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17th May 2012
London Skolars were delighted to welcome broadcaster and Rugby League enthusiast Ian Ramsdale to New River on Wednesday evening when Ian presented his weekly Rugby League show for BBC London live from Skolar’s offices. Head Coach Joe Mbu and his first team squad were happy…
15th May 2012
Last weekend saw all four of Skolars junior teams in action. We start with the under 12s, who hosted Elmbridge and went down to a 14-36 defeat. The Skolars under 14s produced another outstanding display following their Shield Finals display from the previous week, defeating…
15th May 2012
The London Skolars ‘A’ maintained their excellent start to the season defeating last year’s Rugby League Conference Regional Champions, Elmbridge Eagles 46-14. The youthful Eagles were competitive for long periods however, Skolars’ experience told in the end with them running in 8 tries in total…
13th May 2012
London Skolars’ Championship 1 game was called off at 2.25pm when the pitch was deemed unplayable. Match Commissioner John Connolly and referee Peter Brooke deciding that there were rutted areas that made the pitch too dangerous to be played on. Skolars had been unable to…
10th May 2012
This coming Sunday, the 13th May, London Skolars host South Wales Scorpions in a Co-operative Championship 1 fixture at New River – KO 3.00pm. Skolars will be looking to retain their unbeaten home league record this season and gain three valuable points to move them…
10th May 2012
Skolars’ second trip to Cumbria in a month saw them gain another vital bonus point after a strong second half comeback. They fell behind early after ill-discpline saw them concede multiple penalties, which gave Haven possession and field position to score two tries. Paul Cullnean…
8th May 2012
London Skolars ‘A’ defeated South London Storm on Saturday, 66-16, to stay top of the Southern Premier and the only team with their 100% record remaining. After last week’s bruising encounter against Hammersmith, the Skolars appeared battle hardened and never looked like losing. Aaron Small…
6th May 2012
Two late tries from Skolars at Whitehaven at least meant the team made the long journey back to London with a bonus point secured. Skolars had gone 12-0 down in 11 minutes but hit back with an Ade Adebisi converted try on 14 minutes. Another…
30th April 2012
Two local players have made the England Students squads which will be taking part in a Four Nations competition in June. Ryan Chesters, from St Mary’s University College and Dion Chapman of Southgate College are both props who are currently honing their skills at a…
30th April 2012
Last Wednesday, on BBC London’s Rugby League show, host Ian Ramsdale caught up with Skolars captain Dave Williams. If you missed the interview here’s a chance for you to catch up on how Dave has seen the season to date. He spoke first of all…