Category: International
Ten reasons to be cheerful about the World Cup
Talking Rugby League with League Express editor Martyn Sadler If you want to know what I think about the role of the Australian Rugby League…
France needs the World Cup … and the NRL too!
Rugby League World’s Treiziste Diarist Pierre Carcau offers a French perspective on the Australian NRL’s influence on Rugby League, following the postponement of this year’s…
ERL statement on postponing the World Cup
The board of European Rugby League (ERL) has issued the following statement, after the organisers announced postponing the 2021 Rugby League World Cup by a…
Rugby League Heroes: Doug Laughton
An Ashes winner player and World Club Challenge winning coach Doug Laughton is perhaps better known for his coaching exploits, but this outstanding backrower starred…
Opinion: Let’s not belittle the Kangaroos and Kiwis
David Hinchliffe, the former secretary of the All Party Parliamentary Rugby League Group, suggests that we should demonstrate some understanding of why the Australians and…
Opinion: The NRL’s appalling values
Robert Burgin is an Australian who has been involved with the development of Rugby League in South and Central America for many years. He is…
McDermott backs USA to take Australia’s place
Former Leeds Rhinos and Toronto Wolfpack coach Brian McDermott has backed the United States to come to the Rugby League World Cup this year to…
Woolf still hoping to coach Tonga in World Cup
St Helens coach Kristian Woolf, who signed an extended contract with the club last week, is still hoping that he will be able to coach…
World Cup’s future to be decided within next four days
The Rugby League World Cup Chief Executive Jon Dutton believes that the fate of this year’s tournament could be decided within the next four days,…
Rugby League Heroes: Olsen Filipaina
A brilliant career blighted by racism Roughly half of all today’s NRL players are of Maori or Pacific descent, but back in 1980, there were…