Sad news. Rugby league icon John Kear has ‘suddenly’ died aged 71, just a day after commentating on the Challenge Cup final. Kear was a former England, Wales and two-time Challenge Cup-winning coach. A statement by the Rugby Football League (RFL) said that Kear “died suddenly on Sunday afternoon returning north from Wembley, having been […]

2 weeks ago

The 40-year-old is due in court next month. BBC, Sky Sports and Channel 4 pundit Danika Priim has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman. The former rugby league star is accused of committing the offence at Horsforth Cricket Club in West Yorkshire on July 22, 2022. It is alleged Priim, of Keighley, West Yorkshire, […]

1 year ago

The funeral for the rugby league legend will take place in Pontefract today. Hundreds of people have lined the streets of Pontefract in West Yorkshire this afternoon to pay their respect to Rob Burrow. The former Leeds Rhinos star’s funeral is being held in a private service at Pontefract Crematorium. He passed away ‘peacefully’ aged […]

2 years ago

A fitting tribute to a wonderful man Rugby League paid an emotional tribute to the late Rob Burrow before the Challenge Cup finals. Wigan Warriors face Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium the men’s final while St Helens play against Burrow’s former side Leeds Rhinos in the women’s final. Burrow died having battled motor neurone disease […]

2 years ago

‘You were the toughest and bravest man I have ever met’ Kevin Sinfield has paid tribute to his “dear friend” and former Leeds Rhinos teammate Rob Burrow following the news of his death at the age of 41. On Sunday evening, the Rhinos confirmed in a statement that club legend Burrow had passed away following […]

2 years ago

‘We should all have people in our lives that we would carry and trust to be carried over the line’ Having pushed his mate 26.2 miles in his wheelchair, Kevin Sinfield stopped just short of the finish line of the Leeds Marathon in an amazing gesture of friendship. Sinfield, the England rugby union defence coach, […]

3 years ago