Category: News
Vintage campaigners: The Betfred Championship and League 1’s age defying warriors
Age seems to have become less and less a barrier in sport as science, diet and recovery expertise evolves.Newport County’s Kevin Ellison recently made history…
Fages unfairly picked on
League Express editor Martyn Sadler has his say on the controversy from last weekend’s Betfred Challenge Cup semi final between St Helens and Hull FC…
Schoey: Duffy picked up a poisoned chalice at Leigh
Commiserations to John Duffy on his departure from Leigh, which came as a surprise to me. I think it’s another case of a coach paying…
Huddersfield versus Wigan postponed
FRIDAY’S Super League clash between Huddersfield and Wigan has been postponed due to seven Covid cases in the Giants camp. It would have been the…
Schoey: RFL Academy u-turn the right call
Garry Schofield welcomes the RFL’s decision to restore elite Academy licences to Bradford Bulls, Castleford Tigers and Hull KR after an outpouring of criticism. I…
First rugby league international of 2021 sees Bosnia & Herzegovina make their bow
A young Serbian side posted nine tries to run out 50-4 winners away in Bosnia & Herzegovina at the NK Rijeka ground in Vitez, in…
New deal for Saints hot shot Welsby
ST HELENS’ Grand Final hero Jack Welsby has agreed a three-year contract extension. The 20-year-old hit the headlines by scoring the last-gasp try which sealed…
Salford Chairman attacks conflict of interest in Super League
SALFORD RED DEVILS Chairman Paul King has confirmed that his club will put aside its disappointment at being left out of the RFL’s awarding of…
Gelling leaves Leigh
ANTHONY GELLING has left Leigh and will return to New Zealand this week, citing “personal reasons”. The 30-year-old Cook Islands international joined the Super League…
Rollercoaster ride to Wembley
Upfront – the League Express opinion – Mon 7th June 2021 Welcome aboard the Castleford rollercoaster! What a difference a week makes, if you’re a…
