The Yorkshire Post Sporting Weekend

The Yorkshire Post Sporting Weekend with Nick Westby 29/9/23

Transcript

00:00 Greetings from Doncaster Knights, I'm here at the Castle Park ground for the great Rugby Union Conference

00:07 with the President of Yorkshire, the President of Doncaster Knights, Steve Lloyd

00:11 as the Yorkshire's Rugby Union fraternity tries to plot a way forward for the county and the game at national level.

00:18 Bristol are here tonight in the Premiership Cup, we'll have news of that in Saturday's Yorkshire Post Sports Weekend.

00:25 Also this weekend, the focus is on football.

00:28 Big away games for Sheffield United who look to get back on track at West Ham United.

00:32 Leeds United are at Southampton and we've got big games for Hull City and Huddersfield Town,

00:37 the first home game for Darren Moore.

00:39 Rugby league-wise and the play-offs have begun.

00:42 Hull KR kick things off against Lee Leopards on Friday night.

00:45 James O'Brien is there for that one at Craven Park.

00:48 Plus it's the Championship play-offs this weekend.

00:50 Bradford Bulls, Sheffield Eagles and York City Knights are all in action.

00:56 Cricket-wise, it's the end of the county championship season.

00:59 We'll hear from Otis Gibson as Yorkshire ramp up their campaign.

01:03 We'll also have news from Marco Simoni in Rome.

01:05 It's been a fantastic morning for Europe in the Ryder Cup.

01:09 Can they build on that in Saturday's foursomes and four balls?

01:12 And our Saturday interview is with a World Cup finalist from Yorkshire, Huddersfield's Imogen Allison,

01:18 who helped the England Roses reach that pinnacle out in South Africa earlier this summer.

01:22 Have a fantastic sporting weekend.