Hull Kingston Rovers are the latest Super League club to reveal their squad numbers for the new season. The club’s new arrivals this season include Jimmy Keinhorst, recruited from Leeds Rhinos, who has been give the number 4 shirt by coach Tim Sheens, while Weller Hauraki is given number 13, which suggests he is likely to be in the starting…
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MARTYN SADLER, the editor of League Express, sets out some of the things he hopes might happen for Rugby League in 2019. This article is a modified version of his ‘Talking Rugby League’ column from this week’s League Express. At the turn of the year I usually prefer to think ahead rather than think back. Over the last five…
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A week last Tuesday I attended the All Party Parliamentary Group Dinner in the House of Lords. It was an enjoyable occasion, with speeches from various people, including RFL chief executive Ralph Rimmer. It was a very pleasant evening, with the Parliamentarians handing out their own Rugby League awards, which were highlighted in last week’s League Express. In his speech…
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Salford Red Devils have formed a partnership with the Rochdale-based Hopwood Hall College. The Red Devils have used Hopwood Hall College’s facilities over the past year and have now agreed an official partnership between the two parties to help bring through the next generation of Betfred Super League players. “This is a massive step in the right direction for the…
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Leigh Centurions’ new head coach John Duffy’s first signing sees the return of Martyn Ridyard to the Leigh Sports Village. Ridyard, 32, rejoins his hometown club from Featherstone Rovers, having made what proved to be his final appearance for Rovers in their Betfred Championship Shield final victory over the Centurions in October. John Duffy said: “Martyn is a big signing…
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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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