Jason Robinson returns to rugby league roots to mark World Cup milestone

Dual-code legend Jason Robinson returned to his first rugby club to witness how National Lottery players support is revitalising the grassroots game with just under 150 days until the Rugby League World Cup 2021. Robinson virtually won it all with Wigan Warriors in the 1990s and represented England and Great Britain before converting to rugby union and scoring a try in the final to help England win the 2003 Rugby World Cup.

Ad/> But it was at The Hunslet Club in Leeds where the former winger first picked up the oval ball some 40 years ago and on Wednesday, he stopped by to see how the £19,940 National Lottery funding through the RLWC2021 CreatedBy Grants Programme is making a real difference to the local kids. Rugby LeagueRugby World Cup postponed until 2022 after New Zealand and Australia withdrawals04/08/2021 AT 19:50 The 47-year-old said: «That money will go towards upgrading the facilities at the club which is absolutely fantastic.

As somebody who has been to the club for so many years, I know just how vital those funds are for the kids, adults and everybody who uses this facility. »One aim is to try and get more girls and women into rugby league.

The women's game has been saved by the National Lottery funding because during the pandemic it got stopped and it was the funding that helped it restart. «Participation has increased and it has been really well received but we want to get more young people in and it's important that they have the right facilities.

»We don't want them coming into changing rooms that aren't fit for purpose, so the funding is vital for upgrading those facilities to create a good environment to be in. «It is a deprived area where we are, it caters for everybody in the community and without