Five Things: Super stadia, Slamming Sammy and Wolves
John Davidson breaks down the second week of the Super 8s, which saw Warrington’s season on the line and the Championship clubs falter against Super League foes.
New NRL TV deal locks in Pacific Tests
Test matches between Pacific nations are now locked into the NRL schedule, after the terms of the Australian domestic competition’s new TV deal have been revealed.
Lizzie Jones welcomes expansion of cardiac screening programme
Lizzie Jones, wife of the late Danny Jones, has welcomed the decision to make cardiac screening compulsory in all three of rugby league’s professional and semi-professional competitions
Iro suggests Maori play Pacific Islands in Kiwi Origin
Former Wigan and Kiwis star Tony Iro has suggested that New Zealand-origin versus Pacific Islands origin would be a good way to create a State of Origin type ...
Graham Lowe: Australian RL is in big trouble
Former Wigan coach Graham Lowe believes that the Australian international team is entering a period of decline.
NRL to help Pacific nations by reforming Origin eligibility rules
The NRL is set to review its international and State of Origin eligibility rules, in an effort to boost the development of the Pacific island nations as viable ...
Latvia and Spain to kick off RLWC qualifiers in Riga
The long road to the 2017 Rugby League World Cup is set to begin next month, with Latvia tangling with Spain in a knock-out game.
David Collier appointed as RLIF chief executive
The Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) has appointed a new chief executive, in the shape of David Collier OBE.
Wood believes RLIF is better than it has ever been
Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) chairman Nigel Wood believes that the game’s international governing body is the best it has ever been.
Sam Burgess wins RLIF International Player of the Year award
Sam Burgess has become the first Englishman to be crowned as RLIF International Player of the Year.
Pacific development strategy welcomed by RLIF
The Rugby League International Federation (RLIF) has reacted positively to the NRL adopting a more intensive approach to development in the Pacific.
GB teams tread water in latest RLIF rankings
England, unsurprisingly, remain third in the latest Rugby League International Federation rankings, released this week.
World Cup Review: Facts and Figures
All the key facts and figures from the official World Cup tournament review.
World Cup records £3.7m profit
The 2013 Rugby League World Cup will post a profit in excess of £3.7m, tournament director Nigel Wood revealed at its official review on Monday.
Latest Rugby League World Rankings published
World champions Australia have cemented their status as the best nation in international Rugby League following their 34-2 victory over New Zealand in Saturday’s World Cup final.
Sonny Bill Williams named International Player of the Year
Sonny Bill Williams has been named the Rugby League International Federation Player of the Year for 2013, beating off competition from Greg Inglis and Danny Brough.
Speculation continues over international calendar
With the World Cup final approaching on Saturday, the make-up of the international calendar in years to come is still, as yet, unconfirmed.
Five things: England’s fear, Burgess shorts and Petero plays on
Neil Barraclough takes a look at five things we learned this World Cup quarter-final weekend.
The five best knockout games in World Cup history
The Rugby League World Cup quarter-finals are only hours away, so we’ve been trawling the archives to find the tournament’s best ever knockout games.
Video Highlights: Wales 24-28 Cook Islands
Video highlights as the Cook Islands pick up their first win of the tournament against Wales in Neath.
Five things: Farewell Steve, soft Sims and Sonny Bill
Neil Barraclough takes a look at the weekend just gone, including Ben Westwood calling Fiji opposite number Tariq Sims “soft”.
World Cup Report: Wales 24-28 Cook Islands
The Cook Islands defeated Wales 28-24 to claim their first ever World Cup victory.