Former Salford Red Devils winger Mason Caton-Brown has launched a bid to take over the club as part of a consortium. Salford were wound up after 152 years at the High Court on Wednesday over outstanding debts. Former chief executive Chris Irwin said later on Wednesday that he is working …
Read More »Salford Red Devils: Former chief executive Chris Irwin hopes to resurrect club
Former Salford Red Devils chief executive Chris Irwin has said he is working with a consortium to try and salvage the liquidated club. Salford were wound up after 152 years at the High Court on Wednesday over outstanding debts. Irwin, who resigned as chief executive after just three months in …
Read More »Salford Red Devils: Will liquidated club rise again to contest 2026 Championship season?
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, in conjunction with Paul Dennett, held a meeting with the Rugby Football League earlier in October to make the case for a possible Salford Red Devils phoenix club being able to enter the second tier Championship next season. At this stage, it is unclear whether …
Read More »Ridley Scott's masterful epic of betrayal and vengeance
Maximus Decimus Meridius, favoured general of the Roman emperor, is betrayed and enslaved. BBC News
Read More »England league-union hybrid-rules match proposed for 2026
England’s rugby league team have been told that an expanded Super League has squeezed out the possibility, external of playing a mid-season game in 2026, while England’s rugby union side are embarking on the first edition of the Nations Championship, which has filled their usual Test windows. The RFU also …
Read More »Championship: Salford Red Devils set to play opener in new expanded league
The Championship will be contested over 24 rounds in the regular season. Ten of the fixtures will be based on 2025 league positions and two opponents will be based on geographical location. For example, all three Cumbria clubs in the league – Barrow Raiders, Workington Town and Whitehaven will all …
Read More »Harry Newman: Leeds Rhinos centre to leave club at the end of 2026 Super League season
Leeds Rhinos centre Harry Newman will leave the Super League side at the end of the 2026 season to pursue an opportunity in the NRL. The 25-year-old England international came through the club’s academy and made his first-team debut during the 2017 season. He has since made 129 appearances for …
Read More »Harry Newman: Leeds Rhinos centre to join Perth Bears in NRL
Leeds Rhinos centre Harry Newman will join newly formed NRL side Perth Bears in 2027 on a two-year deal. The 25-year-old will leave Leeds at the end of his contract following the conclusion of next season. The England international has made 129 Rhinos appearances since making his debut in 2017. …
Read More »Warrington Wolves: Forward Kelepi Tanginoa joins on two-year deal from Hull KR
Warrington Wolves have signed forward Kelepi Tanginoa from Hull KR on a two-year contract, with the club having the option of an extra 12 months. Tanginoa, 31, spent two seasons with Hull KR, playing 59 games and scoring 16 tries for the Robins after five seasons with Wakefield Trinity. The …
Read More »Bradford Bulls sign ex-Salford hooker Mellor
Bradford Bulls sign former Salford Red Devils hooker Joe Mellor on a one-year deal. BBC News
Read More »Paige Travis: St Helens re-sign back rower after Parramatta Eels stint in NRLW
St Helens have re-signed back rower Paige Travis after her one-season stint in the NRLW with Parramatta Eels. The 26-year-old spent six years with Saints and was part of the side that dominated women’s rugby league, including winning a historic Women’s Challenge Cup, League Leaders’ Shield and Women’s Super League …
Read More »York Knights: Ben Jones-Bishop, Paul McShane & Jordan Thompson sign new deals
Paul McShane, Jordan Thompson and Ben Jones-Bishop have all signed new deals with Super League newcomers York Knights. Former Leeds winger Jones-Bishop scored 29 tries in 2025 and was the Championship’s leading try-scorer, while ex-Castleford and England hooker McShane – Super League’s Man of Steel in 2020 – was named …
Read More »Magic Weekend 2026: Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium to stage Super League event for first time
“With memories still fresh of an unforgettable occasion for the Ashes Test, we’re delighted to be able to confirm a return to Hill Dickinson Stadium for the 2026 Super League Magic Weekend,” Rhodri Jones, Rugby League Commercial managing director, said. “This will be the seventh venue to stage Magic since …
Read More »Leeds Rhinos sign Samoa hooker Danny Levi from Canberra Raiders
Leeds Rhinos have signed hooker Danny Levi from NRL side Canberra Raiders on a two-year deal. Levi, who played 30 times for Huddersfield Giants in 2022, has represented both New Zealand and Samoa on the international stage. He signed for Canberra off the back of his first stint in West …
Read More »James Newton: Whitehaven hooker forced to retire because of neck injury
Whitehaven hooker James Newton has been forced to retire from rugby league because of a serious neck injury. Newton fractured vertebrae in his neck during a match against Halifax Panthers in September 2024. The hooker, who had walked off the field, was later transported from a hospital in Cumbria to …
Read More »Rugby League World Cup 2026: England avoid Australia & NZ in men’s draw
England have avoided favourites Australia and New Zealand in the men’s draw for the group stages of the 2026 Rugby League World Cup, which will be run alongside the women’s and wheelchair competitions. Shaun Wane’s side will play Tonga, France and Papua New Guinea in their opening matches of the …
Read More »St Helens: Ex-Man of Steel Jackson Hastings joins from Newcastle Knights
St Helens have signed former Man of Steel Jackson Hastings on a one-year contract for the 2026 season. Half-back Hastings, 29, won the award in 2019 during his time with Salford Red Devils as they reached the Grand Final that year. He spent two seasons with Wigan Warriors before returning …
Read More »William officially opens Rob Burrow Centre for MND in Leeds
Temilade Adelaja/PA Wire Prince William met Rob Burrow’s family and former teammate Kevin Sinfield during his visit to the centre in Leeds The Prince of Wales has officially opened a specialist centre for motor neurone disease (MND) named after rugby league legend Rob Burrow. The centre for patients and their …
Read More »Bradford Bulls: Forward Ryan Sutton signs after leaving NRL
Bradford Bulls have signed Ryan Sutton with the English forward a free agent after his contract with NRL side Gold Coast Titans had expired. Now 30, Sutton spent seven years in Australia for Canberra Raiders, Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs and then the Titans. Before that, he was a Grand Final winner with …
Read More »Oliver Russell: Huddersfield Giants re-sign half-back from Wakefield Trinity
Huddersfield Giants have re-signed half-back Oliver Russell on a one-year deal from Super League rivals Wakefield Trinity. The 27-year-old’s solitary season with Wakefield was hit by injury and ended with a loan stint back at Huddersfield. Before leaving for Belle Vue for the 2025 campaign, Huddersfield academy graduate Russell spent …
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