Steve McMormack has stepped down as Scotland coach after 14 years in charge.

Wakefield have suffered a blow, as Tyler Randell has ruptured his medial knee ligament. Wakefield expect him to be out of action for a minimum 12 weeks.

Warrington & Rochdale have announced that they will continue there partnership for this season. Which will be the 3rd year in a row.

There are early stage plans for Australia and Tonga to meet in a one off game in Hawaii next October.

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Paul McShane has signed a 5 year contract extension with Castleford.

Featherstone have sacked Darrell Griffin after he played rugby union without there permission.

Toulouse have signed Eddy Pettybourne.

It's a real shame to put that on this thread. Before my time but he has clearly excelled and given a lot to our sport

Roger Draper will step down from his role as the RFL chief Commercial officer at the end of January. After a year in charge

Do you think it should have had its own thread?
Just asking

*their

I don’t mind spelling mistakes or poor grammar in posts but in thread titles? Come on

Think they just meant that it came up at all on any thread not that it was deserving of it's own slot.

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rest assured that this story has found its rightful place....

Have edited it out of grammar anger.

Salford,
Have suffered a serious injury blow at the start of the new season. As Manu Vatuvei has sustained an achilles injury.

Etene Nanai-Seturo....signed 5 yr deal with the NZ warriors when he was 15yrs old.....3 years later he's playing for the AB7's in Union and apparently there's not a lot that the Warriors can do........
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....this kid looks like the real deal.

The RLIF are suing the the tournament promoters of the world cup for over $500,000.
The issue arise from the games played in Papua new Guinea. IMG are arguing that the initial contract for the tournament didn't involve a venue outside of Australia/New Zealand. With a heavy additional cost coming as a result of the 3 games in PNG.

Sky are showing all 4 games involving SL sides in Australia live. The Wigan/Hull games this week is on SKY Action in think. Then on Friday morning will be the Leeds/Melbourne game. Then on Saturday morning will be both the Wigan/Souths and Hull/St George. Hopefully sky will send at least 4 of there colour commentators on a 1 way ticket.

For the first time a SL club will face the 2 refs system. As it's been announced that this Fridays WCC will have the system.

Will be intresting to see how Leeds cope with it.

Especially Carl Ablett

They managed fine with Sinfield + 1 other ref on the field for years.

Don't understand Brian's concerns with two refs.
Professional rugby players should be able to just get on with playing rugby within the rules surely.

He hasn't had the opportunity to prepare for it. I'd be very surprised if the top coaches don't instil into the players what they are and aren't likely to get away with under a one ref system. Could see Leeds getting penalised left, right and centre. Correctly, I hasten to add, before I get accused of paranoia. Same would apply to all SL sides under similar circs. The kind of wake up call the UK game needs IMO though it'll be a shame if it spoils what should be a showpiece occasion.

Isn't so much concerns about two refs it's how it been switched at such late notice. They agreed to international rules (which is one ref) when the game was arranged a couple of months ago and now they've switched it just a few days before the game. That is poor and shouldn't happen. Had they had decided 2 refs 2 months ago then fine, but they didn't.

Spot on AG.

Widnes forward Chris Houston has been given a 2 games ban for his accidental/Deliberate (depending on your point of view), push of Phil Bentham.
Depressingly this story has been on most Talksport news bulletins. Very little about the Australia games was mentioned, but this is!

Sebastine Ikahihifo has signed a 3 year contract extension with Huddersfield.

Keith Galloway has left Leeds, and retired from the professional game.

Galloway who's recovering from his 2nd ruptured ankle, has gone home and joined amateur club oakdale.

The RFL have confirmed that they are moving to the Etihad complex in Manchester. For there new base of operationsome.

Surely we've not become so apathetic as for that news to not warrant its own thread?