Month: June 2019
Schedule confirmed for Challenge Cup triple-header
The RFL have confirmed the schedule for the historic Challenge Cup tripleheader at the University of Bolton Stadium on Saturday, July 27th. The women’s Challenge Cup…
Exclusive: Wakefield close in on Alex Walker signing
Wakefield are closing on the signature of highly-rated London fullback Alex Walker. League Express revealed earlier this year how Walker, whose contract at the Broncos…
Bulls to rest players for 1895 Cup trip
Bradford Bulls Head Coach John Kear has said it would be “bloody cruel” to send the players that lost their Challenge Cup Quarter-Final against Halifax…
A new era for Halifax
Halifax head coach Simon Grix has called on his club’s historic Challenge Cup semi-final appearance to be the catalyst for a new era at one…
First Women’s Rugby League games held in Burundi
History has been made in Burundi, with the first women’s games being held in Bujumbura. The matches, which were 18 months in the making, saw…
Sam Burgess to undergo shoulder surgery
England and South Sydney star Sam Burgess has revealed he will undergo surgery on a painful shoulder injury that he has been carrying since the…
Leeds land Giants ace Mellor
Leeds Rhinos have completed the signing of Alex Mellor on a three-year deal. The Huddersfield back-rower has opted to join the struggling Rhinos at the…
Bradford City’s Valley Parade was pencilled in to host cup semis if Bolton fell through
The Challenge Cup semi-finals were set to be switched to Bradford City’s Valley Parade if the Rugby Football League had not been given assurances Bolton…
What’s inside League Express: June 3rd edition
The Challenge Cup might have taken centre stage on the field, but there’s been plenty of action off it, and League Express has all the…
Halifax through to Challenge Cup semi-finals
HALIFAX are through to the semi-finals of the Challenge Cup after edging a 20-16 derby win over Bradford at Odsal. James Woodburn-Hall’s 74th-minute try, converted…
