Category: Features
The Self-Isolation Chronicles: Doncaster
1. Rangi Chase almost played in the NCL. Doncaster made a huge signing in the form of Rangi Chase in 2019, following his return from…
Tommy Johnson: The Loyal Crusader
Tommy Johnson is in his ninth consecutive year with North Wales Crusaders and the club’s record points scorer is hoping to stick around for a…
Blood on the Tracks: Keith Mason’s next move
It started out as a comic, and may now end up as an all-action cartoon heading to Netflix. Keith Mason tells us about the evolution…
The Self Isolation Chronicles: West Wales Raiders
1. One of their current squad suffers from deafness. West Wales Raiders forward Ryan Shallish has a remarkable and unique trait in the sport. He…
The Self-Isolation Chronicles: London Skolars
1. One of their most prolific players had a serious, life-threatening disease. Nigerian-born winger Ade Adebisi hit 51 tries in only 66 games for London…
Batley’s Craig Lingard sees the bigger picture
Batley Bulldogs coach Craig Lingard is wrestling with the problems caused by the coronavirus shutdown just like everyone else and is realistic about the wider…
The Self-Isolation Chronicles: Leigh Centurions
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…
Garry Schofield wonders who compiled an RFL list of the greatest coaches in the game
Laughable, laughable, laughable! I’m not sure who came up with the five contenders for the ‘Greatest Coach’ poll being run by the Rugby Football League….
Good Golly Miss Zwolle
An unusual mix of players is being brought together to develop a Rugby League presence in uncharted territory in the Netherlands. With no other Dutch…
The Self-Isolation Chronicles: Swinton Lions
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…
