Category: News
Reaction to 2025 Rugby League World Cup heading to France
The Rugby League World Cup will be returning to France following the award of the 2025 tournament. The country hosted the very first edition in…
French prime minister hails award of 2025 Rugby League World Cup
French prime minister Jean Castex has hailed the awarding of the 2025 Rugby League World Cup as a “great opportunity” for the country. In a…
RFL submit planning application for new Manchester facility
The RFL have applied to Manchester City Council for planning permission to create “a new skills, education and training facility” near the Etihad Campus. The…
Talking Grassroots: New mouthguards show how the times have truly changed
We’ve come a long way from the days when, as a ‘senior’ (for want of a better word) player (again, for want of a better…
The Garry Schofield Column: Should we put the start of the season back?
I’M CURIOUS as to why the RFL are suggesting a 48-0 win be given to clubs when their opponents can’t fulfil a fixture because of…
Talking Rugby League: World Cup must be first step in restoring glory of French game
League Express editor MARTYN SADLER reacts to the news that the 2025 World Cup looks to be heading for France. The news that the…
UpFront: Dual registration is back – but is it needed?
Featherstone have just announced one, but York don’t want one. Dual registration is back this year, with Rovers and Leeds the latest to confirm a…
Catalans Dragons and Toulouse Olympique edge closer to Super League TV deal
The return of live television coverage of Super League fixtures in the south of France is edging closer as officials from Catalans Dragons and Toulouse…
Salford Red Devils forging links with Ghana
In March this year it will be ten years since Rugby League landed in Ghana. Andy Gilvary, then working as a development officer at the…
All systems go for Rugby League World Cup in France
Prime Minister Jean Castex will tomorrow (Tuesday) announce plans for a Rugby League World Cup tournament to be held in France in 2025. At a…