Maurice Oldroyd, the elder statesman of the British game, has returned from Australia as upset as anyone else by Englands failure to make a real impact on the World Cup,
The British Asian Rugby Association (BARA) along with Andy Reed MP recently welcomed a special guest to the UK in the form of Indian rugby union star Hrishikesh Pendse
IT’S rankled, Sharlston way, for a full 12 months that the Pennine League giants failed to fire in the 2007/8 BARLA Yorkshire Cup Final against Queens. Video Added
Jamie Durbin, in disgrace a couple of years ago after having been found guilty of drugs abuse while in the professional game, marked his continued rehabilitation with a superb display which lit up a murky afternoon.
Ellenborough Rangers, deep in mourning for chairman Wilson Smith, moved swiftly into action after a minutes silence in his memory to retain the Iggesund BARLA Cumbria Cup with an attritional display.
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