By the Skin of WURL's Teeth
UoNRL 2's 44 - 45 WURL The day was blustery and the teams lined up. Notts got the game underway with a big kickoff and WURL returned the...
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Tom Dessington
- Dec 1, 2021
- 2 min
I'm on top of the WURL
WURL 24-16 Northampton After a rocky start to the season, the chance for revenge came against a travelling Northampton side and WURL were...
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Tom Dessington
- Nov 17, 2021
- 2 min
A Positive Game - A Negative Result
This weeks game was a rematch against Birmingham to hopefully get revenge on Birmingham for the narrow loss in the first game of the...
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Ben Macintyre
- Oct 14, 2021
- 2 min
University of Birmingham RL 24-12 WURL: Match Report
A disappointing start to the season was no less laden with positives for WURL after a hard-fought game away to Birmingham in the opening...
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Ben Macintyre
- May 27, 2021
- 3 min
Leamington Royals 30-8 WURL: First game back ends in defeat despite positives.
The WURL squad after the game. WURL made its long-awaited return to the field in an entertaining and positives-laden game against local...
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Ben Macintyre
- Sep 18, 2020
- 2 min
Old WURLd defeats new WURLd
The New Try Tag Rugby season began at Leamington RFC with a mouth-watering intra-WURL derby between the newly formed St. John WURLawara...
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Ben Macintyre
- Mar 4, 2020
- 6 min
Beat the Best. Be the Best
When Britain is in the grip of heavyweight boxing fever, it's a time we should observe the rules and traditions of the great sport. The...
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Ben Macintyre
- Feb 12, 2020
- 3 min
The million to one shot
In 1981, New South Wales RFL introduced the sin bin to punish players who have committed penalties. The offending player is sent off for...
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Ben Macintyre
- Feb 5, 2020
- 4 min
Fortress Cry-field claims another victim
The cup competition got underway for WURL today as they faced Derby for a second week running at Cryfield. After last week’s feisty...
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Ben Macintyre
- Jan 23, 2020
- 4 min
Courageous Comeback Falls Short
WURL made the commute from the culture and creativity of just outside Coventry to a muddy field and a garden shed in Oxford to face a...
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Ben Macintyre
- Nov 21, 2019
- 4 min
CURL-y WURL-y. Game Over Early.
Warwick finally managed to get the first of three derby matches against Coventry sorted and it was to take place at Fortress Cryfield....
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Ben Macintyre
- Nov 13, 2019
- 4 min
Hard work finally pays off to beat reigning champions
The first bluebells in spring, the first ray of sunshine in the morning, the first load of corn at harvest. They all bring a sense of...
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Ben Macintyre
- Nov 7, 2019
- 2 min
Dominant display. Disappointing draw
WURL's first home game of the season saw the arrival of Birmingham to Cryfield Pavilion. Yet more new faces were making debuts for the...
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Ben Macintyre
- Oct 23, 2019
- 4 min
No CURL-y WURL-y but the show must go on
After the hotly anticipated CURL-y WURL-y was called off for reasons out of our control, WURL finally managed to get there Midlands 1...
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Ben Macintyre
- Mar 13, 2019
- 2 min
Warwick University Rugby League do the double against arch-rivals Coventry
Warwick University Rugby League have beaten their nemesis, Coventry, for the first time since 2013 – not once, but twice. First came...
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Ben Macintyre
- Dec 17, 2018
- 1 min
Warwick University Rugby League raise £704 for Movember
Warwick University Rugby League raised £704 for Movember last month, in a team effort to raise both funds and awareness for certain...
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Ben Macintyre
- Nov 29, 2018
- 2 min
Cambridge RLFC 4-20 Warwick University Rugby League: Match report
Warwick University Rugby League were wearing their Pride laces for their game against Cambridge but its more than just pride that they...
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Ben Macintyre
- Nov 19, 2018
- 1 min
Warwick University Rugby League look to bounce back after a tough run of results
A difficult run of only one win in four games for a stoic WURL side is not what was hoped for but in an open-ended league the squad still...
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Ben Macintyre
- Oct 17, 2018
- 2 min
Warwick University Rugby League 33-12 Cambridge RLFC: Match Report
Warwick’s first home game of the season against Cambridge RLFC ended in a convincing victory for the hosts, walking away with a 33-12...
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Ben Macintyre
- Oct 10, 2018
- 2 min
Oxford University RLFC 30-14 Warwick University Rugby League: Match Report
Warwick opened their Division 1A campaign with a trip to the place which saw them win the Midlands Cup last year but it was a different...
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