Overseas Players: Part Two
Dave continues his look at overseas players in Super League, and if they add to the competition.
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John Duffy and the Four Seasons debate
John Duffy keeps us posted with his latest community work and the four seasons debate.
Rugby league squabbles rumble on
Three days until the most audacious introduction to a Super League season yet. And, rugby league being rugby league, the arguments already rage.
What do you make of the Magic Weekend
So Super League gets underway this weekend with the now four-year old Magic Weekend gimmick.
Thoughts on the Championship re-brand
Details are gradually starting to emerge about how the Championships could be rebranded at the end of the season and like many fans, I’ve given my feedback to the ...
Rugby league’s understandable sensitivity
It seems that periodically the world of rugby league has to stop and defend itself from attack or mistreatment in the mainstream media.
Masters season kicks off at Millennium Magic
The 2011 Masters Rugby League season kicks off at Millennium Magic with around 200 players taking part in a festival at nearby Caerphilly on Saturday February 12.
Independent Thinking
As a sport, Rugby League has been taking a kicking for many years down Fleet Street, particularly when Union loving broadsheets used to sneer behind high-brow prose.
When is a derby not a derby
The debate over which is the best derby crops up often, but are all these games really derbies?
A closer look at Championship 1
Rochdale Head Coach John Stankevitch takes a closer look at the teams his side will be facing off against in Championship 1 this season.
Student Super 8 kicks off live on TV
Premier Sports’ live coverage of Student Rugby League’s Super 8 competition kicks off on Wednesday night with Gloucestershire University v Edge Hill University live at 7.30pm
Player Insight with John Duffy
Our new resident columnist John Duffy gives us his insight in to the role of a Championship player with full time responsibilities to rugby league.
Legend Johns to coach at Siddal
Australian Andrew Johns, rated by many pundits as the best player the game has ever seen, will hold a one-off coaching session at Siddal on Wednesday January 19.
RLC seeks new women’s teams
The Co-operative Rugby League Conference is seeking applications from Women’s teams for the 2011 season.
Overseas Players: Part One
Dave Parkinson takes a look at the presence of overseas players in Super League.
Player burnout could be resolved
While it may seem counterintuitive, today’s players are just less able to play a high volume of games. For what it’s worth, here are some suggestions as to how the ...
10 reasons to be cheerful
Dave Parkinson gives his ten reasons to be cheerful for rugby league’s “year of opportunity”.
Bank Quay win BARLA Lancashire Cup
Friday night under the floodlights at Leigh Miners Twist Lane home, brought out a bumper 1300 attendance as Bank Quay Bulls and West Bank Bears did battle for ...
Student game strikes television deal
Premier Sports TV has announced it will televise five matches from the Student Rugby League’s elite Super 8 competition.
Three new faces for RLC National
The Co-operative Rugby League Conference National will welcome three new clubs for the 2011 season.
Widnes St Marie’s withdraw from NCL
The Hatton’s Solicitors National Conference League has been hit by the resignation of Widnes St Marie’s.
England v. All-Stars a good idea – on paper
So it seems that England will be playing an Overseas XIII or “Super League All Stars” this summer in the latest chapter of the never-ending quest for decent opposition.
Crusaders dominate close season
The rugby league off-season can be a bit of a tedious time of year. Therefore, a big thank you goes to Crusaders RL for nearly imploding in such entertaining fashion.
Championship clubs feel the pinch
With the majority of clubs feeling the financial pinch throughout Rugby League in this country, it is no wonder that the subject of money is high on the ...
Boxing Day tradition a thing of the past
It’s a tradition that has been carried to the summer era, only in the shape of friendlies rather than the competition matches they were in the old days.