Category: Features
Liam Marshall the star as Wigan Warriors turn the tables on St Helens
You would have had to go a long way to witness a more exciting Challenge Cup semi-final than this one on Saturday. Never has a…
Huddersfield Giants show all the ingredients for Challenge Cup success as Hull KR silenced
If this was Tony Smith’s last dance in a big game for Hull KR then there was little point even packing his smart shoes. The…
Talking Grassroots: Wales Rugby League ready to take progress to another level
Keep your eye over the next few years on what’s happening at amateur level in Wales. I’ve had ample cause during the last decade or…
UpFront: Contrasting reflections for the winners and losers of Challenge Cup semi-finals
To the victors go the spoils – and congratulations to both Huddersfield Giants and Wigan Warriors on their return to the Challenge Cup final for…
Quickfire Q & A with John Bateman (Wigan Warriors & England)
John Bateman has excelled in both Super League and the NRL, and on the international stage with England. The Wigan Warriors star took on the…
Rugby League Heroes: Gavin Miller
Gavin Miller, the 1986 Man of Steel, was one of the great imports to British Rugby League in the 1980s. He started out as a…
Obituary: Billy Garratt – The local hero who helped Whitehaven beat the Kangaroos
Billy Garratt was a star stand-off who skippered Whitehaven in one of their best-ever seasons, 1956/57, when they beat the touring Australians and came within…
Championship Focus: Rugby League still alive and kicking in Wales
Welsh Rugby League clubs have never had an easy ride. There have been various attempts to introduce the sport in a country far more readily…
Talking Rugby League: Which teams will come out on top in Saturday’s Challenge Cup triple-header?
So who will win the two Betfred Challenge Cup semi-finals this Saturday at Elland Road, as well as the Women’s Challenge Cup Final? Will St…
Talking Grassroots: RFL’s host of initiatives to sustain the grassroots game
No one can say that folk at the Rugby Football League spend their weekdays sitting around twiddling their thumbs! The stalwarts who run our amateur…