Category: Features
French renaissance inspires Rugby League Yearbook’s Personalities of the Year
There was a distinctive French flavour to some of Rugby League’s best stories in 2021, and that is reflected in the five personalities of the…
Can we have a progress report?
League Express editor MARTYN SADLER wonders about the progress towards a realignment of Super League and the Rugby Football League. This Wednesday (8th December) the…
Championship Focus: Young pretenders to watch in 2022
Every season we see a healthy number of promising young players move out of Super League and into the Championship or League 1. There can…
Talking Grassroots: Two new additions to the NCL
Two sets of folk are likely to enjoy Christmas more than most. The stalwarts of Bentley and Seaton Rangers are walking on air right now…
The Garry Schofield Column: Show us evidence of Rugby League’s ‘great future’!
I’m glad Gary Hetherington is confident that Rugby League in this country has a “great future”. But I’m not sure too many of the rest…
Rugby League World magazine to return in January
After an absence of almost two years, League Publications Limited is delighted to announce that Rugby League World magazine will make its return in January….
St Helens’ treble winners on dominant season, World Cup hopes and equality battles
They swept the board in 2021, but perhaps the most impressive accomplishment of the St Helens team was the role they played in raising the…
Super League Season Review 2021: St Helens
Having won Super League two years running, St Helens were unquestionably top dogs heading into the 2021 season, as reflected in our assessment of their…
Rugby League Heroes: Ray Ashby
Liverpool City’s GB star St Helens-born Ray Ashby made his name at Wigan, where he became one of the best fullbacks in the world. He…
Super League Season Review 2021: Catalans Dragons
We were not expecting 2021 to be a particularly special season for Catalans Dragons when we previewed their campaign at the beginning of the year….
