Played for Broncos, Cowboys and Eels Was a feared enforcer for Queensland and Australia Battled to the end after developing MND By Josh Alston For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:07 GMT, 22 December 2023 | Updated: 01:33 GMT, 22 December 2023 NRL enforcer Carl Webb has died aged just 42 after […]
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In a setting whose gasp-inducing beauty would be hard to beat in world sport, hundreds of pupils switch from their green tweed blazers to sports kits to spend four afternoons a week having rugby, football, netball and hockey lessons. But mainly rugby. For this is Sedbergh, one of the best […]
When IMG “reimagined rugby league”, they would have struggled to come up with climaxes to the season that are as tight as the ones we have this year – not just in Super League but also in the Championship. The last weekend of the season in the second tier is […]
SYDNEY, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Australia said it would commit A$7 million for a Pacific rugby league championship, in a “football diplomacy” move seen as boosting Australia’s soft power amid competition for influence with China. Women’s and men’s teams from seven countries will compete in the Pacific Rugby League Championships, […]
The legal dispute involving 125 former rugby league players who have been diagnosed with brain injuries they claim resulted from playing the game is heading for the courts. Proceedings are to be served against the Rugby Football League, the British Amateur Rugby League Association and International Rugby League. Rylands Garth […]
Footy supremo Peter V’landys labels the Rugby League Players Association ‘RACIST’ as the NRL pay dispute continues to pull the game apart By Dan Cancian For Daily Mail Australia Updated: 11:06 BST, 23 July 2023 ARL commission chairman Peter V’landys has launched a scathing attack against the Rugby League Players’ […]
Buying a rugby league club in a city that already boasts more than 15 professional football clubs and a handful of union sides seems optimistic. Investing in the worst team in the country’s professional leagues seems like lunacy. But, by taking a majority share of London Skolars, that’s what Australian […]
The phrase “one step forwards, two steps back” has been uttered so often in rugby league it could double up as an unofficial slogan. But last week, of all weeks, for the game’s followers it felt hard not to be let down by the direction of a sport that has […]