Two absolute legends of league join Matt Shaw for this lockdown edition of Back Chat. Paul Sculthorpe (not forgetting the important MBE) and Lee Briers (no MBE but still quite important) discuss such things as why we don’t beat the Aussies at their own game...Why the next generation is way behind the last in playing hours....Who the most underrated players are....And why Lee Briers refuses to eat anything on a Monday. All this and more on this week's Rugby League Back Chat.
Jun 12, 2020
51 min
The brothers King join Matt Shaw to examine the return of the reserve grade, and the practicalities of Xmas fixtures, plus what happens if you start a SYKPE interview with 10% battery life.
Jun 5, 2020
51 min
With German football making a return, albeit behind closed doors, could we now expect a modified RL fixture, or a new league that still incorporates promotion?The salary cap is back in the news with proposals to shrink it, but is that not one almighty step backwards?And what happens if you throw a wet paper towel at Martin Offiah?All this and more as HKR’s Ryan Brierley and Leigh head coach John Duffy join host Matt Shaw on this weeks Rugby League Back Chat.
May 22, 2020
50 min
On the anniversary week of one of the biggest Rugby League Challenge Cup giant killings, Matt Shaw is joined by two of the key figures responsible. Sheffield Eagles head coach Mark Aston relives the day they beat Wigan with his then coach John Kear. Also under the spotlight - could the clubs still finish this season with a Grand Final at the end of November?With some people suggesting a Winter season instead, is this really an alternative, considering most playing contracts are up on November 30?And just how did JK make falling over advertising hoardings look cool?All this and more on this week's Rugby League Back Chat
May 16, 2020
51 min
Matt Shaw is joined in discussion by Leigh owner Derek Beaumont and player agent Craig Harrison. The beginning of May hails the start of Rugby League transfer movements but as there’s no movement on the field are we likely to see any off it?Super League don’t want promotion and relegation but it’s the RFL that makes those decisions, so do we really need two governing bodies? And how much would you pay for a bottle of vodka - £300 perhaps? yes it really is part of this weeks Rugby League Back Chat along with a whole lot more this Thursday on FreeSports.
May 1, 2020
50 min
Still in the throws of the Covid-19 pandemic we continue with the second of our "Legends of League" stories as Garry Schofield steers us through his playing days which includes being the world's most expensive Rugby League player and the dizzy heights of captaining the Great Britain Lions in their famous and successful 1992 Australia and New Zealand tour. All that and more on Rugby League Back Chat
Apr 11, 2020
46 min
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