Category: Hunslet
Super League clubs set for unusual third-round draw in revamped Challenge Cup
THE CHALLENGE CUP third-round draw will be made tomorrow (Tuesday), despite the majority of first-round ties not yet taking place. All twelve Super League clubs…
Hunslet v York Knights becomes fourth pre-season game called off
HUNSLET and York Knights have postponed their pre-season game which was due to take place on Sunday. The decision to cancel what would have been…
Championship club appoint Leeds Rhinos man as director of rugby
HUNSLET have appointed Leeds Rhinos Foundation’s Rugby League Development Manager, Darren Higgins, as their new director of rugby. Higgins, who has worked in rugby league…
Hunslet delighted to welcome big Wakefield Trinity prospect
HUNSLET coach Dean Muir is delighted to have Noah Booth on board as he plots a Championship challenge. The on-loan Wakefield youngster was at the…
Hull KR’s Ryan Hall makes Championship move
WE know what you are thinking – it’s not the Ryan Hall. But it is a Ryan Hall from Hull KR, with young back-rower Hall…
Championship side bemoans lack of council support in comparison to Super League club
NEWLY-PROMOTED Championship side Hunslet have bemoaned the lack of council support in comparison to Super League club Leeds Rhinos. Of course, being the much smaller…
Change versus Stability
League Express editor MARTYN SADLER contrasts the Wigan and Hull FC squads that were both announced recently. AT the time of writing five Super League…
Championship chief executive reveals club was denied entry into Super League amidst Leicester Tigers takeover bid
HUNSLET chief executive Neil Hampshire has revealed that the club was denied entry into Super League in 1999 and that the West Yorkshire club was…
League Express Podcast 66 – Focus on the Championship and League 1
In this week’s episode of the League Express Podcast, Jake Kearnan and Martyn Sadler are joined by the Hunslet CEO Neil Hampshire to discuss how…
How Hunslet pulled off remarkable League One promotion
Hunslet secured promotion to the Championship from a fourth-placed finish in League One thanks to a remarkable play-off campaign. HUNSLET and Swinton certainly served up…
