Both the Betfred Championship and League 1 will have six appeal this season, with clubs aiming to finish in the top six of each competition to qualify for promotion play-offs. The Betfred Championship, which kicks off over the Easter weekend at the start of next month, will adopt the same top six play-off system which […]
RECORD NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR TRAILBLAZING RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP 2021 POWER SQUAD The recruitment of 2,000 volunteers for the Rugby League World Cup 2021 in England opened for applications at 08:00am on 25 February 2021 via: volunteers.rlwc2021.com Rugby League World Cup 2021 are recruiting 2,000 volunteers to be part of ‘The Power Squad’. […]
A return to action grew one step closer with a definite focus as the draw for rounds 1 and 2 of the Betfred Challenge Cup took place on Thursday evening. The Bulldogs facing a difficult trip to Halifax Panthers in what should be a thrilling opening encounter. The winner of the tie will face either […]
Betfred have secured the Rugby League “Double” for 2021, with a one-year deal to become title sponsors of the Challenge Cup to add to their long-running partnership with the Super League. It means the Betfred Challenge Cup winners will be crowned at Wembley in July, with the Betfred Super League trophy to be presented at […]
Betfred Championship and League 1 clubs have targeted the weekend of March 21 as the return date for professional Rugby League outside the Betfred Super League – which will be one year and one week since they were last in action. Just as the last Rugby League played before the first National Lockdown in March […]
The Betfred Championship and League 1 clubs considered a number of options for the 2021 season at a virtual meeting on Wednesday evening. The consensus reached was that the Betfred Championship season could and should be delayed by several weeks from the scheduled start of late February, in recognition of the current public health situation […]
The Batley Sporting Charitable Trust and Batley Bulldogs have teamed up on a toy appeal, to provide disadvantaged children with toys this Christmas. The pandemic has hit many families pockets hard this year, so we are looking for donations of new toys for children of Primary school age, such as puzzles, games, sports equipment, things […]
We’re thrilled to confirm our first “new” arrival for the 2021 Season, with the return to the club of former Bulldogs Captain, Keegan Hirst In his fifth year with The Bulldogs, Keegan led the side through the amazing 2016 campaign, finishing 3rd in the Championship and competing in the Super 8 Qualifying series, where the […]
The 2020 Coral Challenge Cup has been reshaped because of the unique set of circumstances caused by the Covid-19 pandemic – with the 10 Super League clubs remaining in the competition to be included in a redraw for the Sixth Round and the Quarter Finals later this week. Following the withdrawal from the competition of […]
The Betfred Championship and League 1 seasons will not resume in 2020 – this follows the Government announcement last week identifying October as the earliest opportunity for the return of crowds to sport, and the finding of a survey of Betfred Championship and League 1 clubs that a majority in each competition would not support […]