| Rugby League World - Out 6th Jan! |
Rugby League World issue 370 (Feb 2012) is on sale Friday 6th January. In addition to our usual outlets, RLW is also available on iPad, iPhone, Android and web!
Inside this issue:Rugby League is often referred to as ‘the family game’ and there have been many fathers, sons and siblings who have graced our sport throughout its history. Our cover stars, dad and lad Gary and Ross Divorty have both had the distinction of playing at Wembley; Gary for Hull in 1985 and Ross for Wales last year. It’s something they are both hugely proud of and which they discuss further inside.
Leeds Rhinos Maori star Weller Hauraki also has a family connection to Rangi Chase of Castleford Tigers and he tells us why he fully supports Rangi’s decision to play for England in a wide ranging interview.
Sadly, we lost one of the father figures of the Rugby League family recently, as the legendary Arthur Beetson passed away in December. Malcolm Andrews pays a fitting tribute to an Australian sporting giant.
Jason Demetriou talks to us about a long and varied career which now finds him spearheading a revival at Keighley Cougars as player/coach.
To guide you through the new season, we present a full fixture guide for Super League, Carnegie Challenge Cup, the Co-operative Championships and Northern Rail Cup and you can enter our fantastic competition to win a trip for two to watch your team play Catalan Dragons in Perpignan. You can also help shape the future of the magazine by taking part in our readers survey.
Further afield, we pay a visit to Egypt where a group of schoolchildren have taken to the game with great enthusiasm and we have coverage of the recent tours to the UK by Ukraine and the Australian Institute of Sport.
The familiar name of London Broncos returns to Super League in 2012 and we hear from chief executive Gus Mackay about their plans for the game in the capital.
Add to all that a chat with Golden Boot winner Johnathan Thurston, expert opinion from Robbie Hunter-Paul, Jon Wells and Dave Hadfield, a new coaching column by John Stankevitch plus a few surprises too. Order your copy here. |
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| League Express - Every Monday |
 League Express is your indispensable guide to all the weekend's action from the international game, domestic leagues and the grassroots, plus the latest news and events from your club and around the world. An unbeatable package for any Rugby League supporter. Click here to order a subscription. |
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| The Forbidden Game |
 Now available in paperback for the first time!
The phenomenal rise of Rugby League in pre-war France and its scandalous obliteration by the collaborationist Vichy government qualifies as one of the greatest stories never told. Corruption, brutality and shamateurism had plagued the world of orthodox rugby when Rugby League made its first appearance across the Channel, bringing with it open professionalism and a new, dynamic sporting spectacle which delighted the public. Only six seasons later le rugby à treize , the troublesome upstart, was wiped out by a conspiracy which counts as one of the most extreme examples of one sport¹s hostility towards another. A victim of the shadowy rugby union figures who stalked the newly-opened corridors of power at Vichy, Rugby League suffered a scandalous abuse of authority which has had repercussions up to the present day.
In this new paperback edition of the critically acclaimed work, Mike Rylance's immaculately researched book is a masterly account of one of sport's great injustices. Click here to order a copy. |
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| Gillette Rugby League Yearbook 2011/12 |
 The most comprehensive review of the Rugby League season on the market is out now. Order your copy here and save £2 on the cover price with free UK delivery.
Includes an in-depth statistical section, chapters on every major competition including the Engage Super League, Co-operative Championships and the Carnegie Challenge Cup. Also includes a review of the Australian season and the International game, plus hundreds of illustrations. |
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