Category: News
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…
Championship Focus: Challenge Cup final coaches talk about their career development
Amid the host of storylines that provide colour to every Challenge Cup final, there was one that wasn’t lost on ardent supporters of the sport…
Cup final was just what the game needed
Congratulations to Leeds, commiserations to Salford. And what a cracking match we were treated to. With the Wembley stands empty, Saturday’s showdown was certainly a…
A secret worth keeping
The photo above, also appearing in the pages of this week’s League Express of young players enjoying their first taste of amateur Rugby League for…
Column: Gale’s the man for Leeds
This was the first Challenge Cup Final to be decided by a single point since Hull FC defeated Leeds Rhinos 25-24 at the Millennium Stadium…
