Category: League Express
Jake Webster grateful for Castleford Tigers testimonial gesture
FORMER Castleford favourite Jake Webster has thanked Tigers coach Lee Radford for agreeing to visit his current club Keighley for his testimonial match. The Cougar…
Kevin Proctor keen to embrace new Wakefield Trinity challenge
KEVIN PROCTOR insists he is as “hungry to succeed” as ever as he embarks on a new challenge in Super League at Wakefield. The 33-year-old…
Can England beat Samoa again?
MARTYN SADLER, the editor of League Express, looks forward to England’s World Cup semi-final clash with Samoa at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. We have…
Burgess and Hill power England forward
MARTYN SADLER reflects on a magnificent England performance There always seems to be an air of pessimism in Rugby League in England. Usually we seem…
League Express Mailbag : Monday 7th November
THANKYOU, KATE! I would like to thank the Princess of Wales for her attendance at Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final game at Wigan, and the interest…
Toulouse Olympique coach happy with IMG’s vision for French clubs
TOULOUSE OLYMPIQUE coach Sylvain Houles says IMG’s French-friendly ‘re-imagining’ of European Rugby League, with relegation from the top flight scrapped, provided an additional incentive for…
Shaun Briscoe honoured to lead England’s PDRL World Cup success
SHAUN BRISCOE said it was “a privilege” to lead England to victory in the first Physical Disability World Cup. England enjoyed a perfect tournament in…
Western Australia supports bid to host 18th NRL team
By IAN HOWE THE WESTERN AUSTRALIAN government has set out its hopes of hosting the 18th NRL team in the near future, claiming that a…
‘We’ve been building’: Samoa ready for England rematch as World Cup semi-final line-up complete
By DAVID ROGERS and THOMAS ALDERSON ENGLAND will face Samoa this Saturday at the Emirates Stadium in a repeat of the tournament’s opening game, with…
USA wheelchair team’s remarkable journey from having no team to winning World Cup opener
WHEN the USA were put forward for a place in this year’s wheelchair World Cup, there was just one slight problem – they had no…