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 know what a tardigrade (or water bear) is? Just in case you don’t feel like Googling the answer, it’s a tiny animal that is able to live in an environment that would kill any other animal