Come and have a ball!
YOU don’t have to be as old as the Isle of Axholme Billiards League to enjoy playing in it, says Ian Ballinger. Ballinger took over as league secretary last season, taking charge of the 10-team...
View ArticleFight night at the Dome: Crowcroft and Davies power on
MIDDLEWEIGHTS Luke Crowcroft and Mickey Davies are looking like forces to be reckoned with after the pair stopped their opponents within the scheduled distance.Debutant Crowcroft, a highly-regarded...
View ArticleThe Verdict: December could be the Advent of a serious challenge
DECEMBER is an exciting time of year; full of hope, expectation and anticipation, writes Paul Goodwin.And that is certainly the case at Doncaster Rovers too, for whom this month could be the advent of...
View ArticleGavin McDonnell: I can go the distance!
GAVIN McDonnell believes that he has got the engine to be an effective long distance fighter and claim the titles that his twin brother Jamie boasts about winning, writes Ashley Ball.Super-bantamweight...
View ArticleRyan On The Record: Rovers chairman on squad strength, festive fixtures and...
THE last week has been a difficult one and it has shown up the fact that we have a small squad. I had to smile when I read Oldham manager Paul Dickov’s programme notes last Saturday when he said that...
View ArticleThe final Belle rings for Green
PAUL Green has called time on his career at Doncaster Rovers Belles.The popular assistant boss had been part of the club’s coaching staff since 2005, overseeing the Belles’ rise into the FA Women’s...
View ArticleLocal football: Askern Villa in crisis
OFFICIALS at crisis-hit Askern Villa are battling against the clock to prevent the club from folding. The troubled non-league outfit held an emergency meeting on Wednesday night after being granted a...
View ArticleMATCH REPORT: Swindon 1 Doncaster Rovers 1
AS you would probably expect with Messrs Martin, Williams, Ferry and Collins in their side, Swindon Town were on song in their League One clash with Rovers.With every one of Paolo Di Canio’s squad...
View ArticleDONCASTER KNIGHTS: Griffiths delighted Knights can grind out a win
DONCASTER Knights beat Welsh Premiership title challengers Llandovery 16-13 at Church Bank in the first of back-to-back British & Irish Cup pool 8 games.Full-back Jamie Lennard was responsible for...
View ArticleDoncaster Knights chief Brett Davey banned after outburst
DONCASTER Knights director of rugby Brett Davey has been handed a six-week touchline ban, suspended for two years, by a Rugby Football Union (RFU) Disciplinary Panel.The Welshman, believed to be on...
View ArticleDONCASTER ROVERS: Rob Blake’s game for a laugh
DONCASTER Rovers veteran striker Robbie Blake is the club’s joker in the pack.Blake might not have seen as much of the action as he would have liked since joining Rovers in the summer, but he has still...
View ArticleDoncaster Dons come up short
DONS boss Tony Miller is still looking to try and fix-up a third pre-season game next month.Miller had been hoping to play a Doncaster Amateur Select, as they have done in the previous two years, at...
View ArticleDONCASTER KNIGHTS: Braid bidding for a Knights hat-trick
CANADIAN international Connor Braid will be looking to steer Doncaster Knights to a third successive victory for the first time this season in Saturday’s British & Irish Cup Pool 8 clash against...
View ArticlePost-Swindon analysis: Opportunity knocks for Doncaster Rovers
BATTERED, bruised and later bandaged, Iain Hume could barely put one foot in front of the other as he was helped from the field by physio Alex Dalton.His arms crossed, like an X-Factor style gesture,...
View ArticleDONCASTER KNIGHTS: Boss Griffiths sounds Knights Cup battle cry
DONCASTER Knights are geared up for a second successive Anglo-Welsh battle in eight days at Castle Park tomorrow.Knights ground out a 16-13 British & Irish Cup Pool 8 win over Llandovery last week...
View ArticleDoncaster Rovers bid for top spot
DONCASTER Rovers are hoping to beat both the weather and in-form Coventry City tomorrow.The Keepmoat Stadium pitch has been covered throughout the week by heavy duty plastic sheeting, though they were...
View ArticleClingan hopes to face old club Coventry
MIDFIELDER Sammy Clingan will need no introduction to Sky Blues fans if he features in tomorrow’s Doncaster Rovers-Coventry City clash at the Keepmoat Stadium. Clingan, who is hoping to win himself a...
View ArticleDoncaster RLFC announce Wakefield link-up
DONCASTER RLFC have joined forces with Super League giants Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.The partnership is the latest in a series of link-ups between Super League and Co-operative Championship clubs,...
View ArticleDONCASTER ROVERS: Fans have the right to stand, says Baldwin
DONCASTER Rovers are among 13 English league clubs to support the reintroduction of standing at football grounds, it was revealed this week. The Football Supporters’ Federation wants to pilot...
View ArticleRyan On The Record: Rovers chairman on title pursuit, Gary Woods and...
OUR next four fixtures can define our season.I honestly feel we have promotion credentials but we also need the 12th man, starting with the visit of Coventry City on Saturday. I was delighted with the...
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