Author: Martyn Sadler
Talking Rugby League: Is 14 the right number for Super League?
LAST week, as everyone now knows, the twelve Super League club owners met at Headingley and decided that they would like to expand their competition…
Talking Rugby League: Wakefield Trinity’s special owner and special player
IT’S rare than a club owner has such a strong bond with the supporters of his club in the way that Matthew Ellis has at…
Talking Rugby League: Farewell to the great Ray French
LIKE everyone else in Rugby League, I was so sorry to hear of Ray French’s passing when the news broke on Saturday, although after a…
A crucial period for British Rugby League
THIS WEEK and the next will see three vital meetings that will set a template for the future of Super League, the Championship and League…
Talking Rugby League: Can Nigel Wood deliver?
NIGEL WOOD was our guest on the League Express Podcast last week, less than 24 hours after he had won the support of the vast…
Final Whistle: New book on life of Roy Francis a reminder of our debt to Welsh converts
THE publication of sports historian Tony Collins’ biography of the great Roy Francis (‘Roy Francis – Rugby’s Forgotten Black Leader’) reminded me once again of…
Talking Rugby League: Why did Castleford Tigers sack Danny McGuire, and why do it the wrong way?
WHENEVER a coach gets the sack, there are always two questions in my mind. Did he deserve it, and how was the news conveyed to…
Catalans Dragons owner given prestigious national award
CATALANS DRAGONS President Bernard Guasch has been awarded the Legion D’Honneur in the annual Bastille Day French honours list. The prestigious national award is the…
Talking Rugby League: Congratulations to Wigan Warriors for doing Sir Billy Boston proud
CONGRATULATIONS to Wigan for their superb welcome for Sir Billy Boston before their home game against Huddersfield Giants on Friday night. Sir Billy must surely…
Talking Rugby League: The captain’s challenge isn’t working
AT the start of the season the RFL introduced the captain’s challenge to Super League games, emulating, as it always tries to do, what happens…