Category: League Express
Albert Goldthorpe Medal points for Super League Round 3
Here’s who got the Albert Goldthorpe Medal points this week as the best performers in each Super League match… St Helens 12-4 Leigh Leopards Matt…
Leading try, goal and point scorers in Super League after three rounds
Here are the current standings for tries, goals and points in Super League after three rounds. Leeds’ Ash Handley and Liam Marshall of Wigan both…
Cards, Bans and Refs – League Express Mailbag 26 February 2024
INCONSISTENCIES CAUSING CONFUSION Would someone please appraise Rohan Smith, the Leeds Rhinos coach, of the reasoning behind the head-contact rules. His complaints of dubious tackles…
What to look out for as NRL hits Las Vegas with big ambitions for America
“NO helmets. No pads. No timeouts. Witness Australia’s most exciting sport, Rugby League, unleashed in Las Vegas. Rugby League in Las Vegas. Allegiant Stadium, March…
Time to judge the ‘armpit rule’ in action as seismic tackle change hits the grassroots game
IT’S fair to say that the new tackle protocols haven’t exactly met with universal approval at Super League level, with one or two commentators coming…
The Garry Schofield Column: Super League round-three predictions and referees in spotlight
CONGRATULATIONS to Wigan, the new World Club Champions. It’s great to have kept the trophy in the Northern Hemisphere and what a cracking game it…
League Express Podcast #29 Part 1 – Rhodri Jones joins the show to discuss the WCC, his trip to Vegas and if the NRL will buy Super League
In part one of this week’s episode, RL Commercial Managing Director Rhodri Jones joins the show to discuss the launch of the 2024 season, the…
Albert Goldthorpe Medal points for Super League Round 2
Here’s who got the Albert Goldthorpe Medal points this week as the best performers in each Super League match… Hull KR 22-12 Leeds Rhinos Hull…
Talking Rugby League: Who is to blame for an accidental clash of heads? No one!
PHIL Bentham, the former referee, has been recently appointed as the RFL’s head of match officials. Given the controversy over the tackle laws since the…
Call for review of disciplinary crackdown after huge number of bans to start Super League season
TONY SMITH has called for less severe punishments from the match review panel after retrospective action was taken against 16 players following the opening round…
