Josh Charnley set a new Super League all-time try-scoring record with his 272nd try, leading Leigh Leopards to a 38-12 victory over Bradford Bulls. Charnley's hat-trick secured the win, moving Leigh closer to a play-off spot.
Analysis of health records shows emergency hospital admissions in central London decreased by 3% per year after the introduction of the T-charge and Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez), with significant reductions in heart and breathing problem admissions.
Warrington Wolves secured their ninth consecutive home win, beating Bradford Bulls to climb to second in the Super League. Ewan Irwin, Josh Thewlis, Luke Thomas, Albert Hopoate, and Matty Ashton scored for Warrington, while Jamie Gill and Jayden Nikorima crossed for Bradford.
Wigan defends its Women's Super League title amid challenges in the league's development, including a wide skill gap between top and bottom teams, and efforts towards professionalism.
Semi-final: St Helens 0-32 WiganWarriors will face Warrington or Hull KR at WembleyThe Challenge Cup kings are at it again. For the first time in a good while, Wigan were arguably underdogs going into this semi-final against their fiercest rivals, St Helens, with a run of form that included four successive Super League defeats before stopping the rot last week against promoted Bradford.In contrast, St Helens are joint-top of Super League and have won their past five, but when it comes to Wigan and the Challenge Cup, this relationship is anything but ordinary. For the 34th timethe Warriors have reached the final. Continue reading...
Semi-final: St Helens 0-32 WiganWarriors will face Warrington or Hull KR at WembleyThe Challenge Cup kings have done it again. For the first time in a long time, Wigan Warriors were underdogs going into this semi-final against their fiercest rivals, St Helens, with four successive Super League defeats before stopping the rot last week against promoted Bradford.In contrast, St Helens sit joint-top of Super League and had won their past five games. It all leaned into their being only one winner, but for the 34th time the Warriors have reached the final. Continue reading...
Zulfiqar Shah, 58, is jailed for 16 years and six months at Bradford Crown Court.
Bradford Bulls, York Knights and Toulouse are holding their own and the league needs more reach and diversityBy No Helmets RequiredWith the Rugby Football League’s next round of talks with the NRL due on 15 May, the decision whether Super League will remain at 14 clubs or expand again to add London Broncos is imminent. The club could squeeze into a 14-team league via the IMG gradings but that would send any club ranked beneath them down to the Championship, potentially putting newly promoted York or Toulouse in grave and unnecessary danger. That would be foolish given the unique markets those clubs represent.The three teams promoted to the expanded Super League this season have defied expectations. They have won three games each, beating champions Hull KR, Hull FC, Catalans and Wakefield along the way. They also gave Wigan, Leigh and St Helens major scares. And none of them occupy the bottom two places after 10 rounds of games. Continue reading...
Noah Hodkinson scored a hat-trick to lead Wigan Warriors to a comfortable Super League victory over Bradford Bulls, ending a four-match losing streak for the Warriors.
Noah Hodkinson scored a hat-trick as Wigan Warriors ended a four-match losing streak with a comfortable Super League victory over struggling Bradford Bulls. The 20-year-old winger crossed twice while Jai Field, Zach Eckersley and Brad O'Neill also touched down in a dominant display that keeps Wigan in the play-off places. Bradford, hit by injury problems and having shipped 100 points in their previous two games, replied through Zac Fulton and Ethan Ryan (2). 17-year-old George Marsden made an impressive debut in the halves, forming Wigan's youngest half-back pairing since Shaun Edwards and Mike Ford 41 years ago.
This article recounts several historic two-legged European football ties between English clubs, highlighting dramatic moments, tactical battles, and legendary managers from the 1970s to the 2000s.
Mikey Lewis scored four tries to help Hull Kingston Rovers to a convincing victory over a severely weakened Bradford Bulls side at Odsal. The Robins stand-off scored two early tries as Rovers overwhelmed the injury-hit Bulls, who fielded loan and academy players. Rovers ran in eight tries total, with Jack Broadbent and Peta Hiku also crossing, to secure their fifth consecutive win and move up to fifth in Super League.
