David Hyomes’ Jersey Talk: #6 – stand-off
When I first started thinking about custodians of the Dewsbury number six shirt I immediately thought of a father and son duo who played a major part in two of our greatest periods. Alan Agar and Richard Agar left an indelible mark on the history of our club. Alan wore the shirt on what many would say was our greatest day – the 1973 Championship final victory over Leeds at Odsal. He made 153 appearances in Red, Amber and Black, scoring 34 tries, 39 goals plus one drop-goal. Alan also wore the shirt in our 1972 Yorkshire Cup Final defeat […]
RFL confirms return to profit and increased participation in 2019
The RFL presented a return to profit and a third consecutive year of increased participation figures at today’s Annual General Meeting, which was the first to be held remotely via video link. In addition Clare Balding OBE succeeded Tony Adams MBE as the RFL’s 30th President for a two-year period until July 2022, as had been approved at the last meeting of the Rugby League Council in December; while approval was granted for Carl Hall of Doncaster to extend his vice-presidency by six months until December 2020 when he will be succeeded by Mike Smith of Hull KR for an 18-month term running to July 2022. The 2019 Financial Statements which […]
David Hyomes’ Jersey Talk: #5 – winger
And so we get to the number five shirt – left wing. As I said last week, this trawl through our iconic jersey wearers – from full-back to left wing – has really highlighted to me the versatility of the many much-loved characters who have graced the last line of defence and our threequarters. I am going to start this week with a truly iconic star of our sport who, despite only making 40 appearances for Dewsbury, is synonymous with our town – Mick Sullivan. Where do I start? Mick was capped 46 times by Great Britain – an all-time […]
Head coach Lee Greenwood signs new two-year contract
Dewsbury Rams today announces a new two-year contract for head coach Lee Greenwood, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2022 season. The news was revealed exclusively to season ticket holders last week. Greenwood arrived at The Tetley’s Stadium at the start of the 2019 season and quickly built a squad from the bare bones, before guiding the club to Championship safety that year. He was instrumental in the recruitment of players such as Joe Martin, Frazer Morris, Andy Gabriel and Tom Garratt, as the team pulled off the wins needed for survival, including the stellar victories […]
RFL board meeting, July 6
The RFL Board considered a number of matters arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, and its implications on Rugby League. The Board approved the introduction of a number of law changes for the resumption of the 2020 season, which had been recommended by June’s meeting of the Laws Committee, all with a specific intent of protecting the welfare of players, and mitigating risk. These changes include the suspension of scrums, and the adoption of the “Six Again” rule that has recently been introduced to the NRL – details below. The Board also considered the issues surrounding the resumption of the Betfred […]
RFL Board meeting – statement
The RFL Board met on Monday evening to make decisions, as promised earlier this month, on the future of the Betfred Championship and League 1 competitions in 2020, and on promotion and relegation between those two competitions and also the Betfred Super League. The Board also discussed the withdrawal of Toronto Wolfpack from the Betfred Super League for the rearranged 2020 season – with further discussions to follow with SLE, as per today’s statement. The Board’s decisions this evening were as follows: There will be no relegation from the 11-team Betfred Super League in 2020 – for reasons of integrity, […]
David Hyomes’ Jersey Talk: #6 – stand-off
When I first started thinking about custodians of the Dewsbury number six shirt I immediately thought of a father and son duo who played a major part in two of our greatest periods. Alan Agar and Richard Agar left an indelible mark on the history of our club. Alan wore the shirt on what many would say was our greatest day – the 1973 Championship final victory over Leeds at Odsal. He made 153 appearances in Red, Amber and Black, scoring 34 tries, 39 goals plus one drop-goal. Alan also wore the shirt in our 1972 Yorkshire Cup Final defeat […]
RFL confirms return to profit and increased participation in 2019
The RFL presented a return to profit and a third consecutive year of increased participation figures at today’s Annual General Meeting, which was the first to be held remotely via video link. In addition Clare Balding OBE succeeded Tony Adams MBE as the RFL’s 30th President for a two-year period until July 2022, as had been approved at the last meeting of the Rugby League Council in December; while approval was granted for Carl Hall of Doncaster to extend his vice-presidency by six months until December 2020 when he will be succeeded by Mike Smith of Hull KR for an 18-month term running to July 2022. The 2019 Financial Statements which […]
David Hyomes’ Jersey Talk: #5 – winger
And so we get to the number five shirt – left wing. As I said last week, this trawl through our iconic jersey wearers – from full-back to left wing – has really highlighted to me the versatility of the many much-loved characters who have graced the last line of defence and our threequarters. I am going to start this week with a truly iconic star of our sport who, despite only making 40 appearances for Dewsbury, is synonymous with our town – Mick Sullivan. Where do I start? Mick was capped 46 times by Great Britain – an all-time […]
Head coach Lee Greenwood signs new two-year contract
Dewsbury Rams today announces a new two-year contract for head coach Lee Greenwood, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2022 season. The news was revealed exclusively to season ticket holders last week. Greenwood arrived at The Tetley’s Stadium at the start of the 2019 season and quickly built a squad from the bare bones, before guiding the club to Championship safety that year. He was instrumental in the recruitment of players such as Joe Martin, Frazer Morris, Andy Gabriel and Tom Garratt, as the team pulled off the wins needed for survival, including the stellar victories […]
RFL board meeting, July 6
The RFL Board considered a number of matters arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, and its implications on Rugby League. The Board approved the introduction of a number of law changes for the resumption of the 2020 season, which had been recommended by June’s meeting of the Laws Committee, all with a specific intent of protecting the welfare of players, and mitigating risk. These changes include the suspension of scrums, and the adoption of the “Six Again” rule that has recently been introduced to the NRL – details below. The Board also considered the issues surrounding the resumption of the Betfred […]
RFL Board meeting – statement
The RFL Board met on Monday evening to make decisions, as promised earlier this month, on the future of the Betfred Championship and League 1 competitions in 2020, and on promotion and relegation between those two competitions and also the Betfred Super League. The Board also discussed the withdrawal of Toronto Wolfpack from the Betfred Super League for the rearranged 2020 season – with further discussions to follow with SLE, as per today’s statement. The Board’s decisions this evening were as follows: There will be no relegation from the 11-team Betfred Super League in 2020 – for reasons of integrity, […]