Northern offering grassroots rugby league clubs chance to win prizes in £10,000 giveaway

Pictured is a selection example of rugby kit being donated by Northern

Northern is offering local rugby league clubs the chance to win training equipment, match kit and Betfred Super League tickets, as part of a £10,000 giveaway.

The train operator, which is an official partner of the league, launched the competition earlier this month after the 2024 season got underway.

Amateur clubs, including senior sides, community clubs, school teams and youth groups, are being invited to submit a 30-second video featuring a player or coach explaining why they love the game and footage of their best try or slickest training ground move.

The winner, selected by a panel of judges, will receive a full match kit for 30 players, training equipment and tickets to Super League games.

Five other clubs will be presented with training equipment, as well as tickets tickets for Magic Weekend, when an entire round of Super League fixtures will be played at Elland Road in Leeds in August, and the Grand Final at Old Trafford in Manchester in October.

The judges will also pick a special submission and present the club with 30 tickets to Magic Weekend and the Grand Final.

All entries must be submitted by Friday, April 5 and the winners will then be announced on Friday, April 12.

Mark Powles, commercial and customer director at Northern, said: “We’re really proud to support rugby league clubs at the heart of communities across the North of England.

“After our last £10,000 giveaway in 2023, we’re delighted to be offering more fantastic prizes to seven lucky clubs this year, so they can be enjoyed by the players and other volunteers who are all so passionate about this great sport.”

He added: “As an operator which serves more than 500 stations across the rugby league heartland, we’re always working with Betfred Super League to support the community clubs that matter to local people.”

Full details of the competition are available via the Northern website page here

Northern is the second largest train operator in the UK, with 2,500 services a day to more than 500 stations across the North of England.

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