Leeds boss savages 'apathetic' NRL
Senior English official Gary Hetherington has savaged the National Rugby League for not caring about the World Club Challenge and Series.
Senior English official Gary Hetherington has savaged the National Rugby League for not caring about the World Club Challenge and Series.
After three years in the NRl, Cooper has returned to Warrington with the message that many Australians have little or no respect for Super League.
The World Club Challenge concept was revived after 11 years in mothballs when current Wigan coach Shaun Wane played in a tumultuous, tryless 8-2 win over Manly at a packed Central Park in 1987.
Compromise is most often seen as a good thing – but the compromise that created the ARL Commission now seems likely to be its undoing.
Clearly, the idea of doing something wild with complete impunity is so foreign to NRL players that they won't do it even if the opportunity is presented. The free play after a turnover has been a mainstay of Super League since 2013 and while it has divided opinion, its introduction to the NRL Nines was seen as being laden with potential.
Follow full live coverage of the fourth edition of the NRL Auckland Nines from Eden Park.
Follow full live coverage of the fourth edition of the NRL Auckland Nines from Eden Park.
With everything else happening about the place, the subtle changes in the relationship between the rugby codes over the past few months – driven by individual players and clubs – might not be immediately apparent.
If the northern hemisphere ever wins back dominance over - or at least equilibrium with - the southern in the world of club rugby league, the process will probably be remembered as having started on Sunday.
Radradra stands at the intersection of two basic philosophical arguments regarding professional sports.
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