GC Foster College claim first Jamaican rugby league title of the season while trio trial with Wolfpack
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From: JAMAICA RUGBY LEAGUE ASSOCIATION
Date: 30 November, 2016
GC FOSTER COLLEGE WIN INTERCOLLEGIATE RUGBY LEAGUE 9S
GC Foster picked up the first silverware of the 2016-17 Jamaican rugby league season when they defeated Mico University 20-0 in the final of the Intercollegiate 9’s Championship.
Six colleges and universities took part in a round-robin tournament including debutants Caribbean Maritime Institute who held Excelsior Community College to a 8-8 draw in their best performance.
The University of the West Indies, the University of Technology and Excelsior Community College were the others involved, GC Foster remaining unbeaten throughout although drawing with Mico in the group stages.
In the final, Arian Thomas (2), Steve Miller, Ryan Pryce and Adam Morris were their try scorers.
Meanwhile, three Jamaican players have been selected in the squad of 18 who will fly to England to trial for Toronto Wolfpack, who are set to join English League 1 next season, after successfully coming through trials on the island.
Tyronie Rowe, Antonio Baker and Kenneth Walker will make the 12-day trip to the UK in December to battle for five positions in the Wolfpack squad.
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RLEF Caribbean Development Manager
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Website: http://www.jamaicarugbyleague.com
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| Victory in the Ladbrokes Four Nations tournament has elevated Australia back to number one in the world rugby league rankings released by the RLIF, leapfrogging New Zealand, who they defeated 34-8 in the final at Anfield, Liverpool.
The Kiwis had become the only other nation to head the chart when they took on the mantle after winning the Anzac Test between the nations in mid-2015. “It is nice to have the number one position now, we tend to talk about process in the build-up but it is satisfying; the pressure’s on us now to stay there and we are very confident we can handle it. “We look in good shape for the World Cup next year.” The biggest leap in the rankings is by Scotland, who became the first nation to take a point off a top-three ranked nation since Papua New Guinea in 1990, when the Bravehearts held New Zealand to an 18-all draw in Workington as part of the Four Nations. “This is a very exciting moment for Scotland Rugby League,” said SRL chairman Keith Hogg. “It is testament to the hard work that so many players, staff and volunteers have put into the establishment and development of our national team over many years, especially long-serving head coach Steve McCormack and skipper Danny Brough who provided so many fantastic memories during the Four Nations. “This is a real boost for the sport in Scotland and everyone involved will be working hard to For the first time USA and Canada, who have been jointly awarded the 2025 World Cup appear in the top 12 nations. The 2016 international season has featured the most accredited international matches since the official rankings began. Note to Editors: The RLIF World Rankings are based upon the following criteria:
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RLC Dragons Krupka win Czech Rugby League title
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DATE: 17 November, 2016
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DRAGONS WIN CZECH GRAND FINAL
A penalty six minutes from time by Vit Zajicek ensured that RLC Dragons Krupka won their first Czech Grand Final in the tightest of matches, defeating RLC Slavia Hradec Kralove 20-18.
It capped a superb season for the Dragons who also finished as league leaders in the seven-team championship.
“We lost just once this season and our team grew and strengthened together,” said head coach Tomas Beranek. “I have to thanks to all the players. They made me really proud and I am happy that we have showed to everyone how hard we worked hard to claim the title.”
Tries from Tomas Nemecek and Antonin Berk, both goaled by Zajicek, gave the Dragons an early 12-0 lead but the competition’s leading scorer Jan Heininger responded for Slavia, their captain Ladislav Cintler successful with the conversion.
Just before the break, Nemecek crossed for his second, Zajicek once more successful to make it 18-6 to the Dragons.
The second half saw a Slavia revival and around the hour two quick-fire tries to Cintler again and Marko Mećava, both goaled, levelled the game.
Cintler was wide with a penalty in the 70th minute and as the Dragons responded and looked set for a drop goal, they were awarded a penalty for a trip and Zajicek was the hero with the decisive score.
The win saw the Dragons complete a clean sweep of all possible trophies in 2016, their juniors claiming the first-ever CZRLA U18 crown.
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Dorćol retain Serbia Rugby League crown with thrilling win over Red Star
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DORĆOL CLAIM FOURTEENTH SRL TITLE WITH SENSATIONAL GRAND FINAL WIN
Underdogs Dorćol retained their Serbian Rugby League crown with a 26-10 win over favourites Red Star in the Grand Final, held at a cold and windy Ada Ciganlija.
Astonishingly, it is their fourteenth triumph in 15 seasons since the re-establishment of the sport in the country.
Led by talismanic captain Dalibor Vukanović, who scored 14 points, Dorćol led 14-0 at the break and had the game wrapped up by the hour mark when they were 26-6 ahead.
“This is one of the biggest wins in the history of the club,” said Vukanović, who scored two tries and kicked three goals. “Red Star was a favourite and rightly so because they had previously taken the Super Cup and Serbian Cup from us but our guys played their hearts out, we saved our season by holding on to the championship. Our defence was superb”
Scrum-half Vukanović began the scoring in the fifth minute with a self-converted try, adding two penalties; Relja Petrović crossing on the half hour to extend the lead.
Petr Milanović got Red Star on the board at the start of the second half but Vukanović grabbed his second and two tries in as many minutes from international centre Stefan Stevanović and veteran Milos Milanko eased Dorćol to victory.
League leaders Red Star finished strongly with a further touchdown to Milos Ćalić but their opportunity of a season clean-sweep was gone.
DORĆOL 26 (14)
Dajč, Lazin, Stevanović, Božović, Mora, Tajsić, D. Vukanović, S. Vukanović, Radić, Petrović, Milanko, Aleksić, Ivanović
Subs: Avramović, Kojić, Mitrović, Docić
Tries: D. Vukanović (5, 45), Petrović (30), Stevanović (57) Milanko (59)
Goals: D. Vukanović 3/7
RED STAR 10 (0)
Zogović, Milanović, Ćalić, Vasiljević, Trifunović, Vojislav Dedić, Pulen, Žujić, Vladislav Dedić, Tomić, Milenković, Manak, Štrbac
Subs: Vulić, Čengaj, Nikolić, Đurić
Tries: Milenković (50’), Ćalić (72’) –
Goals: Vojislav Dedić 1/2
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Greatest rivalry in Serbian Rugby League renewed in Grand Final
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| Date: | 11th November 2016 |
RED STAR AIM TO END DORĆOL’S DOMINATION IN SRL GRAND FINAL
Belgrade’s Red Star aim to end rivals Dorćol’s trophy domination when the sides meet in the SRL First Division Grand Final tomorrow, 13 November at Ada Ciganlija, kick-off 2.30 pm CET (1.30 pm GMT).
This will be the 15th staging of the Grand Final since the reformation of the sport in Serbia and holders Dorćol have claimed the silverware on 13 occasions, the only break in their run two seasons ago when Red Star triumphed.
Last season, Dorćol won an unprecedented quadruple of available trophies but, in 2016, the boot is every much on the other foot as Red Star seek to emulate that achievement.
In an added twist, Red Star has lost only one match all season, to Dorćol, 44-30 in round five of the regular season.
Red Star scrum half Vladislav Dedić is confident that his team can claim the clean sweep. “It has been a very hard year for all the team because our focus was both on club commitments and the national team’s effort in World Cup Qualifiers,” he said. “We want to end this season with the championship decider because we think we were the best team in the league, but they are very experienced side and we know that we have to be at the top of our game to defeat them.”
For the first time in the club’s history Dorćol did not end the regular season in first place, forcing them to play away against Partizan in the play-off semi finals. The champions were on the brink of elimination but their second half comeback saw them get dramatically through 34-32 to ensure they kept their unbroken Grand Final run going.
Dorćol captain Dalibor Vukanović acknowledged that Red Star is in the driving seat. “We had so much difficulty this season, injuries and some not so good form from our crucial players,” he noted. “That being said, we can make amends by winning against this season’s best team in Serbia.”
Red Star has already defeated Dorćol twice in this year’s finals, 30-0 in the Super Cup and 36-20 in the Serbian Cup and also won in the return league fixture, 50-20 in round 10. They also hold the national 9s trophy.
The match will be live streamed at – http://www.sportuzivo.tv/v2/stream/index.php?channel=sportuzivo2.
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RLIF Chief congratulates Italy on World Cup Qualification
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“RLIF congratulates the European Federation on a compelling series of matches resulting in Wales, Ireland and Italy winning the final three qualification places for RLWC2017 and particularly FIRL (Federazione Italiana Rugby League) on their qualification for the World Cup, which takes place in Australia, New Zealand and PNG starting in October 2017.” “The progress of FIRL is warmly welcomed being the only official body permitted to select national Rugby League teams to play in RLIF sanctioned men’s or women’s international events or to publish or utilise the rules of rugby league in Italy .” Victory in the final qualification game, which was attended by both David Collier and RLIF Chairman Nigel Wood, places Italy in the pool with Fiji and the USA and is certain to provide further high quality international rugby league. For further details about Rugby League in Italy please contact FIRL via t.franchini |
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Five nations gather for rugby league match officials training in Budapest
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BUDAPEST HOSTS MATCH OFFICIALS TRAINING
Match officials from five nations – Malta, Norway, England, Serbia and Hungary – were represented at the latest Training and Education Portal project held in Budapest.
RLEF Match Official Tutor, Phil Smith, led the activity. “It was excellent to observe match official education given by experienced Serbian referee Rale Novakovic to two new officials from Norway and Malta, as well as strengthening the relationship with host country Hungary,” he said.
“Adrian Seglem from Norway and Malta’s Jean Pierre Zarb were active participants and will continue their education through ongoing training over the winter, at the same time sharing their knowledge within their nation.”
Both received their Level 1 Match Official qualification as did Hungarians Zsolt Lukacs and Balint Mezes and Serbian referee Aleksandar Milosovic. All four will now continue their educator training, guided by Novakovic, in their cluster of the TEP.
“The Hungarian Rugby League Federation was proud to act as hosts, we view these sessions as essential in improving our knowledge and helping us to grow the sport in our country,” said HRLF official Lukacs.
The TEP is a three-year, €723.000 investment into capacity building through good governance and technical training, funded by €466.000 from the EU’s Erasmus+ project and the remainder from the RLIF and five of its full members.
It is intended to enhance the knowledge and skills of the RLEF’s 21 European members through high quality training and mentoring, while granting opportunities to share experiences amongst fellow Europeans dedicated to rugby league development.
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