Betfred Championship going golden in 2020
Golden Point Extra Time will be available in all Betfred Championship and League 1 fixtures next season – but with a different twist. When a game is level at the sounding of the final hooter, [...]
Magic Weekend heads back to St James’ Park
Dacia Magic Weekend will return to Newcastle for the 2020 Betfred Super League season Fixtures will be played at St James’ Park on the May bank holiday weekend (23rd/24th). The showpiece event had a five-year [...]
REVEALED: The 2019 Betfred Super League Dream Team
The Betfred Super League is delighted to reveal its 2019 Dream Team… St Helens, who won the League Leaders Shield, have five players who have made the line-up. Warrington Wolves, Leeds Rhinos and Salford Red [...]
Preview: Arc Trials
The 2019 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe trials take place at Longchamp on Sunday and we look at them in more detail. QATAR PRIX VERMEILLE The Prix Vermeille often serves as the best Arc [...]
Irish Champions Weekend Preview
It is Day Two of the 2019 Irish Champions weekend today, with four Group One races at the Curragh! The Longines Irish Champions Weekend is a sporting and social weekend and we look at the [...]
Betfred Super League Transfer Round Up – Who’s gone where?
It's been a busy week of player transfers in the Betfred Super League! We've rounded up who's moved where, as teams look to strengthen their hand as we approach the business end of the season. [...]
REACTION: Tim Sheens leaves Hull KR
Almost from the moment he was appointed as Hull KR Head Coach, Tim Sheens time at the KCOM Craven Park was far from routine. The ink had barely dried on his contract when Danny Brough [...]
Preview – State of Origin 2019 Game One – Thank the stars it’s back.
For the British Rugby League fan, the next five weeks are an absolute gift. It’s rare chance for us all to take relative neutral status, and bask in the glory of one of the most [...]
Nadal continues charge in Paris
World number two Rafael Nadal (5/6 French Open outright) looks in ominous form at the French Open after cruising through his second round tie with Yannick Maden. The Spaniard has made a positive start in [...]
Betfred Championship Summer Bash preview – Featherstone Rovers vs York City Knights
Game 3 of the Betfred Championship Summer Bash see’s the York City Knights make their Blackpool return, for the first time since promotion, against Featherstone Rovers. James Ford’s side have been one of the surprise [...]
Betfred Championship Summer Bash Preview: Swinton vs Rochdale
The second game of the 2019 Betfred Championship Summer Bash comes laden with sub-plots and stories as Swinton Lions take on Rochdale Hornets in Blackpool The two local rivals are also locked in a relegation [...]
Betfred Championship Summer Bash Preview: Toronto vs Toulouse
Game one of the 2019 Betfred Championship Summer Bash could prove to be the game of the round as table topping Toronto Wolfpack take on second placed Toulouse Olympique The two sides have already meant [...]
The In Touch Show – Barcelona special with Zak Hardaker and Oliver Gildart
Ahead of a historic weekend for the Betfred Super League, Lewis Smith is joined in the Betfred Studio by Wigan Warriors stars Oliver Gildart and Zak Hardaker. The game will break new ground on Saturday [...]
Marshall heads betting for Leeds job
Former Halifax Boss Richard Marshall (5/1) heads the betting to be appointed as the next permanent Leeds Rhinos' Head Coach following the sacking of David Furner on Tuesday morning Marshall was released by Halifax in [...]
“Furner sacking no shock” – Adrian Morley
Leeds Rhinos and Great Britain legend Adrian Morley says that the sacking of Rhinos' Head Coach David Furner does not come as a big surprise, given the side's poor start to the season Furner was [...]
The In Touch Show – Episode 16 – Gareth Walker
This week on our weekly Rugby League Podcast, the In Touch Show, Daily Mirror Rugby League correspondent joins Lewis Smith in the studio as we reach the half way point of the Betfred Super League. [...]
The In Touch Show – Episode 12 – Josh Charnley
Episode 12 of our Rugby League Podcast - 'The In-Touch Show' - is out now! This week, Lewis Smith is joined by Warrington Wolves star and Betfred Super League leading try scorer Josh Charnley. The [...]
23 years of the Betfred Super League
If you were to ask the average man on the street; where’s best to launch a brand new rugby league competition, it’s highly unlikely they’d reply “Paris”. And yet, on the 29th March 1996, that’s [...]
The In Touch Show: Episode 11 – England Elite Players Squad
In this episode, Paul Sculthorpe joins Mark Pearson and Lewis Smith to discuss the announcement of the England Elite Players and Knights squads We also speak to Ben Currie and Steve Price from Warrington Wolves, [...]
Voting open for Betfred Championship and League One ‘Coach Of The Month’
The rugby league season is well and truly underway and the Betfred Championship and League One have not disappointed in the opening month! Many were tipping this season to be the most competitive and unpredictable [...]