Category: Features
One rule for one, another for the rest? If Elstone wants to scrutinise Toronto he should also look closer to home.
“Will it bring in new revenue the other clubs will be able to share in?” Those were the words of Super League chief executive Robert…
Mystery reigns after Tim Sheens’ sudden Widnes Vikings exit
A few minutes before midday Tim Sheens informed the Widnes Vikings playing group he had left the club. There was no explanation, a simple message,…
Knights and Day: The remarkable progress of York
A brand new stadium, a cluster of Super League signings and over a million Twitter impressions during September – it’s hard not to be impressed…
Making the wrong call: Garry Schofield reflects on the Challenge Cup semi-finals
So much for my Challenge Cup semi-final predictions. I thought Wigan’s pack power would give them the edge against Leeds, and the strength of Warrington’s…
Fans deserve the Wembley experience
Upfront: The League Express Editorial – Mon 5th Oct 2020 Leeds Rhinos and Salford Red Devils have never met each other at Wembley in a…
Local knowledge vital to aid return to action
The Rugby Football League spent the latter part of last week, and will be busy over the next few days, working through lists of teams…
Time for scrums to be consigned to history
In this week’s League Express, our UpFront column suggested that the abolition of scrums that we have seen since the game came out of lockdown,…
The alternate end of season awards for Championship and League 1
Had the 2020 season run to schedule, this week would have seen the staging of the annual awards night for Betfred Championship and League One…
A Saint in Wigan
It’s Zammit with a Zee not Sammut with an S. Meet the latest Maltese international to ply their trade in the north of England, this…
Peanut’s Piece: My season appears over and I’m worried about others suffering the same fate
It appears that my season is finished. I’ve torn a tendon off my kneecap. It’s not terrible like an ACL but the healing process takes…
