Category: Features
Backs to the Wall – When history comes alive!
This is no ordinary Rugby League history book. Often when one sits down to read history, it can be quite taxing and laborious. But here,…
Do you remember the Treize Tournoi ?
Twenty two years ago this week, one of British Rugby League’s most innovative yet typically short-lived innovations was reaching its conclusion. On November 1, 1998,…
Should Widdop and Warrington cut their losses?
Further speculation over Gareth Widdop’s future at Warrington comes as absolutely no surprise to me. I’m not having a go at the player, because he…
Hull of a choice for Super League Grand Final
I thoroughly enjoyed the NRL Grand Final, and congratulations to Craig Bellamy and Melbourne Storm on another success. It was tough on Penrith Panthers, who…
Milner looking to better himself
Adam Milner and Castleford Tigers go hand-in-hand. With over 250 appearances for the club, the 28-year-old has spent almost a third of his life at…
Atkin’s choice
Chris Atkin has gone through it all in Rugby League; from League 1 to the Championship and then Super League, the playmaker has worked his…
Theatre of Dreams – but not this year
Upfront: The League Express opinion column (19/10/20) Wembley has been and gone. Normally, closely following Wembley is Old Trafford, but it appears that won’t be…
Championship Focus: Challenge Cup final coaches talk about their career development
Amid the host of storylines that provide colour to every Challenge Cup final, there was one that wasn’t lost on ardent supporters of the sport…
Cup final was just what the game needed
Congratulations to Leeds, commiserations to Salford. And what a cracking match we were treated to. With the Wembley stands empty, Saturday’s showdown was certainly a…
A secret worth keeping
The photo above, also appearing in the pages of this week’s League Express of young players enjoying their first taste of amateur Rugby League for…