Rugby League

Leigh Leopards and Wigan Warriors will face an independent investigation into their conduct over the past 12 months, the Rugby Football League has said. The Super League play-off between the neighbouring clubs last October was overshadowed when Leopards owner Derek Beaumont said his side might boycott the fixture over a …

Catalans Dragons have signed Hull KR winger Joe Burgess on a two-year deal for the 2027 season. The 32-year-old England international scored 65 tries in 74 appearances for the Robins and helped them win the treble last season. Although the former Wigan and Salford man had another year to go …

Huddersfield Giants have signed Will Tate from fellow Super League side Wakefield Trinity on a two-year deal. The 24-year-old, who can play at centre or on the wing, joins having made 10 appearances for Trinity this season, scoring seven tries for the club. Prior to joining Wakefield, Tate turned out …

Rob Hawkins is among five Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup winners who will attempt to help England defend the trophy in Australia this autumn. Hawkins, Wheelchair Super League’s top try-scorer this season with 70, scored four tries as Halifax Panthers completed a domestic treble by beating Leeds Rhinos to win …

Wakefield Trinity prop Emre Guler and Hull KR centre Peta Hiku have been given two-game bans punching incidents in their respective Super League play-off eliminator ties. Guler was sent off in the second half of Wakefield’s win against Leigh on Friday for punching Owen Trout. His ban – which comes …

York Knights have signed prop Matty English on a deal for the 2027 season. The 28-year-old had initially joined from Huddersfield Giants on loan earlier this season but suffered a serious knee injury just days after signing. English was set to be out of contract at Huddersfield following the end …

Jack Brown scored six tries for Halifax Panthers as they crushed Leeds Rhinos 64-24 to win the Wheelchair Super League Grand Final and clinch back-to-back trebles. Brown’s England team-mate Rob Hawkins bagged four and Super League’s top two try scorers were unplayable at the National Basketball Performance Centre in Manchester. …

Matty Ashton scores a hat-trick as Warrington Wolves end Hull Kingston Rovers’ reign as Super League champions with victory in the play-off eliminator. BBC News

Defeat brought Peters’ successful reign as Rovers coach to an end, as he leaves to join new NRL franchise PNG Chiefs next season, and his team produced an underwhelming display which reflected their inconsistent season. They finished eight points behind the Wolves in the Super League table and that gap …

Wakefield Trinity reach their first ever Super League semi-final with a 26-16 victory over Leigh Leopards. BBC News

Betfred Super League play-off eliminator Wakefield (12) 26 Tries: Smoothy, Johnstone, Vagana, Faatili Goals: Jowitt 5 Leigh (6) 16 Tries: Armstrong, Lam, Senior Goals: Cook 2 Wakefield Trinity reached their first Super League semi-final with a dominant victory over Leigh Leopards. Daryl Powell’s side will face either Leeds Rhinos or …

Betfred Women’s Super League play-off semi-final Leeds (0) 0 York (8) 12 Tries: O Wood, Akwiwu Goals: Stanley 2 York Valkyrie will meet reigning Women’s Super League champions Wigan Warriors in the Grand Final after beating Leeds Rhinos at AMT Headingley Stadium. Leon Pryce’s team, who last week ended Wigan’s …

Wigan Warriors trio Eva Hunter, Jenna Foubister and Megan Williams have been shortlisted for the 2026 Woman of Steel award. It is the second year in a row that three Wigan players have been nominated for the end-of-season award after Foubister, Hunter and Isabel Rowe were named in 2025. Hunter …

Huddersfield Giants winger Lewis Jagger has signed a new contract through to the end of the 2029 season. The 18-year-old made a try-scoring debut against Leigh Leopards in the final game of 2025 and scored three tries in 10 appearances in 2026. “Jags is a kid of high ability and …

York Knights have signed winger David Nofoaluma on a two-year deal after a successful loan spell. The 32-year-old spent the majority of the campaign with the Knights after joining on a temporary basis from Newcastle Thunder. Nofoauluma, who has represented Samoa and Serbia at international level, scored 15 tries in …

Warrington have not caught the imagination in the same way as Wigan and Leeds above them, despite finishing third and level on points with the Rhinos. Head coach Sam Burgess is untroubled by such chatter, stressing the confidence within his squad, and will take a relatively light touch approach in …

Hull FC have released centre Arthur Romano on compassionate grounds to allow him to return to France. The 29-year-old joined the Black and Whites from Catalans Dragons on a two-year deal last September and scored two tries in 15 appearances. Hull FC said Romano would “take up an opportunity with …

Leigh’s Umyla Hanley has just been named in his second successive Super League Dream Team – no mean feat given he has played just 17 games this season – and looks set to be part of England boss Brian McDermott’s plans before the Rugby League World Cup, which starts in …

England women’s all-time record try scorer Amy Hardcastle has announced her international retirement. The St Helens centre, 37, scored 30 tries in 29 appearances for her country, having made her international debut in 2009. England head coach Stuart Barrow described her as “one of the defining players of her generation”. …

Huddersfield Giants utility back Tanguy Zenon has signed a one-year contract for the 2027 season. The 24-year-old Frenchman joined the Giants in February after a short spell with Halifax Panthers. Zenon scored three tries in 12 games for the Super League side, who finished the season 12th after losing 19 …