Kevin Davey

Leeds Met with Equal Force

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Oct 282009
 

NURL 1sts – 20
Leeds Met 2nds – 20

Cochrane Park

Rugby League giants New Zealand and Australia were recently left deadlocked on 20 points after a spectacular opening to the Gillette Four Nations. In a slightly more attritional affair SRL Northern Premier heavyweights Newcastle and Leeds Met shared the spoils with an identical score-line last Wednesday .

The crowds were out in force to watch NURL’s first home outing and numbers were bolstered when the 2nd team’s fixture was cancelled due to Sunderland’s understandable cowardice in taking on Daves Parker, Kernohan, Mathew and Chatterton. The fans were in a joyous, expectant mood and renditions of classic NURL songs ”Sammy Boyd has magic spectacles” and ”Moorcrofts gonna mulch ya” were echoing round the Owl’s Nest as the teams entered the fray.
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Moore of the same for NURL

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Oct 222009
 

John Kingswood

NURL 1sts – 26
John Moores 1sts – 16

The mighty NURL machine was on the road again in their search for Premier North domination. This time their destination was the European capital of grit; Liverpool.

NURL were slow out of the blocks, giving away possession deep in their own half due to offensive handling errors courtesy of Jimmy ‘Doyle’ Phillips. John Moore’s were quick to react crashing over the try line minutes later to put NURL behind.
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NURL mean feat

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Oct 142009
 

NURL 1sts – 26
Leeds University 1sts – 6

The mighty NURL Death Machine relentlessly clicked into gear last Wednesday with an emphatic win away at Leeds.

The University’s most cherished club has had to deal with the departure of a golden generation of players including burly Mikey Bryan, Surly Ed Ainscoe and the ever imperious Liam Gasior but newly appointed skipper Michael Ward has an exiting attack-minded squad at his disposal.
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Freshers Fair 2009/10

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Sep 102009
 

On the 21st and 22nd September NURL will have a stall at the annual Freshers Fair.

The fair is taking place throughout the day and new students are invited to come and sign up for the club and ask the current players any questions.

If you are unable to make the fair then simply email rugby.league@ncl.ac.uk or attend the first training session that will take place on the 28th September at Gateshead Stadium.

We especially encourage any players that are new to the game to come and try league for the first time, much of our squad is made up of ex-union or football players.

Individual Player Sponsorship Now Available!!!

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Sep 102009
 

For the start of the 10/11 season NURL is pleased to offer its supporters a chance to patronise a player of their choice.

In response to a glut of corporate and social interest each superstar is now available for a personal sponsorship package.

In exchange for a small contribution of 35 Pounds the benefactor will receive the following;

* Signed photo and letter of thanks from their chosen athlete
* Two complimentary tickets to the annual Stan Calvert Varsity match
* An invite to one of NURL’s prestige social events
* Space on the players website profile for a corporate logo or message of support and a link to your choice of website.

If you are interested then please email rugby.league@ncl.ac.uk or call John Kingswood on 07894 955 227.

Previous years have seen generous donations received from;

The Carlyle Group: Sam Jacques
Blaire Temple: Jack Webb

Training Details

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Sep 042009
 

Training on Mondays and Fridays consist of a variety of game-specific and fitness drills. It takes place on 3G artificial grass so moulded boots or astro-turf trainers are recommended.
Sunday evenings usually consists of fitness or circuit training in the sports centre’s multi purpose hall. Trainers and normal gym attire are recommended.

Monday 19.30 – 21.30

Gateshead International Stadium 3G pitches,
(NE10 0EF) For directions and map, Click Here

Gateshead Stadium

Friday 18.30 – 20.00

Longbenton Sports Ground,
(NE7 7XA) For directions and map Click Here
Four Lane Ends

Interested In supporting NURL?

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Jul 072009
 

The club is a self-funded members organisation that is always seeking financial support for travel, facilities hire, kit and other costly obligations.

We’d like to hear from any company or individual that can support the club in any possible way and believe we can form a mutually beneficial partnership with any such benefactor.

For more information or to hear about any available sponsorship opportunities, please contact us at rugby.league@ncl.ac.uk

Scholarships, Bursaries and TASS

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May 102009
 

Please visit the CPRS website above for more information.

Newcastle offers a wide range of financial support for athletes that have shown promise or gained representative honours in their chosen sport. If you believe you might be eligible for one of the many support packages then please contact the club or Fraser Kennedy.

Fraser is responsible for all High Performance Sport at the University and is the man to contact for issues regarding the Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme and Sports Bursaries. If you are a talented Rugby League Player considering Newcastle University, Fraser might be able to assist with funding for your studies and getting you a place on the Elite Athletes program.

Performance Sport Deirector
Fraser Kennedy – 0191 222 7224 F.E.Kennedy@ncl.ac.uk

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