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 Academy players, Calum O’Neill and Billy Glover, have this week been handed international honours by Ireland and Wales respectively. Calum, who made his first team debut for Widnes Vikings in 2019 and scored a try against Leigh Centurions, has been selected by Stuart Littler for the Ireland senior squad for their World Cup...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
Our women’s team ended the season with a tremendous hard fought victory in appalling conditions at Wilmere Lane. The first half saw them playing against a howling gale and driving rain and Miners took advantage of the conditions by pinning Widnes in their own half. The strength of the wind became apparent when a Charlie...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
