Page 4 - Jon Dutton News Today

SCOTLANDS largest salt barn has opened in Polmadie.

Australia and New Zealand are set to be invited to take their places in the World Cup at the end of the 2022 season after tournament organisers agreed to postpone it for 12 months. The World Cup board met on Wednesday night and reluctantly decided postponement was the best option after the ARLC and NZRL withdrew the Kangaroos, Jillaroos, Kiwis and Kiwi Ferns due to concerns over the safety of players travelling to England this year. NRL clubs backed the decision of the ARLC and called for the t...

National Rugby League clubs give thumbs down to World Cup July 30, 2021 GMT SYDNEY (AP) — Rugby league’s World Cup received more bad news Friday when all 16 National Rugby League clubs approved a decision by Australia and New Zealand officials to withdraw from the tournament. In a lengthy statement issued by all clubs, the teams cited COVID-19-related safety and welfare concerns for their players as their chief issues with the tournament scheduled to start in October in England from going a...

FShareTTweetQSMSWWhatsAppBEmailJTumblrLLinkedIn21 hours ago Organisers of the Rugby League World Cup confirmed the tournament will go ahead in England despite concerns in Australia about sending a Kangaroos team abroad to compete. The mens, womens and wheelchair World Cups will be played alongside each other across England in October and November this year. To ensure the mens tournament goes ahead, World Cup organisers are considering chartering planes and alternative quarantine facility for at...

TICKETS are now on sale for the 2021 rugby league world cup, with matches due to take place in the North-East later this year. England is hosting the tournament, which will include matches at the Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough, St Jamess Park and Kingston Park in Newcastle and Yorks Community Stadium. Tickets start from as low as £2.21 and 80 per cent are priced below £50. Teesside is hosting a match between Tonga and Cook Islands, who will be staying and training in Darlington du...

After more than two years of hard work, the renovation of a sports facility is set to be completed – thanks to some major cash boosts for the club. With a £290,000 plan to refurbish the towns squash centre, Cockermouth Titans ARLFC is thrilled to have received a grant of £145,000 as part of Rugby League World Cup 2021’s (RLWC2021) CreatedBy programme. The other half of the funds came from a generous donation by Allerdale Borough Council, allowing the club to update the Highfield Roa...

World Cup officials have welcomed the renewed backing of the International Rugby League board for the end of season tournament in England. The IRL board met last week and unanimously reaffirmed their commitment to doing everything possible to stage the World Cup, kicking off on October 23 at Newcastle’s St James Park and ending at Old Trafford on November 27. "The Board of International Rugby League met on Thursday, 25 February and unanimously reiterated that the priority focus is the success...

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have been stripped of their royal patronages by Queen Elizabeth II. Read a statement about it from the Sussexes here.

Saturday, 6 February 2021 Honey Hireme-Smiler, one of New Zealand’s rugby league greats, has become the latest international ambassador for the Rugby League World Cup (RLWC) 2021. Hireme-Smiler, who earned 32 Kiwi Ferns caps over the past 18 years and played in four World Cups, has been appointed to spread the message about the event, particularly in the Southern Hemisphere. Since retiring last year, Hireme-Smiler has maintained her links to the sport through coaching women’s and girls’ ...

Andrews dad Fred wrote of the heartbreak the family are going through following this tragic news. In a message on Facebook Fred explained that his youngest son had sadly died due to complications from Covid 19. He wrote: "Most will know Andrew from his long association with The Leigh Centurions both at the LSV and Hilton Park. "Our hearts are broken son and no words can tell of the heartbreak Mum David and I are going through. RIP big man, love from us all." The club spoke of the deva...