Rugby league superstar Sam Burgess has admitted he would like to return to Britain and play in Super League before his career is over.. saying he wants to experience the Grand Final at Old Trafford. Burgess hasn’t played in the British domestic game for almost a decade, with his last game in Super League for Bradford at the end of…
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Sam Tomkins insists he has nothing to prove as he prepares to face NRL opposition for the first time since leaving the Southern Hemisphere. The 28-year-old spent two seasons at New Zealand Warriors before returning to Wigan in 2016. It proved to be a mixed spell for the England international, who admits his time Down Under had its ups and…
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The season may only be a fortnight old – but we’ve a blockbuster edition of League Express this week covering all the big issues in the sport. Available to read from around 9:30pm Sunday night (don’t know how? Click here to open your online subscription and get it delivered straight to your smart device or download the app), here’s what…
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Hull Kingston Rovers’ winless start to the new season continued on Thursday night with a second successive defeat since their return to Super League, this time losing 20-11 to Leeds. Robins coach Tim Sheens was quick to point out there were improvements in his side’s performance, but they have scored only 17 points in their two games this season. Speculation…
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With today (February 6) marking 100 years since women were granted the right to vote in the UK, totalrl.com is looking back to February 2013, when a Rugby League World article highlighted a little known link between the Suffragette Movement and our game. One of the leading figures of the Suffragette Movement has given her name to a trophy played…
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This article first appeared in League Express. For more content like this every week, buy League Express every Monday or online at totalrl.com/le. Huddersfield Giants coach Rick Stone has stressed how important keeping fullback Jake Mamo fit is to the Giants’ hopes of Super League success in 2018. The 23-year old former Newcastle Knights star made a try-scoring comeback after…
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It was one of the more bizarre transfer sagas of recent weeks. Wigan were adamant that prop Frank-Paul Nuuausala was going nowhere. Australian side Western Suburbs Rosellas said he would be leaving the Warriors to start a contract with them imminently. And now, it appears the Australian club has stepped back and backed down – with their coach admitting a…
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Widnes offered fans a glimpse into the future during their recent pre-season match with Warrington. And what the Vikings fans witnessed was remarkably encouraging. Denis Betts named a side with an average age of 21 for the club’s match with their fierce rivals Warrington who, in contrast, fielded seven senior-capped internationals. Despite that, Widnes’ young-guns put in a superb display…
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Former Wigan Warriors try-scoring sensation Chris Ashton has admitted he would like to switch codes and return to rugby league with Wigan before his career is over. Now 30, the Wigan-born winger is currently plying his trade in French rugby union with Toulon, having not played the 13-man code since he left the Warriors to join Northampton in 2007. But…
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Welcome to the 2017 League Express readers poll, in which we give you, our readers, to have your say and recognise the star players, clubs and coaches of 2017. The survey will take just five minutes to complete and one entrant will win a pair of tickets to either the 2018 Magic Weekend or Summer Bash. To cast your vote,…
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