Paul Rowley named Castleford Tigers new head coach
Castleford hope Rowley can end their play-off drought Castleford Tigers have appointed Paul Rowley as their new head coach on a three-year deal, five months after he left St Helens midway through last season. The club began looking for a new coach in August after Ryan Carr stepped down for personal reasons. Rowley, 51, takes […]
6 days ago
Sir Billy Boston Dies Aged 92 as Rugby League Mourns Its First Knight
Sir Billy Boston Dies Aged 92 as Rugby League Mourns Its First Knight Sir Billy Boston, the first player knighted in rugby league’s 130-year history, has died aged 92. The Wigan winger died overnight in hospital, the Welsh Rugby Union confirmed on Tuesday, four days after the funeral of Lady Joan, his wife of 70 […]
1 month ago
Rugby league legend John Kear dies ‘suddenly’, day after commentating on Challenge Cup final
Sad news. Rugby league icon John Kear has ‘suddenly’ died aged 71, just a day after commentating on the Challenge Cup final. Kear was a former England, Wales and two-time Challenge Cup-winning coach. A statement by the Rugby Football League (RFL) said that Kear “died suddenly on Sunday afternoon returning north from Wembley, having been […]
5 months ago
Sky Sports and BBC pundit charged with sexual assault
The 40-year-old is due in court next month. BBC, Sky Sports and Channel 4 pundit Danika Priim has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman. The former rugby league star is accused of committing the offence at Horsforth Cricket Club in West Yorkshire on July 22, 2022. It is alleged Priim, of Keighley, West Yorkshire, […]
1 year ago
Hundreds of mourners line the streets to pay respects to Rob Burrow
The funeral for the rugby league legend will take place in Pontefract today. Hundreds of people have lined the streets of Pontefract in West Yorkshire this afternoon to pay their respect to Rob Burrow. The former Leeds Rhinos star’s funeral is being held in a private service at Pontefract Crematorium. He passed away ‘peacefully’ aged […]
2 years ago
Rugby league pays emotional tribute to Rob Burrow before Challenge Cup final
A fitting tribute to a wonderful man Rugby League paid an emotional tribute to the late Rob Burrow before the Challenge Cup finals. Wigan Warriors face Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium the men’s final while St Helens play against Burrow’s former side Leeds Rhinos in the women’s final. Burrow died having battled motor neurone disease […]
2 years ago