Monday 26 February 2007

Varsity Rugby League returns to The Stoop

This Wednesday sees the return of the annual rugby league varsity match between Oxford and Cambridge Universities to the Twickenham Stoop. The dark blues of Oxford will be desperate to gain revenge over their bitter rivals following last season’s 40 – 0 loss to the light blues of Cambridge.

The Varsity match represents something of a controversial topic for many within the rugby league community. To some the institutions of Oxbridge represent the establishment that suppressed rugby league for many years, but for others the growing success of the Varsity match is a sign of how far the game has come in its struggle to break out of it’s Northern working class strongholds. The spread of rugby league throughout educational establishments such as Universities is an important staging post for gaining long-term access to the corporate support that is required to develop and maintain a major professional sport.

The game sponsored by Pcubed kicks off at 7:30, with full coverage on a special edition of Sky Sports Boots “n” All programme. Tickets are still available from Harlequins RL starting from just £5 for season ticket holders.

Skolars overrun by Vikings

London Skolars continued their poor run in the Northern Rail Cup going down 60 – 10 away at Widnes Vikings yesterday. It was always going to be a big ask for the Skolars to step up a division to play a Vikings side packed with Super League experience who are expected to be one of the favourites for the National League One title this year.

It was the Skolars who opened the scoring through a Lydan Maitua try after two minutes but the Vikings pulled level five minutes later and from that point onwards the result never looked in doubt. The Skolars can take heart for a determined and well organised performance; their performances against higher division opponents in the Northern Rail Cup have shown that they do have the potential to be competitive in National League Two this season.

Widnes: (40) 60
Tries: Kohe-Love 4, Grix 2, Nanyn, Kirk, Smith, Doran, Draper
Goals: Nanyn 6, Dodd 2

London: (4) 10
Tries: Maitua, Ellison
Goals: Thorman

Quins too strong for Hull KR

Quins RL yesterday continued their unbeaten start to the season with a comfortable victory away to Super League new boys Hull Kingston Rovers. The Quins suffered a bout of illness running through the camp in the build-up to the game, disrupting training during the week, but still had enough quality to run out 10 – 26 winners at New Craven Park.

Chris Melling, who has been a revelation at full back since joining the club pre-season, grabbed the first try of the game after just two minutes following a knock-on by Hull KR forward Mark O’Neill, with Paul Sykes adding the conversion. Hull KR almost managed an immediate reply, with desperate defence required to keep out second rower Iain Morrison.

Fifteen minutes later forward Jon Grayshon went over for the second try after good work from Danny Orr, again Sykes tacked on the conversion. With twenty three minute gone interchange hooker Julien Rinaldi created the opening for young prop Louis McCarthy-Scarsbrook to power over for the Quins third try, Sykes conversion pushing the score out to 0 – 18.

Hull KR finally registered on the scoreboard after twenty nine minutes, with winger Luke Dyer touching down, unfortunately for the Robins the usually reliable Gareth Morton’s conversion attempt drifting off target. With three minutes left to half-time Quins extended their lead with a try from centre Sykes, who this time was unable to convert his own effort, sending the sides in 4 – 22.

A try from former Kiwi test forward Michael Smith pulled the scores closer just after the break, with Gareth Morton this time adding the conversion. Despite a lot of hard work from the home side in the second half they were unable to put any further points on the board and the final score of the afternoon was to be Paul Sykes second try eight minutes from time.

Overall the Quins will be very pleased with the result given the less than ideal build-up and it was also positive to see former skipper Mark McLinden make his return from the injury off the interchange bench. The return of McLinden and the possible availability of new signing Richard Villasanti will no doubt provide a welcome selection dilemma for Brian McDemott for next Saturday’s home game against the Warrington Wolves, who scraped a narrow win at home against last season runners-up Hull FC courtesy of a Lee Briers drop-goal.

What is becoming clear from the opening games of the season is that the partnership of Tony Rea and Brian McDermott appears to be paying dividends on the field. Danny Orr has been outstanding at half-back in the opening games, whilst the decision of Wigan to release Chris Melling in favour of ageing fullback Michael Withers looks not only extremely short-sighted but faintly ridiculous. The range of creative options Quins now have through Orr, Hill, Rinaldi, McLinden, Paul and Purdham appears to be reducing the pressure on any single player to carry the team, whilst McDermott’s authoritarian coaching regime appears to be instilling a resilience and stamina missing at times during recent seasons.

Hull KR: (4) 10
Tries: Dyer, Smith
Goals: Morton

Harlequins RL: (22) 26
Tries: Melling, Grayshon, McCarthy-Scaysbrook, Sykes 2
Goals: Sykes 3

Saturday 24 February 2007

Quins away at Hull KR preview

Quins RL will meet Hull Kingston Rovers at New Craven Park this Sunday afternoon, with the Super League new boys in buoyant form despite all pre-season predictions that they would struggle to take the step up from National League One. Opening home and away wins against Wakefield and Huddersfield have repaid the faith of the Robins faithful and convinced them that they can retain their spot in Super League against the odds.

Quins RL will be quietly confident, going into round three they lie one place behind Hull KR with a win and a draw under their belt and a side in which the new creative options signed during the break are starting to gel. New signing Richard Villasanti is also named in the 20 man squad and may be on course for his debut as is winger Andy Smith.

Hull KR have some very useful players amongst their ranks; winger Byron Ford is a quality finisher, big centre Gareth Morton can be relied upon to keep the scoreboard ticking over with his goal kicking, whilst James Webster is the crafty scrum-half around which the side pivots. In the forwards Hull KR have some top class experience in Michael Vella, a representative player for the Kangaroos and New South Wales State of Origin, former Lions test prop Danny Ward and Kiwi forward Michael Smith. Former Wests Tigers skipper Mark O'Neill is also included in the squad, for what will be his first Super League appearance for the club following his move from Leeds Rhinos.


A pre-season friendly between the two clubs in late January saw Quins RL run out winners 24 points to 18, but tomorrow’s encounter promises to but that game is unlikely to be any guide to what promises to be a tough away encounter for the Quins.

Monday 19 February 2007

Plucky Skolars pipped by Crusaders

London Skolars went down 44 – 28 to Celtic Crusaders yesterday in their second Group 6 National Rail Cup outing at Brewery Field, Bridgend.

The Crusaders, who beat the Skolars on all four occasions that the sides met last season, bounced back from their midweek trial match defeat by NRL champions Brisbane Broncos who are in the UK in preparation for this weekend’s Carnegie World Club Challenge against St Helens. The match was a hard fought encounter, with the Welsh side only sealing the victory in the closing ten minutes with three late tries.

The Skolars can take heart in a far more competitive performance than in their opening National Rail Cup game against Leigh Centurions the previous week and can look to carry that improvement forward into this weekend’s fixture against Widnes Vikings at the Halton Stadium.

Celtic Crusaders: (16) 44
Tries: Blackwood 2, Quinn, Duggan 3, Budworth, Van Dijk, Johnston
Goals: Quinn 4

London Skolars: (18) 28
Tries: Tozer 3, Aggrey, Williams
Goals: Thorman 4

Quins Vs Reds ends with stalemate

Quins survived a late scare to gain a point against Salford on Saturday evening after allowing the Reds to claw their way back from what was at one stage a fourteen point lead.

The home side started the game strongly, showing good line speed in defence and quick movement of play in attack, which left Salford looking sluggish by comparison. It took only eight minutes to register the first try; Danny Orr’s superb chip kick beating the Salford defence with centre Tyrone Smith coolly collecting to record his first four points of the campaign. Paul Sykes missed the conversion in what was to be a poor night with the boot.

Three minutes later Chris Melling, who has established himself as first choice fullback in Mark McLinden’s absence, took advantage of some weak Salford defending to score the second try. Again, Sykes was unable to convert, although he was to make amends on seventeen minutes when he went in for the third try. Sustained pressure from Quins saw the Salford defence fail to react quickly enough to good ball movement, opening up the space for Skyes to go through, this time he was on target with the conversion.

With less than five minutes to go to halftime, Salford finally registered their first try with John Wilshere going in at the corner on Quins right hand flank, with David Hodgson coolly slotting over the conversion from the touchline. Just minutes later on the stroke of half-time Salford scored again, with Luke Robinson going over after orchestrating a passage of play which saw the ball kept alive, exploiting a loss of concentration in the Quins defence. This time Hodgson was unable to add the conversion.

The second-half started in similar fashion to the first, with Quins out of the blocks fastest. Julien Rinaldi picked up his first try for the club in controversial circumstances, with video referee Ashley Klein ruling that what had initially appeared to be a clear double movement was legitimate due to the Salford defenders rolling off the Quins hooker. However, if Rinaldi’s try was dubious then things evened themselves up shortly afterwards when a Karl Temata’s effort was ruled out by Mr Klein on what was a debateable obstruction decision.

At 18 – 10 up it looked as if Quins were heading towards their first home win of the season, but credit must go to the Salford side which refused to give up the cause and rallied for a strong finish. With six minutes to go Great Britain tourist Andy Coley’s powerful running took advantage of some weak defence again on Quins right hand flank to go in at the corner, closing the gap to four points and leaving the home fans fearing an all too predictable collapse.

With around a minute to go those fears were almost realised when Reds prop Michael Korkidas took a short tap penalty and showed terrific upper body strength to power over for what looked a soft try. Closer inspection from the video referee saw a benefit of the doubt try awarded after footage was unable to show conclusively whether Korkidas had grounded the ball or if he’d been held up. This left the scores balanced precariously at 18 – 18 with Reds kicker Hodgson poised to snatch what had seemed at one stage an unlikely victory. Fortunately for Quins Hodgson’s aim was off and they were to escape with a share of the spoils, leaving fans with mixed emotions about a game which Quins should have won, but very nearly lost.

When Brian McDermott and his team review the tape this week they will no doubt see both positive and negative points to take out of this performance. As a team movement in both defence and attack is showing the benefit of Billy Peden’s fitness regime, Danny Orr and Scott Hill continue to develop as an effective partnership, Chris Melling has slotted comfortably into the fullback role, Rinaldi offers the ability to mix-up play used as an interchange and the pack is showing plenty of dominance. Salford did however expose a tendency to switch of late in each half, with the right hand side of defence showing signs of weakness, whilst the place kicking may need some attention as Sykes missed conversions proved ultimately to be the difference between one point and two.

There is much for Quins fans to be upbeat about going into this weekend’s game away at Super League new boys Hull Kingston Rovers, in recent years the team has displayed mixed form early season, so three points from four available can be considered a solid start to what has so far been an unpredictable first two rounds to the competition overall. The high profile off-season signings are integrating better than anyone could have expected at this stage and the team is now unbeaten at home in six Super League matches.

Harlequins RL: (14) 18
Tries: Smith, Melling, Sykes, Rinaldi
Goals: Sykes

Salford: (10) 18
Tries: Wilshere, Robinson, Coley, Korkidas
Goals: Hodgson




Saturday 17 February 2007

Quins RL face showdown with Reds

This evening Quins RL will meet Salford City Reds in their first home game of the season. The Reds were one of the surprise packages of Super League XI, making the end of season playoffs for the first time. Head coach Karl Harrison, a prop forward with Hull, Halifax and Great Britain, has moulded a team in his own image since taking the reigns in 2002, a tough, hardworking side with a touch a class.

Salford’s attack is likely to be orchestrated by the two Luke’s; scrum-half Luke Robinson, an astute signing from Wigan, and quicksilver standoff Luke Dorn who will need no introduction to Quins fans. Dorn will be making his first to the Stoop since making way for new signing Scott Hill at the end of last season and nobody will be in any doubt about the strike threat he offers.

Up front Salford offer plenty of size, aggression and graft with props Coley, Haggerty and Korkidas, but the heartbeat of the side is undoubtedly long-serving hooker and skipper Mal Alker. Hometown hero Alker is a perennial contender for Super League’s top tackler and will run himself into the ground for the Reds cause. Ex-St Helens forward Mark Edmondson signed off-season from Sydney Roosters will also provide a solid all round presence. In the backs John Wilshere, David Hodgson and Aaron Moule bring plenty of craft and experience to the Salford attack.

Last season Quins won two out of three Super League encounters with Salford, in the first game they scraped a single point win with a Henry Paul drop-goal at the Willows, the second game also at the Willows saw Quins blown away 34 – 0, whilst the third encounter at The Stoop was Quins final game of the season and saw the home team comfortably ease past a Reds side with one eye on their inaugural appearance in the playoffs.

The Reds will be starting this season in a buoyant mood, the club’s proposed move away from the antiquated Willows ground to a new purpose built stadium in Barton being given Council backing in late 2006 and there is a sense of optimism that they can kick on to greater things in the next few years. A narrow home loss to Leeds Rhinos was the result of their opening game of the season, but they pushed Leeds all the way and will fancy their chances against the Quins.

Quins themselves will go into the game in a confident mood, the surprise win against St Helens last weekend coupled with the recent signings of winger Andy Smith from Bradford and prop Richard Villasanti and the decision of inspirational skipper Rob Purdham to extend his stay in the capital have quietened fears about recruitment. The signing of “Villa the Gorilla” has come too late for this weekend’s game, but Andy Smith is in the 18-man squad and could well make his debut for the club.


Tickets for the game will be available on the gate at The Stoop, kick off 6:00, for those unable to make it the match will be screened live on Sky Sports from 5:45.

Thursday 15 February 2007

Quins linked to “The Gorilla”

Quins RL are being linked with the signing of Cronulla Sharks prop Richard Villasanti, who has reportedly granted a release from his current club in order to move to London. The 26 year old forward nicknamed “Villa the Gorilla” has a colourful background, born in Canberra, the adopted son of Spanish and Paraguayan parents, he has Tongan ancestry and therefore probably eligible for either an EU passport or Kolpak status.

Villasanti’s playing record should be acceptable to those looking for a high calibre signing to boost the Quins pack; his pedigree on the pitch suggesting a more than capable addition to the squad. He began his NRL career at Wests Tigers, moving on to a highly successful spell with New Zealand Warriors before joining Cronulla in 2006. To date he has made a total of 115 appearances in the NRL and made the Kangaroo squad in 2003, winning one test cap.

A strong, uncompromising player, Villasanti has been linked to Super League clubs in the past including reigning champions St Helens and would undoubtedly offer strength to a Harlequins pack that has been criticised for a lack of depth and power if able to play to his full capability. In 2006 he struggled to settle at the Sharks, making just 7 appearances in first-grade, making him a slight gamble for the Quins, but if fit and firing on all cylinders he could yet prove a key signing.

Purdham extends stay in London

Quins RL have formally announced that skipper Rob Purdham has agreed a two year extension to his contract, taking his stay in London through to the 2009 season. The news of the extended contract is expected to be well received by fans, the popular Cumbrian is now one of the club’s longest serving players, having made over 100 appearances since signing from Whitehaven in 2002.

Purdham is a consistent, reliable and versatile presence for the Quins, although predominantly seen as a loose forward his excellent all round game allows him to play effectively as a centre, second row or stand off, an ability which has been crucial to Quins over the past four seasons. He also demonstrated this versatility in the recent Confederation Shield tournament where he skippered the England RL team’s successful campaign, a fitting reward for his consistency in Super League.

Purdham is likely to be an important player again for Quins this season, in a side which has attracted some criticism for a perceived lack of depth. His defensive capabilities will be in demand, whilst his organisational skills should complement those of new signing Danny Orr, Scott Hill and Julien Rinaldi.

Tuesday 13 February 2007

Centurions put Skolars to the sword

London Skolars went down 8 – 52 against National League 1 opposition Leigh Centurions in their opening Northern Rail Cup game at New River Stadium on Sunday.

Although Skolars were overpowered by a Leigh side containing plenty of Super League experience, who will be one of the favourites for NL1. The home side can take plenty of encouragement from a game played in difficult conditions, in which they never gave-up and were rewarded with two late tries from loose forward Lydon Mautia and fullback Ashley Tozer.

Skolars will be hoping for a stronger showing in their next Group 6 game away to fellow NL2 outfil Celtic Crusaders in Bridgend this coming Sunday.

London Skolars: (0) 8
Tries: Mautia, Tozer

Goals:

Leigh Centurions: (24) 52
Tries: Alstead 2, Couturier, Greenwood 3, Stewart, Chris Hill, Heremaia

Goals: Couturier 7, Heremaia

Sunday 11 February 2007

Quins shock Champions in season opener

Quins RL started the new Super League season in fine form on Friday evening, with an against the odds win away at reigning champions St Helens.

Quins adjusted best to the snowy conditions which had put the game in doubt and it was new signing Danny Orr who opened the scoring, intercepting a loose pass from Great Britain hooker James Roby before racing forty metres to score a try, subsequently converted by Paul Sykes. St Helens took the score as their cue to begin a fight back and Leon Pryce set-up former Australian test centre Matt Gidley for a try, which Sean Long was unable to convert.

It was Lee Hopkins who was next up to score for Quins following some good work from fullback Chris Melling, another player making his top-flight debut for the side. St Helens pulled back a couple of points with a Sean Long penalty just before half-time, following Julien Rinaldi’s sin-binning for interference. The penalty was to close Saints scoring for the evening.

A tough second-half saw a major onslaught from St Helens, but Quins muscled-up in defence and made the better of the difficult conditions, with winger Jon Wells touching down in the corner on the hour mark to stretch the advantage to eight points. Quins then successfully shut out the champions for the remainder of the match to seal an impressive victory.

The result will come as a major boost to the Quins squad which been the subject of much speculation in recent months over the strength of the off-season recruitment. Critics can point to Saints having Gilmour, Sculthorpe, Wellens and Wilkin missing, but given the strength and depth of the champions squad they were still expected to win at home. Quins new halfback combination Scott Hill and Danny Orr showed encouraging signs of a developing understanding, whilst the much predicted forward weaknesses failed to materialise.

Quins will be looking to build on this result with the visit of Salford City Reds to Twickenham on Saturday 17th February. In recent seasons the club has been notoriously slow of the mark, so a strong start to Super League XII will reinforce the belief that the club is developing into a serious contender.

St Helens: (6) 6
Tries: Gidley
Goals: Long

Harlequins RL: (10) 14
Tries: Orr, Hopkins, Wells

Goals: Sykes

Photos courtesy of PC:



Thursday 8 February 2007

South London Storm search for new blood

The capital’s top amateur club South London Storm have announced plans for a “meet and greet” recruitment night on Thursday 22nd February at the Balham Tup. The club are interested in recruiting players of all standards as well as volunteers who can help out with the administration and behind the scenes activities that are crucial to any amateur sports organisation.

Last season the Storm swept all before them with the first team winning both the RLC Premier South and the Harry Jepson trophy for winning the competition outright, the second team also took the honours in the London Amateur Rugby League competition. A brief appearance in this season’s Challenge Cup competition came too soon for the Storm who were still in the off season when they lost a tough encounter to Thornhill last weekend, but they can be expected to challenge for honours again this season when the RLC Premier and London League competitions resume.

Open age training is expected to start again in late February, on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at the club’s base in
Thornton Heath, all are welcome to attend.

For those looking to get their kids involved in Rugby League the club is also keen to attract newcomers to the
four junior clubs it operates in the South London area; Croydon Hurricanes, Brixton Bulls, Thornton Heath Tornadoes and Addington Lightning.

Quins RL opener in doubt

Fans travelling up from London to watch Quins RL take on St Helens at Knowsley Road tomorrow have been warned that the game may not proceed due to the poor weather currently sweeping the country.

The attention will not only be on the state of the pitch, which does not have under-soil heating, but also on the state of the antiquated terracing which makes up most of the Knowsley Road ground.

A postponement would be a blow to both sides. St Helens could do without the fixture congestion having been allowed to kick-off their Super League season a week early in order to fit in the Carnegie World Club Challenge match against Brisbane Broncos on the 24th February. Quins on the other hand are unlikely to find a better time to play St Helens at home, the reigning champions made hard work of a stop-start match at Huddersfield in their opening fixture and will be missing a handful of internationals to injury and suspensions.

Supporters making the trip are recommended to check with Quins RL before travelling.

Wednesday 7 February 2007

RFL explores import reduction

The recent announcement from the RFL that Super League clubs are looking at ways of reducing the number of foreign imports in the game cast the spotlight on what is often a controversial and complicated topic.

The high number of overseas players is the most frequently cited reason for the standard and intensity of the Super League and lower grade competitions falling below that of the NRL and its comparative lower grade competitions. This consequently reflects in the long-term failure of British teams to compete effectively with Australia and New Zealand on the international stage. The logic is that players who weren’t considered good enough for the NRL and related competitions, come to the UK and block the career progression of young, UK developed players, which eventually feeds through to senior player pool available for selection by British representative teams.

There is undoubtedly truth in this, but a closer analysis would probably suggest player development, competitive player numbers and most importantly commercial factors all playing a significant part too.

The commercial factors stack-up like this:
- Importing a player, even one of limited ability, is cheaper in the short-term than developing a player from scratch.
- Imports can be brought in with more competitive experience than an untested home-grown junior player, which is important not only for clubs trying to avoid relegation, but also clubs pushing for honours.
- Imports will often play for relatively less than a home-grown player due to tax loopholes and favourable exchange rates.

For clubs like those in London and other “expansion” areas the problems can be particularly acute. It is only in the last ten years that the RFL has really come to value development efforts in expansion areas, which means that the volume and quality of players available locally is only now beginning to catch-up with heartland areas. The higher cost of living in the South East of England acts as a disincentive for professional players based in those traditional heartlands as in no little part does parochialism. Perversely this means that it can be easier and cheaper to pick up a decent, but unspectacular, player from the other side of the world than it is to get one to relocate 200 miles.

The move to franchises and end to automatic promotion and relegation to Super League has been seen by some as the panacea that will reduce reliance on imports, but such speculation may be hasty. Whilst the end of automatic relegation will ease the reluctance of clubs to use untested or inexperienced players, it won’t remove the desire to challenge for honours nor the other commercial factors outlined above.

As laudable as the idea of cutting down on imports may be there are some very real legal hurdles that suggest it to be little more than hot air. European Employment law designed to prevent discriminatory practices and facilitate the free movement of labour have essentially rendered the existing import quota effectively meaningless and any attempt to strengthen that existing agreement, or create a new one, will be extremely difficult. Some have argued that the law needs to be challenged, but it is unlikely that any European sports body currently has the financial muscle to attempt this, let alone the RFL or any of its constituents.

The consensus seems to be that if imports are really to be cut there will have to be some creative thinking on the part of the RFL and the clubs to find ways forward that reward player development, whilst avoiding a collision course with the law.

Quins RL move for Bull's flyer Smith

Quins RL are reported to have signed winger Andy Smith from Bradford Bulls. The 22 year old player will provide much needed cover out wide, an area in which Quins recruitment had been causing concern for fans.

Smith’s decision to move to the capital is believed to have been influenced by lack of first-team opportunities at Bradford, especially given the club’s recent re-signing of wing or centre Nathan McAvoy. In the last few seasons Smith had found himself behind first choice wingers Lesley Vainikolo and Marcus Bai, although Bai’s departure at the end of last season may have raised Smith’s expectations of more first-team action this term up until the signing of McAvoy.

The wisdom of allowing Smith to leave has been a cause of concern for some Bradford fans given the perceived age and limitations of much travelled veteran McAvoy. For Quins fans the signing is a welcome one given current concerns over the strength of the squad this season (see here for further discussion). It may also be notable that Smith fits in with the club’s stated policy of building a side of predominantly British raised players, an objective which is being given increasing attention throughout the professional game.

Monday 5 February 2007

February 2007 Fixtures

Super League:

Game: St Helens Vs Quins RL
Location: Knowsley Road, St Helens
Date/Time: Friday 9th February, 20:00.

Game: Quins RL Vs Salford City Reds
Location: Twickenham Stoop
Date/Time: Saturday 17th February, 18:00.

Game: Hull KR Vs Quins RL
Location: New Craven Park, Hull
Date/Time: Sunday 25th February, 15:00.

Northern Rail Cup:

Game: London Skolars Vs Leigh Centurions
Location: New River Stadium, Tottenham
Date/Time: Sunday 11th February, 15:00.

Game: Celtic Crusaders Vs London Skolars
Location: Brewery Field, Bridgend
Date/Time: Sunday 18th February, 15:00.

Game: Widnes Vikings Vs London Skolars
Location: Halton Stadium, Widnes
Date/Time: Sunday 25th February, 15:00.

Amateur Rugby League:

Details of fixtures to follow as announced.

Disclaimer:

Please note that all fixtures information is as published by the RFL and or the clubs. However this may be subject to change and it is best to check with the clubs before travelling.

Sunday 4 February 2007

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