Category: Features
Talking Rugby League: The eight players to note after a busy Easter weekend
Jordan Burns After the Easter round of matches there are several players I think deserve a mention. First of all is Jordan Burns, the Whitehaven…
The stats behind a record-breaking Easter across Rugby League
AN AGGREGATE of 86,080 spectators in Rivals Round was a new record for a single six-match round of matches since the Super League was launched…
Straight Talking: A long, long history of failed Rugby League clubs
CHRIS HEINITZ is a Rugby League enthusiast, a Londoner who came north, fell in love with Yorkshire and Featherstone Rovers and has been living here…
Obituary: Derek Whitehead – The goal-kicking fullback who anchored Warrington trophy success
DEREK WHITEHEAD (February 14, 1944 – April 5, 2025) DEREK WHITEHEAD was a dependable goal-kicking fullback who anchored the Warrington side that won four trophies…
Final Whistle: Is rugby league really ‘the greatest game’?
RUGBY LEAGUE supporters have been known to define our sport as ‘The Greatest Game’. That was the description most often used by the late, lamented…
Talking Rugby League: Is the sport in good health?
WITH Super League going into the Easter weekend with the so-called Rivals Round, I suspect there is a good chance that we’ll break the record…
Six Again: Golden-point extra time drama
LOVE it or hate it, Golden Point is now a part of Super League, and no one can deny it has already given us several…
Talking Grassroots: Changing times as amateur leagues shut down over Easter
DIFFERENT days, different ways. I’ve been reminded of the old adage several times recently, not least when fixtures came through from amateur leagues around the…
Will St Helens pick George Whitby for Good Friday derby against Wigan Warriors?
IT’S the question on the lips of every St Helens fan in recent days – will George Whitby play in the Good Friday derby? The…
Locations of League: Liverpool
With an Ashes match to come at the new Everton Stadium, we look back at the history of rugby league in Liverpool. WE SPEAK with…