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Fresh look for Cougars and rivals
11:04am Friday 21st November 2008
The Cougars will play in The Co-operative Championship 1 next season as the two tiers outside of engage Super League get a major revamp.
In a bid to raise the competition’s profile, National League One and Two have been dumped in favour of Championship and Championship 1.
Clubs will also adopt squad numbers and have players’ names on the back of shirts from 2009.
Keighley have been involved in the decisions following extensive consultation with all clubs, supporters and sponsors, while prize money available next term will be greater than ever.
“These competitions have been growing in popularity each year,” said Rugby Football League chief executive Nigel Wood.
“We believe the rebrand to The Co-operative Championships is the next step in increasing their profile and gives them a fresh new look.
“The introduction of Toulouse next season means the term National League is no longer appropriate.
“The Championship was chosen as it has historical relevance within the sport and until 1995 was the main competition to play for in this country.
“Next season supporters will know that their team is playing to win the Championship, a competition to win in its own right.”
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audal, waikikamukau says...
4:13pm Mon 24 Nov 08
,lindsey. et al. took cougars ideas on board themselves.pathetic odsal kicked keighley in to touch and condemned them to lower league rugby. bradford northern ended up playing music and having cheer leaders al la cougars, then they changed the name to bulls and now manage to attract 7,500 fans in a dustbin arena.