Workington Town 20-24 Midlands Hurricanes Betfred Championship Round Ten By Tom Kiernan-Wilson The Midlands Hurricanes extended their unbeaten run to a record five games – all away from home – after a tightly contested affair at the Fibrus Community Stadium. Workington Head Coach Jonty Gorley said in his pre-match speech that his side needed to …
North Wales Crusaders 18-56 Midlands Hurricanes Betfred Championship Round Nine By Tom Kiernan-Wilson Storm Dave might have battered the Isle of Anglesey on Saturday night, but it was the Hurricanes who stormed through Colwyn Bay on Easter Sunday to win the newly named El Expansico derby. Midlands dominated the contest early on and in truth …
Keighley Cougars 12-20 Midlands Hurricanes Betfred Championship Round Eight By Tom Kiernan-Wilson The Canes secured back to back Betfred Championship wins last Sunday after another professional performance on the road saw them shut out a frustrated Keighley Cougars side. Midlands stated strongly from the get-go, with the Canes regularly testing the Cougars defence and forcing …
Rochdale Hornets 22 – 28 Midlands Hurricanes Betfred Championship Round Seven By Tom Kiernan-Wilson The Canes secured a fourth Betfred Championship win on Sunday after a gritty and resilient performance against a determined Hornets outfit. Midlands stated strong in the opening minutes, which paid dividends as a Sully Medforth bomb on the last tackle of …
BETFRED CHAMPIONSHIP: ROUND FIVE Midlands Hurricanes 20-40 Oldham RLFC By Ian Golden Oldham put on a masterclass in the first 26 minutes of the match, but Midlands made them fight for their win for the majority of the rest. They say you don’t change a winning side. Well that was nearly the case for Midlands, …
Betfred Championship Round Four Midlands Hurricanes 30 – 12 Batley Bulldogs By Ian Golden Midlands Hurricanes dominated the second half at Avery Fields on Sunday to earn themselves a well-deserved win. The home side dominated due to their imagination in attack, style of play and excellent defence. Whilst the first half was fairly even, the …
Betfred Championship Round Three Goole Vikings 14 – 28 Midlands Hurricanes By Tom Kiernan-Wilson The Canes travelled to the Victoria Pleasure Grounds for Goole’s opening home league game (and the Canes first away league game) of the season and left with two well-deserved competition points. “Mr Teflon” Lewis Else pulled the strings for the Canes …
Betfred Championship Round Two Midlands Hurricanes 26 – 24 Doncaster RLFC By Ian Golden Midlands edged out Doncaster in a classic game of rugby league, with Matty Chrimes’ winner with five minutes left on the clock being a contender for any league’s try of the season. The home side were coasting home after a near-perfect …
Betfred Challenge Cup: Second Round Midlands Hurricanes 110 – 0 Aberavon Fighting Irish By Ian Golden Midlands Hurricanes eased through to the Third Round of the Betfred Challenge Cup with a club record win to give them an away tie at Keighley Cougars. Aberavon must be given credit for reaching this stage of the competition, …
Betfred Championship: Round One Midlands Hurricanes 10 – 28 Newcastle Thunder By Ian Golden Midlands Hurricanes’ first game at their new ground ended in their first ever defeat to Newcastle Thunder, as the visitors had a good win with their new-look side. By coincidence, Newcastle were Midlands’ opponents from their final game at the Alexander …
