Category: Championship
Championship and League 1 2021 schedules set to be finalised
Schedules for the 2021 Championship and League 1 campaigns are set to be finalised tomorrow. A meeting of clubs will take place on Friday, in…
Swinton Lions land Kiwi for 2021
Swinton have signed New Zealander Geronimo Doyle. The utility back joins the Lions after training with them pre-Covid. The 23-year-old, who represented the New Zealand…
Championship Focus: Joy on the Tyne
Gareth Walker looks at Newcastle’s Championship elevation and the implications for the four left behind. They were always the favourites in many people’s eyes and,…
A big day – but for which club?
Upfront: The League Express opinion – Monday 14th Dec 2020 At midday today the Rugby League authorities will reveal which of six clubs will be…
Broncos to move in with Wimbledon?
London Broncos are closing in on a move to a new stadium. The Broncos are set to head south and relocate at the newly-built Plough…
Betts delighted as Thunder are promoted
Newcastle Thunder Director of Rugby Denis Betts was delighted with the news last Thursday, that Thunder were the club selected out of five applicants to…
Betfred Championship news round up
With ALEX DAVIS, LORRAINE MARSDEN & MATTHEW SHAW WIDNES VIKINGS coach Simon Finnigan has spoken of his pleasure at seeing his former club Newcastle Thunder…
York coach James Ford confident of on-field success if club earns Super League status
James Ford disagrees with people who say the promoted Championship club is being set up to fail. The York City Knights head coach is waiting…
Mazey’s plan – delivering big crowds at Rochdale part of long-term strategy for Hornets
Rochdale chairman Andy Mazey believes the club has everything required to thrive in the future as the club waits to hear whether it has successfully…
The six Super League contenders set out their cases
Last week in League Express, editor Martyn Sadler invited the six Championship clubs that are vying for the twelfth place in next year’s Super League…