Category: Featherstone Rovers
A Challenge Cup Final like no other
Talking Rugby League with League Express editor Martyn Sadler This is the week when we all have to keep our fingers crossed, particularly if you…
Two former Super League players relishing their 1895 Cup Wembley clash on Saturday
Craig Hall and Kieran Dixon will take the field for Saturday’s 1895 Cup Final with clear personal memories of past Wembley experiences. The experienced duo…
RFL hoping for Covid-free Challenge Cup week
Rugby Football League officials are optimistic that the preparations for the game’s big day at Wembley on Saturday will not be disrupted by any Covid…
Wembley experience will bolster promotion bid
Former Super League star and local hero Richard Whiting reckons Featherstone’s forthcoming Wembley trip could prove highly beneficial to the Championship promotion chasers. Rovers face…
Good news for fans of Wembley finalists
THERE could be up to 45,000 spectators at Wembley for the finals of the Challenge Cup and 1895 Cup next month. Castleford will take on…
Rovers feel benefit of return to Wembley
Featherstone Rovers chief executive Martin Vickers says the forthcoming trip to Wembley can reinforce Rovers’ push for Super League rather than act as a distraction….
Rollercoaster ride to Wembley
Upfront – the League Express opinion – Mon 7th June 2021 Welcome aboard the Castleford rollercoaster! What a difference a week makes, if you’re a…
Match Report: York City Knights v Featherstone Rovers
ROVERS LATE SHOW EDGES TIGHT TUSSLE YORK CITY KNIGHTS 12 FEATHERSTONE ROVERS 16 STEPHEN IBBETSON, LNER Community Stadium, Sunday FEATHERSTONE ROVERS continued their winning start…
Rugby League Heroes: John ‘Keith’ Bridges
John ‘Keith’ Bridges followed in his father’s footsteps in becoming one of the game’s best hookers. Christened John, but nicknamed Keith after his dad, Bridges…
Featherstone player to face tribunal
Featherstone Rovers winger Ben Blackmore will face an RFL tribunal over a potentially racist comment he posted on Facebook. Last month Blackmore, a former Sheffield Eagles…