Challenge Cup: The last 13 times an amateur side stunned a semi-professional club in historic competition
One community club claimed the scalp of a League 1 side in Round 3 this year…
Hemel Stags
Leeds Rhinos winger Derrell Olpherts addresses off-season transfer speculation and talks Headingley future
The 32-year-old scored four tries in 14 appearances for the Rhinos in 2023…
Olsi Krasniqi takes surprise head coaching role
London Broncos prop Olsi Krasniqi has been appointed head coach of Hemel Stags.
Ottawa defer place in Betfred League 1 until 2021
There will be no Betfred League 1 side based in Ottawa next season after the newly-relocated Hemel Stags were granted dispensation not to compete in 2020.
RFL to seek club views on New York application
The RFL will ask the consortia behind the bid to create a rugby league team in New York to present their proposals to existing Championship and League 1 clubs to ...
Off the Record: Rugby League Rumours and Gossip #152
Which Widnes forward are Leeds interested in? Who is on their way out of Wigan? Did David Argyle want to relocate Widnes to Liverpool? It’s the rumour and gossip column…
Southern Conference League Grand Final to take place in Aldershot
The new Southern Conference League has been officially launched, and the inaugural Grand Final will be held at the Aldershot Military Stadium in Hampshire in September.
Adding the Extras #9 – Southern League launch, Widnes stadium debt and RFL app success
Your weekend run through of some of the extras in rugby league, including the Southern Conference League launch and the RFL app.
RFL launches new southern amateur league
The RFL will launch a new community league for 2019 for the best community clubs from the south of England and Wales.
13 years of Love RL: How the site has changed, including screenshots
Can you remember when the site looked like this?
13 years of Love RL: The most read stories – Bradford, Burgess, Locke
We’ve dug through the archives to pick out the most read stories from over the years.
13 years of Love RL: Most memorable stories, including Lego season review
We have published more than 35,000 articles over the years, with many more to come in the future, but here are a few that stand out in my mind.
Watch: Love RL Weekly – England/NZ reaction, marketing & GB discussion
Host Dave Parkinson is joined by Drew Darbyshire and James Gordon for this week’s rugby league chat.
York sign England Students duo
York have strengthened their squad for 2019 with the signings of England Students’ stars Jason Bass and Marcus Stock.
Organic expansion clubs hopeful over rugby league pyramid
A new League 1 South competition is set to be in place for 2019 with assurances that it will provide a pathway for clubs to grow organically up the rugby ...
Hemel complete full house of expansion club demise
Four new “expansion” teams were announced to be joining League 1 ahead of the 2013 season.
Hemel Stags withdraw from League 1
Hemel Stags have withdrawn from League 1 for the 2019 season, with a view to returning in 2020.
Watch: Super League Grand Final preview, Man of Steel, MPG reaction and player pool debate
Dave Parkinson is joined by James Gordon and Drew Darbyshire to discuss last weekend’s thrilling rugby league action, including the Super League play-offs and Million Pound Game, the Man of ...
Watch: Love RL Weekly – talking Super League play-offs, Dream Team & promotion
Dave Parkinson and James Gordon are back for another weekly show discussing everything rugby league.
Podcast: The Final Hooter 2018 – Episode 21
Adrian Jackson and Dave Parkinson return to talk rugby league. The pair look back on the events of the 2018 season and talk through some of the big stories in ...
Leeds forward Brad Singleton facing two-match ban
Leeds front-rower Brad Singleton is facing a two-match ban after receiving a Grade B charge from the match review panel.
League 1 round-up: York gain promotion, Coventry cause upset, West Wales winless season
It was another entertaining weekend of action in League 1.
League 1 round-up: Forster inspires Whitehaven, Cockayne bags hat-trick, Keighley on top form
There were a couple of vital results in round 25 of League 1.
Rimmer: We need to now draw a line under it
RFL chief executive Ralph Rimmer says that the sport needs to draw a line under the last period and focus on the future.
How Championship and League 1 will work in 2019
We now know the shape of the game in 2019.
Championship confirms increase to 14 teams, lifeline for bottom club
The Championship will increase to 14 teams next season as part of the league re-structuring.
Super 8s scrapped in favour of automatic promotion/relegation
Proposals to scrap the Super 8s have been voted through following the RFL’s EGM this morning.
Twitter Talk: Reactions to the fall out ahead of the RFL EGM
As has often been the case over the past decade, rugby league finds itself embroiled in discussions off the pitch rather than about what’s going on on it.
Watch: Championship and League 1 clubs to reject RFL proposals
See what the Championship and League 1 advisory group had to say about the RFL proposals due to be voted on at tomorrow’s EGM.
TV deal failings have contributed to structure mess
As rugby league continues to throw itself under a bus with the public slanging match that’s doing little to endear itself to fans, new fans and commercial partners, it makes ...