Category: League Express
League Express Mailbag – Monday 2nd August
CARRY ON REGARDLESS Shortly after learning of the withdrawal of Australia and New Zealand from the Rugby League World Cup, the former international athlete, Brendan…
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…
Get ready for another reorganisation!
Talking Rugby League with League Express editor Martyn Sadler Get ready for another reorganisation! It looks as though Super League will consist of only ten…
Pulling No Punches: The Garry Schofield Column
The Rhinos’ puzzling threesome Three into two won’t go – certainly not if it’s Luke Gale, Aidan Sezer and Blake Austin we’re talking about. Leeds…
End of the waiting game: Alan Kilshaw’s delighted to be returning to coaching with Hunslet
Gareth Walker hears Alan Kilshaw’s delight at returning to coaching with Hunslet Alan Kilshaw could never have imagined the length of time he would spend…
Talking Grassroots: A Question of Geography for the NCL
Talking Grassroots with Phil Hodgson of League Express “Necessity is the mother of invention.” The ancient proverb springs to mind (or at least to mine)…
The structural conundrum of Rugby League
Upfront: The League Express Opinion – Mon 2nd Aug 2021 With first versus second and third versus fourth, it was quite a Sunday of Championship…
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…