It has been a memorable season for the Keighley Cougars, as they have been promoted as Champions of Betfred League 1. Over the weekend we will review the season, starting with part one below which is looking back at the first half of the season. After an early exit in the Challenge Cup and two...
KEIGHLEY Cougars can today announce that following the conclusion of the season, Assistant Coach and Head Trainer Matt Nicholson is to depart. ‘Nicho’ leaves Cougar Park to take up a role at a Betfred Super League club ahead of the 2023 season following nearly four years with the Cougars. Originally signing as a player from...
Keighley Cougars can today announce Lisa Gill has resigned as Managing Director of the club to pursue opportunities in the television industry. Lisa has managed the club since 2019 and has taken the club from the doldrums of League One, to promotion to the Championship. Cougars co-owner Ryan O’Neill has thanked Lisa for her valuable...
KEIGHLEY Cougars became only the third side in the history of professional Rugby League in Great Britain to record a perfect league campaign with victory at Rochdale. Following in the footsteps of Hull FC in 1979, and Dewsbury Rams in 2009, the achievement whilst exceptional came through hard work against a Hornets side depleted to...
MATCH INFORMATION: ROCHDALE HORNETS v KEIGHLEY COUGARS BETFRED LEAGUE 1 ROUND TWENTY-TWO SUNDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER 2022 – 3PM KICK OFF CROWN OIL ARENA REFEREE – MR SCOTT MIKALAUSKAS (LEIGH) LAST TIME OUT: The Keighley Cougars lifted the Betfred League 1 title in style, defeating the North Wales Crusaders 50-16 at Cougar Park. Alex Eckley scored...
KEIGHLEY Cougars Head Coach Rhys Lovegrove has today named his final 21-man squad of the 2022 season. Following last week’s victory over the North Wales Crusaders, Lovegrove has made four changes to his squad. Mo Agoro and Junior Sa’u, who both missed the Crusaders game, have completed their post head injury return to play protocols...
In the final edition of our preview series for the 2022 season, Getting To Know, Josh takes an in-depth look at our last opponents of the year, the Rochdale Hornets. 2022 SEASON SO FAR The Rochdale Hornets have had a rollercoaster year on and off the pitch in 2022. With Matt Calland sacked and replaced...
KEIGHLEY Cougars celebrated their lifting of the Betfred League 1 trophy in style, defeating the North Wales Crusaders in a meeting of the division’s top two sides. On a memorable afternoon at Cougar Park, a crowd of nearly 3,000 packed inside to see the Cougars lift their first divisional title since the days of Cougarmania....
MATCH INFORMATION: KEIGHLEY COUGARS v NORTH WALES CRUSADERS BETFRED LEAGUE 1 ROUND TWENTY-ONE SUNDAY 28TH AUGUST 2022 – 3PM KICK OFF COUGAR PARK REFEREE – MR MICHAEL MANNIFIELD (HUDDERSFIELD) LAST TIME OUT: The Keighley Cougars secured promotion to the Championship with a 48-18 victory away at Doncaster RLFC. The Cougars came flying out the traps...
KEIGHLEY Cougars Head Coach Rhys Lovegrove has been forced into four changes ahead of Sunday’s visit of the North Wales Crusaders. Junior Sa’u & Mo Agoro (Both Concussion) are forced out through the injuries sustained in last week’s win at Doncaster following the failed head injury assessments once they had left the field. The respective...