AMATEUR NEWS
STANNINGLEY and Ince Rose Bridge have both been docked four points ahead of the 2026 campaign, with another four-point deduction suspended for a year, following the National Conference League management group’s investigations into a skirmish in the crowd in the immediate aftermath of their recent Division One Promotion Play-Off Final at the Millennium Stadium, Featherstone.
Ince won 18-14 to secure a place in the Premier Division next season.
They, like Stanningley, have also been fined £1,500, £750 of which is suspended for twelve months.
Bridge player Harry Penny, who was not in the side at Featherstone, has been banned for six games for his alleged part in the disturbance.
A FURTHER update on progress on the National Community Rugby League (NCRL) initiative, which organisers insist will swing into operation early next year, was issued towards lunchtime on Saturday – less than four hours before the First Test between England and Australia.