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Lanzarote Eruption set for Super League in new rugby league novel

18th November 2020 James Gordon 0

Chris Berry’s Greg Duggan is back and the heat is on. [Read more…]

REVIEW: Different Class: The Story Of Schools Rugby League, by Phil Caplan and Ron England

12th September 2014 Neil Barraclough 0

Schools rugby league, an area of the sport through which hundreds of thousands of players have passed during the last century, has finally been recognised with a superb book documenting its history and progress since the turn of the 20th century. [Read more…]

NEWS: Stan Wall book cover revealed

21st March 2014 Neil Barraclough 0

Iconic St Helens kit-man Stan Wall will release his autobiography next month, ghostwriter Andrew Quirke has revealed. [Read more…]

Book Review: Off The Cuff: The Lee Briers Autobiography, by Lee Briers and Mike Appleton

2nd January 2014 Neil Barraclough 0

He has been one of the defining faces of Super League over the last 15 years, but Lee Briers will not be lacing his boots in 2014. [Read more…]

Christmas guide to rugby league books in 2013

7th December 2013 Neil Barraclough 0

Looking for a rugby league gift this Christmas? Here’s our list of the books released over the last 12 months… [Read more…]

REVIEW: Big Jim: Jim Mills – A Rugby Giant, by Peter Lush and Maurice Bamford

16th October 2013 Neil Barraclough 0

Who is rugby league’s biggest bad boy? Gareth Hock? Willie Mason? Ten years ago Barrie McDermott would have been up there, too. But none of them compare to Jim Mills, whose authorised biography Big Jim has just hit the shelves. [Read more…]

REVIEW: Heading For The Line, by Michael Miles

23rd July 2013 Neil Barraclough 0

Michael Miles only started watching rugby league three years ago when London’s Evening Standard ran a promotion offering free tickets to watch Harlequins (as they were then), but he has now produced what must rank as one of the definitive guides to rugby league grounds across the UK. [Read more…]