Category: Championship

1. They signed the world’s fastest man in 1953. Emmanuel McDonald Bailey had just represented Great Britain in the 1952 Helsinki, where he won a…

Rugby League is coming to terms with the increasing prospect of playing games behind closed doors, despite a reluctance across the sport to do so….

Toulouse Olympique captain Con Mika is hoping that isolation will bring his team-mates closer together as absence makes the heart grow fonder. The 30-year-old former…

Widnes Vikings chief executive Phil Finney believes time should be taken to review the reserves competition following confirmation of its 2020 cancellation last week. The…

1. Adrian Morley made a one-game cameo for the club. NRL and Super League legend Morley was recovering from a torn bicep at Warrington, aged…

1. Their media and marketing manager became a social media sensation. Dewsbury’s Steve Downes, who works in the club’s off-field staff, had been producing video…

Brendan Sheridan, the Oldham RLFC assistant coach, has been released from hospital after recovering from Coronavirus. Sheridan has been in hospital for several weeks and…

1. Head coach Craig Lingard was a contestant on Countdown. Current Batley coach and bonafide club legend Craig Lingard featured on popular TV quiz show…

1. Frank Watene post-rugby career has involved paintballing and St John’s Ambulance. Former Halifax cult hero Watene still resides in the town, after retiring in…

1. Eddie Battye was a buffalo farmer. Battye was like a bull in a china shop in causing damage to Super League defences upon London…