Rugby League

The Red Devils finished fourth during the 2024 Super League season, but despite that, they only came 12th in media giant IMG gradings system for next season. The ratings measure five aspects – on-field performance, finance, community, fandom and stadium. The club’s financial position comes just two months after Salford …

England: Wayne Boardman, Joe Coyd, Jack Heggie, Adam Rigby (captain), Chris Haynes. Interchange: Jason Owen, Tristan Norfolk, Nathan Holmes, Jack Brown. Tries: Heggie 3, Coyd 4, Haynes 2, Owen. Goals: Heggie 8, Owen. Spain: Methieu Monedero, Anthony Martin, Joel Lacombe (captain), Yannick Martin, Will Seron. Interchange: Pascal Ambrosino, Eric Perez. …

Super League champions Wigan Warriors will start the 2025 season with a home game against Leigh on Thursday, 13 February. Beaten grand finalists Hull KR welcome Castleford the following evening and promoted Wakefield travel to Leeds Rhinos on the Saturday. BBC Sport will show St Helens’ home game against Salford …

St Helens centre Konrad Hurrell has signed a one-year contract for 2025. The 33-year-old has scored 26 tries in 63 appearances for Saints since joining from Leeds Rhinos in October 2021. He missed the final three months of last season after undergoing neck surgery but has been given the all-clear …

Leeds Rhinos have appointed Sale Sharks defence coach Jamie Langley as assistant to head coach Brad Arthur. The 40-year-old played rugby league for Bradford, Hull KR and Sheffield Eagles. He started his coaching career with London Broncos before switching codes to join Sale’s staff in 2021-22. “I am really looking …

2024’s beaten Super League Grand Finalists Hull KR will take on Salford Red Devils in Saturday’s fixture before St Helens face Leeds Rhinos in an the final match of the first day. Sunday will open with Huddersfield Giants taking on Hull FC, followed by champions Wigan Warriors coming up against …

Former Great Britain and Castleford Tigers scrum-half Keith Hepworth has died at the age of 82. Hepworth played 11 times for Great Britain, including in each of the three Ashes Tests in 1970 in Australia when Britain came back to win 2-1, the last time they won the series. Later …

Huddersfield Giants have signed South Sydney Rabbitohs utility back Jacob Gagai on a two-year deal. The 28-year-old scored nine tries in 17 appearances last season. He joins England international Tom Burgess in moving to the Giants from the Rabbitohs. “He’s a player that epitomises what we want a Giants player …

Cartwright had eight seasons as head coach of Gold Coast Titans in Australia’s NRL and more recently was assistant coach at Brisbane Broncos. But now the 59-year-old arrived to take over his first coaching role in England, and inherits a club that last had a winning record in 2020. However, …

Morgan Smith heads a list of three players who have been released by Hull FC with immediate effect. The half-back, 26, is now free along with full-back Jack Walker and winger Liam Tindall to pursue their careers elsewhere. Smith played 26 games last season, while Walker, 25, made 20 appearances …

The Vikings have not played in Super League since 2018 and went into administration the following year but they have maintained second-tier status ever since. Widnes slipped from 16th in the initial gradings in 2023 to 22nd in the 2024 gradings, but retained their Grade B status. The club moved …

Salford Red Devils have signed France international Justin Sangare on a two-year deal following his release from Leeds Rhinos. Prior to joining the Rhinos, prop Sangare came through Toulouse Olympique’s development programme and made 23 Super League appearances after helping them win promotion to the top flight for 2022. The …

Leigh Leopards have signed second row forward Ethan O’Neill for the 2025 Super League season. The 25-year-old is the son of former Leigh, London, Wigan, Widnes and Wakefield half-back Julian O’Neill. He most recently played for the Burleigh Bears in the Queensland Cup and was registered with National Rugby League …

Former Leeds Rhinos and Great Britain centre Garry Schofield has revealed he has been diagnosed with brain damage. The 59-year-old, who made more than 250 appearances for Leeds as well as playing for Hull FC and Huddersfield Giants, made the details public in his final column for the Total Rugby …

England centre Amy Hardcastle has rejoined St Helens on a one-year contract from Leeds Rhinos. Hardcastle played for Saints for two seasons and was part of the team that won the treble in 2021 and then the Challenge Cup again the following year. After 50 tries in 28 matches, she …

St Helens have appointed former Bradford Bulls head coach Eamon O’Carroll as assistant. The 37-year-old former Ireland international led the Bulls to third in the Championship in 2024 but left at the end of the campaign. He is the second appointment to the Saints coaching team behind head coach Paul …

With England hosting next year’s rugby union World Cup, her latest code change created immediate intrigue. She only added to it by scoring a try in her first game back for Loughborough, with England attack coach Lou Meadows telling the Rugbypass website, external that she would be on the Red …

Wakefield Trinity forward Isaiah Vagana has signed a three-year contract to extend his time with the Super League club until the end of the 2027 season. The 24-year-old joined the club from New Zealand Warriors ahead of 2024 and helped the club to the Championship Grand Final. Having missed four …

Bradford Bulls have reappointed former head coach Brian Noble before the 2025 Championship season. The 63-year-old returns to the club for a second time having overseen a stunning level of success in his first spell between 2001 and 2006. Noble, who replaces Eamon O’Carroll and had previously returned to the …

Super League side Castleford Tigers have signed Parramatta Eels utility back Daejarn Asi. The 24-year-old follows in the footsteps of former team-mate Zac Cini in swapping Sydney for the West Yorkshire club during the close season. “Daejarn is a very exciting young player who has plenty of NRL experience already,” …