Talking Rugby League: NRL begins as Oliver Gildart settles in at Wests Tigers

The NRL season began at the weekend and I was able to watch a couple of the games, including the season opener when Penrith played…

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Talking Grassroots: Players must be protected but Rugby League is a tough game

The televised exchange between Karen Moorhouse of the Rugby Football League and Sky pundit Barrie McDermott – ably overseen by Brian Carney – which immediately…

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The Garry Schofield Column: What next for ‘clueless’ Leeds Rhinos?

Less than six months ago, St Helens and Leeds were slugging it out for a place in the Grand Final.  But now, the two are…

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Super League Round 5: Albert Goldthorpe Medal points

Here’s who got the Albert Goldthorpe Medal points this week as the best performers in each Super League match… Leeds Rhinos 8-31 Hull FC With…

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UpFront: Rules on loans and dual-registration causing confusion

It doesn’t seem too long since this column was reflecting on the nomadic season of Jake Sweeting. Over five months in 2021, the then-Featherstone Rovers…

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Rugby League Heroes: Alan Hunte (part two)

We continue our interview with Alan Hunte about his playing career and this week he talks about his time at Warrington and Salford and his…

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Talking Rugby League: Record Keepers’ Club data release

At 13:00 on 2 April 2022 the Rugby League Record Keepers’ Club (RKC) will release a comprehensive record of the British game covering the entire…

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Bumper club-by-club preview to the 2022 NRL season

BRISBANE BRONCOS Home Venue: Suncorp Stadium Capacity: 52,500 Premiership winners: 1992, 1993, 1997 (Super League), 1998, 2000, 2006 2021 Finishing Position: 14th Head Coach: Kevin…

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Talking Rugby League: Shadow England team shows depth available to Shaun Wane

They always say that you can judge the strength of a representative squad by the quality of the players who weren’t selected for it. So…

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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…

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