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Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com - 08/11/2025 - Rugby League - 2025 ABK Beer Rugby League Ashes - England v Australia - AMT Headingley, Leeds, England - Shaun Wane.

Opinion

Wane and the burden of his own Ashes benchmark

Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com - 25/10/2025 - Rugby League - 2025 ABK Beer Rugby League Ashes - England v Australia - Wembley Stadium, London, England - England's Daryl Clark & Kai Pearce-Paul dejected after their side's loss to Australia.

Promised the earth, delivered an atlas: England reeling from opening Ashes defeat

England vs Australia, Rugby League Ashes 2025, 10 Downing Street

'Fortune favours the brave' - England must seize golden opportunity at Wembley

Bevan French of Wigan celebrates with Adam Keighran and Liam Marshall after scoring a try.

Wilkin: 'Unstoppable' Wigan can deny Hull KR again

Jon Wilkin

Analysis

Wilkin: Video referee 'sucks atmosphere out of the stadium'

McDermott Magic Weekend

Barrie McDermott

Magic Weekend 2025: Super League party returns to Newcastle!

Credit - SWpix

Barrie McDermott

Super League Rivals Round: Blood, sweat and brawls as legends are born

Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com - 23/03/2025 - Rugby League - Betfred Super League Round 5 - Hull KR v Leigh Leopards - Sewell Group Craven Park, Hull, England - Hull KR's Mikey Lewis celebrates victory over Leigh.

Analysis

Wilkin: Lewis absence incredibly difficult for Hull KR

Luke Thompson celebrates a try with team-mate Abbas Miski - credit SWpix

Barrie McDermott

McDermott: Vegas simply cannot be a one-off for Super League

Salford Red Devils, Super League 2025

Carney and Wilkin call out 'rank' Salford silence after crisis period

Barrie McDermoot column, week four 2025

Barrie McDermott

Super League review: Robins flying, Leigh thriving, Warrington worried?

Jon Wilkin believes England's heavy 90-4 defeat to Australia in Las Vegas was a wake up call for the sport

Wilkin: Jillaroos demolition a reality check for women's rugby league in UK

Tiaki Chan of Salford Red Devils

Opinion

Wilkin: Salford embarrassed game with irresponsible squad selection

Barrie McDermott Super League column 2025

Opinion

Barrie McDermott

Super League round two predictions and storylines: Littler, Salford, and more upsets

Super League pundit predictions 2025

Opinion

Pundit predictions for Super League 2025: Wigan to dominate again?

The Sky Sports Rugby League pundits give their predictions for the Super League Grand Final 2024

Opinion

Super League pundit rewind: Highlights, shocks, and looking forward to 2025

Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com - 15/02/2024 - Rugby League - Betfred Super League Round 1 - Hull FC v Hull KR - MKM Stadium, Kingston upon Hull, England - Jon Wilkin.

Analysis

Wilkin: Time for 'more sustainable' Super League to be a 10-team league?

Jenna and Jon are back for one more episode of the year looking back at the best bits of The Bench in 2024.

Jamie Carragher

The Bench: Best of 2024

Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com - 28/10/16 - Rugby League - 2016 Ladbrokes Four Nations - Australia v Scotland - Lightstream Stadium, Hull, England -

Wells: My top five signings for 2024 Super League season

Picture by John Clifton/SWpix.com - 27/05/2023 - Rugby League - Betfred Championship Summer Bash - London Broncos v Toulouse Olympique - LNER Community Stadium, York, England -
London Broncos' Dean Parata in action with Toulouse Olympique's Calum Gahan

Wells: Who joins Super League in 2024?

Picture by Olly Hassell/SWpix.com - 19/03/2023 - Rugby League - Betfred Super League Round 5 - Salford Red Devils v Wakefield Trinity - AJ Bell Stadium, Salford, England - Liam Hood of Wakefield Trinity reciving treatment for a head injury

The 18th Player – Time for further change?

Picture by Ed Sykes/SWpix.com - 24/09/2022 - Rugby League - Betfred Super League Grand Final - St Helens v Leeds Rhinos - Old Trafford, Manchester, England - St Helens' Jack Welsby celebrates after the game

Wells: World Cup gives glimpse of what Super League has in store for 2023

Pix: John Clifton/SWpix.com. Rugby League Super League. Wakefield v Warrington. 17/04/2005...COPYRIGHT PICTURE>>SIMON WILKINSON>>07811 267 706>>..Wakefield's Mark Applegarth is tackled by Warrington's Brent Grose and Mike Wainwright

O'Connor: Applegarth a shrewd appointment by Wakefield

Rugby League - Wigan Warriors Press Conference - JJB Stadium
Maurice Lindsay during a press conference at the JJB Stadium, Wigan.

Maurice Lindsay's 'indelible mark' on rugby league

Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com - 01/04/2022 - Rugby League - Betfred Super League Round 7 - Leeds Rhinos v St Helens - Headingley Stadium, Leeds, England - Leeds dejected as they are nilled against St Helens.

Barrie McDermott

McDermott: Leeds face huge head coach decision

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 03: is tackled during the 2021 NRL Grand Final match between the Penrith Panthers and the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Suncorp Stadium on October 03, 2021, in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

NRL new season talking points

Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com - 09/10/2021 - Rugby League - Betfred Super League Grand Final - Catalans Dragons v St Helens - Old Trafford, Manchester, England - St Helens's Tommy Makinson, Morgan Knowles, James Roby, Jonny Lomax, Lachlan Coote, Mark Percival & Alex Walmsley celebrate with the Betfred Super League trophy after victory over Catalans.

Super League 2022 pundit predictions

sam tomkins

Wells: My five Man of Steel contenders

Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com - 09/10/2021 - Rugby League - Betfred Super League Grand Final - Catalans Dragons v St Helens - Old Trafford, Manchester, England - The brief, The Betfred Super League Trophy, branding.

Five key questions for Super League 2022

Picture by Manuel Blondeau/SWpix.com - 10/10/2021 - Rugby League - Betfred Championship Playoff Final - The Million Pound Game - Toulouse Olympique v Featherstone Rovers - Stade Ernest-Wallon, Toulouse, France - Jonathon Ford of Toulouse

Transfer Talk: Ford leaves Toulouse, Hodgson's Knights link

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 26: Tyrone May of the Panthers is tackled during the round 20 NRL match between the Canterbury Bulldogs and the Penrith Panthers at ANZ Stadium on September 26, 2020 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)

Transfer talk: May joins Dragons, Lam's Leigh link

Picture by Ed Sykes/SWpix.com - 09/10/2021 - Rugby League - Betfred Super League Grand Final - Catalans Dragons v St Helens - Old Trafford, Manchester, England - St Helens head coach Kristian Woolf celebrates with the trophy after the game

Super League Big Changes Tour - Part four

Napa

Rugby League Transfer Talk: Napa, Naiqama, Leilua

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Super League Big Changes Tour - Part three

Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com - 01/10/2021 - Rugby League - Betfred Super League Semi Final - St Helens v Leeds Rhinos - The Totally Wicked Stadium, St Helens, England - Leeds's Harry Newman dejected after his side's loss to St Helens.

Super League Big Changes Tour - Part two

Johnathon Ford of Toulouse celebrates with the trophy

Wells: The Super League Big Changes Tour

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 11: Tyrone May of the Panthers passes during the round 14 NRL match between the Cronulla Sharks and the Penrith Panthers at Netstrata Jubilee Stadium, on June 11, 2021, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)

Transfer Talk: May's Dragons link

St Helens v Catalans Dragons - Dacia Magic Weekend - St James' Park
St Helens' Tommy Makinson scores a try during the Dacia Magic Weekend match at St James' Park, Newcastle. Picture date: Saturday September 4, 2021.

Terry O'Connor's 2021 Super League season review

Catalans' Fouad Yaha is congratulated on their try by Sam Tomkins and Samisoni Langi.

Barrie McDermott

Barrie McDermott's 2021 Super League season review

Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com - 05/06/2021 - Rugby League - Betfred Challenge Cup Semi Final - Hull FC v St Helens - Leigh Sports Village, Leigh , England - St Helens's James Roby thanks the fans after his side's victory over Hull FC to reach the Betfred Challenge Cup final.

Wells: No surprise to see excellent Roby play on