cas panthers u10s went down 22-12 at stanningley despite leading late in the game,a very good show from both sides again but the leeds side just seem to be mentally tougher than us at the minute and no how to tough it out.

still a fantastic season for us and one which we can be proud of.

Garforth -6
Crigg -48
good win today - a good display all round , but credit to the defence . They've got some big lads at Garforth but after being knocked backwards a few times in the first half their desire to run forward went away in the second .
I would think that we've shown that these lads are good enough to stay up next year, but god knows what will happen !
Best wishes to all over the summer , you all deserve a rest . Got to say that mr.&mrs. Spongebob's morale is quite low at the minute .

Stanley under 11's went down to Oulton Invaders 16 to 14 in the last game of the season in the top division. My lad scored his 50th try this season, so for him it ended on a bright note

away today so missed the visit ... yes the visit from heworth... the lads won 24-4 and ive heard that slaughter was on form...

why are you so low bud? pm me if its better or catch us at the match.

any galas for your lads?

Yes, we've got one next week at Shaw Cross. That's it then though - the lads (&parents) are going to have a 6 week rest .
I'll pm you later when I've more time - cheers mate

Under 8s at cas gala tomorrow

love these galas for the kiddies .

last week Stanley went to lock lane won all 5 group matches and the semi and then lost to lock lane 1 try to nil in the final..

unlucky but a good day out.

this years wakefield & district annual 7s is to be held this saturday 17th at wakefield city a.r.l..f.c at west yorkshire sports and social club , sandal hall close off walton lane. matchers to start at 12 midday last years winners crigglestone all blacks will be looking to make it a hat-trick of wins with wakefield city looking to retain the jack thompson shield. on the day there will be a beer tent / b,b,q and music .all welcome free entry so come along and enjoy a day of local amateur rugby.

just recovered from this weekends rugby.

cas panthers u10s festival finished with an absolute classic between cas panthers and lock lane, the two sides were locked at the end of full time 4-4 and then went into extra time,lane scored to go 4-8 in front with less than a minute to play but the panthers drove up field and then moved the ball from left to right on the last tackle to squeeze into the corner to take the game to golden point.after a tense 5 minutes it was lock lane that cracked first dropping the ball giving the panthers the chance to win the competion and they scored on the 2nd tackle of the next set.

a fantastic game spoilt by a few parents at the end who cant take their ale and they should no better unfortunatley.

Saw the second half of the U10s tournament and there was some good stuff played.

The tension that boiled over at the end had been simmering for a while as other teams were adamant that Panthers were switching players between their A & B sides throughout, to the point of naming names.

The final was a great game, but was somewhat spoiled by a refereeing display I shall kindly call 'inconsistent'.

As a neutral it all took the edge off I'm afraid and lessons need to be learned.

with out being a kill joy, if they thought that players was being switch from one team to the other couldn't their coach have got the refs attention and mentioned this

it does get silly when parents let them selves down

no players were swapped and two team sheets with full names and numbers were given, due to the number of panthers players in the two sides "22" some players were in u9s shirts which had duplicat numbers on the same has some kids in u10s shirts,again in hindsight one of the teams should have kept their shirts inside out but hindsight is a wonderful thing you dont expect accusations of cheating at u10s,for the record the only complaint was made by a lock lane players mother and nobody else and the accusation was made that 1 player had played in both sides who just happend to have been an ex lock lane player who left under a cloud.

has for the referee i thought he did well considering the pressure put on him from the crowd and to be confronted by parents is a disgrace and should never happen hopefully the perpatrayers will be named shamed and given club bans.

you are quite right that lessons need to be learned and over the two days 3 out of the 5 age groups that played ended in contreversy all games played between the panthers and lock lane,has somebody who has played for lock lane and coached at the panthers i find it sad that they cannot get through a day without problems and imho the only way to stop it is to keep the two clubs apart,again not one incident was child on child but all from the touchline side.

it wasnt players it was 1 player and yes it took the shine off a bruising cup final that could have gone either way,you would like to think it was too much sun and too much drink but me thinks very sadly this could end up like older age groups where it will be an unhealthy rivalry.

Welcome to junior rugby; my lad plays U11's and I don't think I've been to a game yet that doesn't feature some parents (and sometimes coaches) behaving like mindless thugs.

sad to hear this

enjoyed the Saturday what bits i saw) , lock lane normally take defeat in good grace



. Stanley just lost their final 1-0 at lock lane the other week but i think they would of been a little hot under the collar if had won it. as for cheating we nearly got lynched for having 12 players and not 11 (4 subs) ATEOTD 12 players were available how do you tell a ten year old they can not play and how do you pick who misses out?

would of come over on sunday but been unwell so no forum for the mutts for the last 48hours

And who were the only team to complain about Stanley u 10's having an extra player..............Lock Lane

True, and thats due to the fact that is the worst age group I have ever seen in the last 10 years, and its across the board, everywhere.

i've heard theres a guy in stanley's u11's who's really bad!!!

only club who complained about my little poppi (puppy) attending and sent little ozzie packing as well, would not be bothered but there was plenty of volcanic pooh and enough pot holes to keep a champion pot holer happy for hours.

Thanks for that contribution.

Anyway, thought i'd cheers myself up by reporting on the only good thing that happened over the weekend involving rugby

Stanley Rangers under 10's travelled to New Earswick for their annual gala and emerged victorious after 5 wins and a draw. Wins came against York Acorn, Heworth, Oulton, Townville and New Earswick with the only draw against runners up Lock Lane. We notched 15 tries (with young Mutts managing 3

) and only conceded two, happy days. Off for a well earned

break now.

Well done, the Stanley under 11's also won their gala at Earswick on Sunday scored 17 conceaded 1 played 5 won 5, good day all round

beat me to it , tinter net no woking prop but finally sorted ...
the young un did a bit of of an arriva waited ages for a try and then 3 come at once ....
missed the first feeding poppie

saw the celebration of the 2nd as i was over at Tommy's match



but saw the 3rd just as he was subbed .... if he backs himself more often he will score more consistently .... big boys next year and im sure the lads will step up to the mark

Good effort from the elevens mate, well done.

the 8s won 2 lost 2 and beat 2 teams that had put over 10 tries each past them just 2 months ago...massive improvement as the young un is now a under 9

and that just about wraps it up for 2009/2010

thanks for all contributions