Talking Rugby League: Let’s play Challenge Cup Final at the end of the season

The RFL has confirmed that the Challenge Cup Final will be played at Wembley in June next year. In recent years it has been moved…

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Talking Rugby League: Leigh Leopards gave Wembley a sporting miracle

A couple of years ago, you might have thought you had more chance of spotting a UFO than of seeing Leigh at Wembley. Leigh had…

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Talking Rugby League: Leigh Leopards’ triumph is reward for Derek Beaumont’s decade of unstinting effort

“I’M just happy that he’s got his reward now for what he’s put into this club,” said Adrian Lam of Leigh Leopards owner Derek Beaumont…

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Like Leigh Leopards, the BBC’s Challenge Cup performance was good if not perfect

LIKE the Challenge Cup winners Leigh, the BBC’s Wembley performance wasn’t perfect, but if they didn’t lift a trophy, the broadcaster still came through with…

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Lance Todd Trophy winner Lachlan Lam follows Alex Murphy into Leigh history books

“LACHLAN LAM is a Leigh legend – 52 years ago it was a crafty halfback called Alex Murphy who lifted Leigh to the ultimate glory,…

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The Garry Schofield Column: Leigh Leopards’ story could yet have another chapter in Super League

WOW! What a story Leigh have written by winning the Challenge Cup. And of course there could yet be another chapter – if they can…

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Leigh Leopards heroes recall ‘euphoria’ of Challenge Cup Final victory

JOHN DAVIDSON and DAVE PARKINSON caught up with players from Leigh Leopards after the Challenge Cup Final. GARETH O’BRIEN “I’ve been on the wrong end…

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‘We left everything out there’: Ryan Hall and Kane Linnett on Hull KR’s Challenge Cup Final loss

JOHN DAVIDSON and MARK CHESTNEY caught up with players from Hull KR after the Challenge Cup Final. RYAN HALL “It’s probably the worst place to…

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Adrian Lam reaffirms commitment to Leigh Leopards after ‘special’ family moment

ADRIAN LAM has realised just “how lucky” he is to be coaching son Lachlan after the pair masterminded Leigh Leopards’ Challenge Cup triumph. And he…

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‘Nobody watched us on a park field – now this is the norm’: The journey to Wembley for women’s game

JODIE CUNNINGHAM has been on quite the journey over the last decade. Since winning her first Challenge Cup trophy with Thatto Heath Crusaders in 2013…

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