Category: Features
Can Benji Marshall end Wests Tigers’ run of wooden spoons?
With a raft of new recruits and nowhere to go but up, Benji Marshall is poised to finally revive the beleaguered Wests Tigers. MOST of…
Six Again: Super League sons following in their fathers’ footsteps
SONS following in their fathers’ footsteps occurs in every walk of life and rugby league is no different. When the game is ingrained in you…
Talking Rugby League: Who is in the best shape as Super League begins?
SO, after a pre-season that has been dominated by the financial problems of Salford Red Devils, which were thankfully resolved last week, we are at…
Talking Grassroots: Hull and Cumbria leagues suffer for their geographical isolation
WHAT do Hull and Cumbria (particularly Barrow) have in common? Answer: They’re geographical outposts. And I wonder how relevant that fact is to issues that…
Straight Talking: Salford Red Devils deserve stability after tumultuous history
GRAHAM MORRIS is a lifelong Salford supporter and a noted Rugby League historian, both for the club and the wider game (his latest book is…
Profiling the frontman of the new Salford Red Devils ownership change
SALFORD RED DEVILS this afternoon announced they had been taken over by a consortium led by businessman Dario Berta, CEO of Matanel, an investment bank…
Brian Carney on Sky Sports broadcast challenge and rugby league’s ‘shrinking national profile’
As the new season looms into view and Sky TV gears up for its second year of broadcasting every Super League game live, we talk…
League Express Podcast #75: Is it a mistake to outlaw tackling at the junior Rugby League level?
In this week’s episode of the League Express Podcast, Jake Kearnan and I are joined by former France Rugby Union defensive coach David Ellis to…
Talking Rugby League: Is Derek Beaumont right to say it’s time to ditch Sky Sports?
LEIGH LEOPARDS owner Derek Beaumont came out with some strong stuff last week, suggesting that Super League is not getting a good deal under the…
Straight Talking: Rugby league has much to improve on teaching tackle technique
DAVID ELLIS is a defence coaching consultant in both codes of rugby. After a playing career in Rugby League he became the defence coach of…
