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Few players in any sport can rival the remarkable commitment Geoff Gunney showed to one club – Hunslet Rugby League Club. Geoff made his debut for Hunslet in 1951. He would go on to spend his entire playing career with Hunslet spanning 23 seasons and saw him play 579 games. Like numerous
Hunslet RLFC made it five wins from five today as they beat Coventry Bears at the South Leeds Stadium. It was a rather under par performance by Hunslet, but the win lifts them into 4th in the Betfred League 1. Hunslet RLFC 40-16 Coventry Bears [slideshow_deploy id=’80102′] Photos by Paul
Hunslet RLFC The club will be holding a “Celebration day” in memory of Geoff Gunney MBE when we entertain Oldham RLFC on Sunday 24th June. The game takes place at the South Leeds Stadium, 3:30pm kick off. Ken says Geoff was my childhood hero when I saw him play at
100 years ago, a mighty war was drawing to its bloody close and local people would have been involved, so I have been asked to research what players and associates of Hunslet RLFC did during the war. Many of the players, being part-time, would have been miners as coal runs
Hunslet RLFC came back from 18-0 down to beat the London Skolars at their New River Sport ground by 30-37 this afternoon (9 June 2018). Having got off to a poor start, Hunslet scored six unanswered tries at the end of the first half and the beginning of the second.
Leeds United legend Eddie Gray was on hand as Maple Homes marked the opening of their show home at Woodhouse Vale, off Pepper Road in Hunslet on Friday (1 June 2018). Director Tom Robinson explained that this was Maple’s first development since and his colleagues took over the Hunslet-based building
An impressive ten teams took part in this year’s Charity 5-a-side football tournament, raising funds for The Hunslet Club. The event, which took place on Sunday 27 May 2018, was organised by the Leeds office of Charles Stanley Wealth Managers and featured teams from Leeds’s accountancy, legal, banking and marketing
South Leeds elected three new Councillors in the local elections on 3 May 2018. We asked them to tell us what the experience was like, here Paul Wray, Councillor for Hunslet & Riverside Ward. I’d like to thank everyone who voted in the election – regardless of who for –
Hunslet RLFC 39-32 Whitehaven RLFC This season at the South Leeds Stadium has been good value for thrillers, and today’s game (2 June 2018) was one of the best. Looking defeated at 22-32, Hunslet came back from the dead to take the points 39-32. [slideshow_deploy id=’77104′] All photos by Paul
South Leeds residents speak out about “nightmarish” and unfair disability rulings Hundreds of south Leeds residents have been hit with recent changes to welfare systems for those unable or less able to work. And whilst the national government claims it’s fighting benefit fraud, growing numbers of people are rising up