League Express editor Martyn Sadler discusses this Saturday’s clash between Papua New Guinea and England Knights in Lae. The England Knights head coach Paul Anderson has named 17 players who will take on Papua New Guinea in Lae this Saturday. And the squad looks a decent one to me. It should be a great experience for a largely young team…
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With the impasse between Super League clubs and their colleagues in the Championship, League Express editor MARTYN SADLER an alternative structure that could drive the game forward. This article is an updated version of an article that first appeared in the League Express issue of 20 August. Introduction Most Super League clubs want a new fixture structure for the 2019…
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The publication of the fixture list for the Super 8s perhaps didn’t generate as much excitement recently as the RFL might have hoped. And the reason is obvious. The battle for the semi-finals in Super League is a three-horse race for places two to four. The teams currently in fifth to eighth place seem to have very little chance of…
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League Express editor MARTYN SADLER pays tribute to a player who many thought was a risky selection for Queensland in Wednesday’s State of Origin game. In Rugby League we are great at talking down the game and some of our leading stars. And the Manly halfback Daly Cherry-Evans is a perfect example of a player who some Australian fans seem…
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League Express editor MARTYN SADLER considers whether the Championship clubs should bite the bullet and equalise their distribution of Sky funding. The Championship and League 1 clubs are due to meet this Friday in Bradford to determine their strategy in the years ahead in relation to the structure of the leagues and the distribution of funds from the Sky TV…
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MARTYN SADLER, the editor of League Express, considers the importance of tonight’s Test match between England and New Zealand in Denver, Colorado. Expansion has always been a dream for a significant number of Rugby League administrators and supporters, for whom the moniker of Rugby League as ‘The Greatest Game’ has always rung true, but with too few people across the…
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League Express editor MARTYN SADLER looks ahead with anticipation to tonight’s historic Test match in Denver. Is this going to be the biggest game in the history of Rugby League? It may seem a silly question to ask, especially when you think that a State of Origin match is taking place in Sydney this weekend, for the first time ever…
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Warrington Wolves halfback Declan Patton has agreed a two-year contract extension until November 2020. Patton, 23, progressed through the Wolves’ Scholarship and Academy system, making his first-team debut in 2015. He has made 54 appearances to date and has kicked 80 goals and crossed for eleven tries, including one in the last minute of Saturday’s Challenge Cup win over Wigan.…
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Warrington Wolves earned a convincing 23-0 victory today against Wigan Warriors at the Halliwell Jones Stadium to progress into the semi-final of the Challenge Cup at Bolton on 6 August. The Wolves led 16-0 at half-time and stood up in defence in the second half to present the Warriors from scoring, gaining revenge for their 38-10 defeat at the Magic…
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GARETH WALKER, the Championship correspondent of League Express, sees the Championship and League 1 clubs presenting a united front to their Super League colleagues. SUPPORTERS of any Championship or League One team should have been heartened by Bradford Chairman Andrew Chalmers’ newspaper column on the recent meeting of all professional clubs. Many of the gathered Council members went expecting to…
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