Category: Features
“It’s my job to make the players adaptable, so they can face whatever is in front of them.” – James Simpson MBE
RIDING HIGH England Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup hero James Simpson MBE has now switched his focus to coaching and the results are already impressive….
Our journey around the villages, towns and cities that have rugby league running through their veins heads north of the border to Scotland.
BREAK FOR THE BORDER IT’S PRODUCED a World Cup-winning captain and hosted two Challenge Cup finals, but can rugby league ever take root in Scotland?…
“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…
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…
“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…
“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…
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…
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…
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…
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…