Category: Features
Championship Focus: Race is on for Super League spot
Within minutes of news emerging from Super League’s meeting on Tuesday that they would admit a 12th club into the top-flight next year, candidates started…
Could Hull become the first club to play in a Grand Final on their own ground?
Garry Schofield looks forward to this week’s opening round of play-off action. Could Hull become the first club to play in a Grand Final on…
Talking Grassroots: Lighting up the gloom
It’s rather rare, currently, to come across unadulterated good news in these troubled coronavirus-dominated times, but two such stories popped my way last week –…
Upfront: Dear Robert, from Carlo
Upfront – The League Express Editorial – Monday 9th Nov 2020 After the Super League meeting that saw Toronto Wolfpack barred from returning to Super…
Talking Rugby League: Is private equity right for Super League?
Some time ago the Rugby Union Premiership was effectively sold to CV Partners, a private equity company, for £220 million. And now Super League, under…
Super League’s lost opportunity in North America
Jon Pallett, the Vice President, Commercial, of Toronto Wolfpack gives his reaction to the decision last week not to re-admit the Wolfpack to Super League…
Toronto: McDermott slams loss of his club
Brian McDermott believes Rugby League cannot claim to be serious about growing the sport following Super League’s decision to kick Toronto Wolfpack to the curb….
Houles believes in French bid
Sylvain Houles believes Rugby League in France will go supernova if Toulouse Olympique join Super League. The 39-year-old coach says his team is “ready to…
Watson’s Rugby League ambitions
Let’s reflect on a tale of two Lancastrian coaches, Ian Watson and Sean Long. I’m glad Adam Pearson took my advice and tried to get…
Championship Focus: Bucking Broncos
Gareth Walker hears about Danny Ward’s plans for the capital club in 2021 London Broncos’ announcement that the promotion of five academy products to senior…