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Challenge Cup draw attracts criticism

Making a cup draw looks pretty easy, but the whole process from final whistle in the previous round to picking the balls out of the velvet bag requires both an incredible amount of planning and...

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Battling Bulls may yet prosper in adversity

If Bradford Bulls are to be saved, this week's departure of chairman Peter Hood was vital. I say that not in any way to disrespect Hood - I don't know the man. I say it because none of the investors...

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A winning mentality

Rugby league may be known for its physicality and brutality, but Huddersfield are trying to gain another advantage over their rivals - by beating them with the power of the mind. The game's unforgiving...

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Rugby league chief comes out fighting

In a week that has seen a successful move to Monday night Super League and will culminate on Saturday and Sunday with the Magic Weekend taking place in Manchester for the first time, Rugby Football...

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Is the Magic Weekend format sustainable?

Murrayfield and the Millennium Stadium drew a mixed response, but I thought Manchester was a magic weekend for rugby league. It remains a unique concept that thrills its fans and frustrates its...

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End of the road for Morley?

Steve McNamara's latest England squad casts a major doubt over the international career of Great Britain's most-capped player. Adrian Morley is a modern rugby league great, and while McNamara insists...

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Bradford Bulls: No money, no coach, no hope?

The Bradford blame game this week intensified as the stricken Bulls edged closer to the point of no return. For any rugby league fan this situation is disheartening, even heartbreaking. Administration...

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Bradford Bulls cloud hangs over Challenge Cup semis

There are few weekends I look forward to more than the Carnegie Challenge Cup semi-final one. That's partly because my idiotic mates often schedule their weddings for the weekend of the final itself,...

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Changes at the top for London and Huddersfield

One week, two coaching casualties and neither a massive surprise. Rob Powell has had the look of a man fighting a losing battle at London Broncos for months, while Huddersfield Giants' alarming slump...

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Challenge Cup Final: Wolves & Rhinos in Wembley wonderland

I can't think of any week in the rugby league year that excites me more than the days building up to the Challenge Cup final at Wembley. Whisper it quietly around Old Trafford in October, but it is the...

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Being champions is about big-game mentality

After the undercard fights and the long muscle-flexing walk to the ring, it's time for the main event. The 27-round jostle for positions has seen Wigan clinch the League Leaders' Shield, champions...

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Hargreaves' sad exit is yet another wake-up call

Amid all the excitement of the Super League play-offs this week, there was another reminder of the challenges rugby league still has to conquer. Bradford prop Bryn Hargreaves' decision to pack in the...

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Super League final four has a familiar look to it

So here we go. Four teams are bidding for two places in the Super League Grand Final. And yet again it is the familiar faces fighting the business end of the rugby league year. The final four comprises...

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Warrington and Leeds set for Grand Final

The Grand Final is a unique occasion in that an entire season is defined over 80 minutes. Some say that is wrong - Wigan fans will feel aggrieved this year that they have ended up with nothing after...

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England's fresh look adds interest to autumn internationals

It is a scaled-down international series which provides the full-stop to the rugby league year. There is no Four Nations this autumn given that the World Cup is heading to England and Wales in 2013....

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