SPOKES IN THE WHEEL Unexpected setbacks interrupted Keighley’s ambition to win back-to-back titles. The day after head coach Dan McGee was rushed to hospital for an emergency hernia operation, his side suffered a surprise 32-20 loss to West Leeds.
The following week, Keighley were leading Beverley 19-17 when the Yorkshire One match was abandoned 11 minutes from full-time after referee Andy Baker pulled a hamstring.
Things still look bright for McGee’s men. “We originally had a top-six finish in hand but we’ve competed against everyone so far,” he said.
WYGGS WHAM Jack Elliott, the Oadby Wyggestonian fly-half and captain, completed 150 first-team appearances in the 39-31 win at Sutton Coldfield.
And the Fleetwood family, also of Wyggs, had a day to savour. Full-back Andy turned out alongside sons Jack, 20, and Ben, 18, in a third-team match at Belgrave. They almost combined to score a length-of-the-field try towards the end of the match!
, of R1 Midlands, made a wise move when applying for planning permission to build a ‘flood-proof’ clubhouse raised 2.5m above the ground. Work began last August and
