Paul Rowley

“People like to find fault in things rather than enjoy the good times, and as a sport we can be overcritical and seek perfection.” – Paul Rowley

DEVILS IN THE DETAIL Salford Red Devils coach Paul Rowley refuses to allow a few narrow defeats to overshadow a successful season and he remains…

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BARLA Handbook

A Blast from BARLA’s Past

Our grassroots rugby league correspondent Phil Hodgson has been decluttering at home and unearthing an old BARLA Handbook prompted some thoughts on the state of…

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Rob Tanielu

“It was the end of my rugby league career when the surgeon told me that I could possibly end up a paraplegic if I kept playing.”

TALL STORIES Rob Tanielu has played alongside some of the greats in the NRL, but his own career was cut short by injury. Standing at…

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See Nyo Myint - Thailand Rugby League

“We want to put Asian rugby league on the map and show people around the world that we are not just here to make up the numbers.”

FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL Having fled his war-torn homeland and spent life in the jungle as a refugee before making it safely to Australia, See Nyo…

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Martyn Sadler on Rugby League Marketing

League Express editor MARTYN SADLER talks to LEE ADDISON, an English coach living in Brisbane, about Rugby League marketing, last year’s World Cup, other issues…

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Book Review: Hope & Glory – Rugby League in Thatcher’s Britain

Hope & Glory – Rugby League in Thatcher’s Britain Author: Anthony Broxton Publisher: Pitch Publishing RRP: £25.00 PP: 351 (hardback) ISBN: 978 1 80150 455…

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London Skolars - Friday Night Lights 2023

Friday Night Winner: The crowd was a little lower than usual, and the scoreline a little wider, but London Skolars’ annual eve of Wembley game remains a highlight of the club’s season.

“Times are tough at the minute and some people will have had to choose one night over the other so we’re really grateful to those…

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Rugby League World picks 5 Games to watch in September

In the latest issue of Rugby League World, Martyn Sadler recommends the matches you should go out of your way to watch in September. September…

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Tour de Rugby League Cares, June 2023

The Proclaimers may have sung about walking 500 miles, but an intrepid team of fundraisers got on their bikes and cycled it to complete Le Tour de Rugby League Cares

NOT SO EASY RIDERS History does not record if the 17th century French playwright Molière liked to pull on a pair of lycra pants and…

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Fran Goldthorp of England in action during the match against Brazil

Women with ambition

I recently attended the match between Huddersfield Giants and Wakefield Trinity and found myself sitting at a dinner table with a local family consisting of…

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