Liam Watts Set Final Season

Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com - 21/02/2026 - Rugby League - Betfred Championship - Dewsbury Rams v Goole Vikings - Flair Stadium, Dewsbury, England - Goole's Callum Shaw celebrates with Liam Watts after victory over Dewsbury.

England Crash Out of World Cup as Ropati Leads Samoa to Victory

England have crashed out of the Women’s Rugby League World Cup after a 24-6 defeat to Samoa in Wollongong. Stuart Barrow's side needed victory to secure a top-two finish in Group A and qualify for a third consecutive World Cup semi-final, only to see their campaign ended by a …

ReportedSky Sports5 Nov 2026

Where Are They Now? the Last Great Britain Rugby League Team to Defeat Australia 20 Years on

Today, November 4 2026, marks 20 years since England/Great Britain last defeated Australia in a Men’s Test match. Sydney hosted the fourth round of that year’s Tri-Nations series, as Great Britain, as they were then, faced Australia and New Zealand in a seven-week-long series …

ReportedSerious about RL4 Nov 2026

The Long Goodbye: England Taking Their Time to Leave Rugby League World Cup

Some of Brian McDermott’s players will arrive home a week after their early exit from the tournament By No Helmets Required England players would have been well advised to ignore the advert outside their North Bay hotel in Wollongong over the weekend: “Everything that truly ma…

ReportedThe Guardian4 Nov 2026

Rugby Football League Convenes Panel to Help Fix National Team After Historically Bad World Cup

The RFL have convened a panel of former players to address the deep-rooted issues for the sport internationally after a worst-ever Rugby League World Cup performance. Both the men’s and women’s sides have crashed out of the Rugby League World Cup in the group stages, marking t…

ReportedSerious about RL1 Nov 2026

Ex-england Star Insists Players ‘let Down’ by Bosses as Plea for More Backing Made

Former England star Tommy Makinson has launched a passionate defence of the national team’s players and coaches after their likely World Cup exit: insisting they are being ‘let down massively’ by those above them. Barring a major miracle and a 46-point Tonga win over Samoa on …

ReportedLove RL30 Oct 2026