Hull FC have completed the signing of Leigh winger Matty Dawson-Jones on a two-year deal. As first revealed by League Express, the former St Helens and Huddersfield outside back has joined the club after scoring 18 tries in 28 appearances for the Leyther last year. The 28-year-old scored 17 tries for Leigh in their Super League campaign in 2017, but…
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The biggest weekend of the year has been and gone, and we’ve been in overdrive to provide you with the best coverage going. Here’s what you’ll find inside this week: Extensive coverage of the Grand Final, including a two-page report, reaction from both camps and much, much more. A four-page tribute to our incredibly popular writer Malcolm Andrews, who sadly…
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SWINTON LIONS beat Workington Town 33-20 to seal Championship survival. But the play-off game at Heywood Road was in the balance until the 77th minute, when Josh Woods kicked a field-goal to put the home side seven points ahead. Rhodri Lloyd then notched his second try of the game, with Jack Hansen adding his fourth goal. Luke Waterworth (2), Kyle…
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DOM MANFREDI’S double sealed Super League title glory for Wigan. A 12-4 victory over Warrington provided the perfect send-off for Warriors coach Shaun Wane, who is leaving to take up a post with the Scottish Rugby Union after seven years at the helm. For opposite number Steve Price, it was another disappointment on the big stage after Warrington’s Challenge Cup…
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Workington Town have issued a club statement setting out their frustration with the RFL a day before their crucial promotion clash against Swinton Lions, when they could turn up with as few as twelve players after being refused a dispensation to make short term signings by the governing body. It reads as follows: Last Sunday Workington Town lost against Bradford…
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For Joe Greenwood, Saturday’s Grand Final is the culmination of a rollercoaster 2018 campaign. The Wigan forward will grace the Old Trafford turf looking to round off an incredible start to his Wigan career, which has seen the fearsome back-rower earn international recognition for the first time due to his superb form in cherry and white. But Saturday’s showpiece event…
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New Zealand held off a late Australian comeback to gain a 26-24 victory today at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland, teeing up the autumn Test series against England perfectly under their coach Michael Maguire, who was appointed in May this year. The Kiwis came into the game with a new captain in Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, who was delighted with his team…
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Peter Thomas takes a look at Saturday’s Grand Final. There’s only 80 minutes of rugby league left in the season, but for most teams they’ll simply be watching. Only two teams remain to fight out the Grand Final at Old Trafford. Wigan who finished second and defeated Castleford in their semi-final will face Warrington who came fourth and who overcame…
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Shaun Wane’s 30-year involvement with Wigan is all but over. When he walks away, he’ll leave as a club legend. Forever remembered for his contributions as a player and a coach. But Wane’s association stretches back much further than that. What people won’t remember about Shaun Wane is him as a five-year-old, on the terraces of Central Park, where his…
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Sam Tomkins v Stefan Ratchford Both of these players have shown immense form in 2018. While Ratchford has won the Albert Goldthorpe Medal for the first time this year, Tomkins has perhaps produced his best form since returning to Wigan from the NRL. He will surely be a big miss for the Warriors in 2019. With nerves high in the…
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