ContinueAs the rugby league season draws to a close with Warrington
and Leeds going head-to-head in a rematch of the Challenge
Cup on Saturday and Sam Tomkins picking up the most
prestigious individual award in rugby league when he
collected the Man of Steel award from Bradley Wiggins last
night, I take a look back...
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Beth Ashton - Rugby
Watching rugby league for free has been instilled in Beth from birth. As a small child, she was lifted over the barriers at Wigan’s Central Park (now a Tesco that she frequents in homage to the historic site) to watch a team comprised of Wigan rugby league legends –Edwards, Farrell, Offiah and Robinson to name but a few. Although she remembers nothing from that season but the mascot (a bloke dressed up as a pie) the point is that it was free.
As her brother continued the family tradition of running fast and playing rugby league quite well, Beth was able to freeload as a spectator. Now, posing as a rugby league writer, Beth continues an impressive streak of free rugby with an overall aim to earn the equivalent sum in free tickets as she paid for her English Literature degree in Leeds, which she largely neglected in the name of rugby league.
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The shortlist has been announced for Super League’s most
prestigious individual prize: the Man of Steel award.
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Sep
18
2012
Beth Ashton: Have You Heard About Super League? An Extraordinary Marketing Campaign That Might Just Work.
After a plethora of marketing campaigns that just haven't
quite worked, Super League have today launched 'The Rugby
League of the Extraordinary' campaign that might just be the
one to do the job properly.
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The 2012 Stobart Super League Dream Team was announced this
week, having been chosen by a panel of Rugby League
journalists and broadcasters who regularly cover Super
League.
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Sep
04
2012
Beth Ashton: Could St Helens Defy The Odds To Earn A Seventh Consecutive Grand Final Appearance?
t was a rough start to the season for St Helens, with their
worst run for 27 years marked by a hasty exit from coach
Royce Simmons and a quarter final Challenge Cup defeat at
the hands of bitter rivals and newly crowned League Leaders
Shield winners Wigan.
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Warrington outclassed Leeds at the weekend with a 35-18
trouncing but there was one man who was by far classier than
the other twenty-five men on the pitch.
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Last week, after St Helens’ shock defeat to Wakefield,
Mike Rush made a few comments that have since landed him in
trouble. His actual words were a personal criticism of
Thierry Alibert.
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Aug
13
2012
Could This Be Warrington's Year? I Think So
Warrington outplayed Wigan on Saturday to go one point
behind the Super League leaders and their performance showed
the form of a team on fire.
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Bradford Bulls caused me some serious heartache as a young
Wigan fan. I remember when they were the team to beat, a
side to be feared in play-offs and finals.
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Jul
24
2012
Kevin Sinfield: The Best Captain in Super League
Leeds Rhinos have a remarkable habit of stepping up their
game when it comes to big fixtures.
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