Changes to lockdown – implications for Rugby League
The RFL has issued a statement in response to the publication of the Government’s COVID-19 Recovery strategy. The statement is as follows: The UK Government’s COVID-19 Recovery strategy, which has been published today 11 May, will have a number of implications for the sport – with further guidance to follow for both professional and grassroots sport. We have summarised the most significant as follows – and will be discussing these and other implications further with Betfred Super League, Championship and League 1 clubs, and the community game, in the coming days and information will be issued to all clubs, coaches […]
The next steps for our club and game, by David Hyomes
Many seasons ago I used to contribute a regular page to the Rams matchday programme under the above title. For this week, I will return to that mode. Basically we are in a situation where many forms of employment and sport in its entirety has been closed down. Even going back to the very early days of March, nobody would have predicted the current situation. Indeed, as Rams fans, we were on the crest of a wave with a start to our Championship season that stunned much more vaunted rivals in our league. Challenge Cup progress in the soggy wilds […]
Rams receive much needed support with CBILS loan
Dewsbury Rams is pleased to reveal that it has received some much needed support from Barclays Bank through the Government-backed Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). The news comes less than a week after the Government pledged funds to safeguard the future of rugby league. The loan will help to secure the future of the club, providing flexible funding to meet fixed costs, so that the stadium and its facilities will still be there for players and fans once normality returns. The funds will be used to help temporarily replace the cash flow lost from non-rugby-related facilities at the club […]
The challenges and opportunities of Conference cancellation, by David Hyomes
It is disappointing but inevitable news that the 2020 National Conference League season has effectively been cancelled. As with everything else it is impossible to predict when current restrictions will be lifted and it would seem that the physical contact that a game of Rugby League involves makes any speculation about an imminent restart purely that – speculation! All clubs in the Premier Division and Division One had played two games, in Division Two all had played two games, with the exception of Wigan St Judes and Saddleworth Rangers, who had only played one. In Division Three clubs some clubs […]
Government backing for Rugby League in Coronavirus crisis
The RFL has secured significant Government support to help the sport and its clubs through the unprecedented financial challenges caused by the current public health emergency. The Government has announced an emergency loan of £16 million to be administered by the RFL, in partnership with Sport England and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). In their announcement, DCMS highlighted Rugby League’s importance to the communities in which it is established, and the boost that will be provided to the sport and the North by staging three World Cups – Men’s, Women’s and Wheelchair – in the autumn […]
Will Forsyth RIP
It is with great sadness that Dewsbury Rams announces the passing of former player Will Forsyth, aged 24, following a brave battle against cancer. Will made his first team debut for the Rams on Sunday 22nd March 2015, in a 28-18 Challenge Cup win against Newcastle Thunder. He also played against Warrington Wolves in the Cup quarter-final defeat in May of that year. Will was an integral part of the successful Dewsbury Rams Reserves team that lifted Reserves Championship trophy in 2015 with victory over Leigh Centurions in the Grand Final in September. He usually played as a winger while […]
Changes to lockdown – implications for Rugby League
The RFL has issued a statement in response to the publication of the Government’s COVID-19 Recovery strategy. The statement is as follows: The UK Government’s COVID-19 Recovery strategy, which has been published today 11 May, will have a number of implications for the sport – with further guidance to follow for both professional and grassroots sport. We have summarised the most significant as follows – and will be discussing these and other implications further with Betfred Super League, Championship and League 1 clubs, and the community game, in the coming days and information will be issued to all clubs, coaches […]
The next steps for our club and game, by David Hyomes
Many seasons ago I used to contribute a regular page to the Rams matchday programme under the above title. For this week, I will return to that mode. Basically we are in a situation where many forms of employment and sport in its entirety has been closed down. Even going back to the very early days of March, nobody would have predicted the current situation. Indeed, as Rams fans, we were on the crest of a wave with a start to our Championship season that stunned much more vaunted rivals in our league. Challenge Cup progress in the soggy wilds […]
Rams receive much needed support with CBILS loan
Dewsbury Rams is pleased to reveal that it has received some much needed support from Barclays Bank through the Government-backed Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS). The news comes less than a week after the Government pledged funds to safeguard the future of rugby league. The loan will help to secure the future of the club, providing flexible funding to meet fixed costs, so that the stadium and its facilities will still be there for players and fans once normality returns. The funds will be used to help temporarily replace the cash flow lost from non-rugby-related facilities at the club […]
The challenges and opportunities of Conference cancellation, by David Hyomes
It is disappointing but inevitable news that the 2020 National Conference League season has effectively been cancelled. As with everything else it is impossible to predict when current restrictions will be lifted and it would seem that the physical contact that a game of Rugby League involves makes any speculation about an imminent restart purely that – speculation! All clubs in the Premier Division and Division One had played two games, in Division Two all had played two games, with the exception of Wigan St Judes and Saddleworth Rangers, who had only played one. In Division Three clubs some clubs […]
Government backing for Rugby League in Coronavirus crisis
The RFL has secured significant Government support to help the sport and its clubs through the unprecedented financial challenges caused by the current public health emergency. The Government has announced an emergency loan of £16 million to be administered by the RFL, in partnership with Sport England and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). In their announcement, DCMS highlighted Rugby League’s importance to the communities in which it is established, and the boost that will be provided to the sport and the North by staging three World Cups – Men’s, Women’s and Wheelchair – in the autumn […]
Will Forsyth RIP
It is with great sadness that Dewsbury Rams announces the passing of former player Will Forsyth, aged 24, following a brave battle against cancer. Will made his first team debut for the Rams on Sunday 22nd March 2015, in a 28-18 Challenge Cup win against Newcastle Thunder. He also played against Warrington Wolves in the Cup quarter-final defeat in May of that year. Will was an integral part of the successful Dewsbury Rams Reserves team that lifted Reserves Championship trophy in 2015 with victory over Leigh Centurions in the Grand Final in September. He usually played as a winger while […]