Author: Doug Thomson
Cory Aston among string of departing Sheffield Eagles players
HALFBACK Cory Aston has left Sheffield – less than six weeks after his father Mark Aston ended a long association with the South Yorkshire club….
Halifax Panthers winger announces retirement
HALIFAX PANTHERS winger James Saltonstall is retiring after eleven years with his hometown club. The Panthers are preparing for a play-off semi-final at York on…
Oldham prop earns new contract after coming back from ‘blip’
OLDHAM coach Sean Long says Owen Farnworth’s response to being farmed out to neighbours Rochdale has helped earn him a one-year contract extension. The 26-year-old…
Barrow Raiders ‘confident of good year’ as centre re-signs
BARROW RAIDERS forward Charlie Emslie is confident a tweaked squad can pack a punch in the new-look expanded Championship next season. Paul Crarey’s roster will…
Widnes Vikings retain homegrown halfback
WIDNES VIKINGS coach Allan Coleman says halfback Joe Lyons “lives and breathes” his hometown club. The 27-year-old has penned a two-year contract extension, giving him…
Duo retire at disappointed Doncaster
DONCASTER coach Richard Horne admitted his team’s final-round performance at home to Halifax pretty much summed up their season – plenty of promise, but a…
Locations of League: Leeds
Our journey around the villages, towns, cities and regions that have rugby league running through their veins returns to West Yorkshire. LEEDS has always been…
Victor Radley available for England despite ten-match suspension
VICTOR RADLEY will be available for Ashes duty with England despite being hit with a ten-match suspension by his club Sydney Roosters. The NRL side…
Wigan Warriors sign St Helens duo as Paul Deacon pens new deal
WIGAN will have winger Dayon Sambou and centre/backrow Jonny Vaughan on board next season after they agreed four-year deals to follow their departure from arch-rivals…
Championship side in five-figure stadium upgrade to met RFL requirements
BATLEY BULLDOGS are ready to sparkle in the new-look expanded Championship next year, when James Ford will be the man at the helm. That’s after…