I have said it once, and I'll say it again.
Make
@SuperLeague
14 teams, keep London and promote Toulouse, and call it "expansion".
Keeps London in the top flight, helps grow the game in France, gets rid of loop fixtures, helps the long term strategy of growth.
🤷♂️
Well
@LeighLeopardsRL
you wanted an update on your future captain....
Today was a big day for little Marshall, who moved out of the Bolton NICU after spending 10 weeks there. Born at 1lbs 6 ounces.
He's now a whopping 4lbs and 3 ounces and one step closer to coming home! 💪🐆
Completely blown away by the support of my Tweet yesterday announcing I support the
#HokieNation
😅 Got some new followers too!! Thank you for the support guys!!
Saw many fans of the bigger clubs saying that it was Leigh and Hull KR's fault for being "smaller clubs" that Wembley wasn't full.
Now it's Warrington and Wigan who haven't filled the stadium, it's because it's too big.
Interesting. 🤔
A few days before the final and still 20k seats which look like they’re not even going on sale.
6 extra blocks just came available in the Wire end.
For where the sport is at right now Wembley is far too big. A complete sell out at a smaller ground would be miles better.
37 coaches from Hull KR for their Semi Final. I know we have 21 going for ours. Incredible support from two sides sticking it to the big boys this season!! 👏👏
I hope if we get to the final, it's against
@hullkrofficial
🐆🐆🐆
@mouldyscone
@RishiSunak
BMW's are involved in the most motoring offences in the UK. Do we now ban BMW cars off the road as they're clearly too dangerous? Or is it to do with the owner of the vehicle being irresponsible?
Same thing applies to dogs. 🤷♂️ Licensing for ownership solves this problem.
🐆 𝗔𝗗𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗡 𝗟𝗔𝗠 𝗦𝗜𝗚𝗡𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗘-𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧 𝗘𝗫𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡
Leigh Leopards are delighted to confirm that head coach Adrian Lam has signed a new three-year contract with the Club up until the end of the 2027 season.
To read more, tap below
If it is a genuine streaming service, it's an excellent idea. £15 a month gets you all the other games is a great deal. 100,000 subscriptions = £18,000,000 a year.
If it's PPV, £5-10 per game it will flop. No disrespect, but who is paying £10 to watch London Vs Cas?
📺 Confirmation of a new Super League streaming platform for next year, along with the first two 'exclusive' TV picks for 2024 in Round One.
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#RugbyLeague
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#SuperLeague
If we're moving it to a venue less than 40,000, then why not the City Ground in Nottingham.
Massive student city with loads of bars, restaurants and sights to see. 30-40 minute walk to the stadium, 20 minutes on a bus.
The mind boggles at the
@TheRFL
incompetence. 🤦♂️
If the rumours about Magic Weekend going to Elland Road are true, that's a big mistake. There's nothing around the stadium in that area to host fans. Elland Road is fine for a one-off big game - World Cup semi, Challenge Cup semi etc - but the wrong option for 6 games over 2 days
As a
#ForeverNE
fan I honestly can't even begin to describe the impact this man had on the sport. He's the reason I became a fan way back when and he will go down as the greatest of all time. I don't want to hear any arguments otherwise.
#TB12
@England_RL
So Josh Charnley was apparently "too old" for this squad, but Chris Hill is picked ahead of Robbie Mulhern. 🙃 Statistically the best English prop in Super League last season.
This is why the Aussies would wipe the floor with us. 👍
Leeds Rhinos, with their 203,000 Follows has 80K views on their new kit launch after 3 days.
@LeighLeopardsRL
, with our 31,000 followers has almost 76K views, and the post went live at 9pm on a Thursday night. 😂
Thanks for all the free IMG points guys. 👍
Fair play to
@CTRLFC
. Massive response from them in the last 15 minutes of the game. Their attitude under pressure was superb.
Poor execution in the final quarter of the game from us, but don't want to take anything away from Cas.
Fair play!! 👏👏
#LeopardsareMassive
🐆🐆🐆
Really annoying that us hammering Catalans has been overshadowed by this performance, but fair fucking play to Hull KR. 👏👏👏
Sticking it to "The Wigan Club" as a reminder they're not as invincible as they think.
@SuperLeague
Even as a Leigh fan, there is only one player that comes to mind.....
He deserves an entire section of the hall of fame to himself.
@leedsrhinos
Much better overall performance whilst still missing 3 of our best 6 players and Gaz O'Brien as well.
When we get all our bodies back on the park we will be a much better side.
Credit to
@hullkrofficial
though, and I genuinely hope you lot go on to win it. 💪
🐆🐆🐆
@leagueexpress
I don't agree with protecting a club because they wouldn't survive. However, I do think the SL should expand to 14 teams. How has the league not expanded in almost 30 years? 🤷♂️
14 teams eliminates loop fixtures and allows other Championship teams a cracking at SL. 👍
VERY small sample size, but thought
@frankie_halton
looked great in his limited minutes. Looked sharp in defence, made good metres and the offload in the build up to this try was excellent.
Think he will be an important player in the run in and the playoffs. 🐆🐆🐆
Leigh captain John Asiata is making a presentation to Joe Philbin on behalf of the Leopards club.
Joe has thanked all the fans for turning out with a special word for all the Leopards fans in the audience who supported his testimonial.
#BeTheRoar
The fact that we're not all out on the streets protesting the HMRC taxing of Vinted and eBay sales shows how weak we are as a country.
The French would have burned Paris to the ground by now. We should be dragging MPs out of their homes in disgust at this. 🤦♂️
Simply one of the greatest games of RL I've ever seen. Nathan Cleary was just unreal in that last 25 minutes. The single greatest individual performance from one player I have ever seen.
I can't wait for the
@NRL
and
@SuperLeague
to return. Is it February yet? 🐆🐆🐆
I don't who this is a worse reflection on. Salford or Wigan.
At least Salford has the excuse that a lot of their fans were potentially at Wembley yesterday.
Wigan with their dominance and success should be taking 2K minimum to every ground. 🤷♂️
@bIurt99
MMA compared to boxing is treated the same as Rugby League compared to Rugby Union. Boxing and Union have ties to the mainstream media, and look down on the lesser known "more barbaric" sports.
When in reality, both MMA and Rugby League are far more entertaining respectively.
@ufc
@LeonEdwardsMMA
Me and the Wife were going to go, pre booked out hotel and were looking forward to it. Then we saw the ticket prices.
Instead we have booked flights, hotel and trips in Milan for 3 days, all for cheaper than it would have cost for just the tickets. UFC thus is a disgrace!!
Imagine explaining to a new supporter of Rugby League that the team who won the equivalent of the FA Cup and finished 5th place are worse off than the team who won 4 games and we're relegated.
As well as a team who lost in the playoff final OF THE DIVISION BELOW!?!?!?
@FFToday
My league did this a few years ago, and my friend broke the 40 yard dash NFL record with a time of 4.18 seconds. Has absolutely nothing to do with the independent official forgetting to start the stopwatch on time. You can never prove me wrong either. 🤷♂️
@AndyHickeyMMA
Maybe they should have booked this card in Liverpool or Manchester. Considering Aspinall and Molly are from that area. Then fans like me wouldn't have to spend £1,000 for a weekend just to watch UFC. 🤷♂️
So, few choices need to be made. 🤔
Heavyweight Champion of the World? 🥊
Future
@ufc
Champion? 👊
Future
@LeighLeopardsRL
captain? 🐆
Or
@Patriots
quarterback? 🏈
2024 should be a fun one!! 😁
@SavageSports_
This doesn't translate to the NFL. Athletes in the NFL run him down in the backfield or force an arid throw.
Maye is not the answer, and I'd much rather we target Daniel's if we have the choice.
@pjwilson1990
@TheRFL
1. Lomax is already falling down due to the tackle around his legs.
2. Leeds defender clearly wrapping his arms under the ball in the process of the tackle.
Percival's was a direct shoulder charge to the head with no mitigation. Case closed.
List of Leigh players who have missed games due to injury this season:
Edwin Ipape
Ben Nakubuwai
Joe Mellor
Gaz O'Brien
Joe Wardle
Frankie Halton
Keenan Brand
Ricky Leutele
Umlya Hanley
Ava Seumanufagai
Robbie Mulhern
Zak Hardaker
John Asiata
But sure, we've had no injuries. 🤷♂️
I can't believe there are Wigan fans on this app genuinely trying to defend a shoulder charge to the head because Percival is shorter than Byrne. 🤦♂️
Doesn't matter if Percival was 5'3, it's still a shoulder charge. 😂😂
@AnalyticsRugby
Shane Wane England Selection Criteria Check List:
Do they play in the NRL: In
Do they play for Wigan: In
Have they ever played for Wigan: In
Are they from Wigan: In
Are they from anywhere else in the country: Out
Hope this helps.....
@TheRFL
IMG: "London is a key area where we want to grow the sport"
Also IMG: Relegate London from Super League next season, despite them earning their place through smart recruitment and playing the best rugby.
Logic!! 😂😂 Our sport is doomed.
Just a reminder that "The Wigan Club" voted against adding more teams into SL, voted against the Middle 8s, a concept Sky loved and told the SL clubs they wanted to keep. Which ended up costing all clubs millions in TV revenue.
And their fans ask what is stopping RL growing. 🤷♂️
On Thursday the
@NRL
will have major events in Sydney, Melbourne & Auckland all with sell out crowds and their own TV slots.
On Friday
@SuperLeague
will have 3 games on at once at 8pm. One of them will be in Castleford and one will be in Leigh.
“wHy iS RL nOt gRoWiNg”
Top 10 Super League Games of the 2023 Season. A thread.
Number 10. Leigh Leopards Vs St Helens, Round 4.
After their epic Round 25 clash (more on that later), everyone seems to have forgotten the underrated encounter early in the season.
Leigh had just won their first (1).
@AppleyardJoseph
Leigh fan here. Take it as a compliment. Rumours swirling about our players all season. Trying to unsettle a team who are clearly on the rise. Ignore the noise, and enjoy the journey. 👍
Can't wait for Saturday, should be an absolutely excellent occasion!! 💪
🐆🐆🐆
Nico Collins averaging 10 targets a game through 2 weeks. Grab him off the waiver wire this week and start him.
No targets in the first quarter. 🙃 Honestly, can't write this stuff.
#NFLFantasy
#FantasyFootball
#NFL
#NFLSunday
@M_Shaw1
How can anyone say that REDUCING the money coming into the sport is a good thing. 🤦♂️ The people in charge of this great game are running it into the ground. Us fans need to hold them accountable. This is outrageous!!
@M_Shaw1
The Wire cycle continues.
Sign a 30 year old Aussie for next season, current season falls apart, win nothing, new season starts, new signings play well, everything falls apart again.
Rinse. Repeat.
@F0rdyWigan
6 of us (Leigh fans) are coming to hopefully watch
@DragonsOfficiel
smash
@WiganWarriorsRL
into oblivion.
Imagine how much better RL Events would be if people went instead of debating what the attendance will be. 🤷♂️
@FastestPitStop
This witch hunt against Red Bull is just hilarious. Imagine wanting to punish someone for doing an excellent job. 😂 Imagine doing this to children in school.
Max is the best driver on the grid, and Red Bull has the best car. Its as simple as that.
Dear
@NRL
Please would you consider buying out the
@TheRFL
and helping to save the sport you love in the Northern Hemisphere? We need you now more than ever, as incompetence has reached an all time high here, and we need clear direction.
Yours sincerely,
Everyone.
The 2024 Super League Magic Weekend will take place at Leeds United's Elland Road. Dates, fixtures and the departure from St James' Park all explained here.
Congratulations to Leigh and Salford after being awarded academy licences. It's been a focus for both clubs and this news is good for the game, as well as the clubs.
Saints decimated by injuries now, Leigh early in the year, Catalans missing players, Hull KR too.
Leeds have also missed big players for a stretch.
The only team who haven't had any meaningful injuries this season is Wigan. 🤷♂️ Their lucky streak with injuries continues.
If saints manage to win tonight with the expected bench, it'd be a minor miracle! Going to need to be extremely disciplined with and without the ball and clinical when chances arise
@nflrums
He should try rugby league. 32 game season, with no bye weeks, no pads and playing both sides of the ball. Ooh and you do it for 4% of the salary.
I love football more than anyone, but this statement is ridiculous!!
Not sure why people are surprised Mulhern isn't in the team. He doesn't meet the Shaun Wane criteria:
Play in NRL? In the team.
From Wigan? In the team.
Played for Wigan? In the team.
None of the above, but play for Saints? Last resort.
None of the above. Not in the team.
We're living in a simulation, honestly.
Affordable housing, Reduce NHS waiting times, create safe routes for migrants to enter the UK, stop corporate greed which is fueling the cost of living crisis?
Nah, let's make a weapon straight from Austin fucking Powers!! 🤦♂️🤦♂️
Meet the UK’s first laser weapon: DragonFire
UK military scientists have for the first time shot down drones by using the laser to cut through incoming targets at the speed of light.
Capable of being fitted to future warships, it will be a vital British weapon as the threat of…
I don't know who Lewis Hamilton sold his soul to get the luck he has, but I need to do the same. Luckiest driver in the history of Motor Sport
#F1
#F1Baku
𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧 𝗠𝗢𝗬𝗟𝗔𝗡 𝗜𝗦 𝗔 𝗟𝗘𝗢𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗗 🐆
We are proud to announce the signing of Matt Moylan on a two year contract.
For more on our new signing & comments from Chris Chester, tap below.
An amazing stint at our club. Went under the radar last year when Charnley got all the plaudits.
Will forever be remembered as the man who scored the try who put us in front at Wembley!! 👏👏
Good Luck Tom!! Once a Leopard. Always a Leopard. 🐆🐆🐆
👏 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨, 𝗧𝗢𝗠 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗘 🏆
We can confirm Tom Briscoe has joined
@hullfcofficial
.
Everyone at the club would like to thank Tom for everything he has helped the club achieve during his time here. 🏆
Tap below for the full story
@philiphiggins
@SuperLeague
Need to be more ruthless with those who vote against it.
If you're against it, then that teams funding is cut and split between London and Toulouse. 🤷♂️
Stop appeasing teams who don't want the sport to grow.
Another fan talking about
@LeighLeopardsRL
❤️ Honestly it's amazing how much attention other teams fans are drawing to our club. Thank you so much!! Will help our IMG score massively with our social engagement. 👍
What an absolute bellend. Slowly undoing all his hard work over a decision that was made by a referee. Who’s to say Wigan wouldn’t have gone on to win anyway?
Think Pearce-Paul is going to rip it up in the NRL next season. Newcastle have signed a very good young player.
Be interested to see where Will Pryce plays for them though. Ponga to the halves and Pryce at FB maybe? 🤔
#SuperLeague
The second half wasn't good enough. Way too many errors once again when we got within striking distance. Can't afford to miss chances like that in a tight contest.
Regardless of some dubious calls, we can't play like that in the second half and win. 🤦♂️
Another day goes by and the
@LeighLeopardsRL
haven't announced another signing. 😔 Surely it has to be this week right..... Right!!
I miss Rugby too much.
Umyla Hanley's stats from his first two games this season.....
2 tries
36 carries
383 Carry Metres!! 💀💀
12 Tackle Busts
Yeah, Briscoe isn't getting his spot back. He's been absolutely unreal since getting his chance this season. 💪
@khthejudge
Literally the frame before. Both feet planted, head outside Sione's hip, shoulder contacting the thigh. Sione also lifting his leg, so no contact on a planted leg. 🤷♂️
@M_Shaw1
Can't be mad, as they're not breaking any rules, but this needs to be addressed next season. It is stuff like this which makes our sport look amateurish. 🤦♂️
@IsaacMenov08
@LeighLeopardsRL
Briscoe was 34, on big money and not getting in the side anyways with how well Hanley has played.
McIntosh is 8 years younger, covers 3 positions and probably has some untapped potential. Working with a coach like Lam could bring it out of him.
Good business for me. 👍
@Logan23637521
@BGP_mma
@Iswhatis1
This is what MAGA people are like.
Can give it out, but can't take it. Definition of bullies who need knocking down a peg or 3.
DDP going to send him to the shadow realm when they fight for real and Sean can't jump him like a coward.
@AndyBurnhamGM
Can we have a referendum for everyone north of Birmingham to break away from England please? Form our own government and parliament and get away from the complete and utter corruption of the South. 🙏🙏
@Ryan5Hall
Not many players have evolved with age quite like you have Ryan. Still up there with the best in the business. 👏 Good luck in the semi finals next week, hope you make it to the final (Leigh fan). 💪
@GameBlazersFF
@jasrifootball
@_MLFootball
This form of tackling has been banned in Rugby Union and League for being dangerous. Players have adapted and learned how to tackle better.
Why can't the NFL change too? 🤷♂️
@johnnyddavidson
@iPaperSport
Maybe we should focus on growing the game in places like Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, etc first before trying to move to America eyy? 🤷♂️
@hugh_jolley
@PolitlcsUK
Why would he give the opposition ideas? 🤷♂️ The Tories are hanging themselves, so he doesn't have to show his hand when it comes to policies Labour will implement.
Easy to say this when the governing body only allows certain clubs licenses to run academies. Or allowing teams like Saints and Wigan to have hundreds of kids on their books.
Rugby League is not, and never has been a level playing field.....
There’s a few big gaps in Super League - St Helens and Wigan light years ahead of the rest - Catalans, Warrington, Hull KR, Salford, Leeds, Leigh and Huddersfield - and then clearly Hull FC, Castleford and London at the bottom, by far. Three comps running in parallel
Got off to a slow start while still recovering from a torn ACL, but Trout is getting better and better every week for us.
70 minutes, 34 tackles, 14 carries and 104 yards on Friday.
Hopefully he continues to improve as the season goes on. 💪