Darren Rogers (rugby league) Darren Rogers (rugby league) Darren Rogers (born ) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for England, and at club level for Stanley Rangers ARLFC, Dewsbury Rams (two spells), Salford City Reds and Castleford Tigers, as a , or . Rogers also coached Huddersfield Blue Ghosts 2015 Varsity winning side. Darren was a regular try scorer for Castleford but left the club when they got relegated in 2004. He went on to play 2 seasons for Dewsbury Rams. Darren Rogers' birth was registered in Wakefield, West Yorkshire,
Newcastle rugby league team Newcastle rugby league team The Newcastle rugby league team is a representative rugby league football team made up of players selected from the Newcastle Rugby League's first grade clubs. Also called Newcastle Firsts, the team has been assembled occasionally since rugby league's first season in Australia in 1908. On the Australian leg of the 1907–1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain the 'professional All Blacks' played a Newcastle side at rugby union, defeating them 53-6. They then played a "Northern Districts" selection and defeated them 37-8 in the first ever game of rugby league played in Newcastle.