Brooksbanks year 10's got to the final in 2003. The game was supposed to be the curtain raiser for that years CC final at the millennium stadium but at the last minute they had to play it next door at Cardiff arms park, the RFL told them they couldn't play at the millennium stadium as they would ruin the pitch. Ben Kavanagh now at widnes played full back for Brooksbank that day, he now plies his trade as a prop forward

I attended 3 of the schools finals watching my daughter and there are a number of the lads that played now plying their trade around SL and Championship. Really good times and plenty of good rugby.

My nephew Liam Lodge is playing this year No 8 for Brooksbank, bring it home kids your doing the area and yourselves proud!. Long may it continue.

At the time of the most recent scholarships at Halifax RLFC, it wasn't the fault of the club. The RFL pulled the rug from beneath their feet & scrapped the scholarships, the kids ( my son included ) then all became free agents for other clubs to come & pick up.

And some folks wonder why i'm pee'd off with the game in general, if only they knew of some of the rubbish that goes on. I've already been told this week by someone involved at Bradford Bulls that if/when they get relegated at the end of this season their academies will still play against the SL equivalents. We'll see if it comes to fruition, time will tell.

I can understand that. Their academy is fantastic, has produced many a team for then. The Bulls have never paid for players they can't afford to buy trophies with money they haven't got.

Oh hang on.……