Category: Championship
Betfred Championship news round up
Newcastle Thunder stunned their Championship rivals by announcing the signing of Tongan international Ukuma Ta’ai last week. Ta’ai, who was released by Super League side…
What’s inside League Express – Feb 8th edition?
Here are your latest teasers! Change on the way at Wigan. Super League tries to plug leaks. Dragons resigned to losing Folau. Championship clubs face…
Thunder swoop to sign Ukuma Ta’ai
Tongan international Ukuma Ta’ai will join Newcastle Thunder for the 2021 Betfred Championship season, after the Tyneside club seized upon the opportunity to bring further…
Halifax ring the changes for 2021
During the Championship’s near year-long absence, no club has overseen change like Halifax. First, the obvious. A rebrand. 18 years after they took their ‘Sox’…
Featherstone Rovers: Within touching distance of Super League
Super League. It has been a Promised Land Featherstone Rovers have never reached. They’ve been close. Really close. But it has always just eluded them….
Championship Focus: Code and Channel hopper Guy Armitage
Since Guy Armitage switched codes in August 2019, he has featured in Super League for London, signed for Canadian club Ottawa and joined French side…
Toulouse ready for Super League challenge, believes Casty
Rémi Casty is hoping to provide a French Connection Two for Super League after recently signing for ambitious Championship club Toulouse Olympique. As League Express reported…
Betfred Championship news round up
Brandon Moore has signed a new two-year contract with HALIFAX PANTHERS, who have beaten off interest from a number of Super League clubs to secure…
Whitehaven add international flavour to the Cumbria roots
Whitehaven is one of the pillars of Cumbrian rugby league, a town proud of its roots and proud of its locals. Many of the club’s greats…
Patience rewards steady Batley Bulldogs
Batley Bulldogs are no strangers to the challenges of the Championship but they are not afraid of them, either. Over the years, the Bulldogs have…