Domestic dominance has been established but the World Club Challenge may provide extra motivation for next yearHow do you improve on greatness? It is a question many rugby league clubs have never even really had to ponder. But as the dust settles on an…
Grand Final stage set for Catalans Dragons history or St Helens hat-trick | Aaron Bower
A Catalans Dragons win would be a monumental moment for a sport in desperate need of something newFor almost five years, few teams have captivated British rugby league quite like St Helens. From the brilliance – on the field, at least – of Ben Barba’s …
Catalans Dragons blast past Hull KR and into their first Super League Grand Final
Catalans Dragons 28-10 Hull KRJosh Drinkwater scores spectacular solo try in comfortable winL’histoire boys are at it again. If you are a neutral, you cannot dispute that rugby league has craved nights, and moments, like these. Four years ago to the da…
‘It’s going to be tough’: rugby league’s London future looks uncertain | Aaron Bower
With no full-time clubs in the city from 2022, the ramifications could be grave for a sport already struggling to make an impactRugby league is about to enter a new era, with a reduced broadcast deal with Sky Sports likely to result in restructuring an…
Reanne Evans snubs ex-partner Mark Allen before British Open grudge match
Evans refuses pre-match handshake with AllenAllen eventually wins tightly fought first-round encounter 3-2Any notion that the most extraordinary grudge match in snooker history would fail to live up to the pre-game billing was dispelled before a ball h…
Wheelchair rugby league’s James Simpson: ‘I want them to be inspired’
James Simpson and his Leeds teammates take on Argonauts of Kent in Sunday’s Wheelchair Challenge Cup final and he hopes the sport’s next big star will be watching on the BBCTo many of those who know him best, James Simpson is an inspiration. A superher…
RFL investigates Oledzki’s allegations of racist abuse by Warrington supporter
Leeds prop ‘shocked’ at abuse at game on Sunday eveningWarrington condemn abuse and will support investigationThe Rugby Football League will launch an investigation into allegations that the Leeds prop Mikolaj Oledzki was racially abused by a Warringto…