Martyn Ellis

Head coach @Lions_rl 16s, owner Standish Autobodies - Mot Station

[England Community Lions RL @lions_rl]

Great victory for our Lions U16 v Ireland U16 today, coming out 54-6 winners.
Well done to both teams and all the best to Rugby League Ireland on their final game v Scotland Rugby League.
Thank you to @hfharl for hosting the game and the match officials for officiating the game.

[England Community Lions RL @lions_rl]

Group photos from yesterday session🦁

[England Community Lions RL @lions_rl]

A big thank you to Debbie for talking to our Lions today, educating them on 100% me.
@DebbieRuthSmith

[England Community Lions RL @lions_rl]

A massive congratulations to all of our England Community Lions U16’s, U17’s and U17’s regional who have been selected for the squads. 🦁🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🙌

Thank you to all the coaches and community clubs for their hard work in developing these players.

[Batley Bulldogs RLFC @BatleyRLFC]

🐶 Paul Couch joins the Bulldogs!

Former Lock Lane and England Community Lions head coach Paul Couch has agreed to become our assistant coach for 2026.

Paul has built a fantastic reputation in the amateur ranks and is eager to step up and continue his development in the championship next season. Paul coached Lock Lane for 7 years, notably defeating Oldham in the Challenge Cup. He was also appointed head coach of the England Community Lions and defeated his Australian counterparts 2-0.

On joining the club, Paul said “I’m excited to be joining Batley. I’m really looking forward to working with Fordy and getting to know all the lads”.

#BULLDOGS2026

[England Community Lions RL @lions_rl]

Upcoming double header!

It’s time for the last test match of the Four Nations Championship and our U16/18s face Wales this Saturday 🤩

📍 Wilmere Lane, WA8 5UP
🆚 Wales
🕗 12pm (U16), 2pm (U18)

[England Community Lions RL @lions_rl]

Our U16s,17s,18s Lions had their final training session on Saturday, and we caught up with Rhomen from the U18s and Rhys and Deen from the U16s to find out how they are feeling about their upcoming game against Wales for the final round of the Four Nations tournament! 🦁

[England Community Lions RL @lions_rl]

Upcoming fixtures!

Both of our regional squads take on Ligue Sud Provence on Saturday 5th July 🦁

🆚 Ligue Sud Provence
📍 Featherstone Lions Wakefield Road WF7 5HL
🕗 10:30am (U16) 12pm (U18)

[England Community Lions RL @lions_rl]

Smiles all around for the U16s after there 28-14 win against Ligue Sud Provence 😁😁

[Martyn Ellis @MartynEllis3]

What a great few days away with the @lions_rl under 16s in Ireland
A great coaching and support team backed with a top group of lads, the game finishing 12 all, They showed a lot of spirit to fight back in the game credit to all the players, We go again in 2 weeks v Wales 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏉

[England Community Lions RL @lions_rl]

Ready for action 🦁 🔥

[England Community Lions RL @lions_rl]

☀️ A warm training session today for all our Lions

[England Community Lions RL @lions_rl]

First training session? Done ✅

Your U16 Regional Squad!

[England Community Lions RL @lions_rl]

A big thank you to @scotlandrl @hfharl and all families, friends and supporters that came along yesterday to the games! 👏

[England Community Lions RL @lions_rl]

Congratulations to both of our U16 & U18 teams on their wins yesterday against Scotland Rugby League
📸: @LukeRPhoto1011

U16s: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿26-22🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Try Scores:
Harry Mikail
Rio York x2
Tyce Walmsley
Deen Pattinson

Conversions:
Tyce Walmsley 3/5 🦵
1/2

[England Community Lions RL @lions_rl]

Congratulations to both of our U16 & U18 teams on their wins yesterday against @scotlandrl
📸: @LukeRPhoto1011
U18s: 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿32-12🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Try scores:
Eligh Wilkinson
Rio Walker x2
Trent Ruddy x2
Bailey Worthington

Conversions:
Will Randall 2/2🦵
Max Fleary 2/4 🦵
2/2

[England Community Lions RL @lions_rl]

Final touches done 🤩

[England Community Lions RL @lions_rl]

Here’s what head coaches Gary Hewer and Martyn Ellis had to say to us before our doubleheader on Saturday⚡️🦁

[England Community Lions RL @lions_rl]

Motivated and ready for Saturday💪⚡️

📸: @LukeRPhoto1011

[England Community Lions RL @lions_rl]

Upcoming double header:

🆚 Scotland
📌 Halton Farnworth Hornets
🕖 Saturday 24th May: 12pm (U16s) 2pm (U18s)