Category: News
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…
Keinhorst tests positive for Covid
Hull Kingston Rovers player Jimmy Keinhorst has tested positive for the Covid virus. But, fortunately for the club, Keinhorst’s positive test will have no impact…
Wighton becomes third Raiders Dally M Medal winner
Canberra Raiders stand off Jack Wighton has won the Dally M Medal becoming only the third ever player to win the award in a Canberra…
London coach Ward plotting 2021 success as Broncos stay full-time
They’ve been shrouded in secrecy and deafening in their silence. While other clubs have been busy and public heading into 2021, London Broncos have been…
Leigh supremo ready to nail down FIVE major signings – but there’s a catch
Leigh Centurions owner Derek Beaumont is ready to pull the trigger on FIVE major signings – but only if the RFL formalise plans for the…