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Obituary: Geoff Crewdson – The Lions tourist who served Keighley and Hunslet with distinction

GEOFF CREWDSON (June 27, 1938 – February 5, 2022) Geoff Crewdson was a stalwart of the Keighley pack in the sixties who toured Australia and…

Obituary: Johnny Raper – The lovable larrikin who was a genius with a rugby ball

Above: The original Immortals Clive Churchill, Bob Fulton, Johnny Raper and Reg Gasnier at the SCG in 1981 JOHNNY RAPER (April 12, 1939 – February…

Championship Focus: Tyneside’s deepening Rugby League roots

The factory that was once the biggest producer of canned meat in the country, sending its wares all around the world, might have long gone….

Leigh Centurions likely for TV coverage as Royal Navy seal Challenge Cup trip to Batley Bulldogs

Leigh versus Widnes looks set to be Premier Sports’ tie for the fourth round of the Challenge Cup. That would mean the clash of the…

Tony Smith backs new boy Sam Wood to bounce back after tough Hull KR debut

Hull KR coach Tony Smith has told Sam Wood to kick social media firmly into touch as preparations begin for the return to the new…

Wakefield Trinity’s Willie Poching happy to take players’ views on board

Willie Poching believes it’s just as important for a coach to listen as talk. And the former Wakefield forward who is aiming to take Trinity…

Betfred Championship news round-up

BARROW RAIDERS hooker Nathan Mossop is looking forward to the prospect of three further Cumbrian derbies this season after helping his side to victory at…

Featherstone v Leigh: An echo from long ago

WITH Featherstone Rovers set to host Leigh Centurions at the Millennium Stadium tonight in front of the Premier Sports cameras, MARTYN SADLER looks back to…