Author: Martyn Sadler
Creating a brighter future
Last month I was fascinated to hear the news that the billionaire industrialist Jim Ratcliffe was considering making a bid to buy Manchester United. Reputed…
Salford Red Devils’ Brodie Croft wins Albert Goldthorpe Medal
Salford Red Devils stand-off Brodie Croft has won the Albert Goldthorpe Medal for 2022. Croft has racked up 28 points, three more than his nearest…
Talking Rugby League: Thrilling climax to Super League play-off race in prospect
What a thrilling climax to the Super League season it is clearly going to be. St Helens and Wigan have wrapped up the top two…
Rugby League World Cup mascot revealed
The Rugby League World Cup has unveiled RugBee as the official mascot of this year’s tournament. The competition to design the mascot was thrown open…
Talking Rugby League: World Cup publicity must be ramped up as ticket sales stall
What is a realistic target for World Cup ticket sales? The World Cup organisers, led by their chief executive Jon Dutton, have always said that…
Why Huddersfield Giants are genuine threat to top two in Grand Final race
Sometimes, when watching a Rugby League match, it’s easy to jump to the wrong conclusion. I did that last Thursday night, when Castleford Tigers drew…
Talking Rugby League: The ten issues for IMG to consider
Three months ago the RFL announced that it would enter into a twelve-year partnership with the IMG Group to re-imagine Rugby League with a view…
Leeds Rhinos’ battling win over Hull KR shows they are a good outside bet in play-offs
When Leeds Rhinos announced on 21 April this year that Rohan Smith would be the club’s new coach to replace Richard Agar, the club were…
Talking Rugby League: Credit to the ever-presents in Super League so far this season
Here’s a question for the Rugby League anoraks among our readers. What do the following four Super League players have in common: Joe Westerman (Castleford), Ash…
Talking Rugby League: Q&A with the man behind England’s new World Cup shirt
Lee Jenkinson is the Chief Executive of Elite Pro Sports, the company that incorporates OXEN, which was commissioned by the RFL to produce the new…