Author: Gareth Walker
Rugby league man to complete 110 marathon challenge
Former Wath Brow Hornets player Gary McKee will complete the remarkable challenge of running a marathon for 110 consecutive days this week. McKee’s final run…
Championship Focus: Adjusting to a future without Sky TV revenue is possible
Gareth Walker hears Mick Hogan’s thoughts on the sport’s future in crucial coming years Clubs outside Super League will have to adapt to some major…
Worrying times or opportunity knocks for Championship TV coverage?
Gareth Walker canvasses opinion on the implications of the new TV deal Super League finally announced confirmation of its new Sky contract last week, and…
Cultural opportunities: The RFL has got it right by taking England to Rochdale in October
Rugby League administrators have their fair share of critics inside and out of the sport. But with one announcement last week they struck the perfect…
Meet the Rugby League player unafraid to mix sport and politics
Gareth Walker hears why Ross Peltier is standing in the local elections next month. There are some that believe sport and politics should never mix,…
How Tyme Dow-Nikau followed in his dad’s footsteps to York
The global pandemic has taken many people’s lives in different directions to ones they expected, and that is certainly the case for Tyme Dow-Nikau. The…
How will the Championship clubs fare in the Challenge Cup this weekend?
Up for the Cup Gareth Walker looks ahead to the Championship’s involvement in this weekend’s Challenge Cup clashes Perhaps this weekend, more than most, the…
The big kick-off: A look ahead to the start of the Championship season
After an absence of over a year, the Betfred Championship returns to action this weekend with seven mouth-watering matches. All but Toulouse Olympique have already…
Woolf hopeful on injured trio
St Helens coach Kristian Woolf played down injury concerns over his injured trio Agnatius Paasi, Mark Percival and Lachlan Coote after his side’s 29-6 opening…
York star inspiring the next generation
Gareth Walker hears about Will Jubb’s ambassadorial work in York and his own uplifting story Rugby League players can often be role models for their…
