Author: Doug Thomson
Marshall confident of Cup improvement
Salford Red Devils coach Richard Marshall reckons playing Castleford twice in eight days is a “double-edged sword”. Like Wigan and Hull, the Red Devils and…
Chester delighted with Pitts
Wakefield Trinity coach Chris Chester has hailed his 300-match man Jay Pitts and says there are plenty more miles left on the clock. The 31-year-old…
Cator confident Hull can get past Wigan
Joe Cator is confident Hull can bounce back from their Super League loss at Wigan by beating the Warriors in Saturday’s Challenge Cup quarter-final clash…
Smith insists Lawler has what it takes
Hull KR coach Tony Smith reckons George Lawler provides the perfect model of an England Knights player. The 25-year-old forward is among 27 members of…
Inglis confident he will improve
It’s not just Warrington who will benefit from Greg Inglis’s presence this season. Former Wolves coach Tony Smith believes the legendary Australian centre will raise…
Watson shrugs off Sezer’s Brisbane link
Huddersfield Giants coach Ian Watson is putting talk of star Australian halfback Aidan Sezer returning to the NRL with Brisbane Broncos on the back burner….
Woolf waiting on Bentley diagnosis
St Helens coach Kristian Woolf is waiting to discover the extent of James Bentley’s leg injury. The Ireland prop was carried off on a stretcher…
England Knights stars eye World Cup
Excited coach Paul Anderson says England Knights are as much about the future as the present. But for some members of his latest 27-strong squad,…
RFL hoping for Championship broadcast deal
The Rugby Football League are in ongoing talks over a deal to broadcast Championship matches on television from next year. Premier Sports, fresh from agreeing…
Swinton hoping for a Wembley debut
Swinton Lions director of development Damian Ridpath says a first-ever Wembley appearance for the 155-year-old club would be “massive”. Stuart Littler’s side are 80 minutes…
