Challenge Cup finals show England should trust youth at World Cups
Wigan turned to young players to win the two finals on Saturday. England’s coaches should take the same approach
May 2026
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‘A big party’: Wigan ready for Wembley takeover at Challenge Cup finals
Wigan have reached the men’s and women’s finals on Saturday – and the schools final is between two teams from the town
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‘Everyone wants to see the champions lose’: Elliot Minchella on Hull KR’s drive to stay on top
Minchella on life as a treble winner, his club’s rivalry with Wigan and why playing at Wembley brings it all back
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‘You’re expected to learn quick’: three draft picks on stepping up to the NFL
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How to grow rugby league’s WSL: tight games, better pay and use Gladiators
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The new 14-team Super League is working. Why not add London too?
April 2026
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‘Take in the moments or they just pass you by‘: Aden Durde, the first British coach to win a Super Bowl
The Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator is preparing for the NFL draft later this week. On a recent trip home to London, he reflected on his extraordinary journey
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‘You come back different’: how rugby players change after motherhood
Four England players will miss the Six Nations as they are pregnant. What do they have in store when they return?
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Super League at 30: how media coverage has changed since 1996
After covering changes for matchgoing fans, Gavin Willacy assesses how coverage has transformed for fans at home
March 2026
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Super League at 30: how the sport has changed for matchgoing fans
A lot has changed since 1996 – summer matches, bigger crowds, more foreign players, a salary cap, skin-tight jerseys and female referees – but some things always stay the same
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‘That day changed my life’: when Italy beat England in rugby league
Italy have finally beaten England at rugby union. Their rugby league team did it at the first attempt
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Codebreakers: rugby players who shift between union, league and sevens
Male and female players are increasingly willing and able to switch codes, with some even playing all three
February 2026
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‘We are quirky and imaginative’: how Hull KR won the treble and world title
The club’s chief executive, Paul Lakin, explains how they reached the top so quickly and what it will take to stay there
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Rugby league should celebrate and build on the World Club Challenge
Hull KR v Brisbane Broncos was a cracker and further proof that the event should be set in stone every year
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The way we watch rugby on TV is changing. What is coming next?
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Relegated, liquidated, resurrected: Bradford Bulls are back in the big time
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‘England couldn’t be in a better place’: Danny Care on the Six Nations, Rugby World Cup and Harlequins
January 2026
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A tale of two cities: London flex their muscles but Salford face uphill battle
The clubs are both in the Championship this season but one is minted and the other is playing with a shoestring budget
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‘London is a second home to me’: Steve Nash on the NBA, punditry and non-league football
We sat down with the basketball legend at the O2 to discuss his ties to Tottenham, Vancouver, Majorca and Macclesfield
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The joy of watching amateur clubs in the first round of the Challenge Cup
Community clubs were front and centre this weekend, with games from Bedford to Banbridge and beyond
