Author: Richard de la Riviere

Mark Hughes won Grand Finals with Newcastle Knights in 1997 and 2001. He signed for Catalans Dragons and in their opening-night win over Wigan in…

A fearsome and much respected backrower, Daniel Divet was first introduced to Rugby League when he lived in Australia in his youth. He returned to…

Nick Pinkney had never played in the top flight when he represented England in the 1995 World Cup. He started at Ryedale-York and was part…

In last week’s issue, Mike Ford told us about the early parts of his career, including partnering the great Brett Kenny in the halves for…

As a 19-year-old, Mike Ford partnered the great Brett Kenny in the halves for Wigan at Wembley in the classic 1985 Challenge Cup Final. He…

The son of Norman Turley, whom we interviewed last week, Neil was released by Wigan in 2000 and went on to become a record-breaking try…

The phrase “much travelled” used to accompany most Norman Turley articles, which is little surprise, given that he played for Warrington, Blackpool (four times, including…

In last week’s issue, legendary Aussie prop Shane Webcke gave us some of his observations about some of the great Englishmen he came up against….

Arguably the greatest prop forward of the last 40 years, Shane Webcke won the lot with Brisbane Broncos, Queensland and Australia. His incredible consistency led…

Twelve months ago, I watched my first women’s Rugby League match, and now I’m addicted!  I much prefer it to the men’s game. I thought…