Early Day Motion·EDM 2177

2008 SUPER LEAGUE GRAND FINAL

7 October 200817 Signatures

Motion Text

That this House congratulates Leeds Rhinos on retaining the Super League Championship and St Helens for their contribution to a magnificent game in front of 68,000 fans which showed rugby league at its best; notes that eight of the Rhinos team are Leeds-born and a further three players have progressed through the club's junior system, including Kevin Sinfield, the outstanding Rhinos' captain; further notes the continued growth of rugby league at a grassroots level throughout the country; and calls on Sport England to reclassify rugby league as a Class A sport.