Author: Lorraine Marsden
Women’s Challenge Cup 2024: Group-by-group preview and fixtures
THE women’s season once again gets underway with the Challenge Cup kicking off the action over the weekend. LORRAINE MARSDEN looks ahead to what we…
How St Helens star made Challenge Cup history despite tonsillitis diagnosis a day before final
AUGUST 12, 2023, is the day St Helens and Tara Jones wrote their names in the history books. That was the day the club became…
Leeds Rhinos taking nothing for granted as Women’s Challenge Cup begins
LAST SEASON’S losing finalist Leeds Rhinos will take nothing for granted when they set off on the road to Wembley once again at the weekend….
‘It needed to happen’: Matty Smith on the importance of St Helens’ women being paid
ST HELENS coach Matty Smith has said match payments are fully deserved after the club confirmed last week that its female stars will be financially…
Chris Thorman on ‘most challenging time of my career’ as Newcastle Thunder gear up for League One
NEWCASTLE THUNDER coach Chris Thorman says Saturday’s league opener at Hunslet will bring to an end the hardest pre-season he has ever experienced. After a…
Fresh plans approved for Keighley Cougars stadium redevelopment
KEIGHLEY COUGARS are celebrating after plans to improve their ground were approved by Bradford Council. Cougar Park will benefit from a new stand as well…
Meet the Leeds Rhinos teenager on a meteoric rise with designs on England halfback shirt
Caitlin Casey enjoyed a meteoric rise through the ranks to star for Leeds Rhinos last season and is now aiming to bag some silverware for…
Six again: Memorable English moments in World Club Challenge history
Wigan Warriors’ superb 16-12 victory over NRL winners Penrith Panthers in the World Club Challenge isn’t the first time British sides have impressed in this…
Bevan French on his Wigan Warriors future after World Club Challenge glory vindicates staying
FOR man-of-the-match Bevan French, Wigan’s victory against Penrith has further vindicated his decision to sign a new deal with the Warriors in late 2022. He…
Harry Smith on being a world champion, Nathan Cleary battle and Wigan Warriors’ incredible disallowed try
AT 24, Harry Smith has already done it all. Challenge Cup winner, League Leaders’ Shield winner, Grand Final winner and now a world club champion….