Category: League Express
Betfred League One news round-up
KEIGHLEY COUGARS underlined their ambitions last week with signing of Dane Chisholm – and the halfback says those ambitions are the very reason he has…
Grassroots Rugby League news round-up
The squads have been confirmed for the inaugural Tri-Nations Masters Festival, which will be hosted by Bethesda RUFC, Bangor, north Wales on Saturday (14 May,…
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…
League Express Mailbag : Monday 2nd May
LET’S HEAR THE REFS, TERRY In the League Express Mailbag we often read letters complaining about the Sky commentators’ tendency to talk too much. Can…
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…
The Garry Schofield Column: My predictions for Challenge Cup semi-finals
It’s just over a fortnight since St Helens stepped on the gas in the second half to complete a 22-4 win over Wigan in their…
Super League Round 11: Albert Goldthorpe Medal points
Here’s who got the Albert Goldthorpe Medal points this week as the best performers in each Super League match… Wakefield Trinity 12-14 Huddersfield Giants Ian…