NSW 1997 Tri-Series

Match of My Years – The Long Game

Mike Simpson recalls a lengthy Origin encounter that briefly allowed the action to rise above the rancour during Australia’s bitter Super League war. Being part…

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Sydney Roosters

The Roosters have been premiership heavyweights ever since Trent Robinson took over the clipboard a decade ago. So why are they wobbling in 2023?

Tom Smith’s Down Under Diary Before a Steeden was kicked in the 2023 NRL season, the Sydney Roosters were widely tipped to be the team…

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Faye Gaskin (St Helens)

Faye Gaskin’s career was almost ended prematurely by a freak injury, but after a two year battle she is now back and ready to pick up where she left off

“I spent the first six months in rehab feeling like I’d lost my identity. I just felt sick, thinking who am I now if I…

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Hayden Freeman (Midlands Hurricanes)

Hayden Freeman has had offers to move elsewhere but he is perfectly happy to stay and keep breaking records with his local club, Midlands Hurricanes

“I am from Birmingham, so now that we’re playing in the city is great. It means that a lot of my friends come down to…

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Shaun Ainscough

Six times when rugby league games were only brought to a conclusion in the most dramatic, and sometimes hilarious, of styles

Let’s face it, we all love the drama that comes with watching rugby league. From exhilarating comebacks and late winners to contentious refereeing decisions, this…

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Lewis Dodd (St Helens)

What’s the point of Golden Point?

The editor of Rugby League World, Lorraine Marsden, is not a fan of the concept of Golden Point. DRAMA, intensity, skill, power, memorable endings, talking…

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Junior Rugby League

Have I failed in my rugby league parental duty?

I have discovered that I have failed as a parent – or at least as a rugby league loving parent. My son, who is a…

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Player welfare managers meeting

RL Cares and a group of dedicated wellbeing managers are working hard to keep the sport’s heroes happy and healthy in all aspects of their lives

“I’m the first person down to training and open up the facility. That way I can see everyone as they arrive and can gauge who…

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Rugby League World Cup 2025 launch

French rugby league supporters are reeling from the cancellation of the 2025 world cup, but the sport will somehow survive this latest blow

TREIZISTE DIARY This month I’ll start with the most unexpected digression possible by asking the readers of Rugby League World a simple question: Do you…

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Brisbane Natives

Brisbane Natives: Fifty Not Out

“I can still remember my first training session walking in and wondering what my new teammates might think of me, but they accepted me with…

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