Category: Features
Simon Says: Woolford’s Giant turnaround
Before the season came shuddering to a halt, Huddersfield Giants were enjoying a hugely positive start in Super League, in contrast to last year. What’s…
The Self-Isolation Chronicles – Sheffield Eagles
1. The club made a serious attempt to sign Jonah Lomu. Sheffield have been known for an audacious signing attempt, with their famous play to…
Eight Days a Week: Fixture Cramming 1980s style
When the sport resumes after the current hiatus, how to fit all the ‘lost’ games into the available time left in the calendar is going…
The Self-Isolation Chronicles: Bradford Bulls
1. They once relied on a team of volunteers to beat London Broncos. Naturally, in a weird and wonderful list of Bradford Bulls stories, a…
From the Midlands to Scotland and Australia – Toby Williams’ unusual rugby league journey
Toby Williams’ Rugby League career hasn’t taken the usual path in, it’s fair to say. His collective experiences have ranged from landlocked Midlands and the…
Rugby League’s Biggest Teenage Sensations
With the sport enduring an extended break, at least there are some players who still have time very much on their side. Here’s an in-depth…
The Self-Isolation Chronicles: Featherstone Rovers
1. Cameron King posted on Twitter to get himself a move. TWICE. At the back end 2018, after departing Parramatta Eels, hooker Cameron King posted…
Up or down? An in-depth, club-by-club look at attendances over the past decade
Attendances are in decline in Super League, with 2019’s average of 8,408 making it the fourth consecutive season in which crowd totals have gone down….
The remarkable story of Rochdale’s Fijian pioneers
Gareth Walker takes a look back at a special relationship between two very different places. This article was first published in 1999. In the early…
The English school teacher at the heart of Russia’s Revolution
The word ‘revolution’ means a lot in Russia and, as history can so easily highlight, it has to start from the bottom. That’s where the…
