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St Helens confirm capture of Aussie forward Thompson

St Helens have confirmed the signing of Australian forward Joel Thompson. As first revealed by League Express in June, the back-rower has joined the Super…

World Cup Grants Reaches Milestone Figure

RUGBY LEAGUE World Cup 2021’s commitment to deliver positive social impact in communities across the country has been highlighted as the CreatedBy RLWC2021 Capital Grants…

Salford hooker Joey Lussick to make NRL return

Salford hooker Joey Lussick will leave the club at the end of the season to take up a deal with Parramatta Eels. Lussick, who joined…

Featherstone chief executive Longo pushes for Championship start date

Featherstone Rovers’ chief executive Davide Longo has called on the RFL to nail down a start date for the return of the Championship and League…

Super League seek new Grand Final venue – Super League grounds to come into consideration

For the first time ever, Old Trafford will not host the Super League Grand Final. The event was set to be staged at Manchester United’s…

Player banned after testing positive for anabolic steroids

A Rochdale Hornets player has been banned for four years after failing a drugs test. Andrew Lea has been handed the suspension after a sample…

SQUAD WATCH | Thursday’s Super League team news

Castleford Tigers v Hull Kingston Rovers Castleford will be without Gareth O’Brien for Thursday’s clash with Hull KR. The fullback went off late in the…

Challenge Cup Final draws sharp audience increase

Saturday’s Challenge Cup Final attracted the biggest audience since 2012. A 53% increase saw the final peak at 1.6 million viewers with an average of…

Theatre of Dreams – but not this year

Upfront: The League Express opinion column (19/10/20) Wembley has been and gone. Normally, closely following Wembley is Old Trafford, but it appears that won’t be…