Championships Team of the Week – July 28th
Swinton Lions have two players in the Premier Sports Championship Team of the Week after their superb win over Featherstone Rovers.
Stack and Hull named Premier Sports Players of the Week
Workington Town second row Jarrad Stack and Rochdale Hornets centre Dave Hull are the Premier Sports Players of the Week.
5TWLTW: Wembley awaits, naked Charnley, shambolic London and more
Neil Barraclough has his weekly look at what we’ve learned about rugby league over the past few days.
Result: Swinton Lions 12-10 Featherstone Rovers
Match stats from Swinton Lions v Featherstone Rovers
Championship preview: Swinton v Featherstone (Sun)
Swinton Lions coach Gary Chambers will be without Ian Watson (suspended) for Sunday’s Kingstone Press Championship fixture with Featherstone Rovers.
Swinton hoping to keep Nanyn
Swinton are hoping to keep on-loan centre Mick Nanyn until the end of the season.
Championship Team of the Week – July 21st
Workington half-backs Peter Lupton and Callum Phillips are both named in the Championship Team of the Week after they helped their side to an impressive 44-20 win over Swinton.
Mick Butterfield named Championship Player of the Week
Doncaster full-back Mick Butterfield has been named the Premier Sports Player of the Week after an outstanding performance in his side’s shock 26-12 win at Batley Bulldogs.
5TWLTW: Huddersfield are top, international rugby should be king and Rowley’s gem
Neil Barraclough has his regular Sunday night look at the five things we’ve learned in rugby league this weekend.
Result: Workington Town 44-20 Swinton Lions
Match stats from Workington Town v Swinton Lions
Championship preview: Workington v Swinton (Sun)
Shaun Briscoe and Dan Rooney are Workington Town’s only absentees ahead of Sunday’s showdown with Swinton Lions.
Championship Team of the Week – July 14th
Whitehaven have three players in the Premier Sports Championship Team of the Week after their impressive win over Batley on Sunday.
Craig Moss named Championship Player of the Week
Keighley full-back Craig Moss has made it a Cougars double by being named the Premier Sports Player of the Week.
Five things we learned this weekend: Re-structure worry, super Hodgson and Hull
The Challenge Cup quarter-final weekend saw some superb Hull defence, but the debate on re-structuring rumbles on.
Result: Swinton Lions 16-36 Keighley Cougars
Match stats from Swinton Lions v Keighley Cougars
Championship Preview: Swinton v Keighley (Sun)
Jack Cooper and Richie Hawkyard are missing for Swinton as Lions coach Gary Chambers tries to keep alive his side’s play-off dream.
Brown and Barlow suspended
Kingstone Press Championship players Simon Brown and Josh Barlow have each been suspended for four matches after appearing in front of an RFL Operational Rules Tribunal.
Watson and Lyon-Fraser charged
Ian Watson and Shae Lyon-Fraser have both been charged with offences committed in recent Kingstone Press Championships fixtures.
Swinton moving in right direction, says Chambers
Gary Chambers is convinced Swinton are moving in the right direction ahead of their crucial clash with Keighley at Leigh Sports Village on Sunday 3pm.
Championships Team of the Week – July 7th
Keighley props Scott Law and Sean Hesketh are both in the Premier Sports Team of the Week after the Cougars 28-20 win over Hunslet.
Law and Coleman are Championships Players of the Week
Keighley front row Scott Law and Hemel Stags playmaker Jy-mel Coleman are the Premier Sports Players of the Week.
Five things we learned this weekend: Play-offs, World Cup woe and Leeds’ kids are all right
The play-offs are coming, Leeds’ kids are all right and some new tape on a Saints fans’ van.