Author: Martyn Sadler
Saints and Rhinos win again
St Helens and Leeds Rhinos sit jointly at the top of the First Utility Super League table tonight, as they both registered home wins. Saints…
Talking Rugby League: The new season is upon us!
It only seems like a blink of an eyelid since Sean O’Loughlin was raising the Super League Trophy at Old Trafford, but the start of…
The ins and outs of Super League’s lucrative new TV deal
£200 million is an awful lot of money. So when the RFL agreed a five-year contract with BSkyB for that amount, and persuaded the Super…
Talking Rugby League: The RFL rejects NRL rule changes
The RFL will not follow the changes in the laws of the game announced last week in Australia by NRL bosses, even though the new…
A warm welcome to Super League sponsors First Utility
So who are First Utility, the new sponsor of Super League? They have signed a contract to sponsor our leading competition for the next three…
The League Restructure: It’s all settled… or is it?
On Friday the RFL’s independent Board of Directors ratified the proposal for the 12-team Super League and Championship competitions merging into three groups of eight…
Talking Rugby League: A league structure that will work
Martyn Sadler suggests a way forward in the debate about new league structures. This week the Super League clubs will meet with representatives of the…
Welcome to 2014 – but is something missing?
Doesn’t the dawn of a New Year fill us all full of optimism, as we look forward to brighter days and nights ahead, and think…
What to look forward to in 2014
Yesterday and today I have been discussing 2013 and those we have lost. There have also been plenty of newcomers, as always, to brighten…
A tribute to those lost in 2013
Yesterday, looking back at the Rugby League year that was, we discussed the players moving on in 2014. Then there are those people we have…