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 […]
Rams renew dual-registration partnership with Hull KR for 2021
Dewsbury Rams is pleased to announce an extension to our dual-registration partnership with Betfred Super League side Hull KR for the 2021 season. The news was first announced in a letter to season ticket holders earlier this month. In addition, the two teams will contest a pre-season friendly in 2021 from which Dewsbury will receive all gate receipts. The club would like to thank Robins owner Neil Hudgell, CEO Mike Smith and head coach Tony Smith in agreeing to this partnership. Dewsbury Rams Chairman Mark Sawyer said: “I’m really pleased that we have been able to renew our dual registration […]
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 […]
Rams renew dual-registration partnership with Hull KR for 2021
Dewsbury Rams is pleased to announce an extension to our dual-registration partnership with Betfred Super League side Hull KR for the 2021 season. The news was first announced in a letter to season ticket holders earlier this month. In addition, the two teams will contest a pre-season friendly in 2021 from which Dewsbury will receive all gate receipts. The club would like to thank Robins owner Neil Hudgell, CEO Mike Smith and head coach Tony Smith in agreeing to this partnership. Dewsbury Rams Chairman Mark Sawyer said: “I’m really pleased that we have been able to renew our dual registration […]