Tag: Rugby

Gavin Price with wife Alyson Price

“We just dealt with it as we could” – Salford Rugby Player battling Motor Neurone Disease raises more than £70,000 for others suffering with the condition

A Salford rugby player with Motor Neurone Disease has raised more than £70,000 for other people with the condition. 60-year-old […]

Joe Simpson in his retirement video.
Image credit - Screenshot from YouTube @Sale Sharks. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgZETNRItFU

Sale Sharks player Joe Simpson to retire after 15-year career

Sale Sharks have announced the retirement of their former England scrum-half Joe Simpson, ending a 15-year career that saw him […]

Broughton RUFC Women Valkyries. Image Credit: Emma White

“We knock ten bells out of each other and go for a pint afterwards” – Broughton Women Valkyries have high hopes for the future of women’s rugby

Broughton RUFC Women Valkyries along with the support of Sedgley Tigers have opened their doors once again for women in Salford.

“It really is a dream come true” Sale Sharks  mark Sam James’ 200th game with a win

“It really is a dream come true” Sale Sharks mark Sam James’ 200th game with a win

Sale re-asserted their end of season playoff semi-final hopes with a 25-20 win over Bristol Bears at the Salford City […]

Rector Andy Salmon stands in front of the font where Webb-Ellis

Oldest church in Salford reveals rugby founder William Webb-Ellis was baptised there

Rugby fans, League or Union, will be familiar with the story of William Webb-Ellis who is credited with inventing the […]

View of the AJ Bell Stadium from the stands

Sale Sharks Co-owner ignites fan discussion on how to fill Salford Stadium

Simon Orange, Co-owner of Sale Sharks, took to Twitter to appeal to fans for ideas on how to increase attendance […]

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“We are building a generation of women’s rugby players” – Salford Red Devils Women prepare for first Grand Final

Salford Red Devils women will face Oulton Raidettes on Sunday the 2nd of October in the Championship Grand Final.

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“It was a chance to celebrate womens rugby league” – Jodie Cunningham on the success of the Woman’s Nines competition

The inaugural women’s nines competition was held in Warrington was a huge success for the sport as it was a […]

“I’m not exactly built like an endurance athlete" – Salford man to walk, cycle and kayak 123 miles along the Bridgewater Canal to raise money

“I’m not exactly built like an endurance athlete” – Salford man to walk, cycle and kayak 123 miles along the Bridgewater Canal to raise money

David Rogers, 47, a landscaper from Swinton, is challenging himself to travel the length of the 41-mile Bridgewater Canal three […]

Salford V Saints | Credit: Francis Barker

Red Devils beaten 14-10 by Saints in excellent clash of endurance

Salford Red Devils were defeated by the league front runners, Saint Helens, on Friday after an intense 80-minute battle.