MORE evidence that the heartlands of Rugby League in this country should perhaps no longer be simply described as Cumbria, Lancashire and Yorkshire dropped into my emails in the shape of GameDay’s youth and junior fixtures. One of GameDay’s offerings indicated that the content related to fixtures for the North East Youth League, but closer inspection revealed a number of sides based in West Cumbria (that is, in the conurbation around Whitehaven and Workington) were involved.
It’s nothing new, of course, that Newcastle Thunder appear to be more active in developing youth and junior Rugby League in West Cumbria than do the professional clubs in that area.