Starting to add to this week by week of ongoing recent work and work from previous years that I’ve been able to dig out!
Portfolio of match reports, commentary snippets, pre and post match interviews.
#GBRLLIONS
Tour
4 games
4 defeats - 2 of them to non-tier 1 nations.
2 games with a half back on the wing, 1 game after we flew a winger 24 hours to then carry the water.
Shambles, disgraceful and Bennett should be sacked as soon as the hooter sounds.
Just seen the combined crowd of both days of Summer Bash at 10,763. Lowest crowd in now six events of the Bash with its lowest ever Saturday crowd!
I hope this means a re-think and it gets back to Blackpool for 2023 where there’s a lot more to do for Fans!
#RugbyLeague
Myself and
@Lynsweir115
are delighted to be able to bring this little one home. Hollie Charlotte Weir was born 4.26am this morning. Both baby and mam are doing great and I’m so proud of my wife for the way she dealt with everything especially over the last few weeks. ❤️❤️❤️
Courtesy of
@TheGameCaller
-
@OfficialHavenRl
’s play-off defeat had a peak audience of 90,000 viewers on Saturday evening with an average audience of 69,000!
Bearing in mind Liverpool v Brentford on at the same time that is a cracking audience and hopefully Sky take notice!
Well absolutely over the moon to be asked to commentate on my first match involving EFL sides as I’ll be covering
@officialcufc
v
@StockportCounty
friendly for
@bbccumbriasport
at the start of next month!
Over the moon to get the opportunity thanks to
@paulo_whu
!
What a day at Borough Park!
I was absolutely honoured to take the commentary on today’s
@WorkingtonAFC
game for
@bbccumbriasport
with the main man John Walsh being unavailable and chuffed to have this moment!
Inject it to my veins because that was amazing!
Well a day I thought I would never see happen and especially 16-0 down. I can’t believe it but not only did I commentate at Odsal I did so for an
@OfficialHavenRl
victory for their first vs
@OfficialBullsRL
in 50 years and their first at Odsal in 57 years!
#RugbyLeague
Well what a day - 4869 packed into the LEL Arena for what was a fantastic occasion as
@OfficialHavenrl
took on one of the world’s best sides in
@Saints1890
Congratulations to
@cforster26
who’s been named player-coach down
@RochdaleHornets
. He’s been a leader on and off the field for
@OfficialHavenRl
over the last two seasons. He will be a huge miss in and around the Recreation Ground. Good luck marra
Congratulations to
@WorkingtonAFC
as they secure Saturday’s play-off final victory with a huge victory in tonight’s
@CumberlandFA
Fred Conway County Cup final tonight at Brunton Park.
Successful campaign back at the helm for Danny Grainger
There’s not much
@OfficialHavenRl
news at the moment in fact there’s not rugby league news at all - so it may be a Monday but let’s have a throwback and wonder how this one plays out eh
@DannyAb07
- two years ago today.
Gutted to see the news that
@cforster26
is leaving
@OfficialHavenRl
at the end of the season. Give nothing but 110% in his role in difficult circumstances since coming back to the club in late 2016. All the best mate
So this one got a early Christmas present today finding out she’s going to be a big sister!
Proud to say that me &
@Lynsweir115
will welcome Baby Number 2 due 18th June 2022
#christmashascomeearly
Great to see
@tomposh
sign a three year deal for
@OfficialHavenRl
. Impressed straight away coming in to the squad under difficult circumstances and being one of the top performers. Huge credit to
@hensingham_arl
that he could step straight in.
@tomposh
becomes the tenth confirmed member of
@gcharlton13
's 2019 squad as he makes the permanent step up from
@hensingham_arl
on a three year deal.
For full story visit
I told you Haven fans you wouldn’t be disappointed!!
@cforster26
is back at the Recreation Ground to bolster
@gcharlton13
’s options at prop as he signs a deal until the end of the season
Welcome back
@cforster26
Foz returns to the club on a deal until the end of the season
"I'm really looking forward to pulling the Haven shirt on again & getting back in front of the fans at the Recre. I just wanna enjoy my rugby & hopefully help the team achieve promotion."
covering
@OfficialHavenRl
home and away for 2022 and with all three Cumbrian teams back in the Championship there’s plenty of derbies and first chance to commentate at the Summer bash
Is it January yet?
Absolutely banging kick off time
Probably lowest crowd of the season for Haven
Part time players lucky to get back before 1am before going to work at 6am tomorrow
Hope the 6.15pm kick off time gets looked at because it’s 💩💩
What an hour or so from
@cforster26
and
@OfficialHavenRl
. Five much needed players added to the squad. Squad depth has been a problem since the start of season. Great to see Calvert, Sice and Roper return.
I’ll be gutted to miss this one but hope plenty of
@OfficialHavenRl
fans can travel to the South of France but also get behind the squad for the rest of the season too
#Haven2018
A huge thank you to
@LizzieJonesuk
for the brilliant and enthralling conversation earlier on today, Lizzie has recently been awarded an MBE for her charity work with
@DJDefibFund
set up after the tragic passing of husband Danny in 2015
Article soon on
@rlnewscouk
#rugbyleague
Really chuffed with this - as always
@McCormackSteve1
spoke from his heart about his roles at
@RLCares
and
@England_RL
. Steve has always give his time to speak to me even on the afternoon of that famous night for Scotland at Derwent Park. Thanks once again Steve it was a pleasure
Some big news coming out of
@SeatonRangersRL
over last few days with three former professionals returning to their community club in Brett Phillips, Tom Curwen & Todd Wilkinson in their inaugural
@OfficialNCL
season.
#RugbyLeague
Well done to
@DannyAb07
who has received
@leagueexpress
player of he week!
Dan has been a fantastic signing for us and hasn’t taken a single step backwards since joining!
#Haven2018
Struggling to watch Josh Woods in tears there in the minutes silence for his own brother at
@ThunderRugby
Can’t even imagine what he has gone through this week
#RugbyLeague
Away days name me anything better 😊😊
Great win by the
@OfficialHavenRl
, second 40 was the most amazing yet important rugby we’ve played all season.
Another awesome away day ✅✅
Now it’s time to look ahead for me personally, big few days ahead 🤫🤫
Fantastic news coming out of
@OfficialHavenRl
this evening that
@tomwilko_96
will be at the club again in 2022
Always in my opinion been underrated but five awards at the club’s end of seasons awards night shows he’s valued by all at the LEL Arena!
#RugbyLeague
Whitehaven Rugby League are ecstatic to confirm the re-signing of Tom Wilkinson (
@tomwilko_96
) on a one year deal as the club's player and player's player of the year will wear Chocolate, Blue & Gold again in 2022.
Full story at
#WeareHaven
🟤🔵🟡
Well what an afternoon of commentary for
@bbccumbriasport
as
@OfficialHavenRl
run in 11 tries through 9 different try scorers against an almost scarily poor
@WidnesRL
.
Champagne rugby from Haven at times as they secure their sixth home victory in a row!
And so it begins! A sport where promotion and relegation is decided by people in boardrooms and not on the field!
Welcome to the “Americanising” of Rugby League
@OfficialHavenRl
press box is going to be tight next weekend I feel!
That’s the dream tie for Haven - Three peat Super League Champions
@Saints1890
will come to town in what no doubt be a near sold out LEL Arena!
@TheChallengeCup
dream!
Now confirmed by
@OfficialHavenRl
that
@KarlDixon06
has signed for 2021. Plenty of rumours that the 2 other Cumbrian clubs were in for Dixon.
Tim Sheens even asked the Haven coaching staff where had Dixon been hiding after his performance vs Widnes impressed the Aussie coach
Fantastic podcast with
@CroftyF1
from
@JakeAndFab
. I’ve seen a lot of clips from Pitstop but first time I’ve seen a full pod from
@jakeandfab
!
Fantastic to see where the two lads have come from in just a year!
Well that looks like the end of my 2021 rugby league season and what a season it has been covering
@OfficialHavenRl
up and down the country. Being one of about 20 people in the ground at Kingston Park for Haven’s friendly with
@ThunderRugby
to finishing it
Interesting conversations had this evening with some fantastic people down at
@OfficialHavenRl
about what 2022 will bring for the club!
Plenty of news coming from the LEL Arena over the next few days so keep your eyes peeled 👀👀
#WeareHaven
🟤🔵🟡
Tough one to take today for
@OfficialHavenRl
especially in the final seconds 🤦♂️
Good to catch up with
@cforster26
and the other lads, best of luck for the rest of the season
Both being
@WathBrowHornets
juniors as well which is something I know
@HornetNo3
and the rest of the Brow are very proud of - the squad is made up of local talent and to see it so high up in the table is amazing and fantastic for Cumbrian Rugby League
Two re-signings coming out of
@OfficialHavenRl
in the last 12 hours with
@KarlDixon06
being announced last night on a 12 month deal and now
@Andrew_Bulman99
signing a 2 year deal.
Both have had cracking seasons and great work from Haven to secure them early!
Great news that
@OfficialHavenRl
are out of special measures. Means the club can now fully focus its efforts on
@gcharlton13
’s squad. All starting with player news on Monday onwards.
It’s going to be a busy week down the Recreation Ground.
@TheGameCaller
@TheRFL
Why do you need clarification mick? This has been coming and surely should've been thought about. The governing body can't keep bailing you
I hope both clubs are making note of these very serious allegations and if I was a part of them I’d be taking advice about what steps to take!
Match fixing is a serious allegation
@TheGameCaller
and you better have some evidence to back it up
@TheGameCaller
serious allegation that
@WorkingtonTown
players fixed the draw with
@OfficialHavenRl
so that there will be an exodus of Haven players to Town. Where is your evidence? Lost all credibility as a journalist. Need to apologise to the clubs.
Ecstatic to be back writing match reports this weekend. An important match for
@OfficialHavenRl
this weekend as they welcome
@HunsletRLFC
to the Recre looking to secure a play off place. My match report will be in Monday’s
@newsandstar
.
Rugby League is back and this weekend it’s the first of five Cumbrian derbies before the end of March in the traditional pre-season meeting between
@WorkingtonTown
&
@OfficialHavenRl
Full match commentary for
@bbccumbriasport
via BBC Sport app & website from 2.40pm on Sunday!
I met this man just over 10 years ago his determination on the field meant he was one of the people who got me interested and give me my love for Rugby League.
The documentary has just had me in tears because to see his determination off the field in fighting
#MND
is incredible
Hard session for
@OfficialHavenRl
tonight.
@gcharlton13
and rest of the team certainly making sure they will be no fitness issues going into the season.
The lads giving 100% right from the outset.
Is it January 13th yet? 33 days and counting
So it’s confirmed, Super League has screwed the lower divisions. Very possible that three teams could’ve been promoted from the Championships this season and now they are all vying for one place only. Greed and more greed from those at the top of the game.