The secret is out as Wests Tigers threaten to end 15-year NRL finals drought | Jack Snape The club known more for fly-on-the-wall documentaries than find-a-way victories, finally has reason to dream again under coach Benji Marshall

Enjoyed this, although I quite like the term Benji-ball, lazy or not.
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Ospreys en route, Oystercatchers on the Recre pitch, Great Black-Backed Gull in the car park, and ev charging - no finer rugby league trip than Whitehaven in the spring

Always the best five a side of the year - the swallows have returned to Hough End - they seemed so happy to be there

Davis to lead Edinburgh Defence Edinburgh Rugby is delighted to confirm the appointment of highly-experienced Defence Coach, Brad Davis, who will join the club on a two-year deal from Super Rugby side Queensland Reds this summer, as...

Near the top of a long list of damn good league players who have gone on to lucrative coaching careers in union
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Not Jesus, obviously, just some bloke selling loaves and fishes

"The image clearly depicts me as a simple vendor of seafood sandwiches"

John Cartwright: Hull FC head coach feels 'betrayed and disrespected' Hull FC head coach John Cartwright says he has not been told why they have opted to part ways with him at the end of the season.

John Cartwright still looking good for a role with the Sith in any future Star Wars films whenever he leaves Hull. Has to be the silliest stock picture in sport.
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A pleasing coincidence that after watching Tom McKinney make an impressive try-scoring debut for Salford on loan from Warrington yesterday, I'm now listening to his namesake presenting the Radio 3 breakfast show from another part of Salford. Love his Staffordshire vowels.

Mining for talent: coal and cricket’s partnership The camaraderie, work ethic and sheer strength from doing pit work once bred a host of fine players, writes Tanya Aldred

A lovely extract in The Observer from a piece by @tjaldred.bsky.social in this year's @wisdenalmanack.bsky.social Almanack (published Thursday) on cricket's traditional links with mining
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Super game at Salford - 79th minute drop goal from Leon Hayes to beat Batley 29-28

I just looked it up - very local! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ees_(pl...

Anger as swifts’ nesting holes in Derbyshire rail viaduct ‘blocked up’ Campaigners say birds could die trying to access ancestral nests that were sealed during rail refurbishment

This seems so unnecessary

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Always a relief to hear the first willow warbler of the year. A couple singing around Ees this morning, although Chiffchaff and Blackcap much more prominent #chorlton

NRL 2026 | Rabbitohs v Raiders | Match Highlights | Round 6 YouTube video by NRL - National Rugby League

Now 120 points in the two #nrl games at Optus - with 8 mins to play. Not far short of England’s second innings total there in the winter. What a great competition it is
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Armed police on the tram platform at Cornbrook - seems a bit excessive for Lancs v Derbyshire

Remarkable Rugby League riff from the ever entertaining Dave Fletcher on the bbc cricket commentary. Drifted from Salford to Papua New Guinea in the course of an over, with cheeky mention for his fellow Boltonian D Hadfield. Conclusion seems to be the game is doomed 😊

Lancs v Derbys, first day of cricket at Old Trafford for the summer - wish I could stay! (Although it is a bit chilly)

Britain breaks solar energy record twice as UK’s biggest solar farm gets approval Record high set on Monday and raised on Tuesday, with 14.4GW of electricity generated in sunny spring weather

Unless I’ve missed it this hasn’t made the main bulletins on any tv / radio - certainly not the same impact as Farage and badenoch urging more drilling. Humanity is weird
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A simple five word answer this weekend to why NRL wants to invest in British League - Dom Young and Kai Pearce-Paul. They should be superstars in this country as well as Aus. Tigers-Knights next week 🔥

Hats off to Kaue and Ryan @cougarmania.bsky.social for making this happen - had been due last autumn during Ashes but the Kiev kids got turned back at border control.
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Not sure he is to be honest - I think Bobby may have been keener (possibly Hornets?). A surreal highlight of last few years was taking League One trophy into exec box at Boundary Park where T Cannon was sitting next to the Speaker - and we all had a minute's silence for Bobby. He'd have loved it

Bonus to get back from Wire and be able to watch Catalans v Toulouse - full house at Brutus as well? Stick with it and this could become the dream Easter derby for rl trainspotters - definitely more competitive than warrington-Leigh today

I'm A Roughyed - The Boundary Parkas ft. Tommy Cannon YouTube video by The Boundary Parkas

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Wow, Reece Walsh - brilliance and bravery in the space of two minutes - looking forward to seeing Verhoeven too #nrl

Keeping Dave Hadfield’s spirit alive - Mike does such a great job covering St Helens especially when he’s got so many pubs to visit

Lovely hearing Sid Waddell and John Gwynne on the Manchester darts montage just now. If only John was still around for an aggressive late night drive to Northampton for Lancashire’s first game of the season tomorrow. Good Friday start doesn’t feel right to me - it’s a rugby day

A gentle ramble on the theme of Salford, Halifax, their contribution to Super League's first three decades, and possibly the best cover tackle I've ever seen by a prop (although I do vaguely remember Sonny Nickle doing something similar) www.totalrl.com/no-invite-to...

‘Wow, people were so angry at Labour!’ Green MP Hannah Spencer on politics, plumbing, smears and snobbery The 34-year-old plumber last month secured the Green party its first byelection victory and a record fifth concurrent MP. She discusses the problem with career politicians – and being screamed at by v...

Slightly biased because I know people who campaigned with her, but she strikes me as hugely impressive - more so than Polanski, to be honest. And good that Zoe Williams did the piece

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President Hills celebrates success of record-breaking Ball On the 21st anniversary of the foundation of the Rugby League Benevolent Fund, the RFL President's Ball hosted by Adam Hills MBE raised a record sum

Was a pleasure to attend this at the weekend - some inspirational people in the room - and a record sum raised for Benevolent Fund. Love the Queens Hotel as well.
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A shame @hullfcofficial.bsky.social don’t post on here - but hats off for doing their Teamsheet in Ceefax style to mark 30th anniversary of Super League. And surprise stand-off Zak Hardaker may well remember it!

28-22 to Fax. Terrific game. Jack Bibby heroic for Salford. But Fax a bit too big and streetwise - Calcott, McCarron and really liked Darius Carter. Just over 3k crowd