'Down the Line' Blog by Robbie Paul
Northern's latest signing Robbie Paul provides his take on the Northern Rail Cup.
Aug
2011
WHAT A FINAL!
What a way to end my playing association with the Northern Rail Cup competition. And what a final!Rarely can the cliché 'a game of two halves' be applied more than at Blackpool on July 17 and...
Apr
2011
SIGHTS SET ON THE SEASIDE
With the cup draw made, we're down to the last four and what a pair of semi finals in prospect as the Northern Rail Cup rolls on towards Blackpool at the end of July.The quarter-finals produced some...
Mar
2011
THE MAGNIFICENT EIGHT ON TRACK FOR BLACKPOOL
And then there were 8! We’re at the quarter-final stage now folks and it’s knock-out football all the way from here to Blackpool at the end of July.This year’s Northern Rail Cup is...
Jul
2010
The Day Rugby League Rocked the House
Robbie Paul reflects on a memorable showcase event. The entertainment kicked off with a fascinating U14s Northern Rail Schools' Cup Final which saw Rodillian School, representing Hunslet,...
Jul
2010
RUGBY LEAGUE GETS READY TO ROCK BLACKPOOL
I joined Battler the Bulldog and Kemik the Viking, the official mascots of Northern Rail Cup finalists Batley and Widnes on an awayday by train to Blackpool recently.This was to get a feel for the...
Jun
2010
Robbie: ‘It’s game on’
We’re getting closer to Blackpool! It’s semi-final time in the Northern Rail Cup over the course of this weekend and there’s two mouthwatering games in prospect.On Thursday night...
Jun
2010
Northern Rail Cup Quarter Finals
You know the great thing about the Northern Rail Cup...it can set clubs back on the right track again.Take Barrow Raiders for example. They've had their fair share of injury problems which has been...
Feb
2010
Down the Line by Robbie Paul
Frozen pitches have created havoc with the final group games and with only two matches escaping the weather which has been a harsh on the competition since the Cup competition kicked off on January...
Feb
2010
Down the line by Robbie Paul
Nobody can say that the Northern Rail Cup has lacked entertainment value this year. Two draws and two surprising defeats were among the bill of fayre from last weekend's second round of the 2010...
Feb
2010
Down the line by Robbie Paul
This is my second spell in the world of Rugby League outside the Super League in three years.Last time I was playing with Salford City Reds and we were a full-time professional team so in a way that...