Category: League Express
Grassroots Rugby League round-up
The Lancashire Federation of Rugby League Supporters’ Clubs is looking ahead to its next annual get-together, which will be held early next year. The event,…
Rugby League Heroes: David Hobbs
After winning the Lance Todd Trophy as a 21-year-old in 1983 as Featherstone Rovers ripped up the form book to beat champions Hull FC, David…
Obituary: Ricky Bibey – The Challenge Cup winner with Wigan Warriors and St Helens
RICKY BIBEY (September 22, 1981 – July 16, 2022) Ricky Bibey featured in two Challenge Cup final clashes between arch-rivals Wigan Warriors and St Helens…
Obituary: Phil Jackson – The Ashes-winning Great Britain skipper
PHIL JACKSON (June 9, 1932 – July 20, 2022) Phil Jackson was a Barrow legend who won a World Cup and two Ashes series with…
The Garry Schofield Column: Leigh Centurions will return to Super League stronger than before
As much as I love Headingley, it’s not the right venue for the Summer Bash. I went several times when it was at Blackpool, which…
Championship Focus: New stadium is a major incentive for financially ‘fragile’ Workington Town
Workington Town directors have thanked players and members of staff who have agreed to a pay cut as they bid to “secure the financial stability”…
The Garry Schofield Column: Daryl Powell still has Warrington Wolves issues to sort
Friday’s meeting of Wigan Warriors and Warrington Wolves at the DW Stadium is an interesting one. I’ve already said that the Wolves will be looking…
Talking Rugby League: Q&A with the man behind England’s new World Cup shirt
Lee Jenkinson is the Chief Executive of Elite Pro Sports, the company that incorporates OXEN, which was commissioned by the RFL to produce the new…
Wakefield Trinity come of age with superb and vital derby win
Game number 18 of a potential losing streak was probably the most vital of all the derby matches Wakefield Trinity could have gone into, given…
Leading try, goal and points scorers in Super League, Championship and League One
Wigan Warriors’ Bevan French took the outright lead in the Super League try-scoring charts with his hat-trick against Hull Kingston Rovers last week. French now…
