Talking Rugby League: Hull KR’s super sub Jez Litten can take on Australia

HULL KR were hugely impressive in defeating their neighbours and close rivals Hull FC on Saturday. And the great thing for their coach Willie Peters…

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Talking Rugby League: Ashes fever strikes – but safety concerns emerge at Everton

RUGBY LEAGUE supporters throughout the country have apparently responded enthusiastically to the announcement of the impending Ashes series last week, with the RFL reporting that…

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League Express Podcast 82

By MARTYN SADLER In this week’s episode of the League Express Podcast, Jake Kearnan and I discuss the Super League Round 5 results, Marc Sneyd’s…

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Talking Rugby League: Ryan Hall’s fine achievement – and the week’s forgotten milestone man

RUGBY LEAGUE is very fortunate that Ryan Hall, who played his 500th career game for Leeds at Headingley on Saturday, chose to play our sport…

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Wakefield Trinity player up for award after donating liver to save baby’s life

HAVE you heard the story of Courtney Evans, the 25-year-old who plays for the Wakefield Trinity women’s team who donated part of her liver to…

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Talking Rugby League: My advice for Nigel Wood

NIGEL WOOD back to the RFL, Gary Hetherington to London Broncos, Marc Sneyd to Warrington Wolves, Matty Nicholson scoring two tries on his NRL debut,…

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Talking Rugby League: Why clubs want Nigel Wood to replace Simon Johnson at RFL

SIMON JOHNSON’S time as the Chairman of the RFL looks to be up – or at least it is if the clubs have anything to…

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Talking Rugby League: What next for Las Vegas event?

I’LL never forget the build-up to last year’s NRL launch in Las Vegas, when several pundits were bemoaning the fact that the Allegiant Stadium pitch…

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Talking Rugby League: RFL chairman fighting for his position

IT’S not surprising that many of the clubs are demanding changes at the very top of the RFL, with a motion having been put forward…

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Final Whistle: Las Vegas games are historic but will they be significant?

WHEN does history become significant? Towards the end of every year in our sister publication League Express we run a series of articles setting out…

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