Category: League Express
Talking Rugby League: Rest in peace, Johnny Whiteley
Johnny Whiteley’s death was not reported until last Monday, which was too late for inclusion in last week’s edition of League Express. Although I knew…
Championship Focus: Why Premier Sports coverage is so welcome
I have two very mixed emotions about Premier Sports’ coverage of the Championship this season. On the one hand, I’m delighted to be able to…
Talking Rugby League: Can Toulouse Olympique recruit to survive?
There have been many positive things about the start to the new season, with the arrival of Channel 4 perhaps being the most positive thing…
Talking Grassroots: Summer competitions are on their way
Just as the first sighting of the cuckoo signals the arrival of spring, so last week’s announcement of fixtures in the Yorkshire Youth & Junior…
The Garry Schofield Column: Contrasting fortunes for Daryl Powell and Lee Radford
GARRY SCHOFIELD sees danger signals for Castleford Tigers Talk about a tale of two coaches. With two wins out of two, it’s been a great…
Super League Round 2: Albert Goldthorpe Medal points
Here’s who got the Albert Goldthorpe Medal points this week as the best performers in each Super League match… Warrington Wolves 34-10 Castleford Tigers Peter…
UpFront: Are artificial pitches the answer as grass takes a hammering?
Back in 1972, future England football manager Terry Venables co-wrote ‘They Used to Play on Grass’, a novel predicting the wholesale use of artificial sports…
What’s inside this week’s League Express – Mon 21st Feb 2022
Inside this week’s issue: News from across every club in the Super League, Championship and League One. Reports from the latest games in the Betfred…
Dewsbury Rams welcome rare television appearance against Widnes Vikings
Dewsbury coach Lee Greenwood has laughed off suggestions that Monday-night matches present too many organisational problems and said: “We’d play at two in the morning…
‘We knew the risks’ – Former Hunslet star rejects taking dementia action against RFL
Former Hunslet prop Steve Pryce is typical of the many ex-players who want no truck with the notion of mounting retrospective claims for dementia. Pryce…