while waiting for the walk down mentioned to Dave Clarke that I had my boots in the car, he was going to get me make up the numbers but my body would of fell to bits in the first tackle

yes you all did very well and will get to see you down there sometime

how did they get on with the new rules mutley,we missed our first game due to me been away at leeds carnegie on a coaching course.

they did okay with them sometimes a scrambled for 1st maker but i think the players adapted superbly and will kick on from here. Im sure your lads will adapt quickly as well from what i saw last year.

where looking forward to it,we havent done any training for it has its all been rushed through and i only found out last tuesday about the rule changes.like you say i think they will addapt fine and it will be more a case of learning how to play on a bigger field than the rules themselve.

congrats on your first win and its a very impressive scoreline to boot.

yeah it was quite impressive but i think the new coaches and of course emma should also feel very proud of themselves..good luck with the season hopefully we might meet after crimbo period

for the second week running cas panthers u9s will miss this weeks fixture due to their opponants oulton raiders forfiting the game due to them not been ready for the new rules.

this really is annoying knowing that every team was put in the same boat with the new rules.



good luck to stanley u9s who ever they play.

sorry to hear this would of expected oulton to get this right, can you not get a friendly sorted

too late in the day when they called off the game "thursday night" they did offer to play at last years u8s rules but having spent the past three weeks teaching my players the new format this would only lead to confusion for my players as you cant play one set of rules one week another the next.

i dont entirely blame oulton raiders totally has the rule changes were brought in very late and with very little time to adjust compared to u10s who are playing the same rules but they have had 12 months to prepare compared to our three weeks.

but has i say all teams are in the same boat and only playing will edjucate the players and find out if they can cope which im sure all the kids will do has they usually come up with answers if you ask enough questions of them,its easy to rap kids in cotton wool but sometimes you after grasp the nettle and have confidence in their ability but we all dont think the same do we.

what harm would it of done if they played the game and missed a rule or too, that's how they learn.
the under 11s play now on a full size pitch

told my lad to score a full length of field try



reply was you must be joking

Stanley Rangers are playing Methley at home KO 11-30 after a good 6 all draw will be looking for our first win of the season, seen some good movement in practice

the easiest way for the kids to learn is to be put into a match situation. I bet your guys are chomping at the bit. Thank s for the good luck wishes mate Stanley are at East Leeds this week always a toughie.

Stanley Rangers beat Methley today 20-12 which I thought was a even game at 14-12 it looked like they was going to come back, but managed it in the end.
Methley then decided to go home after the match, and have put a complaint in, I don't know the the full facts of their complaint so it would be wrong for me to voice my opinions, what I have heard that they complained about the ref

nothing new there, no it wasn't klien

but a young 13yr old trying to learn the game, is this the way we bring on the young refs now


I do think tho they embarrassed their club by taken the actions they did, all the effort put into the after match meal has gone to waste, the kids have learn that if they don't win just go home and sulk, parents eh can we all remember its for the kids why we do this not us.

try scorers was matty, adam, sam, tom

the awards went to
tom was man of the match
ben was top tackler
geogre for his work in the pack
matty got magic moments ( now this was a magic moment he scored the first try nearly the full length of the field to put them 4-0, this after he saved a certain try from one of their fastest players )

well one to the lads for putting in a fantastic performance











ans thanks for coming mutts

shame really was a good game that was well reffed imho but a little bit of history there snowie as we all know



think the young lad ben had a super game and the tackle before the first score was decisive .

you're right there and deserved the magic moments award I can remember you telling tommy when you called it, what time is your home game tomoz

Lock lane used to "walk" after every game, strange but when you went to them they always made you welcome.

that's who we play next week away

plenty snap for us if they leave it

10:30

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Stanley 8s fought back in 2nd half but couldn't stop Selby from running out victorious.

Stanley 9s continued their good start to the season winning 28-0 at East Leeds

well done to all

well done to all concerned,cas panthers u8s got their season off to a good start with a 7-1 win at milford marlins with 4 players playing there first ever game.

7-1 somethings never change, congrats to the 8s . with any luck the 9s will get a game next week. east leeds were a bit shocked about the rules but we knew weeks ago about them.

i think its all been done on the hush hush,i only found out a fortnight since but we will grasp the nettle and give it a go,a lot of clubs seems as though its a nightmare and their a bit scared of the rules but if you dont try you will never know.

where away at stanningley next week who was one of the teams pulled up for not playing the new rules hopefully now their up to speed and ready to go next week or my kids will be really dissapointed.

What are all the 'new rules' you keep mentioning for the kids?

in a nut shell the under 9s are now allowed a marker at the PTB , kicking is allowed in general play , points are now 4 for a try and 2 for a conversion ( Conversions now part of game) and you can play the ball fast and get awarded a penalty for offside.

This used to happen in the 10s but now its 9s.

IMO once they have played 1 game they are used to it.

Stanley Rangers A 20 16 Cas Pathers A

What a game,the result was in doubt rigth till the final whistle! thats how close it was between both sides,the game had everything from sending offs to been held up over the line in the last minute,to a prop doing a chip and chase re gathering off loading the supporting and then going 30mtrs in the corner to win the game for Rangers!

well done lads nice to hear you have bumped back

bet you enjoyed the game being close as it was