Forty20 Rugby League Podcasts

Asking the same questions since 1982 after England's men/women exit the World Cup, not using hyperbole to describe that, another review, wheelchairs start, the madness of Lebanon/France and why we're all Tongan and/or Samoans.

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New RFL Chief Executive Ian Nolan joined us for an exclusive chat after his first weeks in the role, to talk about how the sport is perceived, the opportunities within the sport to exploit, the latest of North Wales Crusaders, and as much as we could pack in the time allowed (and go over it significantly!)

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Week two of the World Cup is done, it's better than some people think it's been, but you know that because you listen to this podcast...Italy in 1958, European winners, and other stuff!

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With uncertainty over their participation in the 2027 Championship season continuing, North Wales Crusaders are currently on the "not playing" side of the equation.

Chairman Jamie Elkaleh joins us to give us the latest update on the situation, as they look to get to the starting line, with conversations with the RFL still ongoing.

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A World Cup winner in 2022, James Simpson-Hill joins us ahead of jetting out to Australia to represent his heritage with Scotland, discussing that topic, and the opening weekend of the World Cup with a cracker to open the tournament, why England's men weren't as bad as some say, and much more besides.

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The latest on the NRL-SL talks, which may have a resolution within "two weeks" or so, Ryan Hall retires, the World Cup is coming, and the Daily Star story on Jaime Chapman gives us a lesson in journalism...

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We were at the Etihad Stadium for a pre-World Cup England thing, of which, content to follow, so took advantage of Manchester City's chargers to record an episode looking back on the Grand Final. What next for Wakefield, Warrington and everything else we chatted about...

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We've let Phil out with a recording device called a "mobile phone" to bring you this mini-podcast with Wakefield Trinity captain Mike McMeeken...

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A giddy episode, as we look back on an exciting weekend of Rugby League, where Warrington edge through, Wakefield storm it, and York made the invincible look vincible again. Oh, and there's a Grand Final to look forward to too!

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One Super League Grand Final down...two teams left in the women's and four in the men's...NRL deal talks update, social media nonsense and why the Man of Steel voting must have been devised by whoever did the Championship play-offs.

Wynter's chair fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-wynter-get-his-own-specialised-rugby-chair

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Back in 2016, in the studios of TV Yorkshire, where the smell of Subway's bread wafted through the floor, Super League GM Blake Solly joined Phil Caplan for a chat ahead of the new season.

See if you can work out what has changed since then...

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Checking with Roy Castle, retirements, benchmarks, demolishing the Accu, play-offs and more...

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A podcast of two halves!

First up, a chat about Sir Billy Boston, and then we corral Steve Mascord into joining us and talk about TV deals, NRL talks and a lot more...then, post-match reaction as London Broncos beat Widnes Vikings 32-10 to win the 1895 Cup!

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A packed show with TV deals, coaches going, leaving, Hull KR in flux, Warrington's great week and much more to talk about...

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Blood pressure lessened this week, as we talk the latest on the NRL deal, and what we actually know and don't, another great game in Super League highlighted by Leigh's defence, look forward to Hull KR vs. Warrington, and all the other bits and pieces going on.

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The Huddersfield/Dewsbury nonsense. heading to Dublin, the "Game of the Season" and a load of other stuff...

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Entertaining rugby, a listener on Saints, WSL returns, offers imminent. All in all, a podcast that probably gets a 3/10.

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James is back. and Jonathan Doidge makes a welcome return to the studio as "Saints in Transition" won't get us enough clicks as the fallout from the departure of Paul Rowley was announced, and we probably aren't rushing down the bookies to back Bobbie Goulding....

Halifax stormed to victory in the Wheelchair Challenge Cup, England's women won away in France, Rivals Returned to record crowds. as Wakefield went second, Leigh closed the gap and Leeds remained the pacesetters.

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Fresh from Sunday's match against Canada, Wales and St. Helens winger Dani McGifford for a chat about many and various things.Swapping athletics for Rugby League, how she became a Saints fan, representing her heritage and coming up against her team mates in internationals and avoiding being on TikTok...

A fun time as always!

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Quite a lot of things to discuss, but not limited to Mikey Lewis's head and KR's form, Warrington's young 'uns, and those of Saints too, women's internationals, being hopeful of a Wheelchair cracker, why Leeds aren't in crisis, and how Cas won a cracker!

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