Category: Features
Rugby League Heroes: John ‘Keith’ Bridges
John ‘Keith’ Bridges followed in his father’s footsteps in becoming one of the game’s best hookers. Christened John, but nicknamed Keith after his dad, Bridges…
Cultural opportunities: The RFL has got it right by taking England to Rochdale in October
Rugby League administrators have their fair share of critics inside and out of the sport. But with one announcement last week they struck the perfect…
RFL sparks fury over grassroots fees
I’ve been gratified, over the past year or so, to be able to regularly praise the Rugby Football League over the way it’s protected the…
Can Ken Davy bring the Sky negotiation to a successful conclusion?
It’s been a long drawn-out process, but I’m hearing that the negotiations for a new broadcast deal are coming to a climax. I understand that…
Schoey looks ahead to a crucial game, plus a few tips for the weekend
Even at this early stage of the season, in these days of win percentages, we’ve got the equivalent of a four-pointer between Huddersfield and Leeds…
Fans question RFL & Super League competence
A group of Rugby League supporters has written a letter to the RFL expressing their concern about the way the game is run and its…
Positive signs are sprouting
Upfront: The League Express opinion – Mon 26th April 2021 At least six sets of fans have grounds for optimism at the moment. Wakefield will…
The sun is rising at last for grassroots rugby league
Talking Grassroots with Phil Hodgson of League Express They say that the sun rises in the east. They say it for a reason – because…
Meet the Rugby League player unafraid to mix sport and politics
Gareth Walker hears why Ross Peltier is standing in the local elections next month. There are some that believe sport and politics should never mix,…
How should we think about new rules?
Talking Rugby League with League Express editor Martyn Sadler There’s been a lot of publicity recently about the new rules that we’ve seen operating in…