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North Central and North Eastern Rugby League Resumes After Ramadan Break

North Central and North Eastern Rugby League Resumes after Ramadan break

Abuja RFC
Abuja RFC

The league organizing committee of the North Central and North Eastern Rugby League have officially announced the resumption date of the leagues, the league will now resume after Ramadan.

As Rugby enthusiasts in these regions continue to yearn for more action following the announcement which has seen the league suspended since the first sets of matches were played on the 6th of June across various venues in the region.

The Technical committee of the league led by Eusebius Yayock said that after due consultation with the Nigeria Rugby Football Federation Technical department, the season will resume on the 25th of July which is a week after the Moslem fasting period.

As the end of match day 1 in the North Central League, Plateau occupies the top spot on the table as they were awarded 14 points after walking over Nassarawa who failed to show up for their match without any official notification from the club management while Abuja defeated Viti Accordingly by 15points to 10 to occupy the second position on the log.

Meanwhile, in the North East, Kaduna proved too strong for Kano scorpions as they ran away with 64points, the scorpions were too powerless to sting the crocs at home.

In other matches played, Zaria RFC outscored Sabon Gari RFC by 15points to 8 as Barewa RFC walked over Kelprince RFC with 14points in their kitty without breaking sweat.