A THREE-weekend US National Nines Championship featuring several previously unknown teams and carrying prize money will be held this year in Nevada. It’s understood California-based officials will announce today an “opening weekend” of Nines play in Winnemucca on October 1, followed by a Women’s National Championship and a men’s Western Championship – held together in the same city on October…
TODAY’s RFL Women’s Nines finals from AJ Bell Stadium in Salford are to be televised on the ouRLeague platform, it has been announced. Five English and one French club will play off after 20 teams originally took part in qualifying on May 1, fighting to be crowned Europe’s first club champions in the abbreviated version of rugby league. It will…
WOMEN’S rugby league in Europe will take its first tentative step towards professionalism this Sunday when prizemoney is offered for the first time in a competition. The RFL Women’s Nines finals at Salford’s AJ Bell Stadium involve one French and five British clubs and will crown the first official champions in that region for the abbreviated version of the sport….
WARRINGTON Wolves have been awarded the wildcard berth for British rugby league’s Women’s Nines finals at Salford on July 24. They join St Helens, Huddersfield, York, Catalans and Leeds, who won their groups at the pool stages in Warrington on May 1. Warrington and Saints played the only draw at Victoria Park, with St Helens progressing on points difference. Warrington…
AMERICAN clubs Brooklyn Kings and Boston 13s will return to active duty in the Delaware Nines next weekend, it has been announced. They will join the host club, according to the Delaware Black Foxes, at the event to be held at Eden Park in Wilmington Delaware on Saturday June 25. A social media post by the Black Foxes said the…
THE final of the 2022 BC Nines was a nail-biting thriller, Point Grey Thunder edging out Whistler Wolves 26-24. It was in fact a day of tight contests at South Surrey Athletic Park as five men’s teams and two women’s battled it out at the start of the local season. Point Grey and Whistler started their campaigns against each other,…
BRITISH Columbia Rugby League officials have announced the draw for tomorrow’s instalment of the long-running BC Nines, to be held at South Surrey Athletic Park. This year’s tournament, which will feature both men’s and women’s competition, is sponsored by White Rock Beach Beer Company and kicks off at 10am. The beer garden opens at 1pm. The finals are pencilled in…
