Author: Richard de la Riviere

A brilliant loose forward from the late 1980s to the early 2000s, Tawera Nikau made a huge impact at Castleford, Cronulla, Melbourne and Warrington after…

Kiwi legend Tawera Nikau will be the headline attraction of the Physical Disability Rugby League World Cup, which is due to be staged in the…

Neil Holding played 343 times for St Helens between 1977 and 1989, scoring 145 tries. He was the first-choice scrum half for the Lions on…

In part two of our interview with the former England winger Ikram Butt, he discusses his professional playing days, his time in prison and the…

Richard de la Riviere speaks to a former player who came from an untypical Rugby League background There are few Rugby League personalities with a…

The prop from Oldham enjoyed three seasons with his hometown club, one with Wigan and eleven for Leeds before he signed off with a year…

The Kiwi who made a career in Wigan The giant Kiwi Graeme West signed for Wigan in 1983 and gave the club 14 years of…

As League Express went to print on Sunday night, Kevin Sinfield’s seven marathons in seven days had raised nearly ten times the amount it set…

Following on from part one of this interview, this is the second and final part of an interview with Johnny Whiteley, the former Hull FC…

Johnny Whiteley is perhaps Hull FC’s greatest player, scoring 156 tries in 417 matches between 1950 and 1965. A majestic ball-playing loose forward, he played…