Mark Staniforth

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Hull KR snatch late win over Warrington to end 40-year wait for trophy

2 weeks ago | independent.co.uk | Mark Staniforth

Mikey Lewis stepped up with a late kick to boot his side into the history books. Mikey Lewis held his nerve to kick the conversion that ended 40 years of Hull KR hurt in a dramatic finish to the Betfred Challenge Cup final at rain-lashed Wembley. The Super League leaders looked set to extend the agony as opponents Warrington entered the last three minutes with a four-point lead, before Tom Davies flopped onto Tyrone May’s kick to haul the Robins level.
Sam Burgess and Willie Peters seeking swift redemption in Challenge Cup

3 weeks ago | independent.co.uk | Mark Staniforth

Warrington and Hull KR, the two most recent beaten finalists, meet at Wembley in Saturday’s showpiece. From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
James Batchelor hopes to follow in brother Joe’s footsteps and win Challenge Cup

3 weeks ago | independent.co.uk | Mark Staniforth

Joe won the prestigious trophy with St Helens in 2021 and also has two Grand Final triumphs to his name. James Batchelor has plenty of incentive to lift the Betfred Challenge Cup with Hull KR at Wembley on Saturday and seize the upper hand in a lifelong case of sibling rivalry. While major silverware still eludes the 27-year-old Rovers second rower, older brother Joe won the prestigious trophy with St Helens in 2021 and also has two Grand Final triumphs to his name.
Former England coach says Australia humbling in Las Vegas did ‘a lot of damage’

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Mark Staniforth

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Aussie Matt Dufty bans mum from Challenge Cup Final

3 weeks ago | thewest.com.au | Mark Staniforth
Willie Peters hopes to end Hull KR’s wait for trophy after ‘adversity’ of past

3 weeks ago | wigantoday.net | Mark Staniforth

Hull KR head coach Willie Peters is no stranger to hard choices and believes his willingness to embrace adversity has helped equip him for the task of ending a 40-year wait for a trophy at Craven Park in Saturday's Challenge Cup final. Peters was just 20 years old when he made the decision to jet halfway around the world in 1999 to escape the suffocating expectations of Australia's NRL and link up with Gateshead Thunder for their first and only top-tier campaign.
Aussie Matt Dufty bans mum from Challenge Cup Final

3 weeks ago | perthnow.com.au | Mark Staniforth

Warrington full-back Matt Dufty has banned his mum from this weekend's Challenge Cup final at Wembley because she has never seen him win. Dufty's dad Glenn is planning to jet in from Australia in the hope of watching his son lift major silverware for the first time, but mum Leonie is under strict instructions to stay at home. "My mum hasn't seen me win yet," laughed Dufty. "She's come over and watched me seven times and we've lost all seven.
Harry Newman and Sam Lisone score try braces as Leeds power past Castleford

1 month ago | msn.com | Mark Staniforth

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Harry Newman and Sam Lisone score try braces as Leeds power past Castleford

1 month ago | independent.co.uk | Mark Staniforth

Harry Newman and Sam Lisone both crossed twice as resurgent Leeds climbed to third in the Betfred Super League with a comfortable 29-6 win over struggling Castleford at The Jungle. Brad Arthur’s men finished strongly after surviving a torrid period at the start of the second half, in which a bad mistake by Castleford winger Innes Senior proved to be a pivotal moment.
Ryan Hall says resurgent Leeds looking to challenge at top of Super League

1 month ago | independent.co.uk | Mark Staniforth

Hall won six Grand Finals before departing his boyhood club in 2018. Ryan Hall is determined to continue firing Leeds back towards the summit of the Betfred Super League after proving there is plenty left in the tank with his match-winning try against Hull FC last week. Hall’s trademark dive into the corner in the dying seconds continued the Rhinos’ recent upward trajectory and cemented their place in the top four ahead of Saturday’s short trip to struggling Castleford.