Siddal
Halifax Chapel of Repose
Independent Funeral Directors
progression to Under 16’s last season. They won the National
Cup, Yorkshire Cup, Premier Division of the Yorkshire Junior
League and the League Cup.
“Of that squad, ten players have joined the academies of
Leeds Rhinos, Warrington Wolves and Wigan Warriors. They
have been a pleasure to coach and are a tremendous set of
young men who we wish all the best for the future. Following
on behind them, we also have strong squads in other age
groups and our Under 14s and Under 13s have both had
tremendous seasons.
“We have invested just under £20,000 in additional indoor
training facilities on site, which will help with preparation
for the season. We will have a new coach at first team level
and we’re losing a few players through retirement. I’m sure
we’ll remain competitive and we’ll see some players from our
second team stepping up to become regular NCL players.
“Youth rugby really is vital to us. There is a strong bond
between the junior and open age sections of the club
and most of our first team players have played
their junior rugby at Siddal. Our first team
has competed in the last three NCL finals
at Widnes - a 120 mile round trip from
Halifax. At all three games we have
taken almost all of our junior players to
the game. Similarly, our junior teams
are well supported when they play.
“Most of our junior coaches are
former players at the club and they
tend to stay with their teams as they
progress up the age groups from season
to season. That helps with the continuity
and with the handover from junior to open
age rugby.
“In the last two seasons we have seen many
junior players stepping up. We have a team playing
open age winter rugby in the top division of the Pennine
League at the moment. That side regularly takes to the field
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with nine or ten teenagers from the seventeen in the
squad.
“We are absolutely a community club.
We open our doors to the local elderly for a
weekly get together. The club is also used
twice weekly for a slimming club and
we have built a playground within the
boundaries of the club aimed at under
7’s.
“Our biggest challenges moving
forwards will be continuing to attract
juniors to play rugby league when there
are so many competing activities to
attract them, developing our facilities to
create more training, playing and changing
room space and to find the money to cover
these additional costs.
“It is our ambition to remain as one of the top
clubs in amateur RL.”
“Our biggest challenges moving forwards will be continuing
to attract juniors to play rugby league when there are so many
competing activities to attract them, developing our facilities to create
more training, playing and changing room space and to find the
money to cover these additional costs.”
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