COLUMN: Time for rugby to embrace the positivity and ignore the haters to grow the game

It’s difficult to see it sometimes amidst all the in-fighting and what not: but we’ve actually got a pretty fantastic sport on our hands here,…

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Bellamy questions timing of Denver Test following Asofa-Solomona late return

Melbourne coach Craig Bellamy has questioned why international rugby league held a Test match in Denver mid-season following the travel nightmares of a number of…

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Hull KR enter race with Salford to sign Dominic Crosby for 2019

Hull Kingston Rovers have entered the race to land prop Dom Crosby’s signature in 2019. League Express revealed several weeks ago that the 27-year-old was…

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THE BIG INTERVIEW: John Bastian on rebuilding Bradford’s famed Academy production line

The sun is shining at Odsal, and John Bastian is smiling. The scene could not feel more different to the one that engulfed everyone associated…

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Bennett hopeful England can begin to create American legacy for rugby league

England coach Wayne Bennett has continued to talk up the significance of Saturday’s groundbreaking Test match in Denver against New Zealand. Bennett, a staunch internationalist…

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McDermott insists Leeds are in “good shape” despite sixth straight league defeat

Leeds coach Brian McDermott has insisted to the club’s supporters that the reigning Super League champions are in good shape despite a sixth successive league…

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Leeds not far away from being ‘a very good team’ insists McDermott ahead of Catalans clash

Leeds coach Brian McDermott believes the reigning Super League champions are close to being ‘a very good team’ as they aim to end their five-match…

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COLUMN: Whatever happens to the league structure, does dual-registration have a future?

Luke Briscoe would have surely been forgiven for getting slightly confused when his former and current employers ran his contractual situation by him earlier this…

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Graham believes Denver Test could be start of something new for International rugby

England prop James Graham believes their Test match with New Zealand in Denver this weekend has the potential to be the start of something huge…

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Eamonn McManus Q&A: League Express meets the St Helens chairman

It was a huge week for British rugby league last week – perhaps for all the wrong reasons. With leading Super League clubs appearing to…

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