30 Rugby Leaguer & League Express a71 www.totalrl.com 28th September 2009
CO-OPERATIVE RLC NATIONAL FINAL ELIMINATOR
HUDDERSFIELD U RANGERS 44
NOTTINGHAM OUTLAWS 10
UNDERBANK MAKING HISTORY
WORLD NEWS
RL IRELAND have appointed four new
RANGERS will celebrate their
members of staff to push the game
125th anniversary in the best forward across the four provinces of
possible way by holding a party
support and the chance fizzled out.
Ireland.
at the Halliwell Jones Stadium
Stung into action, Rangers opened
Former Skolars coach Callum Irving
their account after six minutes when,
this Sunday after qualifying for
has been newly installed as General
following a 40/20 by Neil Barrett,
their first ever Grand Final to
Manager; Brendan Guilfoyle has been
Darren Hawkyard stretched out in the
face Bramley Buffaloes.
appointed to the role of Development
tackle to score, Barrett adding the
Officer for Munster and Connacht and
The club, who have nurtured some extras, the first of six successful
Wayne Kelly for Ulster and Leinster.
of the code’s most famous names at conversions.
The final appointment is of Dave
their picturesque Holmfirth ground, The Outlaws then enjoyed some
Southern as Sponsorship & PR
are one of the oldest amateur clubs in good field position and, after Richard
Director.
the code and they had to beat one of Knight had spilled possession in his
the newest to reach the biggest stage. own quarter, they moved the ball
JAMAICA and the United States
The Outlaws have had a swiftly to their right and impressive
Tomahawks will play a friendly
tremendous opening year in the fullback Will Thomas ghosted
international in Jacksonville, Florida
RLCN, and shocked Featherstone through Shaun Mitchell’s attempted
on Saturday 14 November
Lions last week in the Elimination tackle to race over, Cox failing with
The date was originally set for 17
Play Off but were unable to pull off the conversion.
October but clashes with the Florida
another victory raid in West Despite the closeness on the
Gators college football team and
Yorkshire. scoreboard, Underbank dominated
Gamestar Darren Hawkyard Jacksonville Jaguars NFL side led to
Hero for Huddersfield was second- both possession and field position as
and company halt this the Jacksonville Economic
rower Darren Hawkyard, whose four- winger Will Midgley went close and
Nottingham attack Development Board recommending a
try haul saw off the East Midlanders, their pressure was rewarded when
later date.
the hosts playing particularly well in Chris Thorley kicked ahead for
Jamaica intends to field a domestic-
a dominant opening half. makeshift winger James O’Brien to
of Adam Millward, Underbank the campaign following Harry
based team for the friendly to be
Rangers went into the game minus latch on to the ball for his second
continued to control matters and Mostyn’s inability to deal with a
played at Hodges Stadium, University
the injured Tom Sharrock, Sam score for the club.
following a Richard Lofthouse break, Barrett kick through.
of North Florida.
Housley and Graham Hyland plus the Barrett converted superbly from the
Knight crashed over on the stroke of
With the game all but won Rangers
unavailable Richard Aka while touchline and after Rangers’ strong
half-time to make it 22-4.
began to make uncharacteristic errors
MALTA will host Bamber Bridge
Nottingham were without Steve Hall defence had forced a goal-line drop
The game was sealed in the first
and, gaining confidence, Nottingham
ARLFC at Hamrun’s Victor Tedesco
and Simon Perry, although Simon out, Darren Hawkyard proved far too
ten minutes of the second half as
gave it one last shot, Morton forcing
Stadium this Saturday.
Morton passed a late fitness test. strong for the Nottingham defence as
Rangers posted a double try salvo.
his way over on the back of
Gateshead Thunder prop Chris
The visitors started the game he ripped in for his second try.
Hooker Joe Worthington shrugged
consecutive penalties.
Parker will travel to Malta along with
brightly and had the first opportunity Despite the promptings of the off several would-be tacklers to score
Cox converted but following
Cardiff Demons centre Paul Bartlett
to score when back-rower Jez Cox Outlaws’ halfbacks Tom Tsang and a richly deserved try and then centre
touchline exhortations from coach
after being named in Malta’s 36-man
broke the line but could not find Paul Calland and the strong charges Shaun Mitchell notched his 21st of
Darren Turner, Darren Hawkyard
sealed his side’s historic passage with
squad last month along with ex Sharks
two more touchdowns.
hooker Luke Sant and former Malta
HUDDERSFIELD Both were classic finishes, one on
rugby international Paul Borg.
UNDERBANK recently
the hour to calm any home doubts
and the other a minute from time to
THE NSW Tertiary Students Rugby
celebrated their 125-year
start the celebrations.
League team will become the first
anniversary when the Mayor of
from Australia to tour Serbia.
Kirklees, Julie Stewart-Turner
RANGERS: 1 Richie Hawkyard, 2 Will Midgley, 3
The Australian Students arrive on
unveiled a commemorative
Richard Knight, 4 Shaun Mitchell, 5 James
29 September and will stay until the
plaque.
O’Brien, 6 Chris Thorley, 7 Neil Barrett, 8 Dave 11 October, playing three matches.
The Mayor was welcomed by club
Valentine, 9 Andy Boothroyd, 10 Richard
The touring squad is made up of
Lofthouse, 11 Gary Keegan, 12 Darren Hawkyard,
chairman Dave Berry, together with
13 Tom Senior. Subs (all used): 14 Joe
players from six different Tertiary
President and long servant Gerard Worthington, 15 Napoleoni Vinaka, 16 Nick
colleges; University of Western
Parr, ex-chairman Michael Nasey,
Bellas, 17 Lee St Hilaire
Sydney, University of Newcastle,
secretary Dave Wilson, local league
Tries: Hawkyard (6, 27, 59, 79), O’Brien (24),
Knight (39), Worthington (43), Mitchell (45),
University of Technology Sydney,
official Bob Mortimer, former MP
Goals: Barrett 6/8
Western Sydney Blues (Police
David Hinchliffe, Sam Morton coach
Academy), UWS Nirimba and Canberra
of the 1975 BARLA tour and now
University.
manager of the George Hotel
OUTLAWS: 1 Will Thomas, 2 Harry Mostyn, 3
Chris McNamara, 4 Tom Morgan, 5 Martin
Heritage Centre, former Huddersfield Edwards, 6 Tom Tsang, 7 Paul Calland, 8 Adam THE first League club has been
forward Chris Foster, ex-players Bob
Millward, 9 Jimmy Lewis, 10 Ian Keevil, 11 Aiden formed in Norway, with Lillestrom
Marsh, John Dutton and David
Pritchard, 12 Jez Cox, 13 George Strachan. Subs
(all used): 14 Rob Brown, 15 Dan Reeds, 16
Lions RLK set to form part of a four
Barker, plus former BARLA Patron Maurice Oldroyd once who was captain, coach and press officer for the club.
Simon Morton, 17 Ben Radford
team domestic competition in 2010,
Former Great Britain forward Paul Dixon and Neil Fox MBE, Underbank coach between 1980 and 1984, were Tries: Thomas (12), Morton (55), Goals: Cox 1/2 alongside three rugby union outfits
also on hand. who have expressed a desire to try
Half-time: 22-4. Referee: Michael Reid
the 13-a-side code.
COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP
LANCASHIRE opened the Maryport’s Daniel Rooney and A touchdown for Kells centre Scott
2009/10 BARLA Three Counties
Sean Fitzsimmons of Kells crossed in Lofthouse, supplemented by a
Series with a double triumph
the opening period for the visitors, conversion and a penalty by Wath
over Cumbria at Ince Rose
with Egremont Rangers’ John Paul Brow Hornets halfback Ryan Robb,
Bridge, Wigan, yesterday.
Brocklebank adding a conversion. suggested that the men from the far
But it was a different story after the north west could be on course for a
The Red Rose county will now
restart, Lancashire cutting loose and repeat of the title success of two years
head into the final games of the
limiting Cumbria to a try and two ago.
competition, away to holders
goals by Kells’ Ross Gainford and a But Lancashire had other ideas.
Yorkshire at both Open Age and
touchdown for Maryport’s Jonathan Previously limited to a touchdown
Under 19s levels, on Sunday 22
Dawes. By contrast, Wigan St for Leigh Miners Rangers’ Carl
November at a venue to be
Patrick’s winger John O’Donnell Redford, which Wigan St Patrick’s
confirmed.
finished with a hat-trick for the Red winger Ian Schofield had improved,
Cumbria, the winners at each age
Rose side, and Martin Gray (Leigh the Red Rose outfit eased clear with
group in 2007/8, were in serious
Miners Rangers) and Matthew Bell of five successive touchdowns.
contention at the break in both
Thatto Heath Crusaders bagged a Leigh East second row Simon
matches before falling away in the
brace apiece. Thatto’s Thomas Stevens powered over for the first,
second period, and will now host
Connick, Sam Hopkins (Leigh East) establishing a lead that Lancashire
Yorkshire at both age levels on
and Pilkington’s Curtis Marsh raced were destined not to lose, and further
Sunday 25 October.
over, while Marsh’s club colleague touchdowns followed for Gary
The Under 19s, hit by withdrawals
Danny Filson totalled five goals. Phillips (Wigan St Patrick’s), Dane
caused by club commitments in the Lancashire, meanwhile, prevailed Evans (Bank Quay Bulls), Dave
Gillette National Youth League, were 32-12 in the Open Age game. Bullough of Ince Rose Bridge and
only 14-10 adrift at the interval but Cumbria, eager to gain revenge for Wigan St Patricks’ Jamie Dalimore.
were unable to maintain the pace, the youth side’s defeat, had the better Schofield added two more goals
losing 50-22 to speedy and expansive of the opening period and went in at before Wath Brow Hornets’ Francis
opponents. the break 8-6 ahead. King claimed a late consolation try.
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