John Drake

RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD ISSUE 496 (MAY 2024) – AVAILABLE NOW A digital edition of Rugby League World for computers, tablets and smartphones is also available via Pocketmags.com With the Challenge Cup final at Wembley looming, we take a look at how the competition is faring in its earlier rounds and ask if anything can be done to revitalise interest in the sport’s oldest knockout competition. In Super League, we talk to Matt Whitley about taking the long way round to a career with his hometown club St Helens, and Lachlan Miller insists Leeds Rhinos are a work in progress that will come good for the club’s frustrated fans. Zac Fulton carries a famous family name with him and he is determined to live up to the expectations that brings at Bradford Bulls, while former Bull Dec Patton tells us how he has recaptured his enthusiasm for the game at Swinton Lions. Jason Bass played for Coventry Bears in their original incarnation, and on his return to the new look Midlands Hurricanes he tells us why he is confident the club is going in the right direction. Armani Sharrock talks about stepping up from player to coach as Warrington Wolves aim to make an impact in the Women’s Super League. All this and much more, including features on Wheelchair Rugby League, LDRL, National Conference League, Australia, France and USA. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NB: Rugby League World is NOT available in shops, it is only available direct from us by post (print edition) or digital online edition. Click here to order a subscription (3, 6 or 12 issue subscription are available) Click here for the online edition at Pocketmags.com Click here to order a single issue Click here to order a Gift Voucher Click here to order a Rugby League World Binder to store your issues (holds up to 12 copies) You can also order a single issue or a subscription to Rugby League World by calling 01484 401895 (Mon-Fri 9.30am-5.30pm) or – if you are in the UK – by sending a cheque or postal order payable to ‘LPL’ for the correct amount (see below) with your name and full delivery address to: Rugby League World Subscriptions, League Publications Ltd, Wellington House, Briggate, Brighouse, West Yorkshire, HD6 1DN. 3 Issue UK Subscription £15.00 6 Issue UK Subscription £30.00 12 Issue UK Subscription £55.00

Please stick to discussing the match in question and do not accuse match officials of being biased or corrupt or you run the risk of being immediately banned from the forum.

Please stick to discussing the match in question and do not accuse match officials of being biased or corrupt or you run the risk of being immediately banned from the forum.

Please stick to discussing the match in question and do not accuse match officials of being biased or corrupt or you run the risk of being immediately banned from the forum.

Please stick to discussing the match in question and do not accuse match officials of being biased or corrupt or you run the risk of being immediately banned from the forum.

Please stick to discussing the match in question and do not accuse match officials of being biased or corrupt or you run the risk of being immediately banned from the forum.

Please stick to discussing the match in question and do not accuse match officials of being biased or corrupt or you run the risk of being immediately banned from the forum.

Please stick to discussing the match in question and do not accuse match officials of being biased or corrupt or you run the risk of being immediately banned from the forum. SATURDAY 27th APRIL Wakefield Trinity v Toulouse Olympique 18:00 SUNDAY 28th APRIL Batley Bulldogs v York Knights 15:00 Bradford Bulls v Widnes Vikings 15:00 Doncaster v Dewsbury Rams 15:00 Halifax Panthers v Swinton Lions 15:00 Sheffield Eagles v Barrow Raiders 15:00 Whitehaven v Featherstone Rovers 15:00

Please stick to discussing the match in question and do not accuse match officials of being biased or corrupt or you run the risk of being immediately banned from the forum. SUNDAY 28th APRIL Hunslet v North Wales Crusaders 15:00 Midlands Hurricanes v Oldham 14:00 Rochdale Hornets v Keighley Cougars 15:00 Workington Town v Cornwall 13:00

Look, it's not that hard to understand, is it? This is posted at the start of every match thread and it is pretty clear, most people seem to grasp the point (and it has vastly reduced the number of reported posts in match threads so far this season). Please stick to discussing the match in question and do not accuse match officials of being biased or corrupt or you run the risk of being immediately banned from the forum. Get it? No one is saying refs are infallible, or that when they get a decision wrong, you can't argue the toss about it on here. Where it crosses the line is when people start saying stuff like: 'wah wah wah the ref hates my club, he never gives us anything, he's deliberately helping the other side, he's been bought and paid for, it's a plot by the RFL to do us down, wah wah wah'. There is a difference. Hope this clarifies it, for anyone who doesn't understand.

Please stick to discussing the match in question and do not accuse match officials of being biased or corrupt or you run the risk of being immediately banned from the forum. SUNDAY 21st APRIL Cornwall v Midlands Hurricanes 15:00 Hunslet v Workington Town 15:00 Newcastle Thunder v Keighley Cougars 15:00 North Wales Crusaders v Rochdale Hornets 14:30

Please stick to discussing the match in question and do not accuse match officials of being biased or corrupt or you run the risk of being immediately banned from the forum. SATURDAY 20th APRIL Toulouse Olympique v Whitehaven 18:00 (UK time) SUNDAY 21st APRIL Barrow Raiders v Doncaster 15:00 Batley Bulldogs v Wakefield Trinity 15:00 Featherstone Rovers v Widnes Vikings 15:00 Halifax Panthers v Sheffield Eagles 15:00 Swinton Lions v Dewsbury Rams 15:00 York Knights v Bradford Bulls 15:00

Please stick to discussing the match in question and do not accuse match officials of being biased or corrupt or you run the risk of being immediately banned from the forum.

Please stick to discussing the match in question and do not accuse match officials of being biased or corrupt or you run the risk of being immediately banned from the forum.

Please stick to discussing the match in question and do not accuse match officials of being biased or corrupt or you run the risk of being immediately banned from the forum.