Rugby League

The Rugby Football League is the governing body for Rugby League in the United Kingdom.

Rugby League is now the largest spectator summer sports and is one of the fastest growing participation sports, recently attracting one of the largest Whole
Sport Plan grants from Sport England.
 

In addition to the traditional 13-aside game, Touch, Tag and Wheelchair Rugby League are rapidly growing in popularity. The national schools competition - the Champion Schools - attracts over 1600 school teams (male and female) totalling some 27,500 players nationwide. 

The RFL website www.rfl.uk.com  contains a great deal of information, whilst the www.midlandsrugbyleague.co.uk  contains information on a more local basis.

The Midlands staffing team covers both the East Midlands and West Midlands Sport England regions. The West Midlands office is located at the University of Warwickshire
at the offices of the Coventry, Warwickshire & Solihull County Sports Partnership.

 

For more information visit www.rfl.uk.com or www.midlandsrugbyleague.co.uk

 

Contacts 

Regional Manager
David Butler

RFL, Unit 18, Coney Green Business Centre, Wingfield View, Clay Cross,
Derbyshire, S45 9JW
M: 07595 520 174
E: david.butler@rfl.uk.com

 

Midlands Regional Development Officer (Projects)
Alan Robinson

RFL, C/O CSW Sport Office, University of Warwick, Westwood Campus,

Coventry, CV4 7AL
M: 07775 022 803
E: alan.robinson@rfl.uk.com 

 

Midlands Regional Development Officer (Clubs)
Tom Tsang

RFL, C/O CSW Sport Office, University Of Warwick, Westwood Campus,

Coventry, CV4 7AL
M: 07595 520 185
E: tom.tsang@rfl.uk.com

  

Southern Regions Match Officials Development Officer
Danny McNeice

RFL, Unit 18, Coney Green Business Centre, Wingfield View, Clay Cross,
Derbyshire, S45 9JW
M: 07775 022 899
E: danny.mcneice@rfl.uk.com

Midlands League For All Officer
Ashley Howlett

RFL, C/O CSW Sport Office, University of Warwick, Westwood Campus,

Coventry, CV4 7AL
M: 07584 169 156
E: Ashley.howlett@rfl.uk.com 

 

 

NGB Coaching Courses and Awards
 

These are run by sports National Governing Bodies (NGBs). There are a number of courses (Level 1 and 2) offered in or close to Staffordshire.

Click here to find out about coaching courses in Rugby League or to view coaching courses offered by a wide range of sports and SASSOT workshops, click here.