MINERS 18s CROWNED MINOR PREMIERS : Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:52 pm  

ON MINERS WEBSITE

Youth team claim top spot without playing!

Miners under-18s were confirmed as Gillette National Youth League Minor Premiers at the weekend in somewhat frustrating circumstances as nearest rivals Celtic Crusaders conceded both games to the league leaders. Having travelled down to Treorchy on Saturday, Miners saw the ground fail a pitch inspection following torrential overnight rain whilst their hosts also elected to forfeit the return journey to Twist Lane on Wednesday 11th March, seeing Miners claim the four competition points which confirms them as table toppers.

Re: MINERS 18s CROWNED MINOR PREMIERS : Tue Mar 10, 2009 9:59 pm  

brickwall wrote:

ON MINERS WEBSITE

Youth team claim top spot without playing!

Miners under-18s were confirmed as Gillette National Youth League Minor Premiers at the weekend in somewhat frustrating circumstances as nearest rivals Celtic Crusaders conceded both games to the league leaders. Having travelled down to Treorchy on Saturday, Miners saw the ground fail a pitch inspection following torrential overnight rain whilst their hosts also elected to forfeit the return journey to Twist Lane on Wednesday 11th March, seeing Miners claim the four competition points which confirms them as table toppers.

Congratulations , although it hasn't really been in doubt since very early in the season that they are the best team in the comp

Shame our friends from the valleys have decided to forfeit both games , it would have been good to see how they would have gone against you

Hopefully they will travel up to Leigh to give Easts a chance for revenge for the defeat down at brewery field

Once again , well done

Re: MINERS 18s CROWNED MINOR PREMIERS : Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:06 pm  

brickwall wrote:

ON MINERS WEBSITE

Youth team claim top spot without playing!

Miners under-18s were confirmed as Gillette National Youth League Minor Premiers at the weekend in somewhat frustrating circumstances as nearest rivals Celtic Crusaders conceded both games to the league leaders. Having travelled down to Treorchy on Saturday, Miners saw the ground fail a pitch inspection following torrential overnight rain whilst their hosts also elected to forfeit the return journey to Twist Lane on Wednesday 11th March, seeing Miners claim the four competition points which confirms them as table toppers.

What, forfeit four points - after all the bull**** we've been fed about the thriving youth set up at CC?! How does that sit with the RFL?

Re: MINERS 18s CROWNED MINOR PREMIERS : Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:10 pm  

Alan wrote:

What, forfeit four points - after all the bull**** we've been fed about the thriving youth set up at CC?! How does that sit with the RFL?

Maybe better to avoid any games until a ' knockout ' situation

: Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:22 pm  

Well Done and Congratulations to Miners U18's

: Tue Mar 10, 2009 10:35 pm  

Well done to The Miners but Celtic Crusaders Is this the start of things to come from 'The Valleys'?

: Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:57 am  

I agree Mr.C and if it was possible they should be fined for forfeitting the games. This does not send out a good message. I know the geography of it all does not help, but tough luck, if you want to be in the comp then you have to be prepared for all that it throws at you.

[Dick Jones]

: Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:08 am  

I agree but they will be allowed to compete in the playoffs and will be the ones "they" want to win it.

: Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:09 am  

mr. chairman wrote:

CC SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED IN THE PLAY OFFS

In student rugby, a forfeited game carries a -2 penalty. Don't know how that would affect the play-offs, but losing four league points would be a pretty strong disincentive.

: Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:43 am  

mr. chairman wrote:

so leigh east beating 2nd place west cumbria did you a favour

actually no cos weve already beat them twice! the only team that could catch us was CC