A Guide To Rugby In Yorkshire

Yorkshire rugby has been played since 1877 and in this year the committee of the Yorkshire County Football Club issued a knock-out tournament the first of its kind in the UK. Competing for a trophy appealed to the public of Yorkshire and therefore the local Yorkshire Rugby teams all fought it out to be the best team in Yorkshire. All the proceeds from the match were given to local charities a tradition that is no longer seen today, but most of the profit made by both team and players are contributed to local and national charities.

In the first season of Yorkshire Rugby 16 teams played for the T’owd Tin Pot which was finally won by Halifax. The trophy is known as the T’owd Tin Pot due to the Yorkshire accent. The cup is still in play today and is still competed for by teams within the Rugby Football Union. The trophy was won by the Yorkshire Rugby team Morley Rugby Club just before World War II broke out and was kept safe and unharmed under the secretary’s bed for the duration of the war.

Yorkshire Rugby is very proud of their local teams and of all the silverware they have collected over the years bringing them into an international standard league of teams. Leeds Rhinos for example are currently the European Super League champions, making sure Yorkshire Rugby stays on the map. Yorkshire Rugby is proud to present many successful teams all in their own right earning their way to the top of the league tables but as a whole representing Yorkshire Rugby. Yorkshire Rugby is home to the Bradford Bulls, Castleford Tigers, Wakefield Trinity Wild Cats and the Featherstone Rovers all being a success for both their local area and for Yorkshire Rugby.  Read more... (501 words, estimated 2:00 mins reading time)

August 17th, 2010 by admin
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A Beginner’s Guide to Football Betting

Many football fans like to place a wager on their favourite team during the season. For many, this wager will likely be on their team to win their respective league, although for many fans of teams outside the ‘big guns’ their chances of winning are greatly reduced. In the English Premiership, for example, recent years have seen the league being fought out exclusively by the likes of Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool, although there is often a ‘shock’ team that punches above its weight for a good part of the season.

However, from a betting point of view, the odds that are generally offered by bookmakers on these teams are often prohibitive and are likely to put off the small-time gambler from investing in their team’s chances. That’s why bookmakers now offer a large range of bets covering many aspects of the beautiful game – many of which offer a far greater return on investment should your bet be a winning one!

Handicap betting is one of the most popular bets, whereby each team in the league is assigned a ‘points start’ depending on their expected finishing position. The team which the bookmakers deem to be the favourite to win the league doesn’t receive any extra starting points (known as starting from scratch) and at the end of the season, the team with the most points – both accumulated and starting points – is declared the winner. In handicap betting, each team starts at the same odds as theoretically all teams are seen to be ‘equal’ due to each teams’ points start.  Read more... (632 words, estimated 2:32 mins reading time)

June 28th, 2010 by admin
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American Football Guide

In the United States, as well as in other parts of the world, there are only a few sports that are universally accepted and well-received. One such sport that has caused much interest in many sports lovers hearts is the sport of American football. American football can be seen these days being played in many different stadiums and fields for both professional and collegiate or amateur leagues, as well as in parks and backyards where families and friends play the game for a little exercise and a lot of laughs. The sport of American football combines a lot of elements of strategy, precision, and quick decision-making with speed, agility, and physical prowess. That is probably the main reason why a lot of people are hooked to the sport, either as contenders themselves or as enthusiasts who cheer on the stands.

American football is played quite simply by advancing the ball or pigskin to your opponent’s end zone, which is the furthest part of their side of the field. American football players either carry the ball themselves to the end zone, enduring and evading all of their opponent’s efforts to halt them, or by kicking the ball through the middle of their opponent’s goal post.

AmericanFootball.com is a web site that offers the total information package regarding everything about the sport of American football. Here you can find out about the history of the game, trace its roots, and find out how the game you love first started out. The web site also contains a lot of great articles about alternative ways of playing the game, like touch football, and a complete run through of the rules and regulations that govern the game.  Read more... (294 words, estimated 1:11 mins reading time)

June 3rd, 2010 by admin
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