Northern Rail 9s Draw : Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:21 pm  

This took place earlier tonight on BBC Radio Manchester.

5 pools were drawn by Northern Rail's Heidi Mottram. Four teams consisted pools A, B and C with three in both D and E.

Pool A: Swinton, Rochdale, Blackpool, Dewsbury.

Pool B: Batley, Keighley, Hunslet, Doncaster.

Pool C: London Skolars, Leigh, Gateshead, York.

Pool D: Whitehaven, Workington, Featherstone.

Pool E: Oldham, Sheffield, Halifax.

The top two teams in Pools A, B and C, in addition to the top teams from pools D and E will progress from the group stages on Saturday to the Northern Rail 9's Trophy on Sunday.

All other teams will compete for the Northern Rail 9's Plate on Sunday with the games being played as curtain raiser to the Northern Rail Cup Final between Widnes and Barrow.

: Fri Jun 26, 2009 6:39 am  

Thought the matches were taking place at Panthers ground .....with only the trophy & plate finals being played as the NRC final 'curtain raisers'?.....or that's what I thought they said on GMR last night!!

: Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:04 am  

We might see Nicky Stanton get a decent run at the try line

Re: Northern Rail 9s Draw : Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:08 am  

DParky wrote:

This took place earlier tonight on BBC Radio Manchester.

5 pools were drawn by Northern Rail's Heidi Mottram. Four teams consisted pools A, B and C with three in both D and E.

Pool A: Swinton, Rochdale, Blackpool, Dewsbury.

Pool B: Batley, Keighley, Hunslet, Doncaster.

Pool C: London Skolars, Leigh, Gateshead, York.

Pool D: Whitehaven, Workington, Featherstone.

Pool E: Oldham, Sheffield, Halifax.

The top two teams in Pools A, B and C, in addition to the top teams from pools D and E will progress from the group stages on Saturday to the Northern Rail 9's Trophy on Sunday.

All other teams will compete for the Northern Rail 9's Plate on Sunday with the games being played as curtain raiser to the Northern Rail Cup Final between Widnes and Barrow.

TBH does anybody really care

: Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:08 am  

tiswallace wrote:

We might see Nicky Stanton get a decent run at the try line

With less players to defend we also might get 100 past us

: Fri Jun 26, 2009 8:42 am  

Do we really want to be risking the likes of Stanton in this Mickey Mouse comp?????

: Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:02 am  

THECherry&Whites wrote:

Do we really want to be risking the likes of Stanton in this Mickey Mouse comp?????

Preferably not, but I dare say the RFL will insist on strong sides being fielded.

Hardly the type of group to make me want to attend, especially as Gateshead will tonk us (again)

: Fri Jun 26, 2009 9:55 am  

The RFL are insisting full strength squads apparently

: Fri Jun 26, 2009 10:43 pm  

FredParky wrote:

The RFL are insisting full strength squads apparently

We don't appear to have one

: Sat Jun 27, 2009 8:38 pm  

Don't forget that proper match day tickets for the 9's are on sale at the ticket office.

You get a ticket for each day of the event as part of the package, and they can also be "upgraded" to NRC Final tickets.

Prices are £9 Adult, and £5 Concession.

All money taken on these tickets goes to the club.