“It’s my job to make the players adaptable, so they can face whatever is in front of them.” – James Simpson MBE
RIDING HIGH England Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup hero James Simpson MBE has now switched his focus to coaching and the results are already impressive….
Our journey around the villages, towns and cities that have rugby league running through their veins heads north of the border to Scotland.
BREAK FOR THE BORDER IT’S PRODUCED a World Cup-winning captain and hosted two Challenge Cup finals, but can rugby league ever take root in Scotland?…
“People like to find fault in things rather than enjoy the good times, and as a sport we can be overcritical and seek perfection.” – Paul Rowley
DEVILS IN THE DETAIL Salford Red Devils coach Paul Rowley refuses to allow a few narrow defeats to overshadow a successful season and he remains…
A Blast from BARLA’s Past
Our grassroots rugby league correspondent Phil Hodgson has been decluttering at home and unearthing an old BARLA Handbook prompted some thoughts on the state of…
“It was the end of my rugby league career when the surgeon told me that I could possibly end up a paraplegic if I kept playing.”
TALL STORIES Rob Tanielu has played alongside some of the greats in the NRL, but his own career was cut short by injury. Standing at…
“We want to put Asian rugby league on the map and show people around the world that we are not just here to make up the numbers.”
FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL Having fled his war-torn homeland and spent life in the jungle as a refugee before making it safely to Australia, See Nyo…
Dolphins centre Brenko Lee released ahead of Super League move
DOLPHINS centre Brenko Lee has been released ahead of a proposed move to Super League. Lee, who has registered 88 appearances in the NRL following…
Huddersfield Giants and Salford Red Devils set to appeal Super League bans
HUDDERSFIELD GIANTS and Salford Red Devils are set to appeal Super League bans handed to Luke Yates and Brad Singleton respectively. Yates was slapped with…
Ex-Wigan Warriors and Warrington Wolves assistant Lee Briers to link up with Shaun Wane in England set-up
FORMER Wigan Warriors and Warrington Wolves assistant coach Lee Briers will link up with Shaun Wane in the England set-up for Tonga’s visit to UK…
Council takeover of stadium urgent necessity as Salford Red Devils moving stadium would place club’s “Super League status at risk”
THE council takeover of the Salford Stadium is said to be of urgent necessity with Salford Red Devils rejecting calls to move stadium. The Salford…