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This weekend sees the return of Broncos dangerous centre Justin Hodges after his 6 week suspension for a dangerous throw on Eels hooker Mark Riddell. It is on the issue of these lengthy suspensions that I take issue. The matter has been brought to my attention in particular by the recent long suspensions dished out…
The Rhinos edged out the Storm in terrible weather conditions to give themselves the right to be called world champions. Whether you agree they are truly the best team in the world is up to you. We can’t say for certain because the game isn’t played on a level playing field. Leeds were already 4 games into…
To state the obvious, 2007 has not been the greatest year in the history of New Zealand Rugby League. But tonight, December 1, the brighter side of the NZ game was acknowledged and celebrated with the annual awards function held at the Telstra Pacific Events Centre, Manukau, Auckland. Winners from the night were: Lion Foundation…
This week NZRL chairmen Andrew Chalmers has launched another scathing attack on the British judicial system. What’s he whinging about? I mean, it’s not like this is anything new. Any Super league fan that has followed the game more than 5 minutes will tell you our judicial system is an inconsistent farce and appears to…
In 2008, the NRL is launching a new programme to encourage players to become referees when they retire. The programme, dubbed the Cadet Programme, will be overseen by former NRL whistle-blower Steve Clark. It will consist of a three-year programme whereby the cadets (former players) will train with the current first grade refs, do school…
Not a chance. As the WCC matchup between sentellins and the Broncos draws ever closer there seems to be a consensus that this is the real deal. The match has been re-arranged to suit the Broncos, they have more prep time than previous NRL sides as do the saints and we have people predicting a…
By now I’m guessing you’re all pretty sick and tired of the gazzillions of repetitive predictions threads we’ve had over the off season on RLFans. ”I predict sintellins will finish top and hull will finish second” yadda yadda ad infinitum. The ‘wigan points deduction’ for a magical salary cap breach that hasn’t yet been confirmed…
The RFL today released news that it will be appointing a full time coach for the Great Britain team after announcing they will not be renewing Nobles contract. Shamefully Nobles greatest achievement with the GB team was getting one of the most comprehensive systematic thrashings ever seen on home soil by the aussies in the…
St Helens… aka Liverpool to some silly silly people! But its not… St Helens is a medium sized town.. i guess, outside of Liverpool!!!!!! Its probably most famous for St Helens RLFC and The Glass Industry… but the glass industry inst as big now here as it formally was… so Saints are what we are…