Author: Doug Thomson
Halifax Panthers bolster squad with Warrington Wolves and St Helens players
HALIFAX PANTHERS have made Warrington Wolves teenager Nolan Tupaea their second back-row squad addition in 24 hours. The Shay side earlier confirmed the availability of…
Paul Crarey threatens changes at Barrow Raiders
BARROW RAIDERS coach Paul Crarey says he won’t be worried about making changes for Sunday’s home clash with Sheffield. He felt his side fell well…
Richard Horne calls for better game control from Doncaster
DONCASTER coach Richard Horne believes better game management can propel his side towards the play-off zone. The Dons are ninth as the halfway point of…
Oldham’s positive response fires optimism
OLDHAM hooker Bailey Aldridge believes the Roughyeds’ response to their 1895 Cup semi-final heartbreak bodes well as Sean Long’s side target a play-off berth in…
Obituary: Peter Banner – The wily Welshman who won a league title with Salford
PETER BANNER (August 1948 – June 2025) PETER BANNER was a wily and popular scrum-half who won the league title with Salford and helped Leeds…
Rise in number of former rugby league players involved in concussion lawsuit
MORE than 300 former Rugby League players are involved in a long-running concussion lawsuit against the sport’s authorities. Action is being taken against both the…
Keighley Cougars to have new groundshare partners
KEIGHLEY COUGARS will have new groundshare partners from the start of the next football season. Eccleshill United, one of Bradford’s longest-established non-league football clubs, are…
Masi Matongo eyes Sheffield Eagles return after head injury
SHEFFIELD EAGLES prop Masi Matongo has his sights on a trip to Barrow on Sunday as he plots a return to the Championship fray. The…
Bradford Bulls coach hails ‘exemplary’ James Meadows after fullback switch
BRADFORD BULLS coach Brian Noble believes James Meadows set the tone with his adaptability and attitude as his side made it seven league wins on…
It’s Sir Billy Boston as Rugby League is recognised at last
CONGRATULATIONS have flowed for Billy Boston after the legendary former Wigan and Great Britain winger was awarded a knighthood. Now 90, the Cardiff-born star not…
