Author: Ash Hope

1. One of their most prolific players had a serious, life-threatening disease. Nigerian-born winger Ade Adebisi hit 51 tries in only 66 games for London…

Former Doncaster prop Stefanos Bastas revealed how the COVID-19 virus has had a huge impact on his career, as he was forced to leave France…

1. They signed the world’s fastest man in 1953. Emmanuel McDonald Bailey had just represented Great Britain in the 1952 Helsinki, where he won a…

1. Adrian Morley made a one-game cameo for the club. NRL and Super League legend Morley was recovering from a torn bicep at Warrington, aged…

1. Their media and marketing manager became a social media sensation. Dewsbury’s Steve Downes, who works in the club’s off-field staff, had been producing video…

1. Head coach Craig Lingard was a contestant on Countdown. Current Batley coach and bonafide club legend Craig Lingard featured on popular TV quiz show…

1. Frank Watene post-rugby career has involved paintballing and St John’s Ambulance. Former Halifax cult hero Watene still resides in the town, after retiring in…

1. Eddie Battye was a buffalo farmer. Battye was like a bull in a china shop in causing damage to Super League defences upon London…

Norwegian Rugby League internationals Dan Horne and Daniel Daatland have quite a lot in common. They almost share a first name, they went to school…

1. Head coach Gary Charlton once received a life-ban from Rugby League. During a first spell at Whitehaven in 1989, in his playing career, Charlton…