From Romeo Monteith, JRL U16 Quarter Finals Results Game 1: Spanish Town High 8 defeat Kingston College 6 Tries from Nicardo Spence and Tamoy Hewitt secured victory for the defending champs. For Kingston College, Jimel Watson scored a try while Malik Palmer kicked a conversion in a losing effort. Game 2: Calabar High 30 defeat Greater Portmore High 0 Calabar advanced 30-0 over Greater Portmore after the latter was...
From Phil Caplan, RLEF media The Ukrainian Rugby League Federation (UFRL) has struck an agreement with the authorities to include specific rugby league content in the state’s 45 sports schools. In what the UFRL describes as, “a major victory” for the sport, the move follows rugby league’s official recognition by the government in 2012. “For rugby league in the Ukraine this is a massive achievement,” said UFRL...
From Romeo Monteth, Jamaican Rugby League The highly anticipated 2014 Intercollegiate Rugby League Championship got off to a frenetic start with 6 institutions vying for glory. The combatants are defending champions Mico University College, GC Foster College, The University of the West Indies, The University of Technology, Portmore Community College and Excelsior Community College. All teams will play each other...
From Joel Morgan, FIRFL media Federleague, the President David Massitti: “For us it has been a splendid 2013”. We have run out of 2013, a very important year for the Federazione Italiana Rugby Football League (FIRFL). To confirm it is the chief director of the FIRFL David Massitti which, like always at the end of the year, tracks the balance of what the previous 365 days represented for the Federleague. “Our...
From Phil Caplan, RLEF Media Office The RLEF has awarded Observer status to the Asociación Española de Rugby League, giving rugby league its first national presence in Spain. Headquartered in Valencia, Spain’s third largest city, the AERL, registered under Spanish law with the Interior Ministry, was officially founded in August 2013, six months after its leaders started the Spanish rugby league project. Mrs Salome...
From Anthony Micallef, MRL He’s the dual-code British rugby prop that has created a stir on the Maltese Islands since his arrival. Signing last month with local club Malta Origin RL, the 120 kilogram man mountain Gareth Barron will debut in his side’s crunch match against Gozo RL this Saturday at Melita FC. Gozo RL and Malta Origin RL have met twice this season, with Gozo fairing better thanks to the...
From USA Tomahawks THE USA Tomahawks are proud to announce the most capped player in their history, home grown rugby league pioneer Curtis Cunz, as their team ambassador. Tomahawks’ team manager Steven Johnson said Cunz was one of the faces of the game in America and richly deserved his appointment after initially missing the tour as a played due to a bicep injury. Cunz will be the public face of the...
From Anthony Micallef Gozo RL this afternoon registered the upset of the season as they crossed for an 11-try rout of their fancied opponents Malta Origin RL at Pembroke. With Melita FC bathed in sunshine and a warm 27 degrees, the Gozo team arrived late to the venue but with a collection of players including German imports Nick Frick and Mark Zupan together with the Australians and former Birkirkara RL contingent...