Bulls overturn deficit in win to leapfrog London Broncos Wakefield Trinity also made a comeback with victory at Hull Bradford Bulls celebrated their second momentous victory in consecutive Sundays at Odsal, following a Challenge Cup win against the Catalan Dragons by stunning Warrington to regain the last two of the six points they were docked in February for entering administration. The Bulls overturned...
James Roby, Luke Walsh, Jonny Lomax among those rested Leeds could go top with victory at home to Salford if Saints lose St Helens have left no doubt about their priorities over the next week by announcing a squad missing most of their key players for Monday's Super League derby at Widnes, even though a second Easter defeat would allow Leeds to displace them from the top of the table for the first...
Deposed coach Noble offered director of football post 'I can't wait forever,' says Salford owner Koukash Marwan Koukash has given Brian Noble 48 hours to accept his offer to become the Salford Red Devils' director of football. Noble has made way for the appointment of Iestyn Harris as head coach but has been offered an alternative role and has until 5pm on Friday to give his answer. Continue reading......
• Long revealed battle with depression two weeks ago • Former scum-half criticised Noble in autobiography Sean Long is to return to the coaching staff at Salford less than a fortnight after revealing he attempted to kill himself at the start of this year. That means Long will link up again with Brian Noble, the head coach at Salford of whom he was highly critical in his autobiography after flying...
s quiet achievers with a hard-earned win against a Salford team who are struggling to justify their pre-season hype. Kevin Brown scored two tries as the Vikings came from 18-14 behind to claim a third consecutive home victory and inflict a second straight defeat on Brian Noble's Red Devils. Salford were missing two of their major close-season signings, Rangi Chase and Gareth Hock, and did improve on...
Justin Poore's red card gives Wakefield uphill battle Hull KR restore pride with 22-14 win against St Helens Sam Tomkins grabbed a hat-trick of tries as Wigan went back to the top of Super League with a 44-24 victory over 12-man Wakefield . Iain Thornley and Anthony Gelling crossed for Wigan before Wakefield had the prop forward Justin Poore shown a red card for throwing a punch at Liam Farrell. The...
It is going to be one hell of a ride,' says Brian Noble Big-spending Salford have announced 12 new signings as part of a major relaunch of the Super League club. The list of new faces, unveiled at a press conference at Salford City Stadium, were headed by the England internationals Gareth Hock and Rangi Chase. They will be joined at the renamed Red Devils before the 2014 season by the Warrington captain,...
s kick into the right corner and three minutes later Danny Brough collected his own kick through and passed to Leroy Cudjoe, whose quick off-load put McGillvary in. McGillvary, who scored against Salford in a 21-20 defeat in March, has scored seven tries in his last four outings and has 17 touchdowns for the season. Further tries from David Faiumu, Brett Ferres and Joe Wardle, and four goals from Brough,...
s hats off to Greg Inglis 1) McManus fires a warning The St Helens chairman, Eamonn McManus, generally prefers to stay in the background, rather than flaunt his power as the man who has arguably saved the club through the leading role he played in the move from Knowsley Road to Langtree Park. So his decision to issue a statement to supporters on the club's website this week, in the aftermath of last...
s contribution was matched with five tries from his team-mates as Salford fully avenged their heavy home defeat by the Broncos. Brian Noble, the Salford coach, believes the first half showed his side's capabilities. "We have been creating opportunities on a regular basis but not taking them," he said. "But today was a different story." For the Broncos, the highlight was a promising 14-point display...
s four tries and two from the New Zealander Aaron Heremaia were in vain for Hull. In the final moments the Castleford full-back Jordan Tansey saved his side with a last-ditch tackle on Crooks before Clare pounced on a loose ball and sprinted 95 metres for what proved the match-winning try, though Crooks went over again for Hull and Tom Lineham came desperately close to winning it for the visitors with...
s Darrell Griffin and the player who was replacing him, Vic Mauro, became involved in tackles while the club had 14 players on the field of play. Salford successfully defended their line for the last three minutes and went on to win the game 34-30. In a statement, the RFL said: "The tribunal handed down the increased sanction after rejecting Salford's appeal against the original fine of £10,000 imposed...
s 68-10 defeat of Salford Catalan Dragons were breathing a sigh of relief on Sunday night when their scrum-half Scott Dureau was declared fine after collapsing during their 32-all draw with Widnes. The Australian was unable to take a 60th-minute penalty after complaining of double vision, the same symptom which led him to discover he had a brain tumour last September. He produced a man-of-the-match...
s assistant coach Kieron Purtill eased concerns over Danny Brough's fitness after the half-back masterminded a 36-22 victory over Widnes that moved the Giants to within a point of the Super League leaders Wigan. Brough dived over for one of five Huddersfield first-half tries in a personal haul of 14 points before sitting out the second period with the game virtually won. The Giants had led 30-6 at...
s rugby league team powered to within two more matches of another appearance at Wembley, in their quest for a 20th Challenge Cup. They fell behind early in their fifth-round tie at Hull KR , and lost their Australian stand-off Blake Green to a tackle that angered coach Shaun Wane. But the England full-back Sam Tomkins led the response and ended with four tries as Wigan eased into the quarter finals...
prop Ryan Bailey marked his return from a four-match ban with his first try of the season and the Rhinos captain, Kevin Sinfield, kicked seven goals from seven attempts on his 450th appearance for the club. Widnes notched an historic win to deepen the woes of St Helens and increase the pressure on the Saints' coach Nathan Brown, who watched his side suffer their fifth successive defeat as they succumbed...
s solid foundations 1) Seventh heaven? The Super League clubs will meet on Wednesday to discuss their response to the growing sense of crisis over the future of the competition, fuelled mostly by the accelerating exodus of players to the National Rugby League. Is it too much to hope that they also might consider a radical injection of life into a 2013 season which is currently in danger of becoming...
s pass to charge over. But McGoldrick marked his return by slipping a pass to Matty Ashurst, who went over after 14 minutes with Sneyd tagging on the conversion to fire his side ahead 6-4. Castleford regained the lead with tries from Justin Carney and Adam Milner, with Jamie Ellis landing his first conversion at the third attempt. Salford hit back with Danny Williams and Andrew Dixon going over to...
backroom staff was thought to have been a key factor behind Gleeson's decision to make his comeback with Salford when his 18-month doping ban ended in December. Both players were at the centre of controversy during Noble's final year as Great Britain coach, with Long walking out of the 2006 Tri-Nations Series on the eve of a crucial game against Australia. Long quit as assistant coach three days after...
s coaching methods, after the pair's relationship had collapsed during the 2006 Tri-Nations series – when Long flew home after his very public defiance on a plane journey of an alcohol ban following a defeat by New Zealand in Wellington . He is expected to join Wigan in a junior coaching role, leaving Noble free to bring in an assistant of his choice at Salford. Alan Hunte, who was caretaker coach...