All news by author: David Craven

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Defiant Warrington star Ben Currie insists Wolves unconcerned by slump
England second-row, 28, maintains early season pacesetters can arrest their losing slump, starting against Leeds Rhinos, and finally lift a first league championship since 1955
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RFL announce losses of almost £1m as rising insurance premiums hit hard
Governing body has revealed its accounts for 2022 highlighting how insurance premiums doubled to more than £1.4m last year while poor ticketing revenues for Challenge Cup final and delayed World Cup also having negative effects
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Wigan boss Matt Peet comes out firing for Ian Watson after "unsavoury" treatment
Warriorrs coach says people need to stop "sticking the knife in" on the under-pressure Huddersfield Giants boss and questioned some of rugby league's lack of empathy
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Leeds sign Catalans prop Mickael Goudemand on two-year deal for 2024 season
France international, 27, will switch Super League clubs ahead of the 2024 season and bring Rhinos some extra firepower up front
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Wigan boss Matt Peet makes bold 2024 transfer vow amid Adam Keighran speculation
With three big captures already in the bag for 2024, Warriors chief promises more as recruitement drive continues with Australian utility back among his targets
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Catalans star Johnstone still irked by England snub and comment from fellow pro
Super League's top try-scorer, 27, has still only got one Test cap to his name - earned FIVE years ago - and he knows he has to earn more to be deemed a true international player
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Leeds star says it "meant the world" to put on a show for Rob Burrow and family
On a night where the Super League club did their utmost to raise awareness of motor neurone disease and Burrow was in attendance, former team-mate explains how special it was to then go and thrash Huddersfield Giants 54-0
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Wigan boss Matty Peet hails skipper Liam Farrell as two-try salvo downs Salford
England second-row, 32, picked up another couple of tries in 26-6 win at Salford which sees them rise from sixth to third in Betfred Super League
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Wigan sign former Leeds star Kruise Leeming from NRL on four-year deal
Ex-Leeds Rhinos hooker, 27, will head back to Super League with Wigan in 2024 after he completes his spell with NRL club Gold Coast Titans
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Salford Red Devils' Joe Burgess "desperate" to end his trophy drought
Ex-England winger, 28, had so many near misses with hometown Wigan but hopes to remedy that this season with an exciting Salford team bidding to win Super League for the first time
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Rob Burrow gets standing ovation in emotional return to Leeds Rhinos with family
LEEDS RHINOS 54 HUDDERSFIELD GIANTS 0: Rob Burrow returned to his old stomping ground for his old club's awareness match for motor neurone disease and was given a hero's welcome before Leeds Rhinos tore their opponents apart
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Huddersfield boss Ian Watson laments "terrible" display and fears for job
Under-pressure Giants chief sees his side lose 54-0 in biggest loss of his three-year reign to leave questions being asked about his future on an emotional night for Leeds Rhinos and Rob Burrow
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Leigh Leopards' John Asiata relishing next test as he fires message to critics
Inspirational skipper, 30, has helped seen promoted side become the story of Betfred Super League in 2023 and they are not done yet even with four players banned for trip to leaders Catalans Dragons
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Smith hails Hull FC 'desire' after stunning rout of champions St Helens
Proud boss watched on as his side - missing five regulars - produced a 34-6 destruction of Super League champions, their biggest win of the season and just FIVE days after being dumped out of the Challenge Cup by same opponents
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Warrington Wolves' Daryl Clark aims to right wrongs and upset Castleford family
England hooker, 30, started his career with hometown Castleford before a big-money move to Warrington and is intent on winning silverware this year
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Huddersfield star Connor told he is not fit enough after being dropped
The Great Britain stand-off will play for Giants' reserves on Friday night while his teammates take on Leeds, bidding to end a poor run of form
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Hull KR star releases "emotional" statement as he ends career on health grounds
Hull Kingston Rovers star Lachlan Coote has called time on his career with immediate affect after the full-back received health advice and opted to walk away from the game
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Warrington Wolves' Joe Philbin opens up on his fight to fitness after ACL hell
Ex-Great Britain prop, 28, is nearly a year on since the injury but he's come back firing better than ever for a Warrington team looking to put their Challenge Cup heartache behind them
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Hull FC's Brown ready to stand tall in battle of the props against St Helens
He's one of the shortest front-rows in Super League but Brown is bidding to help Black and Whites gain revenge six days after the Challenge Cup exit against same opponents
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Castleford Tigers' Callum McLelland moves on without playing a game in two years
Gutted stand-off, 23, has seen his time at Wheldon Road ruined by a serious knee injury and now moves on to a 'new venture' outside of rugby league after suffering another setback in his recovery
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Daryl Powell gives verdict on Josh McGuire saga as Warrington target replacement
Wolves coach gives his view after bad boy ex-Australia loose forward, 33, is cut following a couple of controversial incidents
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Wigan loanee Toby King delivers on "show them" vow as Warrington left red-faced
England centre, 26, is on a season-long loan from Warrington but was allowed to face his parent club with Wigan in Betfred Challenge Cup quarter-final and duly helped knock them out in thrilling tie
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Bad boy Josh McGuire leaves Warrington Wolves by mutual agreement
The controversial Aussie forward, 33, departs the Super League club after racking up 19 games worth of bans inside just six months
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Wigan boss Matt Peet on Kaide Ellis red card against "crazy" Warrington Wolves
Aussie prop, 26, sent off after just SEVEN minutes but Matt Peet's 12-men rally brilliantly to win 14-12 and set up Betfred Challenge Cup semi-final with Hull KR
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St Helens knock Hull FC out of Challenge Cup after Josh Griffin's red card chaos
Second-row Griffin yellow carded for dissent after half-time hooter but then sent off after giving referee Chris Kendall further verbals to leave Hull down and eventually out of quarter-final with 32-18 defeat