Wigan Take the First Silverware

By Daniel Andruczyk This week in the Super League Wigan have taken their first silverware since 2002, by taking the league leaders shield. In Australia, the NRL is has many places still up for grabs while through Europe and the pacific there are championships coming close to their end. In Hunslet, Jamaica took on the GB Community Lions in their warm up to the Floodlit 9s tournament. National Rugby League In the NRL...

How to Avoid Super League War 2

By Daniel Andruczyk So has someone spiked the water in Australia or something? So first we get a leadership spill in the Australian government and then Stephen Humphrey’s comes up with what has to be one of the most bizarre and what I fee absurd proposed changes to Rugby League, I have ever read. Yes you read right the proposed changes to the NRL that the Wests Tigers boss want to introduce are a farce. They could...

For Once Lets Think Outside of the Box.

By Daniel Andruczyk Last week Steve Mascord broke the news that the Samoan Rugby League have approached the RLIF about hosting an international 9s competition. Steve also mentioned that the RLIF are thinking of having and international circuit like in the Union 7s but that the NRL and ESL clubs releasing players was the big issue. I just shook my head at this. Steve even you should have seen how we can do this...

A Brand new Adventure

By Morgan Martin This week Morgan Martin from the Carluke Tigers is a guest blogger. Morgan recently debuted for Scotland A and has been kind enough to share his experiences and thoughts of the day. I first met Morgan in 2008 actually when his first international match was with the Euro Celts against Germany in bad Reichenhall. Little did I know that that weekend I was having lunch and beers with a future Scotland...

How to Deal with Israel? BARLA Press Release

By Daniel Andruczyk So this week Israel Folau signed for AFL. Just like when Karmichael Hunt swapped there has been an outcry over why he did it etc… So how do we deal with players switching codes as a sport? The European Bowl is on Friday night and it features Malta and Norway. Details of how you can keep track of the scores will be given. Also a press release from BARLA in regard to Rugby League’s recent...