England captain Jamie Peacock made an interesting suggestion recently that the RFL ought to employ a publicist like Max Clifford to raise the national profile of England’s star players. Peacock is clearly frustrated that Rugby League players do not enjoy the same kind of profile as their counterparts in other sports despite their deeds on [...]

The RFL are coming in for a lot of stick over the England v France international. Wrong time, wrong venue are two of the most often aired criticisms. June 12th also sees the England football team’s first game in the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, an event that will dominate the sporting media for [...]

Our Guest Room session with RFL Match Officials Director Stuart Cummings generated a massive response, so much so that we couldn’t fit it all in the mag! As Stuart was kind enough to answer every question we received, it seemed a shame to let any of it go to waste so we decided to publish [...]

You have to hand it to the Aussies. They don’t do things by halves. If you’re going to have a salary cap scandal, might as well make it a big one. The salary cap transgressions of a handful of Super League clubs a few years back look piffling in comparison. But then, the sanctions handed [...]

It may still be three years away but I’m looking forward to the 2013 Rugby League World Cup with great anticipation. It will be the first to be held in this country since the ill-fated 2000 tournament provided us with the longest hangover in international Rugby League history. As such, it is an opportunity to [...]

Rugby League – It’s the Rock n Roll of sport. That’s according to Sir Cliff Richard, and he should know. With Leeds Rhinos aiming for the charts with their version of Heather Small’s hit Proud in aid of The Sick Children’s Trust, we asked PETER HARDY from BBC 6 Music to trawl through the archives [...]