Birmingham Bulldogs Rugby League Under 15’s made ample amends for their defeat at Northampton Knights last month in a match that was much more competitive than the score line suggests.
It look ominous when Northampton touched down early on, but a try from Lewis Beatty which he goaled saw Birmingham grab a lead they never lost. [...]
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Published in October 14th, 2008
Birmingham Bulldogs Rugby League Under 15’s found the going tough on their visit to Northampton Knights. But, after a first half spent mainly in defence, they rallied well to outscore the hosts in the second period, eventually going down 48-22
Two tries from the home side in the opening five minutes gave a quick sign [...]
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Published in September 29th, 2008
Birmingham Bulldogs Rugby League FC second team’s efforts in the Merit League earned them
the right to a place in the RLC Merit League Shield Semi Final. Despite not having quite the hoped-for strength in depth, and also losing two members of the pack to injury early on, Brum gave it their all and went [...]
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Published in August 11th, 2008
Birmingham Bulldogs 2nd’s travelled to Wolverhampton looking for revenge for their defeat earlier in the year. Starting the game with 12 players, and in searing heat, the Bulldogs soon raced into the lead scoring three unanswered tries. The Warlords then had a brief purple patch but were unable to score after some fantastic defence on [...]
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Published in July 30th, 2008
Birmingham Bulldogs Rugby League took a chronically depleted side to champions-elect Nottingham Outlaws and, with further injuries taking their toll throughout the match, went down by 78 points to 4 as the home side secured the Conference’s Midlands Premier Divisional title.
Notts crossed six times before the break for a 36-0 half time lead. Though clearly [...]
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Published in July 30th, 2008
Birmingham Bulldogs Rugby League 2nd XIII took a somewhat makeshift side to Nottingham and gave a really good account of themselves against a strong home outfit before going down by 20 points to 8.
Two early Notts tried gave indications of a torrid time for Brum but they stuck to their guns and were rewarded with a [...]
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Published in July 23rd, 2008
Birmingham Bulldogs Rugby League FC welcomed back Mark Court and Mike Tate to the side after some absence for the trip to Leicester Phoenix, but any thoughts Brum might have held about a repeat of the 80-0 drubbing they handed out earlier in the season were soon dispelled in a thoroughly absorbing all-out attacking game [...]
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Published in July 23rd, 2008
Birmingham Bulldogs Rugby League Under 14’s recorded their second win of the season over Coventry Bears but, this time round, they had to work a lot harder against a competitive visiting site.
An early try for the hosts straight from a scrum by Lewis Beatty was countered by one from Bears’ powerful Kevin McKenna.
But Brum really [...]
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Published in July 16th, 2008
Birmingham Bulldogs Rugby League FC travelled to Bedford with 4 regular first teamer’s absent and with two more making their season’s debuts. Despite a patchy away record, the Bedford side have been a match for anyone on home turf this season, and Brum felt the full force of a side that rediscovered itself on the [...]
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Published in July 7th, 2008
Birmingham Bulldogs Rugby League FC gained due revenge for a disappointing defeat against Derby City earlier in the season. They were simply overwhelming in the first half, but then lost their grip in the third quarter of the game before finally reasserting themselves. It was certainly Brum’s best result of the season to date.In a [...]
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Published in June 23rd, 2008
