Quote ="muttley cat"saw cross 10s finished losing their current winning streak going down by 4 pts to a very good oulton side at shaw cross an exact verse of the score only a few weeks ago .
some very good teams in the 10s going forth into the 11s and i expect another exciting season for the lads . just wish they had something to play for
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After what seems an eternity of rugby we are now faced with what we didn't face up to last year the inevitable a long break with no rugby .
Lets hope that we don't lose too many to the dark side (soccer) or even worse that game i cannot type .....but then again I can see a fee playing a season of U@~#N and coming back . Some however will be lost to us maybe unless clubs keep busy.
I mentioned this some time ago the tradition of summer galas to move to february maybe its time for a change , lets face it the amount of time off in Aug for Galas and hardly any were put in for (sure referes society wakefield/castleford/batley/dewsbury).
great preseason warm ups and recruitment for clubs plus fund raising.
Yes all teams used to play in february a year or two ago so no problem there, these could be run like the old co-ops but hopefully in a more professional manner.'"
Just out of interest Mutley Cat, what reason wouldn't you let your child play union in the winter?
At Castleford Rugby Union we have most age groups from tags ( under 6 ) to colts ( under 17) in boys and a good mix of girls ages. The majority of teams are made up of a mix of players about 40% who are pure union players and the rest are players who play both league and Union. The under 15's has a mix of district union players and also Super League Scholarship players. The 17's have recently been boosted by players who didn't get signed after a couple of years playing scholarship, and the open age 1st, 2nd, 3rd team and veterans team is made up of a mix of league and union players.
I understand that Union is not everyones cup of tea to watch, and the bulk of the lads at Cas do not watch any union either live or on TV, however most have season tickets at either Cas, Wakey, Fev or Leeds. Once they learn the basics there is no stopping them, we feel that they also benefit from playing both codes in terms of strength and ball handling.
When our season ends a large number will go back to league, a few under 15's are going to give American Football a try with the Yorkshire Rams, unfortunately they play in the middle of the league season so no help to the league players.
Please don't discount Union as a winter alternative, plenty of teams around like Cas who would welcome any new players, like Sandal, Morley, Goole, Corinthians and many more. We train Wednesday nights all ages except under 17's who train Tuesday and Thursday.
We are also looking for a League team who would be able to tke an influx of under 15's when the summer season starts, they are a good standard and as they didn't play this last season all are free agents.
If anyone wants any info please pm me
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