Just received the following E-mail from the RFL.

Please encourage friends and family and colleagues to buy a copy of The Daily Mirror on Thursday.

The more sales the Mirrors sees, the more coverage it will give Rugby League!

[uThursday’s Daily Mirror to print eight page Super League special[/u

The Daily Mirror newspaper is to publish an eight page Super League special this Thursday (July 9) to give readers an update on what is proving to be one of the most exciting and competitive seasons to date.

To be printed nationwide in association with engage Super League’s official broadcast partner Sky Sports, the supplement is a result of the popularity of The Daily Mirror’s Super League launch special which was published back in February.

The eight page ‘Mania’ special will include an interview with England and Bradford Bulls star Sam Burgess on his Rugby League family, Wigan’s Pat Richards looking forward to an Ashes summer and England captain Jamie Peacock talking about this autumn’s Four Nations.

There will also be a school report style update on how each of engage Super League’s 14 teams are performing in this year’s competition, whilst players from Huddersfield Giants, St Helens, Warrington Wolves and Wigan Warriors will give their views on next month’s Carnegie Challenge Cup semi-finals and Wembley final.

Sky Sports’ Mike ‘Stevo’ Stephenson will also give his view on the season so far.

Craig Spence, the RFL’s Communications Manager, said: “It’s great news that The Mirror is to print a second Super League supplement on Thursday. The season launch supplement they published back in February was a huge success and saw their sales increase.

“As a result the paper has increased the amount of coverage it dedicates to Rugby League. I’d encourage all supporters to go out and buy The Mirror on Thursday so that once again the paper can see that more Rugby League coverage means more sales.”

Dean Morse, The Mirror’s sports editor, said: "Rugby League is a huge part of Mirror Sport - and getting bigger by the season.

"We're dedicated to bringing Super League fans the biggest and best coverage around games.

"Our special pull-outs are a must-read at this crucial stage of a thrilling season."

As part of the supplement readers will also have the opportunity to win a superb VIP day out at August’s Carnegie Challenge Cup Final at Wembley. The prize will include tickets to the final, a behind the scenes tour of the stadium as well as the opportunity to have your picture taken with the famous trophy pitch side at Wembley before kick-off.

The Mirror’s engage Super League ‘Mania’ special will feature on Thursday 9 July.

excellent stuff. maybe the lahndahn based print media are finally realising that there are two codes of rugby and people do live north of Watford.

That's a lie and you know it.

Quality.

Maybe there'll do a really northern version of the paper, just for a day. Like, you'll have to collect five tokens, including the Sunday one (85p - for a paper) and you can exchange them for a Kestrel.

Page three model will be Howard Wilkinson etc.

Bet it wont be as good as todays 16 page pullout of posh and becks in the mirror.155 photos no less!!

is this supplement going to be national?...will I be able to get a copy in Oxford?

Good news, might encourage league fans to stop purchasing certain other tabloids.

I bet somewhere they'll mention Eddie Waring, Flat Caps, Whippets and Arthur Scargill. And, maybe, black soul music that didn't quite make the top ten.

It says nationwide in the press release so you should be ok

Don't forget to get it bought and show them that they should give RL more coverage

Is this the same Daily Mirror that released their only RL joutnalist; Martin Richards?

haha.. the very same.

Anyone bought it yet?

yes



It even has a front page headline aswell

it's not bad my only criticism is that they think a challenge cup final/grand final appearance is not beyond us,hope it's not the kiss of death!

im in jersey, and just popped out to get one. im surprised that it is it over here, but its there. not a bad read, standard fare but any publicity is good publicity.....

Gareth Hock aside

As much as you sometimes hate or maybe even love Stevo, you can't slate his enthusiasm for the game in the interview. I thought the Burgess interview was good I'm a fan of big Sam and that's one big family!