Category: Features
Season League season preview: Toulouse Olympique
LEAGUE EXPRESS previews the new season for a club that has had a difficult pre-season. DEPARTURES Toulouse Olympique suffered a massive blow just over a…
Rugby League Heroes: Barry Muir
The man who annoyed the Cockroaches Barry Muir was the Australia scrum-half from 1959 to 1964. He toured the UK on three occasions – in…
Season League season preview: Wigan Warriors
LEAGUE EXPRESS previews Matt Peet’s first season in charge of Wigan Warriors. THE DEPARTURES Along with the exit of head coach Adrian Lam after three…
Talking Rugby League: What we’ll learn from Super League’s opening round
This Thursday night the Betfred Super League season will kick off for the 27th time. To me, it seems almost like yesterday that we were…
Season League season preview: Hull FC
LEAGUE EXPRESS previews Brett Hodgson’s second year at underachieving Hull FC. THE DEPARTURES A couple of Wembley heroes headline the list of departures from Hull…
Talking Grassroots: Lock Lane to headline intriguing Challenge Cup action
Everyone in the amateur game will, I’m sure, be getting behind Lock Lane when they host Rochdale Hornets at the weekend in the third round…
The Garry Schofield Column: My pick to top Super League and opening-round predictions
It’s the final countdown, and with three days to go until the big Super League kick-off, in reverse order, here are my top-three tips, and…
Featherstone v Leigh: An echo from long ago
WITH Featherstone Rovers set to host Leigh Centurions at the Millennium Stadium tonight in front of the Premier Sports cameras, MARTYN SADLER looks back to…
UpFront: Get ready for a Rugby League TV bonanza
We’ve got a fascinating week of varied Rugby League to look forward to – with some key games taking place in front of television cameras….
Ranking each Super League club’s pre-season performances
It’s well known that you can take very little away from pre-season friendlies. However, until the action begins on Thursday it’s all we have to…