31.12.18

We wish all our players, coaches, families, friends and supporters, a very happy New Year. 2019 is an important year for our club as it is our centenary year. In 1919 the original name of the club was Stanley Nibs. The headquarters were at the Wagons and Horses pub and then the club moved to the Miners' Arms at Lee Moor in 1964. When the Miners' Arms was closed by the brewery, the rugby club was offered similar facilities at the Ship Inn across the road from the Miners' Arms. The club then formed a junior section, run by Ian Harris and David Sampson, with Alan Gibb joining a few years later. The junior section has become one of the most respected setups in amateur rugby league circles, providing the professional game with an abundance of players,some who have gone on to also represent their county and especially their country at international level. If you want to read more about the history of the club, please read our History page with photos of the teams through the years. If you have any photos or more information please email the club at stanleyrangers@aol.com.

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13.12.18

From everyone at Stanley Rangers ARLFC we wish you all a very happy Christmas and a peaceful and healthy New Year. See you in 2019!

10.12.18

Stanley Rangers Open Age team has withdrawn from the Pennine League after being unable to fulfil the last few fixtures. Rangers had been due to play against Doncaster Toll Bar on the 1st December but this fixture has now been cancelled and the previous results have been expunged from the table.

10.12.18

Ex-Stanley Rangers player Owen Trout, currently playing at Leeds Rhinos, featured in the England Academy win over the Australian Schoolboy 14-8 at the Leigh Sportw Village on Saturday. Owen progressed through the junior teams at Stanley and joined Leeds Rhinos in 2016. The next game will be on Friday, December 14th at the Emerald stadium Headingley at 7.30pm.

10.12.18

Here's a bit of fun to see how much you know about rugby league. This is a simple quiz on CBBC that checks out your basic knowledge. Can you get 100%? Try it and see:

"Who's the best team? Where do they play...? And what do dragons have to do with it?!"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/quizzes/its-a-league-thing

06.11.18

If you;re interested in finding out more about rugby league, want to brush up on the rules or find out about the different ways rugby league is played then take a look at "Get Inspired" in the Sport section of the BBC website. With videos of Jamie Peacock, Jamie Jones-Buchanan and Keith Senior there's plenty to read about our great game..