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The Albert Goldthorpe Medal table has a new leader! After a man of the match display in St Helens’ destruction of Huddersfield Giants, Lachlan Coote now leads Castleford Tigers’ Liam Watts, who has been the leader for the past couple of weeks, by a point. Meanwhile, Jordan Abdull has launched himself into the top 10 after starring in London Broncos’… The post Coote takes over as Albert Goldthorpe Medal leader appeared first on Total Rugby League. View the full article

Greece Rugby League Association will not be backing down, after a peaceful protest to their government last week regarding a block against them playing a World Cup Qualifier on home soil. Lead by president George Stilianos, the GRLA assembled outside the Greece Minister of Sports in Athens last Tuesday to lobby against government minister Tasos Pantazidis’ decision to prevent them… The post Greece Rugby League won’t back down after peaceful protest appeared first on Total Rugby League. View the full article

Salford Red Devils head coach Ian Watson was delighted to see his side beat Wakefield Trinity and move up the table, particularly with other results near the bottom of the table meaning defeat would have left them only two points above the drop. Both Hull KR and London won at the weekend meaning there is now a three-way tie at… The post Watson praises Salford after “massive win” appeared first on Total Rugby League. View the full article

Wakefield Trinity are in a battle against relegation. That’s the view of their coach, Chris Chester, who watched his side slump to another defeat on Sunday, this time when they were comprehensively beaten 44-20 by Salford Red Devils. The result, coupled with wins elsewhere for London and Hull KR, means Trinity are just four points off the bottom, and Chester… The post Trinity fear falling into relegation trap appeared first on Total Rugby League. View the full article

There is a growing appetite among clubs outside of Super League to seriously consider the prospect of further changes to the Championship structure as early as next season. Discussions among leading lower-league clubs have already taken place – and are being driven by one Championship owner in particular – with a feeling that the sport needs to be ready for… The post Premium: Championship set for further expansion in time for 2020 season? appeared first on Total Rugby League. View the full article

NIALL EVALDS (above) claimed a hat-trick as Salford ran in eight tries for a 44-20 Super League win over Wakefield. Jake Bibby crossed twice while Krisnan Inu landed six goals. Jacob Miller and Ben Jones-Bishop each scored twice for Trinity. Super League: Salford 44 Wakefield 20. Championship: Barrow 21 Halifax 8, Batley 24 Sheffield 54, Featherstone 22 Widnes 4, Leigh… The post Today’s results appeared first on Total Rugby League. View the full article

There’s plenty happening both on and off the field in the world of rugby league – and luckily, there’s one place you can find out all the action concerning the greatest game. The new edition of League Express hits digital devices at around 9:30pm on Sunday night, and you can click here to make sure you’re notified of when the… The post What’s Inside League Express: June 16th edition appeared first on Total Rugby League. View the full article

On this week’s Rugby League Back Chat: Toronto Wolfpack majority owner David Argyle ‘fires’ himself as CEO after acknowledging his racist comment. The Golden Point saves London but did it really rob St Helens? Is this a step backwards, after all the game is supposed to be played over 80 minutes? The man hired to solve all the problems at… The post Watch this week’s Rugby League Back Chat (13 Jun) online now. appeared first on Total Rugby League. View the full article

Wigan Warriors outlasted Leeds Rhinos tonight at Headingley, winning 14-23 with the help of a last-minute try by prop forward Tony Clubb. In a game that was tightly contested throughout, the Rhinos took an early lead through a Liam Sutcliffe penalty, but the game exploded into life on 20 minutes when Oliver Gildart rounded his opposite number Harry Newman to… The post Wigan add to Leeds woes at Headingley appeared first on Total Rugby League. View the full article

Tommy Makinson scored three tries and Jonny Lomax grabbed two as St Helens were too strong for a young Huddersfield Giants tonight, easing to a 38-2 victory to maintain their position at the top of the league. The Giants, who were giving a debut to young winger Dominic Young, who was in for the absent Jermaine McGillvary, took an early… The post Makinson hat-trick as St Helens hammer Huddersfield appeared first on Total Rugby League. View the full article

He’s not your average Rugby League star but Ratu Naulago is really making waves in Super League since his debut for Airlie Birds in their first win of 2019 away at Wigan. The Fijian winger has now scored seven tries in his ten Super League appearances after last night’s double against Castleford Tigers but he’s still under the employment of… The post Naulago grabbing every opportunity appeared first on Total Rugby League. View the full article

A Benji Marshall field goal sealed Wests Tigers’ golden point 27-26 win over North Queensland Cowboys. The Tigers, after failing to score in their last game, were on the board early when Corey Thompson’s offload to Moses Mbye split the Cowboys allowing Michael Chee-Kam to score the opener. Then a kick from Luke Brooks was dropped by Javid Bowen into… The post Marshall the golden hero for Wests appeared first on Total Rugby League. View the full article

New Zealand Warriors won a crucial two points with a 24-20 win over Gold Coast Titans. The Warriors started well in the opening twelve minutes. Karl Lawton squeezed in from dummy half and some excellent play from Roger Tuivasa-Sheck laid on a try for Ken Maumalo. But the Titans replied with two tries of their own to move into the… The post Warriors win crucial clash with Titans appeared first on Total Rugby League. View the full article

Lee Radford revealed he had “hammered” Jake Connor for his lack of involvement in Hull’s recent performances before his stunning display against Castleford. Connor was one of the stars as he set up three tries for the Black and Whites in their victory over the Tigers, a win that moved them into third. It was a mesmeric display by the… The post Radford “hammered” Jake Connor before Castleford game appeared first on Total Rugby League. View the full article

Kallum Watkins has agreed to join NRL side Gold Coast Titans from the beginning of next month after securing an early release from his deal with Leeds Rhinos. The Rhinos announced last week that Watkins would leave the club at the end of this season, after both parties agreed to end Watkins’ contract two years early, after spending his entire… The post Kallum Watkins to depart for Gold Coast and the NRL next month after early Leeds release appeared first on Total Rugby League. View the full article