Leigh Leopards’ massive amount of investment in one key area to inspire “a powerhouse of Rugby League”

KIERON PURTILL hopes a new top-level Academy will help Leigh become “a powerhouse of Rugby League”. Purtill is head of youth at the Leopards, along…

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The 18th, 19th and 20th likely NRL franchises named as frontrunner for 2027 set to be introduced

BY IAN HOWE THE likelihood of a Perth team being introduced into the NRL in 2027 or 2028 rose significantly last week after a meeting…

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Stadium and council contracts still yet to be signed as Salford Red Devils set to learn Super League fate

SALFORD hope they will receive central-distribution money early as they try to ease financial issues which they say are short-term. But the future of the…

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One Super League club faces daunting prospect of six out of final eight fixtures away from home

CATALANS DRAGONS face an uphill climb at the end of Super League 2025 with six out of eight of their final fixtures away from home….

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Controversial changes to Super League salary cap rejected overwhelmingly by 11 votes to one

Salary cap madness LAST week the Super League clubs discussed a paper put forward by the RFL that proposed various changes to the salary cap…

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Why one Super League club faces prospect of no home games in July 2025

WARRINGTON WOLVES supporters may believe that their club has drawn the short straw in the newly released Super League fixture list, after discovering that there…

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New form of rugby created to provide an extra income feed for rugby league clubs

BY BARRETT WILSON A FEW years ago I was watching an England rugby union international match and as half-time approached I got up to make…

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Sheffield Eagles star writes passionate and revealing letter in support of Mark Aston

SHEFFIELD EAGLES star Bayley Liu has writen a passionate and revealing letter in support of head coach Mark Aston. Aston was suspended for 18 months…

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Tributes paid to Schoey on League Express retirement

RICHARD de la RIVIERE reports on a host of tributes to the legend Garry Schofield, after he announced recently that he would be quitting his…

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This week’s League Express Mailbag – Tributes to the Legend

SCHOEY A GREAT LOSS TO THE GAME Can I be allowed through your Mailbag to thank Garry Schofield for the pleasure he has given me…

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