Author: Richard de la Riviere
Former Leeds player Paul Gill on his ‘miracle’ reprieve from motor neurone disease
Paul Gill was diagnosed with motor neurone disease last June and spent seven months preparing for the end of his life. Then, just ten days…
England coach Stuart Barrow on the big decisions and omissions in his new squads
THE coach of the England women’s team, STUART BARROW, announced a national performance squad of 27 players for 2024, along with an England Knights development…
Stuart Barrow looks ahead to England future after naming new performance squads
ENGLAND coach Stuart Barrow has selected a national performance squad of 27 players and a Knights development squad of 23 as preparations continue for the…
Rugby League Heroes: Shane Millard
HAVING played for Sydney Roosters, Western Suburbs and South Sydney, Shane Millard signed for London Broncos in 1998. Within a season, he was playing at…
Rugby League Heroes: Ron Cowan
WITH his dad and brother having left Scotland to play Rugby League, a 20-year-old Ron Cowan, who had just toured with the 1962 British Lions,…
Rugby League Heroes: Phil Sigsworth
A NEWTOWN lad, Phil Sigsworth had six colourful seasons with the Jets between 1977 and 1982 before the lure of Manly proved irresistible. He was…
Rugby League Heroes: Paul Loughlin
WHEN Paul Loughlin intercepted Ricky Stuart’s pass at Old Trafford in 1990, it appeared that a 20-year wait for the Ashes was over. Alas, the…
Rugby League Heroes: Kelvin Skerrett (Part Two)
HAVING impressed at Hunslet and Bradford Northern, Kelvin Skerrett earned a Great Britain call-up in 1989 and toured with the Lions in 1990. He signed…
Rugby League Heroes: Kelvin Skerrett (Part One)
KELVIN SKERRETT was one of the most fearsome Rugby League players in the 1980s and ‘90s. Having played for Hunslet, he forced his way into…
Rugby League Heroes: Jason Critchley
A Lions tourist in 1996, Jason Critchley played also played international Rugby League for the Great Britain Under-21s, England and Wales. At club level, he…
