https://www.totalrl.com/forums/index.php?/rss/2-general-rugby-league-topics.xml/General Rugby League Topicsenhttps://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-league/articles/cdr4rkp5r70oTue, 14 Jul 2026 23:43:20 +0000With Ralph Rimmer certain that Huddersfield won’t be going anywhere I can’t see how on the current grading system anyone can be relegated for London Despite this I think London would offer something to Super League with their current investment (which I fear may be lost without a path to the top) Moving to a 15 team league with a bye round might help teams with a bit of recovery time through the season - I would probably look to give London a bye at Magic Weekend as their travelling support wouldn’t warrant the removal of a heartland clubMon, 13 Jul 2026 14:56:25 +0000Tigers have released him from the last year of his contract before he moves to PNG. I really can’t think of why any NRL club would take him on, while fully understanding he will only be there 12 months and playing against you the year after. We have seen at the Dogs, what disrupting a successful spine can do to you, so as a title contender, I wouldn’t want him. As a club climbing off the bottom, I just don’t see what a one year band aid like Jarome achieves for a coach and a club building a new team. Then clubs in the middle of the table… again, disrupting your spine to push for finals in 2027… then what? I can’t think of a club in the mix of the finals who would disrupt their squad for one year only, when I can’t think of a club he alone, will turn into a premiership team in 12 months. I could see a club like Bears work maybe… In saying all that, I reckon he would be ripe for a 12 month contract in SL as a marquee player. Similar to the Bears, a newly promoted London Broncos would be a great experience for him and a great way for the Broncos to carry themselves in their first year. In saying that, I am sure a trail of SL clubs would be falling over themselves to sign him for 2027. I think the SL would really suit him and moreso than the NRL, could really go a very long way to turning a SL contender into a SL winner. Would you have him at your SL club for one season only?Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:23:01 +0000Sun, 12 Jul 2026 20:37:02 +0000Is there a better, more exciting, entertaining English Full-back out there? Not in my opinion, he's an absolute joy to watch and should be England's full back in the World Cup for me.Sun, 12 Jul 2026 20:29:17 +0000Stainland v Birstall in the YML was abandoned after a spectator came on the pitch and punched Birstall’s coach. Just a few months after someone punched a spectator at Thornhill. Is crowd trouble becoming an issue in the amateur game?Sun, 12 Jul 2026 19:09:37 +0000Super League Round 18 this weekend is the first round in which all three clubs that were elevated into Super League at the start of the season have each won their games. And not one of them is now in the bottom three, despite two of them only being on half rations. Good to see them rewarding the faith that we had in them last year. I just wanted to mark it as a little bit of history.Sun, 12 Jul 2026 15:54:45 +0000Now I realise before writing and publishing this post that I am going to have the wrath of the RPS - Referees Protection Society - criticising what I am about to say. For me both the Wigan/Wire and Leigh/Cas games were completely spoiled by the pedantic incessant whistle blowing by the two guys officiating the games, I have been involved in this sport most probably longer than many of you have been on this earth and I remember very fondly the times when referees had a personality and would officiate the games by actually knowing what was going on and could interpret between the players on the field of play, most of today's faceless refs neither have the knowledge or experience to do such. Anyone who watched the two games cannot be impressed with the number of whistles, stoppages and interpretation of the rules. Moving on to the second game on Saturday, HKR/Cas, seemingly our top official Kendall was given this game as he 'IS OUR BEST', AND I agree in recent times he has much improved from the novice who started out, so why in our Premier game of the weekend did he revert back to his 'I want the camera more on and about me than the players on the field' this was a very prominent trait of his, I honestly thought he was getting much better. I cannot think of a time when collectively our officials have had more influence on the outcome of games than they do at the present time, not by anything premeditated but by their complete lack of understanding what the sport is all about that unavoidable collisions happen, bodies become entwined in tackles, players are not robots and just can't jump up and move away in a split second. And no before I get the 'stock question', approaching my mid seventies I cannot take up refereeing, but I can lend on years and years of experience, and say in my opinion that our present batch of officials is the worst I have ever seen, now I will take criticism from those who can go back in time and lend on their own memory, but those who can't relate to past officials, don't bother,Sun, 12 Jul 2026 08:36:24 +0000These are the average scores per team in Super League and Championship as of 11th July. Super League 35 - 14, Leeds 29 - 19, Wigan 27 - 17, Wakefield 25 - 17, Warrington 30 - 16, Hull KR 24 - 19, St Helens 22 - 19, Leigh 21 - 30, Catalans 20 - 29, York 19 - 29, Bradford 18 - 29, Castleford 16 - 21, Hull FC 20 - 27, Toulouse 15 - 32, Huddersfield Championship 64 - 10, London 44 - 13, Newcastle 32 - 13, Oldham 28 - 18, Barrow 28 - 15, Widnes 34 - 17, Doncaster 24 - 25, Sheffield 22 - 26, Midlands 28 - 24, Batley 23 - 23, Dewsbury 25 - 32, Salford 17 - 32, Rochdale 18 - 30, Whitehaven 24 - 29, Keighley 19 - 34, Hunslet 20 - 35, Goole 20 - 30, Workington 20 - 32, Swinton 25 - 26, Halifax 15 - 64, CrusadersSat, 11 Jul 2026 22:03:15 +0000One of the commentators mentioned something earlier that i've had a thought about for a while now, i wasn't fully listening as i had it on in the background but it was to do with refs asking about challenges. Are Referees causing teams to lose more captains challenges than before by asking teams "Do you want to challenge?" rather than waiting for the captains to ask for it? i've noticed this is happening quite a bit in games now and maybe in the heat of the moment the players are under the impression that the ref's think they should or have a good chance of winning it rather than a level headed decision by the captain, it could just be my perception but it does seem a lot of challenges are now coming off the back of ref's asking them if they want to.Sat, 11 Jul 2026 16:46:04 +0000Just musing out loud. And please don't derail this into "clubs shouldn't be relying on away fans, yada yada". Would matches get more travelling fans if their club received the ticket sales? I imagine their club would promote it more and attempt to get more of their own fans there. The home team would still receive the food and drink takings, which might improve should more people go. I'm just looking at that huge stand at Wigan that sometimes is filled by local teams and sometimes is well off. These derbies should be selling out.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:47:48 +0000#ARREST | Earlier this week, and following on from Super League Magic Weekend, Officers from Wigan's Neighbourhood Team were made aware of an online incident where racist abuse was directed towards one of the players. Following an investigation into the matter and with the support of both Wigan Warriors and St Helens RLFC we were able to identify a male who we believe may be able to assist us with our enquiries. Shortly before 8am this morning (Friday 10 July 2026), officers from Wigan’s Neighbourhood Tasking Team arrested a 56-year-old male from the St Helens area on suspicion of a racially aggravated malicious communication offence. He currently remains in custody awaiting interview. GMP takes all instances of hate crime extremely seriously. If you have concerns, hate crime can be reported via 101 or the dedication section on our website - https://orlo.uk/IrioO Alternatively you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BZWBqgAZm/ Seen the comment floating aroundFri, 10 Jul 2026 10:14:07 +0000Just released a new series focused on team training, great watchWed, 08 Jul 2026 21:35:47 +0000Pulled by the new Bradford Council https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/west-yorkshire-news/absolute-fury-225m-funding-pulled-34257291 Little detail on what exactly was outstanding on "project viability"Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:09:55 +0000Sat 11th-Sun 12th Jul: The Betfred Championship Match Thread Discuss the games here. Please don't accuse match officials of deliberate bias or cheating, or your posts will be removed and your account may be banned without further warning. SATURDAY 11th JULY Barrow Raiders v Newcastle Thunder KO 18:00 London Broncos v Doncaster KO 18:00 (At Kuflink Stadium, Ebbsfleet) SUNDAY 12th JULY Batley Bulldogs v Midlands Hurricanes KO 15:00 Keighley Cougars v Dewsbury Rams KO 15:00 North Wales Crusaders v Widnes Vikings KO 15:00 Oldham v Halifax Panthers KO 15:00 Salford v Sheffield Eagles KO 15:00 Whitehaven v Swinton Lions KO 15:00Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:03:02 +0000Sat 11th Jul: SL: Leigh Leopards v Castleford Tigers KO 15:00 (Sky/SL+) Discuss the game here. Please don't accuse match officials of deliberate bias or cheating, or your posts will be removed and your account may be banned without further warning.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:03:02 +0000Sun 12th Jul: SL: St Helens v Toulouse Olympique KO 15:00 (Sky/SL+) Discuss the game here. Please don't accuse match officials of deliberate bias or cheating, or your posts will be removed and your account may be banned without further warning.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:03:02 +0000Fri 10th Jul: SL: Huddersfield Giants v Bradford Bulls KO 20:00 (Sky/SL+) Discuss the game here. Please don't accuse match officials of deliberate bias or cheating, or your posts will be removed and your account may be banned without further warning.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:03:02 +0000Sat 11th Jul: SL: Catalans Dragons v Leeds Rhinos KO 20:00 (UK time) (Sky/SL+) Discuss the game here. Please don't accuse match officials of deliberate bias or cheating, or your posts will be removed and your account may be banned without further warning.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:03:02 +0000Sat 11th Jul: SL: Hull KR v Wakefield Trinity KO 17:30 (Sky) Discuss the game here. Please don't accuse match officials of deliberate bias or cheating, or your posts will be removed and your account may be banned without further warning.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:03:02 +0000Fri 10th Jul: SL: Wigan Warriors v Warrington Wolves KO 20:00 (Sky) Discuss the game here. Please don't accuse match officials of deliberate bias or cheating, or your posts will be removed and your account may be banned without further warning.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:03:02 +0000Thur 9th Jul: SL: York Knights v Hull FC KO 20:00 (Sky/SL+) Discuss the game here. Please don't accuse match officials of deliberate bias or cheating, or your posts will be removed and your account may be banned without further warning.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:03:02 +0000For those of you who don't visit the Australian Rugby League forum, I'm just letting you know that there is live commentary of SOO 3 on Radio 5 Live Sports Extra right now.Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:13:36 +0000Looks like there were some early technical difficulties, as it is already half time but this particular stream only started 20 minutes ago. Anyway...Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:53:51 +0000Tue, 07 Jul 2026 17:57:53 +0000