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  • Otley too slow out of the blocks

    Otley 16, Doncaster Knights 27 re was very little between these two sides but Otley were made to pay for their slow start. An early penalty gave Doncaster a 10m line-out and from the drive No 7 Neil Cochrane was awarded a try.

  • Defiant Macca dismisses talk of crisis

    Leeds 1 Colchester 2 Gary McAllister was in no mood to throw in the towel after Leeds United’s fourth successive defeat. And the under-fire manager denied the club was in crisis. He said: “I will keep going. You have to grind it out and get to the

  • Essex bags brace on Bowling debut

    West Bowling 40 Lowca 10 Latest Aussie import stand-off Josh Essex crossed for two tries on his debut as West Bowling ran out comfortable winners in the second round BARLA National Cup tie against Cumbrians Lowca at a rain-lashed Bankfoot Oval

  • Vogel at the double for Wibsey

    Wibsey’s No 8 James Vogel scored two indentical tries as his side beat visitors Wetherby 15-5. Vogel caught the defence napping with quick tap penalties before Harry Hall scored the final try after Wetherby’s left winger had dropped a bomb. Victory

  • Total washout of non-league programme

    Saturday was a complete washout for all eight of our non-league sides because of waterlogged pitches. The thaw of last week’s deep frost combined with the constant overnight rain of Friday made play impossible, even for the sides who were due to play

  • Salem dig deep to avoid shock

    Bradford Salem 27, Ormskirk 19 Bradford Salem reached the last 32 of the EDF Energy Senior Vase thanks to a second-half comeback against South Lancashire and Cheshire Division One side Ormskirk. In atrocious conditions at Shay Lane, Salem took an early

  • Brambani's stay is short and sweet

    Cleckheaton 10, Morley 0 Dominic Brambani’s fledgling rugby union season with Cleckheaton is to be cut short. The 23-year-old former Bradford Bulls Academy star is going Down Under next month to play rugby league. After masterminding Cleckheaton’s

  • Farsley face fixtures chaos

    Following the postponement of their FA Trophy first-round tie at Burton Albion at the weekend, Farsley Celtic are preparing to make the journey on Tuesday night after it was swiftly rearranged. The Celts did not have to make the trip on Saturday

  • Deacey reveals his Avenue action plan

    The waterlogged pitch at Horsfall Stadium robbed new Bradford Park Avenue boss John Deacey of a home game to begin his tenure but it gave him more time to assess the current playing staff. In the build-up to Saturday’s UniBond Premier Division fixture

  • '10,000 jobs at risk in Bradford' claim

    The announcement that Santander, owner of big Bradford employers Abbey and part of Bradford & Bingley, is to shed 1,900 jobs came as a huge blow for the district. And as the recession bites even deeper, a warning comes that the banking

  • Spend wisely at Christmas, warning

    A Bradford-based charity which helps people in debt is offering tips to help people enjoy Christmas and keep a handle on their finances. Christians Against Poverty (CAP) says its 1,500 clients will be able to use their savings to help fund

  • Killinghall Road tragedy: Four named

    The names of the four young men who died in the Killinghall Road smash horror have been released by police. The four in the Subaru which was engulfed in a fireball in the early hours of Thursday morning after smashing into a fish and chip shop