OLIVER Gildart is set to be offered an NRL chance with Wests Tigers as a raft of big-name departures from Wigan looms. For SunSport understands John Bateman’s future may be decided this week as four clubs Down Under want him. And Catalans Dragons owner Bernard Guasch believes Sam Tomkins wants to make the move to […]
SAM Tomkins may see out his career at Catalans Dragons after they tabled a four-year offer to him – but Wigan have 25 days to keep him. SunSport understands the French side is offering the now former England full-back a deal until 2022, which would take him until he is 33-years-old. That is, of course, […]
SAM Burgess will have an enforced rest after copping a two-match ban after fighting an NRL judiciary charge – and losing. The England ace will now miss two matches, including Friday’s meeting with compatriot James Graham, after the judiciary panel punished him for making ‘dangerous contact’ with Josh Morris. The South Sydney ace’s forearm made […]
AND SO another week brings another load of talking points in the world of rugby league, a place where talking points are definitely not under threat. Mid-season transfers, with Salford’s Gareth O’Brien heading to Toronto and Hull’s Liam Watts Castleford-bound, are now starting. Then there are the developments off the field, with Everton’s Robert Elstone […]
ELLIOTT Whitehead believes John Bateman can join the list of English players to have starred in the NRL, as long as he sticks to one position. The Wigan man is heavily linked with a move Down Under, with four sides – Brisbane, Cronulla, Canberra and Newcastle – keen on him as he has a clause […]