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Hunslet RLFC 12-20 Batley Bulldogs After last week’s disappointment of their pre-season friendly against Halifax Panthers being cancelled due to an icy pitch, Hunslet RLFC finally got a hit out this afternoon (29 January 2023) against a strong Batley Bulldogs side. The Bulldogs (who were runners up in last year’s
Alan ‘Killer’ Kilshaw’s first full season in charge at Hunslet RLFC saw a lean towards youth. With funds at a premium after the slashing of central funding, the club aimed at bringing through local talent. With big spenders Keighley and Swinton favourites for promotion (as came to pass) Hunslet hoped
Hunslet RLFC, who are determined to expand their younger fanbase as what promises to be an exciting Betfred League 1 campaign draws closer, have established a partnership with Tricel Leeds – a local distributor of composite materials – to help ensure that the ambition becomes reality. The south Leeds outfit,
As we start the New Year, Hunslet Foundation’s General Manager Michael Nuttall can reflect on what has been another hugely satisfactory twelve months of Rugby League development work in south Leeds. A real highlight was the inaugural Community Clubs Summer Festival, which took place at Hunslet Warriors and which attracted
Betfred League 1 outfit Hunslet RLFC have announced squad numbers for the coming Rugby League campaign. Newly-appointed skipper Steve Crossley will wear the number 10 shirt, while joint vice-captains Michael Knowles and Jimmy Watson (the fullback will enjoy a richly deserved benefit in 2023) have been handed the number 13
Former Hunslet player Colin Cooper, who was subsequently a driving force behind the crack Hunslet Parkside youth and junior club in addition to making his mark as a leading local referee, has passed away. Cooper, who impressed at prop for Hunslet in the 1950s, is understood to have died on
Hunslet RLFC have lined up three friendlies – all at their South Leeds Stadium base – ahead of the 2023 Betfred League 1 Rugby League season, which gets underway on Sunday 19 February with a trip to Doncaster. The Parksiders, whose Head Coach Alan Kilshaw has significantly strengthened his squad
Today (Wednesday 12 October 2022) sees Hunslet RLFC celebrate ten years of supporter ownership by the Hunslet Independent Supporters Trust. Current Director, Neil Hampshire, who also served as Chairman from 2012 to 2019, is the one constant throughout those ten years and is happy to be the subject of a
Harvey Hallas scooped all three player awards at Hunslet Rugby League club’s 2022 Presentation Night. The 24-year-old prop led from the front throughout the Parksiders’ Betfred League 1 campaign and, at the Hunslet’s end-of-season bash at the South Leeds Stadium, collected both the Players’ Player and Supporters’ Player accolades; in
Hunslet RLFC have responded to the Council’s statement published here on 6 September. Club DIrector Neil Hampshire said: “It’s really disappointing that the Council are once again clouding this issue with their recent statement and frankly I’m absolutely bewildered by their statement that they saw no value for the community. It’s important that