Category: Features
Rugby League Heroes: Alan Hardisty
Castleford maestro who was coveted by the Aussies Any list of the great British stand-offs would surely include Alan Hardisty near or at the very…
Championship Focus: Cornwall make a shrewd first move
It’s fair to say that Cornwall RLFC’s admittance into Betfred League 1 was met with a certain amount of scepticism in some quarters. This is…
Talking Rugby League: How our sport should be promoting its clashes
I don’t normally take much interest in Formula 1 motor racing. But even I was fully aware of the tension building up to Sunday’s Abu…
Talking Grassroots: Lots to look forward to
The 28 amateur teams that are taking part in next year’s Betfred Challenge Cup will know, within the next 48 hours, who they are facing…
The Garry Schofield Column: Do boxing and Rugby League go well together?
Featherstone will be keeping their fingers crossed that they aren’t left on the ropes before a ball is touched in 2022. I’m intrigued to see…
UpFront: Covid’s worrying staying power
Given the worrying proliferation of the new coronavirus variant, it’s perhaps just as well Rugby League is out of season. But with the 2022 campaign…
Grassroots news round-up
Twenty-eight amateur teams will be involved in the 2022 Betfred Challenge Cup, which will include amateur sides once again after grassroots outfits were excluded this…
Rugby League Heroes: Ian Brooke
When Rugby League united a mother and son Wakefield centre Ian Brooke toured the Southern Hemisphere twice, firstly with the 1966 Lions and then with…
French renaissance inspires Rugby League Yearbook’s Personalities of the Year
There was a distinctive French flavour to some of Rugby League’s best stories in 2021, and that is reflected in the five personalities of the…
Can we have a progress report?
League Express editor MARTYN SADLER wonders about the progress towards a realignment of Super League and the Rugby Football League. This Wednesday (8th December) the…