By ANDREW JACKSON OVER the 16 years since Friday Night Lights first took place, one of the biggest developments in the Challenge Cup Final has been the success of the French, with Catalan Dragons playing in the first final at the rebuilt Wembley Stadium in 2007, then lifting the cup in 2018. One French club […]
Read MoreBy ANDREW JACKSON OLDHAM have been the opposition at Friday Night Lights once before. They came to New River looking to complete the feat of winning every away game in the league season under former Skolars’ coach Tony Benson. In contrast, Skolars had won just two games all season, though a 68-22 victory against bottom […]
Read MoreBy ANDREW JACKSON WITH the 2006 game having been a success despite being a change to the fixture list during the season, Friday Night Lights was set a date from the off for 2007. The opposition were York City Knights, who had been one of the consistently best-supported sides to come to New River over […]
Read MoreIN the lead-up to Friday Night Lights, we will be counting down some of our favourite fixtures since the event’s inception in 2006. Today we are revisiting our 2012 fixture which saw Skolars enjoy a big win over Whitehaven. For the full match report, go HERE For tickets to this year’s Friday Night Lights Fixture […]
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