Category: Top Stories
Scrums not set to return with new season
The RFL Board today ratified a series of recommendations from the RFL Laws Committee for the 2021 season. The Laws Committee held a virtual meeting…
The significance of a difficult year
Talking Rugby League with League Express editor Martyn Sadler In this week’s issue of League Express, we have decided that the Coronavirus was the single…
Abdull suffers fresh injury blow
Hull Kingston Rovers halfback Jordan Abdull has suffered an injury blow after tearing a quadriceps muscle in training. It’s the latest in a series of…
League Express Mailbag – some letters from December and January
STILL A PLACE FOR MAGIC Your ‘Up Front’ column last week suggested there is no room for the Magic Weekend in 2021. This ignores the…
George Burgess leaves Wigan
George Burgess has left Wigan Warriors by mutual consent on medical grounds. With a major operation and the prospect of many months of rehabilitation afterwards,…
NRL Dragons pull out of Folau deal
The NRL’s St George Illawarra Dragons have pulled back their projected offer of a two-year contract to Catalans Dragons star Israel Folau, after reportedly receiving…
RFL announces new Inclusion Board
The Rugby Football League has announced a new ‘Inclusion Board’ to further the cause of diversity and non-discrimination in the sport. The board has been…
Mitchell and Marshall selected for All Stars game
Latrell Mitchell will make his return to action after a lengthy injury for the Indigenous All Stars, when they face the Maori All Stars on…
St George make a move for Folau
The NRL’s St George Illawarra Dragons are hoping to sign Catalans Dragons star Israel Folau on a two-year contract. But they may not be given…
RFL and Super League should be given a Covid pass mark
Upfront: The League Express opinion – Mon 1st Feb 2021 We all have a tendency at times to be overly critical of our sport. Everybody…