Issue 28
In this edition

THE TEAM TO BEAT...
Hull KR record statement victory Hall's all

GIANTS SET FOR SHAY AS DAVY DEAL IS DONE
HUDDERSFIELD Giants are in line to play at

HIRST TO STEER BULLS AFTER WOOD'S DEPARTURE
BRADFORD BULLS have delayed replacing Nigel Wood after

Quinn keen on Oldham SportsTown project
OLDHAM chairman Bill Quinn has hailed £5million of

Football guru and RL fan Pearce back on form
FORMER England football ace and captain Stuart Pearce

ROW CONTINUES ON RFL GOVERNANCE
A ROW has broken out about the announcement

Men's World Series axed -but women head to Canada
THE FINAL two teams at the 2026 World

CITY AWAITS HULL OF A CUP TIE
THE HULL clubs will play out a Challenge

500 AND GOING STRONG
TALKING RUGBY LEAGUE

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ALBERT GOLDTHORPE MEDAL TABLE
Jake Connor (Leeds Rhinos) ........................................................................... 8 (2) Jack

LAM'S INSIGHT INTO LEIGH SUCCESS
LEIGH LEOPARDS coach Adrian Lam has offered an

Wolves facing backline crisis
WARRINGTON WOLVES may have to change their entire

MILESTONE MAN HALL ISN'T FINISHED YET
RYAN HALL has revealed he wants to go

HIGHLIGHTS
TEAM: Barrow Raiders travelled to Bradford Bulls

MILESTONES
CAREER: RYAN HALL (Leeds Rhinos) made his

READERS' POLL
Which of the following Championship clubs would most

CORRECTIONS
The missing scorers for the Reserves game between

BIRTHDAYS
BEST WISHES TO ALL THE PLAYERS LISTED BELOW,

EVALDS' INJURY BLOW FOR GIANTS
NIALL EVALDS' first week as a Huddersfield Giants

Tigers boss regrets Westerman call
CASTLEFORD TIGERS will bring back Joe Westerman for

WATTS REJECTS McGUIRE CLAIMS
Liam Watts (left) in action during

DAYON'S DEBUT A PLUS FOR SAINTS
PAUL WELLENS was full of praise for Dayon

Lafai the latest to leave Salford
SALFORD RED DEVILS chief executive Chris Irwin has

PETERS SEES PLUSSES APLENTY IN EARLY ARRIVAL
HULL KR coach Willie Peters wants Jack Broadbent

Ackers out of action in blow for Leeds
LEEDS' hamstring injury curse has struck again with

Miski adds to Wigan woe
ABBAS MISKI is set for further surgery after

VIDEO NASTY FOR COACH POWELL
DARYL POWELL expressed his frustration with Super League

Dragons ready for Saints challenge
CATALANS DRAGONS are “ready for war” against St

Let's get behind Nigel
This is an abridged version of a statement issued by St Helens Chairman Eamonn McManus on Friday

A WIDNES LEGEND WHO COACHED THE CLUB TO A WORLD CLUB CHALLENGE
DOUG LAUGHTON

D IS KEY FOR EASTMOND
HALIFAX PANTHERS coach Kyle Eastmond says defence

MUIR: GASKELL A KEY GAIN FOR HUNSLET
HUNSLET coach Dean Muir says making ex-Super League

INJURIES PROVIDE CHANCES SAYS KNIGHTS CHIEF
YORK KNIGHTS coach Mark Applegarth wants young prospects

CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND-UP
SHEFFIELD EAGLES coach Craig Lingard is relieved to

BULLS ARE A HUNTED SPECIES SAYS SKIPPER
BRADFORD BULLS skipper Michael Lawrence (right)

Bulman's bright form drives Barrow bid
BARROW RAIDERS coach Paul Crarey is bigging

Luke glad to be back
DONCASTER outside back Luke Briscoe is ready to

DEFEAT CAN BE DRIVING FORCE FOR ROUGHYEDS
OLDHAM veterans Elijah Taylor and Adam Milner insist

Town try to make up for missed time
WORKINGTON TOWN coach Jonty Gorley has been left

COUGARS GET GREEN LIGHT FOR PROGRESS
KEIGHLEY COUGARS have signed prop Lucas Green

Lions committed to one-club approach
SWINTON LIONS have responded to criticism that their

CASE BACK AT CRUS WITH BIG AMBITIONS
NORTH WALES CRUSADERS have signed versatile forward

LEAGUE ONE ROUND-UP
GOOLE VIKINGS coach Scott Taylor (right)

RHINOS READY FOR CUP KICK-OFF
LEEDS RHINOS will have something of an idea

Anfield grateful for Taylor's contribution
YORK VALKYRIE coach Lindsay Anfield has praised the

SAINTS WON’T RUSH BURKE BACK
ST HELENS co-coach Dec Hardman has confirmed that

Lewis inspires high-flying Robins
Mikey Lewis looks for an offload HULL

HALL USES HIS HEAD AS RHINOS PREVAIL
LEEDS RHINOS 12 WIGAN WARRIORS 10 RYAN

Dragons’ fire relit in the rain
Matthieu Lageurre runs at Daejarn Asi CASTLEFORD

SNEYD’S THE STAR ON WOLVES DEBUT
ST HELENS 12 WARRINGTON WOLVES 14 MARC

Hull revival continues
WAKEFIELD TRINITY 12 HULL FC 16 Aidan

BRAVE SALFORD OFF THE MARK
SALFORD RED DEVILS 23 HUDDERSFIELD GIANTS 10

TAYLOR-WRAY STEERS VIKINGS TO VICTORY
Eco-Power Stadium, Sunday

OLDHAM OVERPOWER BRAVE BRONCOS
Boundary Park, Sunday

PANTHERS CONSOLIDATE AT THE TOP
The Shay, Sunday

DETERMINED RAIDERS TAME BULLS
Bartercard Odsal, Friday

Knights off the mark as Batley stumble
Fox’s Biscuits Stadium, Sunday

TOULOUSE TEAR INTO HUNSLET
Stade Ernest Wallon, Saturday

CRUSADERS TOO STRONG FOR GOOLE
Westfield Banks, Sunday

Cougars fightback runs out of time
Cougar Park, Sunday

HOOKEM HAUL HELPS RAMS TO SUCCESS
SWINTON LIONS 10 DEWSBURY RAMS 26 Heywood

CHOUGHS’ DELIGHT
CORNWALL 32 NEWCASTLE THUNDER 22 Memorial Ground,

WHITEHAVEN EDGE A THRILLER
WHITEHAVEN 24 ROCHDALE HORNETS 20 Ortus REC,

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PREMIER DIVISION
WEST BOWLING are clear at the head of

DIVISION TWO
KIERAN BRINING and Ajay Wilson scored hat-tricks as

DIVISION ONE
THREE sides are riding high after winning their

DIVISION THREE
MYTON WARRIORS, who have played two fixtures compared

MIDDLETON SHINES AS ALBION THWARTED
BENTLEY, with substitute prop Jordan Middleton a titanic

YOUTH & JUNIOR
BARLA NATIONAL YOUTH CUPS Fixture Sunday 30

HOLMEN IGGESUND CUMBERLAND LEAGUE
FLIMBY beat COCKERMOUTH TITANS 40-18 on the opening

NORTH WEST MEN’S LEAGUE
Results Saturday 22 March PREMIER DIVISION: Blackbrook 0

YORKSHIRE MEN’S LEAGUE
THE Yorkshire Men’s League kicks off at the

AMATEUR NEWS
AMBITIOUS outfit South Wales Jets, who were formed

ACADEMY
Results Friday March 21 Castleford Tigers 56 Bradford

RESERVES
Fixtures Thursday March 27 Leeds Rhinos v St

RFL WOMEN’S
Results Sunday March 23 CHAMPIONSHIP Swinton Lionesses 34

STUDENT RUGBY LEAGUE
Results Wednesday 19 March NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL: Leeds

VARSITY MATCH
OXFORD continued their recent dominance in the Varsity

LET’S HOPE FOR DOUBLE FIGURES FOR WOMEN’S STUDENT COMPETITION
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AMATEUR NEWS
GREAT BRITAIN POLICE and the Rugby League All

DEPARTING DIRECTORS DEFIED RFL MEMBER CLUBS
AS PEOPLE may be aware, I was asked

NRL PREMIERSHIP -ROUND THREE
Brisbane’s Payne Haas is halted by the Cowboys

NEW DAD GARRICK SCORES FOUR
Reuben Garrick squeezes over for one of his

Storm take their revenge
MELBOURNE STORM 30 PENRITH PANTHERS 24 MELBOURNE

ALBI TO FACE CATALANS IN DECIDER
TONY GIGOT’s golden-point interception try gave Albi victory

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