Author: Martyn Sadler
Talking Rugby League: A weekend of shocks across Super League and beyond
Every week in League Express we nominate a Team of the Week in the Highlights column. We normally nominate a team that has produced a…
Talking Rugby League: Welcome support for the game from Sport England
The news that the RFL will receive Sport England funding of £11,902,306 for a five-year period from the start of next month to support the…
Talking Rugby League: NRL begins as Oliver Gildart settles in at Wests Tigers
The NRL season began at the weekend and I was able to watch a couple of the games, including the season opener when Penrith played…
Talking Rugby League: Record Keepers’ Club data release
At 13:00 on 2 April 2022 the Rugby League Record Keepers’ Club (RKC) will release a comprehensive record of the British game covering the entire…
Talking Rugby League: Shadow England team shows depth available to Shaun Wane
They always say that you can judge the strength of a representative squad by the quality of the players who weren’t selected for it. So…
Championship Focus: Scepticism slowly abating as Cornwall prepare for debut
A few months ago, when the new Cornwall Rugby League Club was announced, I was deeply sceptical about its prospects. Based in the small Cornish…
Talking Rugby League: So what does RFL and Super League realignment mean?
Last week the RFL and Super League confirmed that they have agreed to a form of realignment, which is intended to end the damaging split…
Talking Rugby League: NRL enjoying a financial boom
With the season about to get underway in the NRL next week, I was interested to read in The Australian newspaper that the NRL generated…
Talking Rugby League: Could we award more points for long-range tries?
There is currently a committee chaired by Leeds Rhinos chief executive Gary Hetherington that is considering how the game will go forward from 2024 onwards,…
Talking Rugby League: Olly Ashall-Bott proving his quality for Toulouse Olympique
I was delighted to see Olly Ashall-Bott playing so well for Toulouse Olympique on Saturday in their home defeat to Warrington Wolves. If you read…
