Obituary: Doug Laughton – Widnes’ legendary World Club Challenge-winning coach

DOUG LAUGHTON (May 13, 1944 – March 16, 2025) IT took ten years – and a turkey dinner – to get Doug Laughton to his…

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Canterbury Bulldogs lead the NRL with Cronulla Sharks their latest victims

CRONULLA SHARKS 6 CANTERBURY BULLDOGS 20 TOM SMITH, Sharks Stadium, Saturday  BRONSON XERRI snared a double against his former club to help the Bulldogs maintain…

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Brian Noble tells Bradford Bulls to prepare for Featherstone Rovers test

BRADFORD BULLS boss Brian Noble has urged his side to use a dip in results as a reminder that wins won’t come easily this season….

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North Queensland Cowboys off the mark with hard-fought win over Canberra Raiders

NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS 30 CANBERRA RAIDERS 20 CALLUM WALKER, Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Saturday NORTH QUEENSLAND finally registered their first win of the 2025 campaign…

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Adrian Lam has spoken with Tom Amone over Leigh Leopards return

LEIGH LEOPARDS have spoken to Tom Amone about a return to the club, coach Adrian Lam has confirmed. Amone is yet to feature for Canterbury…

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Melbourne Storm suffer shock loss to St George Illawarra Dragons

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS 14 MELBOURNE STORM 8 CALLUM WALKER, Jubilee Stadium, Saturday SOME results in the opening NRL rounds of 2025 are scarcely believable…

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‘I’ve never met a more annoying person than Jake Connor’ jokes Warrington Wolves star

WARRINGTON WOLVES’ Matt Dufty joked that he has “never met a more annoying person than Jake Connor” following his side’s 16-14 win over Leeds Rhinos….

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Daryl Powell hails Wakefield Trinity trio as Leigh Leopards boss rues ‘under-12s stuff’

DARYL POWELL hailed a standout trio after Wakefield Trinity made it three away wins from three since their Super League return. After previous triumphs at…

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‘Refs need to know the rules’ blasts Brad Arthur after Leeds Rhinos defeat

WARRINGTON WOLVES head coach Sam Burgess feels that his men have still not shown what they are capable of as they moved up to third…

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Mike McMeeken leads Wakefield Trinity to statement win at Leigh Leopards

LEIGH LEOPARDS 14 WAKEFIELD TRINITY 40 DAVE PARKINSON, Leigh Sports Village, Friday LED superbly by Mike McMeeken and Liam Hood, Wakefield underlined their status as…

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