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Wakefield Council set to approve £500k to rescue Featherstone rugby league
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Wakefield Council is set to vote on a £500,000 funding package from its Rugby League Resilience Fund to help the Rugby Football League (RFL) purchase the Post Office Road stadium and associated assets. Featherstone Rovers entered administration in December and lost their RFL membership, but the proposed funding aims to establish a sustainable successor club capable of competing again from 2027.
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- Wakefield Council's cabinet is considering a £500,000 grant to secure the future of professional rugby league in Featherstone.
- The funds would support the RFL in purchasing the Post Office Road stadium and related assets.
- Featherstone Rovers entered administration in December and were previously denied RFL membership.
- The council funding will be match-funded by the RFL, with the goal of creating a sustainable successor club to return to competition by 2027.