The Leigh Leopards are a professional rugby league club based in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. Leigh play homes games at Leigh Sports Village and compete in Super League the top tier of British rugby league.
The Championship Cup,, and previously known as the National League Cup, was a rugby league football competition for clubs in the United Kingdom's Rugby League Championships. Although the French club Toulouse Olympique competed in the Championship from 2009 through 2011, they never participated in the cup until 2012 after they had left the Championship. The Cup's last season was 2013, after which it was replaced by the 1895 Cup.
The Batley Bulldogs are an English professional rugby league club in Batley, West Yorkshire, who play in the Championship. Batley were one of the original twenty-two rugby football clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895. They were League Champions in 1924 and have won three Challenge Cups.
Karl Harrison is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for both Great Britain and England, and at club level for Bramley, Featherstone Rovers, Hull F.C. and Halifax, as a prop. and has coached at representative level for England, and at club level for Halifax Blue Sox, the Keighley Cougars, the Bradford Bulls, the Salford City Reds, the Huddersfield Giants, the Batley Bulldogs and Halifax. Harrison is a Halifax Hall of Fame Inductee.
The 2006 National Leagues are the second, third and fourth divisions of rugby league in the UK.
Craig Kopczak is a Wales international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for Oldham RLFC in the RFL League 1.
Stanley Rangers is an amateur rugby league club situated in the village of Stanley near Wakefield. They are in Division One of the National Conference League. Players range from 8-years old and receive training in all aspects of the sport. Many younger players have attended Paul Sculthorpe's training camps.
Joshua Johnson is an English professional rugby league soccer-player who plays as a prop for the Oldham RLFC in the RFL League 1.
The Northern Rail Nines was a one-off rugby league nines tournament held in Lytham St Annes and Blackpool, England as part of a celebration weekend encompassing the Northern Rail Cup Final.
Stephen John Molloy is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s, and coached in the 2000s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England, and at club level for Warrington, Leeds, Featherstone Rovers (captain), Sheffield Eagles, Oldham, Huddersfield-Sheffield Giants, Huddersfield Giants and Batley Bulldogs, as a prop, and coached at club level for Oldham. Steve is the current Head Coach of the ambitious Manchester Rangers RLFC who are currently working on plans to enter the semi-professional & professional ranks in the near future.
The Rugby League Reserve Team Championship is a rugby league competition for the reserve teams of the British-based Super League clubs. Having a reserve team is a compulsory part of the minimum criteria to hold a Super League licence, but Catalans Dragons have dispensation to run their reserve team in the French Elite League for logistical reasons.
Martyn Ridyard is an English professional rugby league footballer who last played as a goal-kicking stand-off or scrum-half for Rochdale Hornets in the RFL League 1.
Omari Caro is a former Jamaican international rugby league footballer who last played as a winger for the London Skolars in League 1. Upon retiring from professional rugby, Omari is now a high school teacher.
Colton Roche is an Ireland international rugby league footballer who last played as a prop for the Newcastle Thunder in the Betfred Championship.
Jy Hitchcox is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback, wing and centre for the Western Suburbs Red Devils in the Country Rugby League and the Illawarra Rugby League premiership.
The 2001 Northern Ford Premiership season was the second tier of British rugby league during the 2001 season. The competition featured nineteen teams, with Widnes Vikings winning the Grand Final.
James Harrison is a rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row, prop or loose forward for the Warrington Wolves in the Super League.
Caleb Aekins is a Wales international professional rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback for Featherstone Rovers in the Championship.
Matty Storton is an English rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row and prop for Hull Kingston Rovers in the Betfred Super League.
Edwin Ipape is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer who plays as a hooker for the Leigh Leopards in the Betfred Super League and Papua New Guinea at international level.
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