"He's by far the most resilient player in our game"
On this week's episode, correspondent Dave Woods is joined by the St Helens and Ireland prop Kyle Amor and the former Super League head coach Steve McCormack, current Head of Welfare at rugby league...
View ArticleAll eyes on England
On this week's episode, correspondent Dave Woods is joined by the England head coach Shaun Wane, as he prepares to take charge of England for the first time against the Combined Nations All Stars. He...
View ArticleGeorge Williams on Raiders exit and heading home
After 18 months with Canberra Raiders in the Australian National Rugby League, England half-back George Williams has returned to England to be closer to his family, particularly as he and partner...
View ArticleWhat's happening with the 2021 Rugby League World Cup?
On this week's episode, correspondent Dave Woods is joined by Brad Walter, Senior Journalist for nrl.com; Bradford Bulls and Wales head coach John Kear; and St Helens and Ireland prop forward Kyle Amor...
View ArticleOrder, Order - Sir Lindsay Hoyle’s call for an independent review of Rugby...
Dave Woods is joined by the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle as well as Leeds legend and current Assistant-Coach Jamie Jones-Buchanan. They discuss alignment of the governance of...
View Article"A seminal moment for international rugby league...and a celebration of...
On this week's bumper episode, correspondent Dave Woods is joined by Jon Dutton, Chief Executive Officer of RLWC2021, and Wales head coach John Kear to discuss the World Cup officially being given the...
View Article"This is bigger than sport. This is something that affects all of us."
On this week's episode, Matt Newsum speaks to four-time Challenge Cup winner Martin Offiah about his role fronting the Government-backed 2021 Net Zero Week. The two-time Lance Todd Trophy winner is...
View Article"We've been let down by two of the biggest nations in Rugby league"
On this week's bonus episode, correspondent Dave Woods is joined by England forward Alex Walmsley, Wales head coach John Kear and Brad Walter, senior journalist for NRL.com in Sydney, to discuss the...
View ArticleRugby League is its "least healthy in my 21 years here in England”
On this week's episode, Correspondent Dave Woods is joined by the Hull KR head coach, and former England head coach, Tony Smith, whose Rovers side are undertaking five days of quarantine after...
View ArticleRugby League World Cup Postponed to 2022
On this week's episode, correspondent Dave Woods is joined by England player and RLWC2021 tournament ambassador Jodie Cunningham, Wales head coach John Kear and Brad Walter, senior journalist for...
View Article2022 Challenge Cup Final moves to Tottenham
On this week's episode, correspondent Dave Woods is joined by Salford halfback Kevin Brown and Leeds Rhinos assistant coach Jamie Jones Buchanan to discuss next season’s Challenge Cup Final moving...
View Article12 months to save rugby league
On this week's episode, Correspondent Dave Woods is joined by Hull FC chairman and owner Adam Pearson and the St Helens and Ireland prop forward Kyle Amor to discuss the current plight of Super League....
View ArticleWhat's going on at Wigan?
On this week's episode, correspondent Dave Woods is joined by Salford halfback Kevin Brown, Wigan Today sports editor Phil Wilkinson, and Daily Mirror rugby league correspondent Gareth Walker to...
View ArticleWhat next for Rugby League in the UK?
On this week's episode, correspondent Dave Woods is joined by two of the rugby league’s most high profile administrators – RFL CEO Ralph Rimmer and RFL Chair Simon Johnson – to discuss the current...
View ArticleThe Fans View on Rugby League
On this week's episode, correspondent Dave Woods is joined by Kevin Rye, Director of Think Fan Engagement, whose organisation has surveyed over 1,000 fans from across Rugby League’s top three divisions...
View ArticleHistory in the making for French Rugby League
On this week's episode, correspondent Dave Woods is joined by Perpignan-based Rugby League journalist Steve Brady and Toulouse Olympique star Johnathon Ford to look ahead to potentially a historic...
View ArticleSt Helens do the ‘three-peat’ and 2021 season review
In the penultimate episode of the season, correspondent Dave Woods is joined by the Bradford and Wales head coach John Kear, the former Great Britain halfback Iestyn Harris, and BBC rugby league...
View ArticleNo World Cup, but England are back
In the final episode of the season, in what should have been the final days leading up to the start of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, we turn our attention to international rugby league, as England’s...
View ArticleSuper League preview
The return of the Super League is almost upon us and after a winter of waiting, Mark Chapman, Dave Woods and Iestyn Harris look ahead to this big year for the sport. We discuss the new French sides in...
View ArticleState of the Union - rugby league’s new alliance
Two of the sport’s highest profile CEOs, Ralph Rimmer of the Rugby Football League and Karl Fitzpatrick of Warrington Wolves, join Dave Woods to discuss the new alliance between the RFL and Super...
View ArticleDancing and Diving – is this strictly league?
Two of the games’ greats, former Great Britain coach and captain Brian Noble and legendary dual-code international Iestyn Harris, join Dave Woods to discuss whether players are feigning injury to get...
View ArticleDancing and Diving – is this strictly league?
Two of the games’ greats, former Great Britain coach and captain Brian Noble and legendary dual-code international Iestyn Harris, join Dave Woods to discuss whether players are feigning injury to get...
View ArticleTackle The Tough Stuff
This week’s round of Super League matches sees the return of the ‘Tackle the Tough Stuff’ campaign, focusing on mental and physical wellbeing. And on this week’s podcast, several high-profile current...
View ArticleRe-Imagining Rugby League and the Trumpet-Playing Star of Wheelchair Rugby
Dave Woods meets two leading figures from the wider world of rugby league to discuss the future of the game and highlight the growth and popularity of wheelchair rugby. Matt Dwyer is Vice-president,...
View ArticleApproaching the final stretch
Dave Woods is joined by ex-England half-back Kevin Brown and former Leeds Rhinos head coach Richard Agar, who will be assisting Samoa at the forthcoming World Cup. They discuss the strength of...
View ArticlePast, present and future
On this week’s podcast, Dave Woods is joined by Widnes Vikings and Wales head coach John Kear and rugby league author Richard de la Riviere. Amongst the topics up for discussion are the latest twists...
View ArticleRugby league - the sport for all
02:20 John Hughes, the director of partnerships and communities for the charity, Community Integrated Care, explains how learning disability rugby league came about and the impact its had. 06:50 We...
View ArticleSomething old, something new
On this week’s podcast, Dave Woods is joined by Wigan Warriors assistant coach Lee Briers and former dual-code international Iestyn Harris. They discuss Lee’s impending new role down under with the...
View ArticleStats your lot
On this week’s podcast, Dave Woods is joined by Warrington prop-forward Kyle Amor and Neil Ormston, the organiser for the Rugby League Records Keepers’ Club, who’s partly behind a new website which...
View ArticleSam Burgess Special
On this week’s podcast Dave Woods is joined by a legend of both the English and Australian game, Sam Burgess, who, following his retirement, is now a rugby league coach in Australia. He talks about his...
View ArticleThe World Cup and beyond
On this week’s podcast Dave Woods speaks to Sam Tomkins, the England Men’s captain, following the announcement that all 61 matches at this year’s World Cup will be broadcast live on the BBC. Plus,...
View ArticleC’mon England!
On this week’s podcast, Dave Woods meets members of England’s World Cup squad at their training base in Wigan. Old hands Ryan Hall and Tommy Makinson join newer faces Matty Lees, Marc Sneyd, Andy...
View ArticleAll About Jamaica - history makers
Jamaica in the Rugby League World Cup? Who knew! Well, Nesta McGregor travelled to Leeds to watch them train and spoke to the key people around the team. Jamaican journalist and team media manager...
View ArticleThe Count, the firefighter and the man inside a Yorkshire pudding
Tanya Arnold is once again joined by former England international Jon Wilkin and Australian journalist Steve Mascord to discuss the World Cup, food and what they have lost over the past week. They are...
View ArticlePommie police, trumpets and counting the calories
Tanya Arnold is joined once again by former England international Jon Wilkin and Australian journalist Steve Mascord for their weekly take on all things Rugby League World Cup. Lee Radford is part of...
View ArticleSuper Aussies and supping champagne with Seb Bechara
Tanya Arnold is joined one more time by former England international Jon Wilkin and Australian journalist Steve Mascord, while the BBC’s rugby league correspondent Dave Woods also joins the pod. They...
View ArticleWane’s World: The state of international rugby league
Following the re-appointment of Shaun Wane as head coach of the men’s national team, Dave Woods is joined by ex-England coach John Kear and Kevin Brown, who played in the 2017 World Cup Final, to...
View ArticleMaking the grade
Dave Woods is joined by former England half-back Kevin Brown and Huddersfield Giants Head of Youth, Andy Kelly, to discuss whether rugby league’s reserve team structure is fit for purpose and why it...
View ArticleGame changer?
Warrington Wolves’ Chief Executive, Karl Fitzpatrick, joins Dave Woods and former England half-back Kevin Brown to discuss IMG’s proposals to change the game, grading each professional club to...
View ArticleWho’d be a ref?
Dave Woods and ex-England half-back Kevin Brown are joined by former referee James Child who retired in December after more than a decade of officiating at the top level. They discuss the abuse...
View ArticleSuper League is back!
Ahead of the new Super League season the podcast returns with Tanya Arnold at the official launch event to preview the upcoming campaign with some of the key personalities involved. Former dual-code...
View ArticleBattle of the Planet
Tanya Arnold and Kevin Brown are joined by some special guests to preview the World Club Challenge match between the Super League Champions Wigan Warriors and the best team from Australia, the Penrith...
View ArticleThe rules of the game and the rulers of the world
Tanya Arnold and Kevin Brown are joined by the RFL’s Director of Operations Robert Hicks to discuss the controversial sending-off of Hull FC’s Fa’amanu Brown and the governing body’s subsequent...
View ArticleTraveller’s tales with Jordan Abdull
Tanya Arnold and Kevin Brown are joined by Catalans Dragons half-back Jordan Abdull to discuss life as a Rugby League player in the South of France and how he is adapting to his new surroundings....
View ArticleHelping Handley
Super League’s leading try-scorer Ash Handley joins Tanya Arnold and Kevin Brown to talk about his flying start to the 2024 campaign and the secrets to his success so far this season. The Leeds Rhinos...
View ArticleBriers of Brisbane
Tanya Arnold and Kevin Brown are joined from Australia by the Brisbane Broncos Assistant Coach Lee Briers to talk about life in the NRL. The former Warrington and Wales Half-back has been coaching on...
View ArticleThe life of Ryan
Tanya Arnold talks to Ryan Brierley, the Salford Red Devils Full Back who played in his 300th professional game over Easter. He talks about the highs and lows of a career which has seen him represent...
View ArticleWillie Peters: a coaching journey
Ahead of the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup, Hull Kingston Rovers head coach Willie Peters joins Tanya Arnold and Kevin Brown to relate his rugby league journey from Sydney to Humberside via...
View ArticleWelfare and Wembley
Tanya Arnold and Kevin Brown are joined by former Hull FC Captain Gareth Ellis and former Scotland Head Coach Steve McCormack to discuss their current roles with Rugby League Cares, an organisation...
View ArticleDynamic Dufty
Warrington Wolves Full Back Matt Dufty joins Tanya Arnold and Kevin Brown to discuss his terrific start to the season. He reveals why Head Coach Sam Burgess has been exactly what the Wolves needed to...
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