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6 days ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Nizaar Kinsella |Jay Freeman
Image source, Rex FeaturesImage caption, Lewis Bate has made a total of 35 appearances for Stockport County in all competitions this seasonAs a young player coming through Chelsea's academy and playing alongside some the biggest and brightest future talents, Lewis Bate has taken a different path in his career to that of his peers.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Jay Freeman
As rugby league prepares for a history-making trip to Las Vegas, BBC Sport looks at why the sport is trying to crack a formidable US market.
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Jay Freeman
After Wigan's low-scoring loss to Leigh and St Helens' whopping win over Salford, BBC Sport takes a look at other wild rugby league results.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
sports.yahoo.com | Jay Freeman
When you think of rugby league outside of its northern England heartlands, what clubs do you think of? London Broncos, maybe? The Wimbledon-based club have had plenty of Super League pedigree over the years, not unlike Catalans Dragons or Toulouse, if we are thinking further afield. Yet it is Telford - the Shropshire town wedged in between Shrewsbury to the east and Wolverhampton to the west - who will prepare to make their mark on the sport's oldest competition this weekend.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Jay Freeman
World champions Australia are set to tour England in 2025 for three Tests - the first time an Ashes series has been held in more than 20 years. RL Commercial, the commercial arm of the Rugby Football League, has said "initial conversations" have been held with the Australian Rugby League Commission about moving the series to England.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
sports.yahoo.com | Jay Freeman
Wakefield Trinity will replace London Broncos in Super League for 2025 having been awarded Grade A status as part of a restructure of the sport that will take effect next season. The 2024 Championship Grand Final winners are among nine clubs along with St Helens, Wigan, Leeds, Warrington, Hull KR, Catalans, Leigh and Castleford to receive Grade A status.
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Oct 13, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Jay Freeman
Ferguson's arrival at Wigan's pre-game team meeting was not the only surprise the club had arranged. Warriors flew Bevan French's uncle and brother over from Australia in order to attend the final, with the pair presenting the game's sole try scorer with his jersey. "It goes in number order and mine was skipped - I thought it got rearranged or something, I didn't know what was going on," French said.
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Oct 12, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Jay Freeman
Image source, SWPix.comImage caption, Talismanic Wigan Warriors stand-off Bevan French scored the decisive try and in impressive fashion to seal the quadrupleBBC Sport England at Old TraffordBetfred Super League Grand FinalTry: French Goal: Keighran 2 Drop-goal: SmithWigan Warriors became the first side in the Super League era to win all four trophies in a single season as they beat Hull KR in a tight Grand Final at Old Trafford.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
sports.yahoo.com | Jay Freeman
Betfred Super League Grand Final - Wigan Warriors v Hull KRDate: Saturday, 12 October Kick-off: 18:00 BST Venue: Old Trafford, ManchesterCoverage: Live text and radio commentary on BBC Sport website and appOne team is looking to complete an unprecedented season of success in the modern era, one side wants to spoil the party and enter into the elite list of names to lift the Grand Final trophy.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
ca.sports.yahoo.com | Jay Freeman
Coverage: Live text and radio commentary on BBC Sport website and appOne team is looking to complete an unprecedented season of success in the modern era, one side wants to spoil the party and enter into the elite list of names to lift the Grand Final trophy. Wigan Warriors face-off against Hull KR in an epic battle for glory under the lights at Old Trafford on Saturday. A seventh triumph is at stake for the Cherry and Whites, off the back of another stunning campaign under head coach Matt Peet.
