Chapman-Smith- Seeing the club progress under Lee last season I had to sign
Dewsbury Rams new player Reece Chapman-Smith recently joined the club for the 2021 season. The fullback/halfback is looking forward to working with new head coach Lee Greenwood and pulling on a Rams shirt. We spoke exclusively to the former Leeds academy man to get to know our new signings more. Chapman-Smith will wear the number 22 shirt. On why he chose to sign for the Rams, Chapman-Smith said: “Lee gave me a call and I obviously spoke to him a few times. Seeing the club progress under Lee last season it seemed like the right thing to do. “Having been […]
David Hyomes a history of sport in Spen Valley
Dewsbury Rams & Batley Bulldogs have made rugby league the dominant sport in their towns for over a century. Neither club has ever been amongst the most affluent but they have outlasted several heavily financed franchises & have generally been amongst the best run outfits in the game. It would probably stagger many modern day fans that Batley were the first ever winners of the Challenge Cup whilst Dewsbury played in the first ever final played at Wembley. Dewsbury were not founder members of the Northern Union ( later to become Rugby League). The Union club eventually moved to Saville […]
Rams local lotto results
Here are the latest Rams local lotto results.
RFL’s latest update
The Rugby Football League today welcomes further Government support as part of the ‘Sport Winter Survival Package’. The support is in the form of an additional £12m loan facility to the professional game following the Government’s request that sports model the impact on their sport of the absence of spectators until possibly April 1. The RFL continues to work with Sport England in terms of specific support for Community Rugby League, including Women’s and Girls’ Rugby League, building on the considerable assistance already received. Ralph Rimmer, the Chief Executive of the RFL, said: “We are grateful to Government for recognising the […]
Chapman-Smith joins Rams
Dewsbury Rams are delighted to announce that fullback/halfback Reece Chapman-Smith has joined the club for the 2021 season. Chapman-Smith has plenty of Championship experience having played for fellow division side Halifax. He also has a connection to the club as his dad Chris Chapman was also a professional player and represented the Rams in his career. The 22 year old had a good learning curve as a young player as he has come up through the ranks at Betfred Super League side Leeds Rhinos. He’ll wear the number 22 shirt for next season. On signing Chapman-Smith head coach Lee Greenwood […]
Butterworth signs for Rams
Dewsbury Rams can reveal it has signed highly rated hooker Reiss Butterworth for the 2021 campaign. The Betfred Super League player has decided to join the Rams to get more first team rugby. Butterworth has had a lot of Championship experience. Having come through the academy at Bradford Bulls, he played a handful of games for them in England’s second tier. The 21 year old had a loan spell in 2018 at Batley Bulldogs before signing for Super League side Huddersfield Giants. Having made his Super League debut he then, he then went back out on loan to Batley in […]
Chapman-Smith- Seeing the club progress under Lee last season I had to sign
Dewsbury Rams new player Reece Chapman-Smith recently joined the club for the 2021 season. The fullback/halfback is looking forward to working with new head coach Lee Greenwood and pulling on a Rams shirt. We spoke exclusively to the former Leeds academy man to get to know our new signings more. Chapman-Smith will wear the number 22 shirt. On why he chose to sign for the Rams, Chapman-Smith said: “Lee gave me a call and I obviously spoke to him a few times. Seeing the club progress under Lee last season it seemed like the right thing to do. “Having been […]
David Hyomes a history of sport in Spen Valley
Dewsbury Rams & Batley Bulldogs have made rugby league the dominant sport in their towns for over a century. Neither club has ever been amongst the most affluent but they have outlasted several heavily financed franchises & have generally been amongst the best run outfits in the game. It would probably stagger many modern day fans that Batley were the first ever winners of the Challenge Cup whilst Dewsbury played in the first ever final played at Wembley. Dewsbury were not founder members of the Northern Union ( later to become Rugby League). The Union club eventually moved to Saville […]
Rams local lotto results
Here are the latest Rams local lotto results.
RFL’s latest update
The Rugby Football League today welcomes further Government support as part of the ‘Sport Winter Survival Package’. The support is in the form of an additional £12m loan facility to the professional game following the Government’s request that sports model the impact on their sport of the absence of spectators until possibly April 1. The RFL continues to work with Sport England in terms of specific support for Community Rugby League, including Women’s and Girls’ Rugby League, building on the considerable assistance already received. Ralph Rimmer, the Chief Executive of the RFL, said: “We are grateful to Government for recognising the […]
Chapman-Smith joins Rams
Dewsbury Rams are delighted to announce that fullback/halfback Reece Chapman-Smith has joined the club for the 2021 season. Chapman-Smith has plenty of Championship experience having played for fellow division side Halifax. He also has a connection to the club as his dad Chris Chapman was also a professional player and represented the Rams in his career. The 22 year old had a good learning curve as a young player as he has come up through the ranks at Betfred Super League side Leeds Rhinos. He’ll wear the number 22 shirt for next season. On signing Chapman-Smith head coach Lee Greenwood […]
Butterworth signs for Rams
Dewsbury Rams can reveal it has signed highly rated hooker Reiss Butterworth for the 2021 campaign. The Betfred Super League player has decided to join the Rams to get more first team rugby. Butterworth has had a lot of Championship experience. Having come through the academy at Bradford Bulls, he played a handful of games for them in England’s second tier. The 21 year old had a loan spell in 2018 at Batley Bulldogs before signing for Super League side Huddersfield Giants. Having made his Super League debut he then, he then went back out on loan to Batley in […]