roger and all of there family.

 

 

COACHING APPOINTMENT FOR 2010/11 SEASON CONFIRMED

 

The club are delighted to confirm the re-appointment of Ricky Wright as head coach for the 2010/11 season continuing on the good work that he started in 2009/10, Rugby secretary Peter Gilmour commented " 2009/10 was a superb season for us winning the SJR Cumberland cup and the amateur cup and narrowly missing out on other honours in what was a massive improvement from the previous season, the players were consulted and along with the committee it was unanimously agreed that Ricky Wright was the man to take us forward into the future. As a club we are delighted to have retained the services of such a young, enthusiastic and knowledgeable coach

  

MASTERS REQUIRED SUNDAY 14TH FEBRUARY 2010!

ENGLAND UNDER 18S V FRANCE ESPOIRS   (ARTICLE COUTESY OF WWW.RFL.UK.COM)

 

England Community Lions U18s were narrowly beaten by France Juniors in a tightly contested affair.
The Lions were edged out 22-14 in pouring rain in the south of France but showed good fighting spirit after a poor start.
The early signs looked ominous for England as France were quickest out of the blocks, crossing the line twice inside the opening ten minutes.
The first try came inside two minutes; with Englands early eagerness in defence their downfall, they conceded an unnecessary penalty, deep in their own half, which led to the quick thinking French scum half sending his full back over the whitewash with a well executed pass.
It didnt take long for France to double their lead.
Sloppy defence again by England, who had been rocked by the early try, invited impressive French prop Bousquet to make it 12-0, before England had a chance to settle into the game.
Frances third try was perhaps the most disappointing for the England coaching staff.
Ten minutes later, it was third time lucky for the French, who tried dummy half runs on three consecutive plays, for the last on which, Englands marker defence went to sleep, allowing the French half back to dart over and add four more to the scoreboard.
With the score 16-0 and the rain starting to make ball control difficult, England coach, Dave Woods turned to his bench for some inspiration.
The introduction of young utility back, Alistair Leek seemed to give the team the direction they had been lacking so far.
However, it was his half back partner, Ian Kerman that found they key to unlock the French resistance.
His well placed kick from right to left picked out speedy winger Joe Bullock, who touched down in the corner to give England their first points of the night.
The Lions thought they had added to their tally a few minutes later, with Kerman again in the thick of it, as he sent through powerful second rower Danny Burgon, only for the referee to bring play back for a suspect forward pass at the play the ball.
By now, the England team was growing in confidence and had started to play some more expansive rugby but the slippery conditions werent helping, as the Lions made far too many unforced errors for the coaches liking.
It was a stop-start half, in which the French referee did little to help the match flow, awarding countless penalties for marginal and often questionable infringements.
Five minutes before the break, he chose to stamp authority on proceedings, sending French replacement prop Facip to the sin bin for persistent high tackling.
At the half time interval England were still well in the game but trailing 16-4, Coach Woods would have had plenty to talk about in the dressing room but will have been encouraged by his sides determination to stay in contention.
The start of the second half belonged to England.
After a good build up of pressure down the left in the opening five minutes, the Lions were given feed of a scrum just short of the French line.
Half back and Captain, Callum Phillips took control of the situation; collecting the ball from the back of the scrum and throwing an ingenious dummy, which sent two French defenders the wrong way, before darting through the gap and scoring under the sticks.
With the extras added, the Lions were within one converted score of the French and the momentum was truly theirs.
Moments later, they were nearly in again.
Powerful centre Matthew Fogarty came off the defensive line and intercepted a looping French pass on his own ten metre line.
His pace left the scrambling French forwards for dead and he scampered 80m up field and looked certain to score a try, only for his efforts to be thwarted by a superb covering tackle just short of the line.
With time running out for the Lions, they stepped up the pressure once again and this time their efforts were rewarded.
With thirteen minutes still on the clock, a move straight off the training ground put the lions in for a try.

Senior squad member Anthony Morrison showed good hands to provide the final pass to sent Karl Olstrum over to put the Lions within touching distance of the lead.
Trailing 16-14 going into the final stages, England had more good field position but failed to convert.
Poor decisions in the French final third is ultimately what cost England the win.
As the Lions tried to force the win, the French were able to counter attack and seal the win with the final try of the match.
The full-time score ended 22-14 in favour of the French but England produced a spirited performance in difficult conditions.
Loose forward, David Orwells all round solid performance earned him man of the match for the Lions.
Head Coach Dave Woods agreed there are lots of reasons to be optimistic ahead of the upcoming fixtures but acknowledged there is lots of room for improvement.
”We made some real good plays and defensively we looked strong most of the time. Of course we are disappointed that we didnt carry into the game some of the things we trained for. Perhaps we lacked composure and showed a bit of naivety in that we tried to score from every play rather than build pressure on our opponents”�
The team arrived in the South of France on Tuesday afternoon and the trip was definitely a worthwhile experience.
They now have to build on what they have learnt ahead of their match with the Australia Institute of Sport on the 26th November in Widnes.

Teams

England Community Lions U18s

1 Shane Ackerley (West Cumbria)
2 Joe Bullock (Blackpool Scorpians)
3 Mathew Fogerty (Saddleworth Rangers)
4 Blake Mohavic (West Cumbria)
5 Karl Olstrum (West Cumbria)
6 Callum Philips (West Cumbria)
7 Ian Kerman (West Hull)
8 Glenn Riley (West Cumbria)
9 Brad Dwyer (Ince Rose Bridge)
10 Stephen Welton (Gateshead)
11 Daniel Bergan (Widnes St Maries)
12 Anthony Morrison (Saddleworth Rangers)
13 David Orwell (Saddleworth Rangers)
Subs
14 Alistair Leek (West Cumbria)
15 Mathew Syron (Queens)
16 Matthew Huby (Wath Brow Hornets)
17 Kirk Collins (West Hull)

France Juniors

1. Morgan Escare (UTC)
2. Joseph Negre (UTC)
3. Damien Cardace (Lézignan)
4. Clément Soubeyras (Carpentras)
5. Seydou Coulibali (Corbeil)
6. Lilian Albert (Villeneuve)
7. Mourad Kriouache (T.O)
8. Julian Bousquet (Lézignan)
9. Pierre-Louis Borrel (Limoux)
10. Thibaud Margalet (UTC)
11. Noël Andreucetti (Carpentras)
12. Anthony Deleigne (Lézignan)
13.Marc Meye (Pia)
Subs
14. Theo Bonneriez (UTC)
15. Andrew Bigat (Lézignan)
16. Nicolas Houbloup (Corbeil)
17. Alexis Falip (UTC)

Half Time: 16-4

Men of the Match
England: David Orwell (Saddleworth Rangers

 

 

ENGLAND U18S V AIS (ARTICLE COURTESY OF WWW.RFL.UK.COM)

 England Community Lions U18s were left disappointed as their hard work went unrewarded against the Australian Institute of Sport.
For long periods of the match, England stood toe-to-toe with their counterparts but were eventually over-run 48-20 at the Stobart Stadium, Halton.
In a first half in which England were arguably the better team, they would have felt aggrieved to go into the break behind on the scoreboard.
Australia had an uncharacteristically shaky start, with early handling errors gifting England good field position and it was England who took the lead fifteen minutes into the match.
Prop forward, Stephen Welton, powered his way over the line from first receiver and Kerman added the extras.
But Australia were back level shortly afterwards.
Slick passing, pace and good support play by Watson, Carter and then Lucas broke the English line with winger, Lucas, scoring to the left of the sticks.
Australia then took the lead after twenty-three minutes, in unfortunate circumstances for England.
Chris Ford, making his Lions debut, lost the ball in the tackle in his own half and Australian stand off Paul Carter was able to capitalise on the error and score under the posts.
England had been putting Australia under pressure with high kicks from the first whistle and forced fiery fullback, Morseu, to make numerous mistakes in the first half.
With five minutes of the half remaining, Englands pressure was rewarded after they forced an Australian drop-out for another set of six.
Australia were undone by Kermans decisive pass to impact forward Matthew Syron, who powered his way to the line.
England retained the initiative and Kermans dynamic kicking game continued to cause the tourists problems.
He was able to force another drop-out, from which Australia kicked the ball out of play on the full to gift England a penalty right in front of the sticks.
With half time approaching England took the two points on offer and regained the lead 14-12 but the Aussies are no pushovers and added to their score just before the siren.
Cale Hobday put loose forward John Puna through for a converted try, which made the score line 18-14 in favour of Australia at the interval.
It was a solid first half performance from England and they were unlucky to be behind.
England started the second half on the front foot, building good pressure but indiscipline let Australia increase their lead.
England conceded a penalty for holding on in the tackle from which Carter bagged his second try.
Australian fullback Morseus torrid night continued as he knocked on again and appeared to throw a punch at England winger Blake Mahovic.
The game threatened to boil over with players from both sides getting involved but the ref was able to restore order.
England got themselves back within one score shortly afterwards with Kerman involved again.
His pass helped substitute Kirk Collins get on the score-sheet and maintained his 100% record with the boot to make the score 20-24.
However, the final twenty minutes belonged to Australia as they started to show their class against the tiring England pack.
They scored four unanswered tries in the final stages, bearing heavy resemblance to the recent Four Nations final.
Warden, Morseu and Feldt(2) finished the job for Australia and England will be disappointed at the way their intensity dropped in the latter stages.
Nether-the-less England will take spirit from the way they competed for most of the game.
England head coach, Dave Woods said: Im really disappointed; I dont think the score line indicated the game. For the first half we were the better side.
In the second half we stopped doing the things that were giving us joy and they lifted and we didnt go with them.�
He was particularly impressed with the turn around in performance level since the defeat in France earlier this month.
It was a lot better effort than we had in France; there was a lot of improvement from a lot of the players.

When we realised we could compete we got some comfort from that and did ourselves proud.�
The Lions dont play again now until they take on Wales in January.
The full squad of 30 will again regroup for a training camp before the match squad will be selected.


Attendance: 552

Men of the Match: Kyle Fieldt(AIS) Matthew Huby(Eng)

England Community Lions U18s

1.Reece Lazenby (West Hull)
2.Jonathon Frodsham (Pilkington Recs)
3.Chris Ford (Thatto Heath Crusaders)
4.Karl Olstrom (West Cumbria)
5.Blake Mahovic (West Cumbria)
6.Callum Phillips (West Cumbria)
7.Ian Kerman (West Hull)
8.Glenn Riley (West Hull)
9.Alistair Leek (West Cumbria)
10.Stephen Welton (Gateshead Thunder)
11.David Orwell (Saddleworth Rangers)
12.Drew Johnson (Wigan St Patricks)
13.Matthew Huby (Wath Brow Hornets)
Subs
14.James McDonald (West Cumbria)
15.Shane Ackerly (West Cumbria)
16.Matthew Syron (Queens)
17.Kirk Collins (West Hull)

Australian Institute of Sport

1.Maipele Morseu (Yeppon)
2.Josh Batalibasi (Brisbane)
3.Ryan Pooley (Tamworth)
4.Reece Jaeger (Gunnedah)
5.Michael Lucas (Brisbane)
6.Paul Carter (Wollongbar)
7.Dean Blackman (Rockhampton)
8.Cale Hobday (Brisbane)
9.Matt Nean (Ballina)
10.Brendan Simpson (Mudgee)
11.Kyle Feldt (Townsville)
12.Kurt Warden (Corlette)
13.John Puna (Brisbane)
Subs
14.Lucas Grech (Melbourne)
15.Josh Merritt (Dubbo)
16.Dale Watson (Singleton)
17.Dylan Hill (Dubbo)

Referee: C Leatherbarrow

 

CALLUM THE CAPTAIN

 

All involved with Seaton Rangers would like to congratulate Callum Phillis who recently had the tremendous honour of Captaining the England u18 Community Lions in there recent test match away in France which is a special achievement. Even though England lost the test match in a close fought encounter Callum showed up well and scored a superb individual try. There next game is Thursday the 26th November 2009 @ the Halton stadium Widnes against the touring Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) team

 

RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD - AVAILABLE IN ALL GOOD NEWSAGENTS NOW

 

The excellant Rugby league world magazine is out now and the current edition contains a fantastic article by Phil Hodgson of the RLW and League Express on Seaton Rangers which covers the highs and lows of the last decade and what the club are doing to bounce back culminating in our fantastic start to the season

 

PITCH IMPROVEMENTS SEATON WELFARE

 As a club we are delighted to announce that the club through the unstinting hard work of Paul Hodgson and Duncan Moyle and through the magnificent support of both the trustees of the Seaton welfare and CISWO have been able to secure grant funding that will allow the field to be dug up and drainage installed that should ensure that the field is one of the best in the county. The work on the field is scheduled to start in the middle of May once all the legal formalities with the contractor have been completed. Further news will be posted here as and when available