Author: Gareth Walker
The coaches of the 1895 Cup final back this year’s format for 2022
This year’s AB Sundecks 1895 Cup Final coaches James Webster and James Ford have both backed the competition’s 2021 format, and would like it to…
Two former Super League players relishing their 1895 Cup Wembley clash on Saturday
Craig Hall and Kieran Dixon will take the field for Saturday’s 1895 Cup Final with clear personal memories of past Wembley experiences. The experienced duo…
Rugby League through a six-year-old’s eyes
Gareth Walker sees first hand the value of attracting young supporters to grounds It’s an old cliché, but an accurate one nonetheless – you look…
Bulldogs find bite
Gareth Walker hears how Craig Lingard has turned Batley around For many Championship clubs, the cancelled 2020 season proved a major disappointment. But for Craig…
Chris Thorman’s Talk of the Town
Championship Focus: Gareth Walker hears Chris Thorman’s future vision for himself and Workington When Chris Thorman arrived at Derwent Park in May 2019, it was…
Saints coach Woolf calls for stalling clampdown
St Helens coach Kristian Woolf has called for a clamp down on stoppages in play for players who receive treatment but do not then leave…
Olympique efforts: What Toulouse are undergoing to keep their promotion dream alive
League Express Championship Focus with Gareth Walker Much was rightly made of the Catalans’ commitment to help finish Super League last season, but now an…
Beaumont: I had to bounce back after Academy blow
Leigh owner Derek Beaumont says the RFL decision not to award his club an elite Academy licence left him considering his future in the game….
Griffin backed for big return by brother
Castleford Tigers forward George Griffin says his elder brother Josh can return from his Hull injury hell stronger than ever. The 31-year-old centre’s World Cup…
Vintage campaigners: The Betfred Championship and League 1’s age defying warriors
Age seems to have become less and less a barrier in sport as science, diet and recovery expertise evolves.Newport County’s Kevin Ellison recently made history…
