Tommy Martyn vents anger at sport’s lack of reserve grade

Tommy Martyn the former St Helens stand-off, has slammed Rugby League’s Scholarship system, insisting that the best way for the sport to develop young players is for reserve-team football to be re-introduced. Martyn played in the Oldham reserves in the late 1980s, having signed at the age of 17. “I’m all for the reserves,” he said.

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