Category: Features
Talking Grassroots: Could applying the brakes be the way forward?
CAN it be pure coincidence that hot on the heels of the Rugby Football League’s contentious (and I use that word advisedly) National Community Rugby…
Talking Rugby League: Will the Championship deliver amid off-field issues?
IT was a great relief to see the Championship fixtures published last Tuesday and, in many respects, it was an even bigger relief to see…
Young history-maker playing part in Cook Islands’ rise
Kiera Rangi was a history-maker at the age of 12 and has continued to excel in her rugby league career with state and international honours…
Super League 2025: Leeds Rhinos season review
CALLUM WALKER reviews the 2025 season of Leeds Rhinos. The hope 2024 had been a year of transition, from the sacking of Rohan Smith to…
Time Machine: How Dave Valentine became one of the rugby league greats
He started his career in Scottish rugby union but Dave Valentine went on to become one of rugby league’s legendary players, achieving multiple domestic and…
Rugby League Yearbook 2025-2026 keeps track of fast-moving sport
Rugby League Yearbook co-editor TIM BUTCHER reflects on another eventful 12 months for our great game, on the 30th anniversary of its publication. NOT much…
Super League 2025: Hull KR season review
CALLUM WALKER looks back on the greatest year in Hull KR’s history. The hope Hull KR had lost the 2024 Super League Grand Final to…
Talking Grassroots: Can common ground on community strategy be found?
PERSPECTIVES – they can be everything, or just about everything. It’s something I often reflected on in a previous life, when I dealt with the…
How did Salford Red Devils end up here?
SALFORD, in their old form at least, are no more. Formed as Cavendish Football Club in 1873, known as Salford since 1879, christened (and much…
Why the Rugby League Ashes must continue
AUSTRALIA retained the Ashes, as expected, but a rivalry was finally reignited again this year and cannot be thrown away again. ENJOYABLE. Exciting. Historic. The…