By GEORGE LAWRENCE
GRASSROOTS rugby is set for a return as teams throughout the North West of England prepare for a kick off in January, Covid rules permitting.
More than 125 club sides will be dusting off the boots from Saturday, January 16 when the Halbro North West Leagues get their revised competitions under way.
Clubs from Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Cumbria and Cheshire will take part.
Leagues chairman Fred Swarbrick said: “A tremendous amount of background work has been carried out in preparation for the restart, especially by our fixtures secretary John Powell,...