Widnes Vikings can confirm that Kieron Purtill has resigned as the Head Coach of Widnes Vikings. Kieron signed a new one-year deal with the club less than two months ago, however he has decided to take up an offer at a Super League club as part of their backroom coaching staff. The club are extremely...Read More
Widnes Vikings’ Jacob Dugdale has been selected in a 22-strong England Academy squad to face Wales in Llanelli on Saturday 19th October. Dugdale, a first-year Academy player, broke into the first team squad in 2019, making seven appearances off the bench in the Betfred Championship. Dave Elliott, the RFL’s National Programmes Manager, said: “Like the Academy...Read More
Widnes Vikings are delighted to announce that Jay Chapelhow has signed a one-year deal with the club. The 24-year-old front rower joined the Vikings at scholarship level back in 2011 alongside his twin brother Ted, having played their junior rugby at community club, West Bank Bears. Chapelhow progressed through the ranks of the club’s Academy,...Read More
Widnes Vikings are delighted to announce that Ted Chapelhow has signed a new one-year deal with the club. Ted is a product of the Vikings’ Academy, having started his journey at the club in 2011. Along with his twin brother Jay, Ted moved his way through the system, via a short spell away from the...Read More
Widnes Vikings are delighted to announce the signing of Liam Cooper on a one-year deal. Cooper, a St Helens Academy graduate, is a hard-working and tough back rower and has put pen-to-paper on a deal at the Halton Stadium until the end of the 2020 season. Liam was the captain of the unbeaten Saints’ Academy...Read More
Widnes Vikings can confirm that Anthony Gelling and Keanan Brand have both left the club to join Warrington Wolves ahead of the 2020 season. Keanan Brand joined the club aged 14, and would progress through the club’s Academy system to become a mainstay in the first team squad in 2019. The Club 20 inductee departs...Read More
Widnes Vikings are delighted to announce the signing of Kenny Baker on a one-year deal ahead of the 2020 Betfred Championship season. The loose-forward joins the club from North Wales Crusaders, having spent four seasons with the Wrexham based outfit following a step-up from the amateur game. Since his move to the Welsh club, Kenny...Read More
Widnes Vikings are delighted to announce the signing of Deon Cross on a one-year deal ahead of the 2020 season. The former St Helens academy member joins the Vikings from Barrow Raiders, having spent the 2019 season with the Cumbrian outfit after starting out his Championship career with Rochdale Hornets a year earlier. Deon finished...Read More
New signing, Jake Spedding, has expressed his excitement at joining Widnes Vikings for the 2020 season. After putting pen-to-paper on a one year deal at the Halton Stadium, the Vikings media team caught up with Jake to get his thoughts on becoming a Viking… Jake, you’ve signed up for 2020, you must be happy to...Read More
