Author: Martyn Sadler
Combining the Championship and League 1 and creating a viable fixture list
The publication on Wednesday of the IMG Gradings for the 35 clubs currently playing in the RFL’s competitions has slightly overshadowed the debate about the…
Talking Rugby League: Time for new solution to Championship and League One issue
UNTIL recently I was reluctant to get involved in the discussion about the future of the Championship and League One. I don’t believe in change…
Talking Rugby League: As Super League clubs face funding deficit, can they afford overseas players?
CAN we afford overseas players? Next season the Super League clubs will receive £200,000 each less than they have received in distributions from the RFL…
Talking Rugby League: Positive answers to the big England questions in first Tonga Test
IT was a historic game – the first Test of the first ever Tonga tour to this country and therefore it was a historic result….
Talking Rugby League: Newcastle Thunder’s demise illustrates major issue in game
TO say that I was disappointed to hear the news from Newcastle last week, that Thunder would be pulling out of Rugby League, would be…
Jake Wardle the reluctant hero in Wigan Warriors’ Super League Grand Final triumph
JAKE WARDLE isn’t a player who is likely to talk the hind legs off a donkey. Naturally laconic, he appears reluctant to talk about himself,…
Talking Rugby League: London Broncos’ superb promotion – but challenges to come
I MUST admit to being conflicted by the Championship Grand Final on Sunday afternoon because I wanted both Toulouse and London Broncos to win the…
Talking Rugby League: Three reflections on Wigan Warriors’ Super League Grand Final win
THERE were three things that I thought were quite remarkable about Saturday’s Super League Grand Final. One was the attendance of 58,137, which was only…
Talking Rugby League: Penrith Panthers set a template few in Super League follow
ANYONE who watched a thrilling NRL Grand Final on Sunday morning our time would have seen Penrith Panthers grab a late winning try, scored by…
Talking Rugby League: Can St Helens’ James Roby get the same fairytale send-off as Kevin Sinfield?
It’s always said that the game is bigger than any individual player who plays it. But when it comes to James Roby, I think we…
