HAPPY CHALLENGE CUP WEEK. The sport’s big Wembley outing is upon us, but that’s only the beginning of what’s going on in the world of Rugby League this week. Here’s what you’re going to find inside. There’s a huge salary cap row set to be addressed this week. It revolves around Catalans. Staying on Catalans, we have extensive preview…
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Leeds Rhinos survived a late rally from London Broncos to win 32-48 at the Trailfinders Stadium in Ealing on Sunday. And they did it with the help of three tries in 14 minutes from departing star Joel Moon, which saw the Rhinos lead 16-0 at that point. Although Kieran Dixon grabbed a try for the Broncos, Leeds scored two more…
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Sam Williams kicked five goals as Canberra Raiders beat Sydney Roosters 14-12. The Raiders started the better team and were ahead when Brad Abbey laid on a try for Jordan Rapana. Then three Sam Williams penalties earnt Canberra a 12-0 lead at the break. That was quickly halved by Boyd Cordner’s try early in the second half. Then Victor Radley…
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Hull Kingston Rovers secured a vital win in Toronto against the Wolfpack today, beating the home side 22-28 in a game that was nip and tuck for much of the way. The Wolfpack went ahead early with a try to Nick Rawsthorne that was converted by Gareth O’Brien. But the Robins replied with two spectacular length of the field efforts…
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Toulouse Olympique cruised to victory against Halifax in France today, winning 28-6 to get their Qualifiers campaign off the mark, while leaving Halifax without a victory in their opening two matches of the campaign. Olympique always looked comfortable, cruising to a 16-0 half-time lead through two tries by Italian international Chris Centrone and one from Paul Marcon. In the second…
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Wigan were far too strong for the Catalans Dragons on Saturday at the Stade Gilbert Brutus, cruising to a 6-35 victory after leading 0-18 at half-time. The Warriors took the lead quickly when Joe Greenwood scored the first of his two tries, and by half-time they had added two more tries from former Dragons star Morgan Escare, with Sam Tomkins…
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Salford Red Devils secured their second successive victory in the Qualifiers today, when they defeated Widnes Vikings 32-6 at the A J Bell Stadium. Widnes opened the scoring in the third minute when Ed Chamberlain dropped a Liam Finn kick and the Vikings quickly transferred the ball to Charly Runciman, who touched down for a try that Krisnan Inu converted…
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Watch the latest edition of Rugby League Back Chat now on TotalRL.com Host Rod Studd is joined by former Cronulla Sharks chairman Damian Irvine, Richard de la Riviere (League Express) and Danny Lockwood (League Weekly). Are the Super 8s play-offs proving their worth or are there simply too many games in this system and that’s starting to effect the attendances?…
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Catalans Dragons prop Sam Moa has signed a new two-year contract with the club. The Tonga International joined the club last year and has made 48 Super League appearances and scored six tries since making the move. “I’m very proud to wear the Catalans Dragons jersey and represent my family,” he said. “Last year was without doubt the hardest in…
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Toronto Wolfpack are understood to be among the clubs that have offered Jon Wilkin a deal for 2019. Wilkin confirmed his exit from St Helens last week having spent the last 16 seasons with the club. However, the 34-year-old has admitted he is keen to play on another year despite leaving the current league leaders. It’s believed the Wolfpack are…
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