Birkenshaw BLUEDOGS Rugby League Club

Birkenshaw BLUEDOGS Rugby League Club Welcome to the official page for Birkenshaw Bluedogs ARLFC. Located at East Bierley Playing Fields, BD4 6PU

Home of Bluedogs Pups (age 3-6),Mixed Juniors Teams, Girls Teams, Yorkshire Mens Open Age, also including Mens and Womens Masters Teams.

21/06/2026

U16s Division 1
Birky 10 v 26 Lock Lane

It wasn’t to be our day unfortunately with Lock Lane taking the spoils and ultimately the Division 1 title.
Penalties and errors went against us but Lock Lane simply worked harder than we did and were good value for their win.

Lock Lane went in front 10-0 early on after a try and a couple of penalty kicks.
It did look like the tables might turn when they had a player sent to the bin after a professional foul in their 20. On the following play Charlie put Kian through a gaping hole only for it to be called back for a forward pass.
Lock Lane then went 90 yards up the field to score after some slack defending, they soon added another try to take the score to 22-0 going in at half time.

Birky were a lot better in the second half but poor discipline led to us going down to 12 players, Lock Lane made the most of this scoring straight away to make it 26-0

We were hit again when confusion led to us giving away a penalty and saw us lose another player to the bin.
Credit to the team we were looking a lot sharper and working together better. Pressure from our attack eventually saw Caleb putting Euan Fletcher through a gaping hole to make it 26-6 before Oliver Ward would add a deserved try from a sweeping move to close the gap further at 26-10. It was all too late but good signs.

Very disappointing but with the Challenge Cup final in 3 weeks against the same opposition, we have a chance to put it right.

Opposition MoM - Elliot Magson
Solid performance with Elliot carrying strong and defending well all game.

Home MoM - Oliver Ward
Got through loads of work at the back, with plenty of runs and reliable as ever in his last gasp defence.

Trylights below 🔵⚪️

This week the U9s travelled to Dewsbury Celtic for what proved to be a fantastic game of rugby in very hot and tiring co...
21/06/2026

This week the U9s travelled to Dewsbury Celtic for what proved to be a fantastic game of rugby in very hot and tiring conditions. Despite the heat, the team showed great determination and resilience throughout.

The players defended their line brilliantly, repeatedly holding up the opposition when under pressure. Some excellent offloads created opportunities for tries, while a few exciting length-of-the-field runs had everyone cheering from the sidelines.

It was a great team performance, with all the players working hard for each other and showing the skills they’ve been developing in training.

🏉 Parents’ Player: Paul
🏉 Coaches’ Player: George
🏉 Player of the Match: Paul
🏉 Top Tackler: Lily
🏉 Opposition Player Award: Lily

Well done to everyone involved for another excellent display of rugby and teamwork!

20/06/2026

Birkenshaw Bluedogs open age 18
Queensbury 36

Birky made the short journey up to a sunny Queensbury confident of getting the result in today’s Yorkshire men’s league Div 3 contest
Queensbury fielded an experienced and considerable larger team than the young Birkenshaw team
Playing down the slope in the first half didn’t go Birkenshaws way as a succession of injuries early in the half left them with only 13 fit players for nearly all the game
At 24-6 down at half time Birky rallied playing up hill with a great 20min period to pull the score back to 18-24, a shock comeback was on the cards.
Unfortunately Queensbury superior numbers took the game away from a tired team to take the final score to 18- 36
The coaching team are as proud of these players today who wouldn’t give up and battled on to the end when the odds we against them

Top of the table clash in division 1 for our u16s tomorrow 🔵⚪️ battle of the unbeaten teams. The game will be played at ...
20/06/2026

Top of the table clash in division 1 for our u16s tomorrow 🔵⚪️ battle of the unbeaten teams.

The game will be played at Dudley Hill with a big crowd expected.

The u16s welcome back Charlie Turpin, Jack Baker and Stan Marriott from last week’s win over Queensbury but still have Sam Haley, Reuben Hirst and Junior Routledge missing.

📢 BIRKENSHAW BLUEDOGS PUPS – FREE RUGBY TRAINING! 🐾 Looking for a brilliant, fun activity for your little ones? 🤩 BlueDo...
19/06/2026

📢 BIRKENSHAW BLUEDOGS PUPS – FREE RUGBY TRAINING! 🐾

Looking for a brilliant, fun activity for your little ones? 🤩 BlueDogs Pups is open to BOYS & GIRLS AGED 3–5 YEARS – and it’s COMPLETELY FREE! 🎉

Run by Dean Smith, these sessions are the perfect first step into rugby: packed with games, movement, teamwork and plenty of smiles – no experience needed at all!

📅 WHEN: Every Wednesday
⏰ TIME: 5:30pm – 6:15pm
📍 WHERE: East Bierley Playing Field, BD4 6PU

✨ Sponsored by Diddy Middy’s Play Gym – so even more fun guaranteed!

Whether they just love running around or want to learn new skills, this is a lovely friendly group right here in the Bradford/Birkenshaw area 💙

📞 FOR MORE INFO: Speak to Dean directly on 07800 718564

👇 Tag a parent or carer with a little one aged 3–5 – come join the BlueDogs family!

Good luck to our u16s Scholars who are in action tonight 🔵⚪️Oliver Ward, Oliver Knapping, Kian Russell and Spencer Hartl...
17/06/2026

Good luck to our u16s Scholars who are in action tonight 🔵⚪️

Oliver Ward, Oliver Knapping, Kian Russell and Spencer Hartley are in action for Huddersfield as they face off against Wigan at Dewsbury Rams.

Oli Ward starting at Fullback with Kian and Olly starting in the pack, Spencer coming off the bench.

Elsewhere Caleb Grix will lead Warrington in the halves when they face off against Wakefield.

Both fixtures kick off at 7pm, RIP in lads

U16s Division 1Birkenshaw 32 v 6 Queensbury Well done to our u16s who picked up a good win this morning to setup a mouth...
14/06/2026

U16s Division 1
Birkenshaw 32 v 6 Queensbury

Well done to our u16s who picked up a good win this morning to setup a mouth watering clash with Lock Lane, next Sunday at home. Both teams remain unbeaten, with the away fixture at Lock Lane finishing 16 all earlier in the season.

Today the lads knew they had to get past a plucky Queensbury side first though, and do so missing a few regulars with Birkenshaw only able to name 14 fit players.

The game was scrappy in places with local pride on the line and neither team taking a backward step. Maybe too much pride at times with Birky conceding their fair share of penalties and having 2 players sent for a 10 minute sit down in the process.

Overall though there was some great rugby on show with Queensbury taking a 6-0 lead before Birkenshaw scored 7 unanswered tries, through their centres and wingers.

Noah Sheriffe took the headlines with a classy hat-trick, his 10th try in the last 4 games.

Ben Kavanagh finished the game with a brace and a try assist linking up well with Noah.

There was further tries for Ajani Sodeyi who kept up his try scoring form and Flynn Sutcliffe.

Opposition MoM - Noah Sheriffe
He glided around the field and is almost impossible to defend in space with his pace and movement.

Home MoM - Caleb Grix
His kicking game and overall skill is just out of this world, another clever kick assist for Noah on the 3rd tackle and he managed to land a 60 yard kick perfectly in the in goal (great chase from Ajani) to force a drop out.

The boys had to dig deep and put some big minutes in with Spencer Hartley and Euan Fletcher leading from the front.
Oliver Ward came up with 3 try saving tackles, holding the opposition up over the line, like only he can do.

Kicking for goal was a different matter with that ending the ‘Wind’ 1 v 0 kickers… conversions 2/7 😅

No highlights this week 🔵⚪️

13/06/2026

Here's your June Bluedogs balls Draw. Thank you to our under 12s girls and well done to all our winners 💙🤍 send your bank details to Andy Redmond to claim your winnings 😁

🏉 BlueDogs Touch Rugby – All Welcome! 🏉 Looking for a fun, low-contact way to get active, meet new people and learn a ne...
11/06/2026

🏉 BlueDogs Touch Rugby – All Welcome! 🏉

Looking for a fun, low-contact way to get active, meet new people and learn a new skill? Come join our weekly Touch Rugby sessions!

✅ Open to everyone – all ages, all abilities, total beginners welcome
✅ No experience needed – we’ll teach you the basics
✅ Friendly, mixed group – great fitness, great laughs, great team spirit

📅 When: FRIDAY NIGHT
⏰ Time: 6:30pm – 7:30pm
📍 Where: East Bierley Community Sports Ground, BD4 6PU

Get fit, build skills and be part of the BlueDogs family! No need to book – just turn up in comfortable clothes and trainers or boots, and bring a water bottle too.

Please Share its Free to Attend

Bradford Bulls Community Foundation
Leeds Rhinos Foundation
Huddersfield Giants Community Trust
Birkenshaw, Gomersal And Surrounding Area Hub
East Bierley Community Sports Association
Cleckheaton Community Group

👇 Tag a friend who’d love to join!

This week is "Bring a friend" week with the U9s, and this week we welcomed George to his first training session. George ...
09/06/2026

This week is "Bring a friend" week with the U9s, and this week we welcomed George to his first training session.

George got involved right from the start, showing some great skill, hard running, walking away with a couple of tries and a well-deserved "trainer of the week" award.

Thanks for coming along George!

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