2026 Media Coverage - Name & Shame

[RigbyLuger]

Good to see that LoveRL and All Out RL are doing their best to ignore the women's game again in 2026.

[RigbyLuger]

Back to this, not seen much out of the launch bar the usual suspects.

[BroncoFan]

It’s really disappointing that Matthew Shaw, Aaron Bower, Kyle Amor and even Total RL don’t really give provide any decent coverage.

Im really excited about this season, the format is better, there’s some good new faces and younger players coming through and a WC at the end of the season.

Anyone who saw the Rhinos v Giants Academy the other night would be excited at what’s coming through.

[gingerjon]

12 hours ago, RigbyLuger said:

Back to this, not seen much out of the launch bar the usual suspects.

There was a launch?

(Genuine puzzlement - I thought I had enough bases covered to see stuff like this)

[RigbyLuger]

1 hour ago, gingerjon said:

There was a launch?

(Genuine puzzlement - I thought I had enough bases covered to see stuff like this)

Proof it happened 

 

 

[DoubleD]

On 26/04/2026 at 19:54, RigbyLuger said:

Back to this, not seen much out of the launch bar the usual suspects.

Did you miss the headline piece the BBC did, in between their wall to wall coverage of women’s 6 nations?

[gingerjon]

10 hours ago, DoubleD said:

Did you miss the headline piece the BBC did, in between their wall to wall coverage of women’s 6 nations?

One sport pushes its women's game front and centre.

The other doesn't.

Guess which one gets the coverage.

It really is that simple. It's not a conspiracy.

[DoubleD]

2 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

One sport pushes its women's game front and centre.

The other doesn't.

Guess which one gets the coverage.

It really is that simple. It's not a conspiracy.

Another baseless sound bite, without any evidence to support it 

[gingerjon]

10 minutes ago, DoubleD said:

Another baseless sound bite, without any evidence to support it 

The evidence is the lack of investment around the women's game. The evidence is that it is barely covered by our own media. The evidence is an invisible season hidden away - an absolute insult to the quality and commitment shown by the players.

The evidence is that when we do something that even vaguely pushes it - RLWC, Vegas Test, Women's Challenge Cup - the BBC, and often the BBC alone with cover it, and to a positively disproportionate level.

Our lack of coverage is self inflicted.

[DoubleD]

28 minutes ago, gingerjon said:

The evidence is the lack of investment around the women's game. The evidence is that it is barely covered by our own media. The evidence is an invisible season hidden away - an absolute insult to the quality and commitment shown by the players.

The evidence is that when we do something that even vaguely pushes it - RLWC, Vegas Test, Women's Challenge Cup - the BBC, and often the BBC alone with cover it, and to a positively disproportionate level.

Our lack of coverage is self inflicted.

I’m referring to your evidence that the other sport pushes the women’s game front and centre, because it absolutely doesn’t.

In fact there’s been lots of reports of investment being scaled back in the women’s union game

[gingerjon]

36 minutes ago, DoubleD said:

I’m referring to your evidence that the other sport pushes the women’s game front and centre, because it absolutely doesn’t.

In fact there’s been lots of reports of investment being scaled back in the women’s union game

Ah, sorry, understood. Don't really know enough beyond what England RU are doing, with internationals, domestic club and community.

[RigbyLuger]

Previews in the latest Rugby League World and Forty20, Jodie Cunningham on Talk Sport, radio silence from our other "leading" websites.

[Richard de la Riviere]

Decent piece in the guardian by Gav Willacy

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/no-helmets-required/2026/may/14/rugby-league-wsl-pay-gladiators-womens-super-league