Craig Lingard joins Tanya Arnold and Kevin Brown to chat about his role as the Head Coach of Castleford Tigers. He reveals how his life has changed since becoming a full time Head Coach in Super League, and discusses his previous occupation as a prison officer. Lingard talks about the issues facing Castleford and the sport of Rugby League in general, and how he has faced the challenges of leading a team in the lower half of the competition table. Also on the agenda is his reluctance to wear...

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 turn their form around, and talks about developing his skills playing touch-rugby alongside Wigan’s Jai Field and Huddersfield’s Adam Clune. Dufty was the leading metre-maker in the competition through the opening eight rounds and he discusses his combinations with England captain George Williams...

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 which provides off-field support and advice for players, coaches and officials within the sport. They talk about how the approach to player-welfare has developed over the last decade, and what they learnt on a recent fact-finding trip to Australia. There are also reflections on the Challenge Cup...

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 Gateshead and Wigan. He talks about the culture he’s trying to create in East Hull, the progress being made on and off the field, the growth of players like Mikey Lewis and why his year playing at the Warriors alongside the likes of Andy Farrell was the best of his career.

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 Leigh, Huddersfield, Toronto, Hull KR, Salford and Scotland. Ryan reveals the importance of the relationships he has built up during his time in the game, how he suffered from imposter syndrome for a long time in his career, and a difficult end to his time in Toronto. He also discusses his...

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 the other side of world for the last 18 months and helped steer the Broncos to the Grand Final there in 2023. He describes what it’s like to be working with some of the best players in the world, reveals his coaching philosophies and talks about his ambitions to be a Head Coach either in...

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 winger has scored seven tries in the opening five rounds of the competition and reveals how he was inspired by Basketball legend Michael Jordan to visualize key moments in games and develop new off-field habits to help improve his performance. He talks about his hopes for the rest of the...

Tanya Arnold is at the official launch of the 2024 Women’s Rugby League season to preview the new campaign. Guests from all 8 Super League teams reveal their hopes and expectations for the months ahead, including reigning Woman of Steel Sinead Peach, and former Great Britain international forward Denis Betts, who is now in charge of the Wigan women’s team. York Valkyrie start as defending Champions whilst St Helens are looking to retain the Challenge Cup, which they won at Wembley in...

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. Considered to be one of the finest play-makers in the competition, Abdull was surprisingly allowed to leave Hull KR during the winter and is spending the 2024 season on loan with the Dragons. They also discuss the latest Super League stories and what happened in Vegas on the opening night of the...

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 decision to amend the rules of the game. As the sport continues it’s drive to protect players from brain injuries they debate the issues that have arisen in the opening two weeks of the season. There are also reflections on Wigan’s epic World Club Challenge win against Penrith Panthers at the DW Stadium.

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 Panthers. The winners will earn the right to be called World Club Champions. Wigan Head Coach Matt Peet offers an insight into their preparations for the match and talks about his pride in representing the British game in the fixture. Penrith co-captain Isaah Yeo joins Tanya and Kevin to talk...

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 international Sam Burgess is back in the UK as the new head coach of Warrington Wolves, and London Broncos return to the top tier following their promotion from the Championship. Representatives from all 12 clubs discuss their hopes and ambitions for the season, including Matt Peet, the head...

On the final podcast of the season, Dave Woods and former England stand-off Kevin Brown are joined by England prop forward Tom Burgess to preview the three-match series against Tonga. Burgess has been part of the international set up for a decade and knows from plying his trade in the NRL with South Sydney the threat their opponents pose. He also reveals brother Sam’s surprise at landing the head coaching job at Warrington Wolves; whether the Burgess brothers could return with Rabbitohs owner...

Dave Woods and former England stand-off Kevin Brown are joined by three-time Grand Final winning coach Brian Noble to look ahead, debate and analyse this weekend’s showpiece events. Wigan Warriors take on Catalans Dragons at Old Trafford, with the French side aiming to become just the fifth club to lift the trophy. Dragons skipper Sam Tomkins calls time on his stellar career against his boyhood club, while Man of Steel, Bevan French, will look to steer the Warriors to their sixth title. In...

As the season heads towards its climax, on this week’s podcast Dave Woods is joined by John Kear and Salford Red Devils head coach Paul Rowley, to discuss the two intriguing semi-finals in both the Super League and Championship play-offs. Catalans Dragons host St Helens and Wigan Warriors face Hull KR for a place in the Grand Final at Old Trafford. While Featherstone Rovers meet London Broncos and Toulouse Olympique take on Bradford Bulls with each club desperate to secure the final automatic...

At the announcement of this season’s Dream Team, Dave Woods talks to some of the star names who’ve been selected, alongside the coaches hoping to steer their club to Grand Final glory at Old Trafford. From Wigan, head coach Matt Peet and captain Liam Farrell reflect on a season which witnessed the Warriors claim the League Leaders’ Shield. Jack Welsby and Gary Chambers preview the play-off eliminator between St Helens and Warrington Wolves, while Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Adrian Lam and Josh...

Matt Newsum welcomes coaching legend John Kear to the podcast ahead of a dramatic final round of Super League fixtures with a three-way battle for the League Leaders Shield and play-off positions and places still up for grabs. In what John promises will be a “fascinating Friday” he takes a forensic look at the prospects of Wigan, Catalans and St Helens, and which of the trio is best equipped to take the coveted top spot in the league, and go for glory in the prestigious Grand Final. ...

Matt Newsum is in St Helens for the launch of the 2023 International Test Series between England and Tonga, which will see the two nations collide in three matches in October and November. The England Head Coach Shaun Wane previews the series along with Captain George Williams, and we hear from Kristian Woolf, who led St Helens to three Super League titles and is returning to the UK in the autumn as Head Coach of Tonga.

Matt Newsum and Kevin Brown are joined by former England, Hull KR, Canberra and Parramatta hooker Josh Hodgson who recently announced his retirement from Rugby League. He was the first ever English player to represent Canberra, and captained them in the NRL Grand Final in 2019. Widely recognised as one of British Rugby League’s finest exports to Australia, he was also part of the England squad who reached the World Cup Final in 2017.

On this week’s podcast, Matt Newsum and Kevin Brown are joined by Eamon O’Carroll. The former Wigan Warriors and Widnes Vikings prop forward, whose career was ended prematurely through injury, is now on the coaching staff at Catalans Dragons who currently head the Super League table. A Grand Final appearance at Old Trafford would cap a hugely successful second spell in the South of France for Eamon before he heads back to England and Bradford to take up the head coaching role with the Bulls...

Dave Woods and Kevin Brown are joined on this week’s podcast by York Knights head coach, Andrew Henderson. The panel reflect on Castleford’s victory over Wakefield and whether that result makes Trinity favourites again for relegation and what that could mean for the club. Plus, what is going wrong at Warrington; is the lack of a TV deal affecting player contract for next season; who’s going to make the Grand Final; and can anyone deny Featherstone Rovers promotion to Super League?

Dave Woods, Kevin Brown and former Great Britain coach, Brian Noble, look back on a dramatic day at Wembley. In the 80th men’s final to be held at the national stadium, Leigh Leopards defeated Hull KR in golden-point extra-time thanks to the boot of Lance Todd Trophy winner, Lachlan Lam. While in the women’s final between St Helens and Leeds Rhinos, the first-ever to be played at Wembley, it was Saints who emerged victorious, claiming their third successive Challenge Cup crown.

Dave Woods previews an historic Challenge Cup Finals Day when Hull KR and Leigh Leopards will contest the 80th Men’s Final to be played at Wembley, whilst St Helens and Leeds Rhinos face each other in the first ever Women’s Final to be held there. Players and coaches from all four teams reveal what it means to be involved in one of the most prestigious days on the Sporting Calendar.

Dave Woods and Kevin Brown are joined by legendary prop-forward Jim Mills who, as an amateur playing union for Cardiff, switched codes in the mid-1960s to sign professionally for Halifax. He’s best remembered for his time with the all-conquering Widnes side of the 1970s, alongside appearances for Great Britain and Wales in the infamous ‘Battle of Brisbane’ victory over England at the 1975 World Cup. Big Jim, as he’s affectionately known, regales us with stories of Welsh rugby union players...