Author: Garry Schofield
The Garry Schofield Column: My predictions for Super League play-off semi-finals
IS St Helens’ grip on the Super League title weakening? If they are to win it for the fifth time running, they are going to…
The Garry Schofield Column: Let’s sort out disciplinary system – and ditch video referees
HERE we go again… Another week, another debate about both refereeing standards and player suspensions. Decisions being made by the men in the middle, as…
The Garry Schofield Column: Doncaster deserve promotion and are set up for more success
DONCASTER have finally made it out of League One – and I’m delighted for their chief executive Carl Hall. My old Leeds team-mate is a…
The Garry Schofield Column: My marks out of ten for every Super League club’s season
ANOTHER regular season is over, and as we await the play-offs and the scrap for the Super League title, so here’s a Schoey spotlight on…
The Garry Schofield Column: Where have all the English halfbacks gone?
AS PROUD chairman of the ‘Rugby League halfback society’, I have to say we’re at sixes and sevens when it comes to producing proper talent…
The Garry Schofield Column: Why England-Tonga series is one to savour
INTERNATIONAL Rugby League really gets my blood flowing, so I’d very much like to hear the powers-that-be talking up Tonga. England have a really appealing…
The Garry Schofield Column: Why Justin Holbrook can lead Papua New Guinea rise
I’M LUCKY enough to have made three visits to Papua New Guinea, playing there for the Lions in 1988, 1990 and 1992, and it’s very…
The Garry Schofield Column: Referees can be criticised, but fairly
ANY right-minded person will be disgusted, if sadly not shocked, by the homophobic abuse sent to referee Marcus Griffiths on social media. Stuff like that…
The Garry Schofield Column: What are IMG bringing to Rugby League?
AM I the only person wondering what IMG – other than the much-debated club-grading, which to me represents a return to a system tried a…
The Garry Schofield Column: Leeds Rhinos are failing on recruitment – while Hull KR lead the way
RECRUITMENT? What recruitment? Gary Hetherington says Leeds are working hard to improve their squad for next season, but supporters want to see action, not talk,…