Author: Martyn Sadler
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…
Talking Rugby League: NRL prove my doubts wrong in Vegas – but Super League should be cautious
THE NRL pulled it off over the weekend, staging a wonderful event in Las Vegas’s Allegiant Stadium for its season-opening double-header. Since the idea first…
Talking Rugby League: RFL’s welcome transparency as Phil Bentham speaks on refereeing issues
LAST week, Phil Bentham and Robert Hicks of the RFL fronted a media conference to discuss a wide range of issues in refereeing practice that…
Final Whistle: Why the NRL are taking their Las Vegas gamble
THIS WEEKEND we will see the NRL introduce itself to the United States, with a double-header to be played at the Allegiant Stadium in Las…
The five rugby league games you must watch in March
League Express editor MARTYN SADLER recommends the matches you should go out of your way to watch in March. Sunday, 3rd March Telstra Premiership Round…
Talking Rugby League: Who is to blame for an accidental clash of heads? No one!
PHIL Bentham, the former referee, has been recently appointed as the RFL’s head of match officials. Given the controversy over the tackle laws since the…