A look back over the year that was

And so we come to the start of another year. Inevitably it’s a time to look back over the year that was, and to consider…

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Off the field interview: Ben Cockayne

Hull KR winger Ben Cockayne opens up about his life away from Rugby League. Everything from a love of steak to serving in Iraq… What…

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Off the field interview: Richard Moore

The Wakefield prop tells us about his love of lasagne, his natural talent for golf and some of his former Rhinos team-mates… What is your…

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Not so Stella Christmas presents

Malcolm Andrews gives his compliments of the season. Apologies to everyone if I sound a bit like the Grinch. But it is that time of…

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Off the field interview: George Burgess

What is the best meal you’ve ever had? I’m quite partial to our ritual feed the night before a game. Sammie [brother Sam] cooks up…

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Talking Rugby League: Steve McNamara’s learning curve

I was glad to see that England coach Steve McNamara will stay in Rugby League in 2014, even though on the other side of the…

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Clubs’ survival issues part of the RL narrative

Part of the Rugby League narrative is the constant battle of clubs to survive. We have recently had severe doubts about three clubs coming to…

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The prospect of England vs the Celtic nations

I don’t know how far the RFL has got in planning the domestic representative season, and whether the idea of playing England versus the Exiles…

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It is good to see the RFL rejecting gimmicks

I’m very glad to see that the RFL has rubbished the idea that England or Great Britain is being lined up to play a hybrid…

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Discussing the Australian Rugby League hall of fame

It has been a week of Rugby League nostalgia for your humble Antipodean scribe. An email from the good folk at the Rugby League Museum…

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