Author: Martyn Sadler
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…
Talking Rugby League: The issues raised by controversial calls in Wigan Warriors’ world title win
LAST February Penrith hosted the World Club Challenge in what seemed to me in a half-hearted way, going down to St Helens 12-13 in front…
Talking Rugby League: The big talking points from round one of Super League
WE saw a record numbers of spectators, a record number of televised matches and probably a record number of red and yellow cards for an…
Talking Rugby League: Time to clamp down on bad fan behaviour
LAST week the RFL issued a press release urging everyone involved with the game to comply with the “best possible standards of behaviour in Rugby…
