Jack Addy memorial fund within £1,000 of goal
The fundraising campaign for a Jack Addy memorial sculpture has moved to within £1,000 of its target. A goal of £6,500 has been set to fund work to produce a commemorative bust and more than 100 people have donated money. The club would like express its gratitude to everybody who has made a donation, auctioned items or raised money in other ways. If you’d like to make a donation to help take the fundraiser even closer to its goal then you can do so by clicking here. Indicative moulds of the bust have recently been created and these can be […]
Goodbye Jack
Dewsbury Rams said goodbye to former coach, administrator and president Jack Addy on Monday 8 June. His coffin was taken to The Tetley’s Stadium, giving former players, staff and fans the chance to say goodbye, before a private family service took place at Dewsbury Crematorium. Jack, we’ll never forget you. Rest in peace.
When derby victory was marred by tragedy, by David Hyomes
It was a pleasant spring evening on Tuesday 15th April 1969 – I was 11 years old and, along with several school-mates, headed to Crown Flatt to see Dewsbury take on fierce rivals Batley. The outcome of the game was victory for Dewsbury by eight points to seven. It is amazing that over the decades games between the Heavy Woollen rivals have always been close-fought affairs – one sided contests conspicuous by their absence. So, after a Dewsbury win, why was there sadness? During the game John Davies made a break for Dewsbury, but he went to ground in a […]
Return to Training, Behind Closed Doors and Laws Committee – update
The RFL has issued new guidance to clubs regarding the process for a return to training and the resumption of matches. The document also covers the possibility of matches behind closed doors and this week’s meeting of the RFL Laws Committee. The Five Stages The Government have outlined a five-stage process for the resumption of sport. The first of those is training in small groups; the second is full-contact group training; the third, staging matches Behind Closed Doors domestically; fourth BCD with a cross-border element; and the fifth stage is getting back to sport as we have known it, with crowds in the stadium. The RFL have already issued guidance to the Community Game for how this process will apply – relating […]
Share your tributes to Jack Addy
Dewsbury Rams Club Chaplain Cliff Allchin is inviting supporters to share their own short tributes to Jack Addy. They will be used as part of a thanksgiving service, which will be held on Monday 8 June at Dewsbury Crematorium. Cliff said: “As chaplain of Dewsbury Rams it is my privilege to conduct the thanksgiving service for Jack Addy. “As part of the service I would like to put together a series of short, one sentence tributes to him from the people who had shared such an important part of his life for so many years. “You can share them on […]
Team training bases for RLWC2021 announced
Rugby League World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021) has revealed the locations of the team bases for all competing nations across the men’s, women’s, and wheelchair tournaments. The squads from the 21 unique nations and 32 teams will be based in different locations across the country. The hosts, England will be based in three locations, with the men’s team in Manchester, the women’s team in Leeds and the wheelchair team in the country’s capital, London. The men’s holders Australia will join England in Manchester, while the women’s champions, also Australia, will be based in York. France, the wheelchair RLWC holders, will be […]
Jack Addy memorial fund within £1,000 of goal
The fundraising campaign for a Jack Addy memorial sculpture has moved to within £1,000 of its target. A goal of £6,500 has been set to fund work to produce a commemorative bust and more than 100 people have donated money. The club would like express its gratitude to everybody who has made a donation, auctioned items or raised money in other ways. If you’d like to make a donation to help take the fundraiser even closer to its goal then you can do so by clicking here. Indicative moulds of the bust have recently been created and these can be […]
Goodbye Jack
Dewsbury Rams said goodbye to former coach, administrator and president Jack Addy on Monday 8 June. His coffin was taken to The Tetley’s Stadium, giving former players, staff and fans the chance to say goodbye, before a private family service took place at Dewsbury Crematorium. Jack, we’ll never forget you. Rest in peace.
When derby victory was marred by tragedy, by David Hyomes
It was a pleasant spring evening on Tuesday 15th April 1969 – I was 11 years old and, along with several school-mates, headed to Crown Flatt to see Dewsbury take on fierce rivals Batley. The outcome of the game was victory for Dewsbury by eight points to seven. It is amazing that over the decades games between the Heavy Woollen rivals have always been close-fought affairs – one sided contests conspicuous by their absence. So, after a Dewsbury win, why was there sadness? During the game John Davies made a break for Dewsbury, but he went to ground in a […]
Return to Training, Behind Closed Doors and Laws Committee – update
The RFL has issued new guidance to clubs regarding the process for a return to training and the resumption of matches. The document also covers the possibility of matches behind closed doors and this week’s meeting of the RFL Laws Committee. The Five Stages The Government have outlined a five-stage process for the resumption of sport. The first of those is training in small groups; the second is full-contact group training; the third, staging matches Behind Closed Doors domestically; fourth BCD with a cross-border element; and the fifth stage is getting back to sport as we have known it, with crowds in the stadium. The RFL have already issued guidance to the Community Game for how this process will apply – relating […]
Share your tributes to Jack Addy
Dewsbury Rams Club Chaplain Cliff Allchin is inviting supporters to share their own short tributes to Jack Addy. They will be used as part of a thanksgiving service, which will be held on Monday 8 June at Dewsbury Crematorium. Cliff said: “As chaplain of Dewsbury Rams it is my privilege to conduct the thanksgiving service for Jack Addy. “As part of the service I would like to put together a series of short, one sentence tributes to him from the people who had shared such an important part of his life for so many years. “You can share them on […]
Team training bases for RLWC2021 announced
Rugby League World Cup 2021 (RLWC2021) has revealed the locations of the team bases for all competing nations across the men’s, women’s, and wheelchair tournaments. The squads from the 21 unique nations and 32 teams will be based in different locations across the country. The hosts, England will be based in three locations, with the men’s team in Manchester, the women’s team in Leeds and the wheelchair team in the country’s capital, London. The men’s holders Australia will join England in Manchester, while the women’s champions, also Australia, will be based in York. France, the wheelchair RLWC holders, will be […]