Category: League Express
Hull debutant calls for return of reserve-grade rugby
Ben McNamara has stressed the importance of reserve grade’s return after numerous young stars made a name for themselves in Super League last week. The…
Betfred Championship news round up
With ALEX DAVIS, LORRAINE MARSDEN & MATTHEW SHAW YORK CITY KNIGHTS captain, Tim Spears, will continue with the club into 2021. Spears joined the Knights…
Betfred League 1 news round up
Rochdale Hornets Chairman Andy Mazey has said he would back the introduction of the win percentage system into the league next year, if it meant…
Time for scrums to be consigned to history
In this week’s League Express, our UpFront column suggested that the abolition of scrums that we have seen since the game came out of lockdown,…
What would our forebears have decided?
MARTYN SADLER, the editor of League Express, wonders whether Rugby League’s current administrators will do justice to the achievements of some of those who went…
The NRL’s remarkable success story in 2020
The NRL will play the final round of its regular season this coming weekend. Penrith Panthers have already won the Minor Premiership, for which they…
Ready made replacements: will more Championship players will step up to Super League in 2020?
If you’re a fan of sports documentaries, the ESPN 30 for 30 series is unmissable. It covers a wide range of primarily American sports stories…
A tale of two coaches
Last Thursday afternoon provided an interesting tale of two coaches. And while it’s congratulations to Luke Robinson on a cracking start in caretaker charge of…
Rockets boosting North East progress
These may be quiet times in terms of on-field action in amateur Rugby League – but you can certainly rely on those enthusiastic folk in…
Raiders coach hails Henson coup
West Wales Raiders coach Aaron Wood has described the club’s signing of former Welsh Rugby Union international Gavin Henson as one of the biggest events…