Author: Martyn Sadler
Talking Rugby League: How English signings are performing in the NRL
I’M sure that Shaun Wane will be watching the progress of the latest batch of Englishmen to join NRL clubs with great interest. It’s interesting…
Talking Rugby League: What’s been the tackle of the season so far?
IN the weekend’s Super League matches we saw two outstanding examples of brilliant tackles, but of quite different types. In the game between Leeds and…
Talking Rugby League: Super League table taking clear shape after only six rounds
WE are now six rounds into the season and the Super League table has an ominous look about it if you are one of the…
Talking Rugby League: Championship blackout to continue with TV deal dead in the water
THE proposed TV deal to broadcast Championship matches on Premier Sports and screen every match on Premier’s streaming channel now seems to be dead in…
The five rugby league games you must watch in April
MARTYN SADLER recommends the games you should go out of your way to watch this month. APRIL is the month when most of the major…
Talking Rugby League: Is Super League too predictable?
WHAT makes a competition exciting? It’s a fundamental question. Most studies that have been done across all manner of sports suggest that uncertainty of outcome…
Talking Rugby League: The sad decline of the Challenge Cup
MOST clubs that hosted Challenge Cup matches at the weekend revealed that their crowds were well down on those for regular league games. From looking…
Talking Rugby League: Have IMG damaged this year’s Super League?
HAVE IMG damaged this year’s Super League competition? Despite Castleford’s poor results so far this season, I continue to be impressed by their coach Craig…
Talking Rugby League: Salford Red Devils buck the trend again
EVERY season after about four games we realise that Salford, who have usually lost some key players during the close-season, are not after all in…
Talking Rugby League: The lesson to take from contrasting images in Las Vegas and Featherstone
LAST week I watched on catch-up the two NRL matches from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. The two games were played in a stadium with…