Category: Championship
Championship rugby league club asks for donations to complete signing amidst “budget shortfall”
BARROW RAIDERS have asked fans for donations to complete the re-signing of captain Jarrad Stack for the 2025 Championship season amidst what the club has…
Winding-up hearing against Halifax Panthers adjourned
THE winding-up hearing against Halifax Panthers has been adjourned until next month. The hearing took place in London yesterday and is the second winding-up order…
From League One to Super League: The Brothers Shaking Up Rugby League
IT’S a story that is rarely heard of nowadays. – three brothers all playing the same professional sport. Of course, rugby league has had the…
All of the IMG changes revealed from today’s RFL Council meeting as punishment for late proposal announced
AS well as four major rule changes for the 2025 season, a number of amendments to IMG’s grading criteria which had been proposed by IMG following…
Super League promotion and relegation proposal turned down as voting revealed
THE promotion and relegation proposal tabled by Batley Bulldogs and Dewsbury Rams has been turned down, with the voting revealed. The motion, put forward by…
Halifax Panthers’ financial and stadium outlook laid bare as Championship chief reveals what “isn’t an option”
HALIFAX PANTHERS have been in the news recently regarding their financial and stadium predicaments. The Championship club has been issued with two winding-up orders by…
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…
Hull KR-York clash Amsterdam throws up confusion for Challenge Cup tie
HULL KR and York Knights are set to play each in Amsterdam on the weekend of January 25/26, but the Knights have also been drawn…
Championship club set for new state-of-the-art facility as chief outlines how IMG grade will be improved
TOULOUSE OLYMPIQUE director of sport Cedric Garcia is promising a younger, faster and more mobile squad. He told League Express: “We’re very happy with the…