Category: Features
NRL in rude health and set to start with a bang
By IAN HOWE The 2022 NRL season will no doubt start with a bang this week for what will be the 115th season of professional Rugby…
Championship Focus: Scepticism slowly abating as Cornwall prepare for debut
A few months ago, when the new Cornwall Rugby League Club was announced, I was deeply sceptical about its prospects. Based in the small Cornish…
Talking Rugby League: So what does RFL and Super League realignment mean?
Last week the RFL and Super League confirmed that they have agreed to a form of realignment, which is intended to end the damaging split…
Talking Grassroots: Defiance of Ukraine Rugby League president as sport shows its support
Sporting tours are, on the face of it, about what happens on the field of play, about performances and, primarily, about results. That’s a superficial…
The Garry Schofield Column: It’s great to see the return of Ellery Hanley
It’s hello Ellery Hanley, goodbye Jake Connor, at least as far as England involvement this year is concerned. I was absolutely delighted to see my…
Super League Round 4: Albert Goldthorpe Medal points
Here’s who got the Albert Goldthorpe Medal points this week as the best performers in each Super League match… Wakefield Trinity 18-34 Leeds Rhinos Ash…
UpFront: Ellery Hanley’s return adds spice to England’s All Stars fixture
Ellery Hanley’s return to coaching with the Combined Nations All Stars has certainly provided an interesting additional element to England’s third match under Shaun Wane…
Five things to look out for this weekend in the Betfred Championship
1) Raiders’ turn in deserved spotlight Only two of the 14 Championship clubs remain unbeaten in all competitions this season; the perhaps expected Featherstone Rovers,…
Talking Rugby League: NRL enjoying a financial boom
With the season about to get underway in the NRL next week, I was interested to read in The Australian newspaper that the NRL generated…
Championship Focus: Rugby League’s struggles in London
Can’t live with them, can’t live without them… The relationship between London’s two professional Rugby League clubs has always been interesting. On some levels, the…
