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Clubs vote to end automatic Super League promotion and relegation from next year

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Automatic promotion and relegation to and from Super League to be axed

Automatic promotion and relegation to and from the Betfred Super League will be axed from next season after clubs rubber-stamped proposals by the game’s long-term strategic partner IMG at a vote in Huddersfield on Wednesday. Clubs and community ...

19 Apr 2023 at 12:40

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Utter bull – Paul Rowley denies being told of strike threat by Salford players

Salford boss Paul Rowley insists he has had no dialogue regarding reports his players would make themselves unavailable for Friday’s fixture against Leeds. It was reported earlier this week that some senior players had threatened to pull out ...

16 Jul 2025 at 13:55

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RFL calls crisis talks as Salford players reportedly consider strike

Rugby league chiefs will head for Salford on Wednesday for crisis talks aimed at ensuring that Friday night’s Betfred Super League game at Leeds can go ahead as planned. A number of senior Salford players have reportedly threatened to pull ...

15 Jul 2025 at 13:04

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Rob Burrow’s legacy will long endure – Sir Lindsay Hoyle pays tribute

Sir Lindsay Hoyle has hailed Rob Burrow as an inspiration whose legacy will long endure, at a ceremony to honour the late Leeds Rhinos star. Burrow died last month at the age of 41 after a battle with motor neurone disease, a condition he ...

12 Jul 2024 at 17:08

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St Helens star Tara Jones hangs up boots to become full-time RFL match official

St Helens hooker Tara Jones has announced her retirement as a player to become a full-time match official with the Rugby Football League. Jones, St Helens Women’s leading appearance maker, became the first woman to referee a senior RFL ...

07 Oct 2024 at 13:57

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Big step in fight against concussion or bad idea? New tackle law splits opinion

Seminal moments have been slow in coming to Odsal in recent years and opinions are split over whether Thursday night’s first match trialling a new rugby league tackle law represented a significant step in the fight against concussion ...

16 Jun 2023 at 10:00

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Stevie Ward: Rugby does not need to change DNA in bid to improve player welfare

Rugby League should not have to change its DNA to make sure players are properly safeguarded from concussion, according to former Leeds Rhinos captain Stevie Ward who was forced to retire because of his own head injuries. The former ...

28 Jan 2023 at 09:00

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A big step in the right direction – Wakefield and Barrow happy with IMG’s plans

Rugby league clubs across all levels of the domestic game have continued to express cautious optimism over an IMG-led shake-up which will scrap automatic promotion and relegation between its top tiers and elevate teams on the basis ...

29 Sept 2022 at 14:39

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Tara Jones has no regrets over retirement after making history as referee

Tara Jones enjoyed a glittering playing career with St Helens and England but it is as a referee she is making rugby league history. The 28-year-old created headlines last year by becoming the first female to take charge of a ...

08 Mar 2025 at 00:01

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Salford allowed to name strong squad against Castleford despite salary cap issue

Salford have been granted dispensation to name an almost full-strength squad for Friday’s Betfred Super League trip to Castleford despite being hit with another salary cap sanction this week. The Rugby Football League ...

05 Mar 2025 at 15:04

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Princess of Wales to host reception for England’s wheelchair rugby league team

The Princess of Wales will host a reception for England’s World Cup-winning wheelchair rugby league team at Hampton Court Palace. Kate, who is patron of the Rugby Football League, will meet members of the squad and ...

19 Jan 2023 at 13:30

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Incoming RFL president Sir Lindsay Hoyle vows to ‘make a real difference’

Sir Lindsay Hoyle intends to “make a real difference” when he becomes president of the Rugby Football League. The 65-year-old Speaker of the House of Commons will become the 31st president of the governing body in ...

02 Aug 2022 at 13:00

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