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RL Cares secures prestigious sponsor for RL Hall of Fame dinner

RL Cares secures prestigious sponsor for RL Hall of Fame dinner

John Ledger


Rugby League Cares is pleased to announce Slater Heelis as sponsors of the 2024 Rugby League Hall of Fame dinner. The Manchester-based law firm, ...

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Luke Bryan and the RL Benevolent Fund

Luke Bryan and the RL Benevolent Fund

Steve Ball


Luke Bryan was left paralysed from the neck down after suffering a serious spinal injury in a seemingly innocuous tackle while playing for his local ...

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Ellis Rugby to partner Hall of Fame induction dinner

Ellis Rugby to partner Hall of Fame induction dinner

John Ledger


Rugby League Cares and the Rugby Football League are delighted to announce Ellis Rugby as the official partner of the 2024 Hall of Fame Induction ...

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England Wheelchair star Lewis King appointed RL Cares ambassador

England Wheelchair star Lewis King appointed RL Cares ambassador

John Ledger


Rugby League Cares is delighted to announce England Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup winner Lewis King as an Official Ambassador. The 39-year-old ...

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Barrie Winrow and the RL Benevolent Fund

Barrie Winrow and the RL Benevolent Fund

Steve Ball


In September 1973, Barrie Winrow suffered a devastating injury playing amateur rugby league for a local club in Wigan. Barrie damaged vertebrae in ...

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Ashes-winning Great Britain Women’s team to be inducted into Hall of Fame

Ashes-winning Great Britain Women’s team to be inducted into Hall of Fame

John Ledger


The last senior British team to complete an Ashes series victory over Australia are to be recognised by becoming the first team to be inducted into ...

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Four more legends to be inducted into RL Hall of Fame

Four more legends to be inducted into RL Hall of Fame

John Ledger


Four of the greatest players in the history of men’s and women’s Rugby League are to be granted the sport’s ultimate honour next month when they will ...

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Prescott and Lomas join the RL Hall of Fame

Prescott and Lomas join the RL Hall of Fame

John Ledger


Rugby League Cares and the Rugby Football League are delighted to announce the identity of the first two inductees for 2024 into the sport’s most ...

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John Burke and the RL Benevolent Fund

John Burke and the RL Benevolent Fund

Steve Ball


John Burke was one of the hottest junior properties of the 1970s with a host of top clubs queueing up to sign him on professional forms. Although a ...

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Tony Atherton and the RL Benevolent Fund

Tony Atherton and the RL Benevolent Fund

Steve Ball


Tony Atherton suffered life-changing injuries after being kicked in the head playing for St Helens A team against Leigh in March 1974. His injury was ...

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Coping with grief after loss or bereavement

Coping with grief after loss or bereavement

John Ledger


Following the heartbreaking death of Rob Burrow CBE, we know many people within the rugby league family will be experiencing grief and a sense of ...

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Sleep and peak performance

Sleep and peak performance

Francis Stephenson


Unlock the science behind sleep and its impact on peak performance in Rugby League. Learn how sleep sharpens your mind, boosts recovery, and fuels ...

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Pit to pitch | Dual careers then and now

Pit to pitch | Dual careers then and now

John Ledger


Featherstone Rovers has a long and proud reputation as a club that is embedded within the heart of its community. Not so long ago, most of the ...

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Athlete wellbeing at Melbourne Storm

Athlete wellbeing at Melbourne Storm

Francis Stephenson


This blog post and podcast, originally published by the Professional Association of Athlete Development Specialists (PAADS), delves into the success ...

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Mental Resilience | Shaun Lane

Mental Resilience | Shaun Lane

Marty Hyde


Even the toughest athletes face mental hurdles. Shaun Lane, a professional rugby league player for the Parramatta Eels, is no exception. This ...

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Meeting the NRL | Player welfare here and there

Meeting the NRL | Player welfare here and there

Francis Stephenson


Rugby League Cares maintains strong contacts with the NRL's player welfare team as part of the charity's commitment to provide world class levels of ...

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Families come first at Oceania Group get together

Families come first at Oceania Group get together

John Ledger


The value of families and friendships shone through when many of the sport’s exciting new arrivals for 2024 met up at the year’s first meeting of the ...

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League Talk | Josh Thewlis

League Talk | Josh Thewlis

Francis Stephenson


Warrington Wolves winger or full-back Josh Thewlis chats about his own personal development, the motivation and ambitions that drive him and his ...

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Dean Widders: the pride and passion of indigenous players

Dean Widders: the pride and passion of indigenous players

Steve McCormack


On my recent fact-finding trip to Australia I caught up with former Castleford Tigers player Dean Widders, who now works as Indigenous Player Welfare ...

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Oceania RL Group spring 2024 get together

Oceania RL Group spring 2024 get together

Keith Senior


Oceania UK is a group established to forge strong community links between players and families who have moved to the UK from the Pacific Islands.

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Fitness, friendship and bacon butties

Fitness, friendship and bacon butties

John Ledger


It's all too easy for players to lose touch with their former team-mates post-retirement, and for players to lose the fitness levels that have been a ...

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RL Lions roar at their annual reunion lunch

RL Lions roar at their annual reunion lunch

John Ledger


The Rugby League Lions roared with pride at their annual reunion lunch in January when 450 people came together for a memorable event held at The ...

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Athlete struggles with retirement

Athlete struggles with retirement

Francis Stephenson


Retirement from professional sports is a significant milestone that every player eventually confronts.

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Rookies: the challenges of a young professional

Rookies: the challenges of a young professional

Francis Stephenson


Embarking on a career in sports performance is undoubtedly thrilling, yet it brings forth a unique set of challenges, especially for young ...

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Rob Burrow: Total Sport Podcast

Rob Burrow: Total Sport Podcast

John Ledger


Rob Burrow asks the questions few others dare to ask, and gets some surprising and often very funny answers in his brilliant seven-part series of ...

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Club chaplains

Club chaplains

Francis Stephenson


All Super League clubs and many Championship and League 1 clubs have dedicated club chaplains - but what does a chaplain do?

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Kevin Sinfield on Desert Island Discs

Kevin Sinfield on Desert Island Discs

John Ledger


In October 2022, Kevin Sinfield was a guest on the long-running BBC Radio 4 series Desert Island Discs.

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Sonny Bill Williams discusses Islam

Sonny Bill Williams discusses Islam

Francis Stephenson


In this podcast from Freshly Ground, Kiwi superstar Sonny Bill Williams talks about his childhood and his journey towards Islam.

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Sports Chaplaincy UK

Sports Chaplaincy UK

Steve McCormack


Sports Chaplaincy UK is a Bradford-based charity that provides pastoral and spiritual care to professional and amateur sportsmen and sportswomen in ...

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More than just a player

More than just a player

Francis Stephenson


In this three-minute video, mental skills coach Zane Winslade discusses athletic and personal identities and the value of developing both...

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Jamie Jones Buchanan: my faith

Jamie Jones Buchanan: my faith

Jamie Jones-Buchanan


In this interview with Guardian journalist Aaron Bower, Jamie Jones-Buchanan discusses his Christian faith and explains how it has had a powerful ...

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A talk about hope

A talk about hope

Keegan Hirst


Former Batley, Wakefield and Dewsbury forward Keegan Hirst discusses identity, belonging, loneliness and hope.

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Pacific Nations heritage and culture

Pacific Nations heritage and culture

Francis Stephenson


Pacific Islanders encompass a wide range of cultural groups and nationalities from Polynesia, Melanesia and Micronesia in the Pacific Ocean.

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