Author: Phil Hodgson
The international game is in safe hands
As 2020 meanders to a close – and good riddance, most might say – many of the folk in Rugby League who care about the…
Seeing both sides for a return to action
Thornhill Trojans are railing against what they seem to perceive as a lack of positive action by the Rugby Football League compared to stances –…
Talking Grass Roots: It’s always darkest before dawn
The Rugby Football League has thankfully been nothing but consistent, throughout the battle with the Covid-19 crisis, in its approach to the eventual return to…
Talking Grass Roots: Hull of a game
One part of my role at League Express as the amateur game’s correspondent that I particularly enjoy is the nationwide aspect. I was excited, when…
Talking Grass Roots: Greece is the word
Woolston Rovers have long been among the most go-ahead of amateur clubs, and the Warrington outfit is setting the agenda yet again by forging a…
Talking Grassroots: Lighting up the gloom
It’s rather rare, currently, to come across unadulterated good news in these troubled coronavirus-dominated times, but two such stories popped my way last week –…
Grassroots: Back into hibernation again
One of my first thoughts when listening with the rest of the nation to Boris Johnson’s statement on Saturday evening was “it looks like this…
Talking Grass Roots: Return to action prompts pause for thought
The Rugby Football League’s ‘Return to Action’ plan got off to a flying start on the weekend of 17/18 October when something like 200 youth…
A secret worth keeping
The photo above, also appearing in the pages of this week’s League Express of young players enjoying their first taste of amateur Rugby League for…
Friendlies firing up again, at last!
There’s a beautiful sight to behold in the amateur pages of this week’s Rugby Leaguer & League Express. No, I’m not referring to the photo…