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BBC News
14 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Super League leaders Hull KR hammer Castleford
Betfred Super LeagueCastleford Tigers (0) 0Hull KR (20) 48Tries: Broadbent 2, Booth 2, Davies 2, Mourgue, Whitbread, Hiku Goals: Mourgue 6 Imperious Super League leaders Hull KR thrashed Castleford Tigers to make this their best ever start to a in West Yorkshire means the Robins, Challenge Cup winners earlier this month, have now won 14 of their opening 15 league Broadbent, Noah Booth, Tom Davies and Arthur Mourgue scored in a dominant first 40 Whitbread and Peter Hiku added further scores and Booth, Davies and Broadbent all went over for a second time as the visitors kept their foot Peters' men are now four points clear of second-placed Wigan, who travel to Wakefield on McGuire's side, who had claimed an impressive win at Hull FC last week, have lost 11 of their first 15 league games. More to follow. Castleford Tigers: Cini, Simm, L Senior, Wood, I. Senior, Asi, Milnes, Amone, Horne, Singleton, Lawler, Mellor, Westerman, Griffin, Hall, KR: Mourgue, Davies, Hiku, Broadbent, Booth, Lewis, May, Sue, Litten, Hadley, Whitbread, Batchelor, Luckley, Tanginoa, Brown, Liam Moore
Belfast Telegraph
20 hours ago
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
‘There's no place I'd rather be': Belfast Giants' leading scorer becomes first player to return for new season
Bringing back last season's leading scorer and a former Elite League Player of the Year Scott Conway represents a fantastic start to the Giants' off-season business, the 30-year-old centreman agreeing a one-year contract extension at the SSE Arena for his fourth season with the team. One of the deadliest finishers in the British game at present, the Basingstoke native netted a team-leading 33 goals and 74 points in 70 games last season, with his goal tally ranking fourth in the entire Elite League. Anchoring a line with linemates J.J. Piccinich and, for the latter half of the season, David Goodwin, Conway helped the Giants to the League and Challenge Cup double, scoring the vital tying goal in the game that won them the League title in Nottingham, and was named British Player of the Year and to the Second All-Star Team as well. 'There's no place I'd rather be. Belfast is a special city, and this organisation means a lot to me. From the moment I arrived, the fans have made me feel like one of their own,' commented Conway on his re-signing. "I'm proud to wear the Giants jersey and incredibly motivated to help bring more success to this club. We were pleased to win back two trophies last season, but it didn't end the way we wanted, so the hunger and fire are there – we've got unfinished business for sure.' Following a successful college career with Providence College, and two years in the pro ranks in North America, Conway first joined the Giants in the first season back after the Covid-19 pandemic and was an instant hit, rifling in 41 goals in 69 games that season on his way to a League and Cup double, scoring the League championship-winning goal in Sheffield, and a First All-Star Team nomination. If his first season was good, then his sophomore season at the SSE Arena was even better, Conway named the Elite League Player of the Year for helping the Giants win the Grand Slam thanks to his unstoppable form, bagging 53 goals and 113 points in 66 games as the team defended their trophies and then added the Play-Off title. That also included a star turn in the Giants' Champions League games that season, the 10-times capped Great Britain international scoring on home ice against both Davos and Ocelari Trinec, two European powerhouses. And he returned after spending the 2023/24 season away in Slovakia with Dukla Trencin to lead the Giants to more success last campaign, once again playing a significant scoring role in bringing two trophies back to the organisation. 'We're very pleased to have Scott back for the 2025/26 season. He's been a key part of our success in recent years, and his work ethic and leadership, on and off the ice, make him an invaluable asset to this team,' said Giants head coach Adam Keefe. "Cons is a proven competitor and having him commit to another season is a big statement about where we're headed and the standards we're setting from the outset.'
BBC News
2 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Warrington's Lindop out for season with ACL injury
Warrington Wolves winger Arron Lindop will miss the rest of the season after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament teenager, who can play as either a winger or centre, was injured during the first half of last Saturday's defeat to Leeds 19, has played 11 Super League games in his debut season, scoring six his season is perhaps best remembered for an unfortunate moment in the 78th minute of the Challenge Cup final at let a grubber kick squirm under his body as Tom Davies scored Hull KR's only try as they came from 6-2 down to beat Warrington Wolves are eighth in Super League, just past the season's halfway point.
Rhyl Journal
2 days ago
- Sport
- Rhyl Journal
Owen Farrell not focused on ‘hypothetical' Lions talk after rejoining Saracens
The 33-year-old this week cut short his stay at Racing 92 in order to move back to the Premiership with the club where he had previously spent his whole career, after injury wrecked his debut season in the Top 14. The fly-half, who announced he was stepping away from Test rugby with England following the 2023 World Cup citing a toll on his mental health, said he is 'not retired' from international duty and has kept in contact with coach Steve Borthwick during his time in France. 🏠.#YourSaracens💫 — Saracens Rugby Club (@Saracens) June 16, 2025 He was not named in the 38-man Lions squad picked last month by his dad Andy despite there being no rules prohibiting his selection while he was based outside of England, but he has left open the possibility of answering the call should injuries dictate. Asked what his stance would be on a possible call-up, he said: 'It's not changed I don't think. 'There's nothing for me to do other than concentrate on getting myself back (at Saracens) and getting myself in the best place I possibly can do. Everything else is hypothetical.' Farrell Sr had previously left the door open to his son joining up with the Lions in Australia, though he was not among the additional players recruited for a training camp in Portugal last week. He will however be in attendance when the team play Argentina in Dublin on Friday as he makes his debut as a TV pundit during Sky Sports' coverage of the game. The Saracens returnee, who has taken part in three previous Lions tours, was asked whether it was reasonable to assume he would be in the running for a late call-up given his experience. 'I'm not thinking like that,' he said. 'I think if you do start thinking like that you can tie yourself in knots. All that I can do is focus on what I've got going on and get myself in the best place I can be.' Farrell has not played since suffering a head injury during Racing's defeat to Lyon in last month's Challenge Cup semi-final, while a groin problem previously caused him to miss significant periods of what has turned to be his only season in France. The return to Saracens means he becomes immediately available for selection for Borthwick's England. 'We've kept in touch with Steve,' he said. 'He came out to Racing earlier in the season. The main thing is getting myself in a good place, getting myself back here, back in the Premiership to Saracens and loving what I'm doing. I really feel like I can do that here. That's the starting point. 'I keep talking about enjoying myself, I keep talking about being happy, but I think that's the way that I get more out of it now. That's what opens up a lot more opportunity. If I get to that and I'm loving what I'm doing then we'll see. 'I'm not retired, no.'
North Wales Chronicle
3 days ago
- Sport
- North Wales Chronicle
Owen Farrell not focused on ‘hypothetical' Lions talk after rejoining Saracens
The 33-year-old this week cut short his stay at Racing 92 in order to move back to the Premiership with the club where he had previously spent his whole career, after injury wrecked his debut season in the Top 14. The fly-half, who announced he was stepping away from Test rugby with England following the 2023 World Cup citing a toll on his mental health, said he is 'not retired' from international duty and has kept in contact with coach Steve Borthwick during his time in France. 🏠.#YourSaracens💫 — Saracens Rugby Club (@Saracens) June 16, 2025 He was not named in the 38-man Lions squad picked last month by his dad Andy despite there being no rules prohibiting his selection while he was based outside of England, but he has left open the possibility of answering the call should injuries dictate. Asked what his stance would be on a possible call-up, he said: 'It's not changed I don't think. 'There's nothing for me to do other than concentrate on getting myself back (at Saracens) and getting myself in the best place I possibly can do. Everting else is hypothetical.' Farrell Sr had previously left the door open to his son joining up with the Lions in Australia, though he was not among the additional players recruited for a training camp in Portugal last week. He will however be in attendance when the team play Argentina in Dublin on Friday as he makes his debut as a TV pundit during Sky Sports' coverage of the game. The Saracens returnee, who has taken part in three previous Lions tours, was asked whether it was reasonable to assume he would be in the running for a late call-up given his experience. 'I'm not thinking like that,' he said. 'I think if you do start thinking like that you can tie yourself in knots. All that I can do is focus on what I've got going on and get myself in the best place I can be.' Farrell has not played since suffering a head injury during Racing's defeat to Lyon in last month's Challenge Cup semi-final, while a groin problem previously caused him to miss significant periods of what has turned to be his only season in France. The return to Saracens means he becomes immediately available for selection for Borthwick's England. 'We've kept in touch with Steve,' he said. 'He came out to Racing earlier in the season. The main thing is getting myself in a good place, getting myself back here, back in the Premiership to Saracens and loving what I'm doing. I really feel like I can do that here. That's the starting point. 'I keep talking about enjoying myself, I keep talking about being happy, but I think that's the way that I get more out of it now. That's what opens up a lot more opportunity. If I get to that and I'm loving what I'm doing then we'll see. 'I'm not retired, no.'
