Leigh Miners Rangers relishing new project funded by CreatedBy project

By Megan Armitage Mark Dyer hopes the combination of a new state-of-the-art training facility and a World Cup on home soil can propel Leigh Miners Rangers to new heights. Ad The NWML Division One outfit's new 3G pitch was funded by the Rugby League World Cup's CreatedBy campaign, part of the 'This Is Impact' initiative — delivered in partnership with the Rugby Football League, (RFL), Sport England and Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) — which has delivered £25 million worth of change to communities across England.

Rugby LeagueKiwi coach Maguire right at home back in EnglandAN HOUR AGO The tournament gets underway on October 15 and the club's co-chairman is excited at the prospect of celebrating the sport's showpiece event in an exciting new space. «It can hopefully make the club a nicer and more secure environment for the kids,» said Dyer.

«Now we've got this new facility, we're hoping that with the World Cup looming, and Leigh Centurions winning promotion back to the Super League, it can be the springboard to increase our membership even further. »We want to get more young kids interested from all sections of society in the surrounding areas and give more opportunities to kids who probably never even thought about it.

«It's just a great place to be at the moment. Everyone is badgering about the facility and wondering when they can get on it.» Dyer has been a lifelong lover of rugby league and hopes the new pitch, lightning and fencing will help welcome new faces to the sport.

Involved with Leigh Miners Rangers since 2005, Dyer became co-chairman along with Christian Tyrer in 2019 and has seen the community club thrive in recent years. They now boast over 20 teams of all ages and genders, with approximately