Author: Doug Thomson
Brandon Pickersgill primed for Wembley role with Halifax Panthers after watching brief
BRANDON PICKERSGILL is hoping to go from the Wembley stands to the pitch – and help Halifax Panthers lift a trophy for the first time…
Former coach John Kear backing Batley Bulldogs for 1895 Cup Final success
PLENTY of water has flowed under the bridge since John Kear left Batley Bulldogs at the end of the 2016 season. Since then, he has…
Championship Focus: Hunslet getting back on track, on and off the field
FOUNDER members in 1895, All Four Cups in 1908, another Challenge Cup and another league title in the 1930s, Wembley again in 1965, re-formation in…
Troubled Championship club Whitehaven are moving forward says director
WHITEHAVEN director Gary Eilbeck has turned the dial on his involvement at the LEL Arena back up with the aim of getting the Cumbrian club…
Ashes return on the cards as part of new international calendar and World Cup schedule
A 2026 WORLD CUP in the Southern Hemisphere is part of long-called-for fixed international calendar which features the return of the Ashes, both home and…
Championship Focus: Batley Bulldogs prepare for first ever Wembley appearance
“THIS is massive, working with a bunch of players like these. They are really ‘roll up your sleeves’ type of guys. I know the commitment…
Challenge Cup finalists Hull KR keeping eyes on the present says Matt Parcell
MATT PARCELL says he and his Hull KR teammates will keep their eyes firmly on the present when they visit Wigan for a pre-Wembley Super…
Bradford Bulls’ tribute to ‘inspirational’ Rycroft at Barrow Raiders clash
RUGBY League fans are uniting in tribute to a lifelong Bradford Bulls supporter’s son who died at the age of 16 months in June. Rycroft…
Rise Like a Phoenix: Hunslet 1973
Our time machine travels back 50 years to 1973, when two clubs, Hunslet and Huyton were battling for survival as a split into two divisions…
Once upon a time in the East
Rugby League World’s journey around the villages, towns and cities that have rugby league running through their veins heads to one side of the Midlands…
