Rugby League Top 10s
Episodes
Rugby League Top 10: Challenge Cup Final Memories
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For many, the Challenge Cup Final was their first real taste of the sport. Either watching on TV and listening to legendary commentators such as Eddie...
Rugby League Top 10: Imports
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The signing of overseas players hasn't always meant adding quality to the competition, but this list of the very best certainly did. Although it's fai...
Rugby League Top 10: Dramatic Endings
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
There's nothing more dramatic than a game which is won or lost in the last meaningful moment. These are the ones which live longest in the memory for ...
Rugby League Top 10: Hard Men
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
These are the guys who used to play on 'the edge'. In the days when almost everything was considered 'legal', some were employed as enforcers, whilst ...
Wigan’s Grand Finale
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tanya Arnold, Kevin Brown, Andrew Henderson and John Kear reflect on a gripping Grand Final after Wigan defeated Hull KR 9-2. Victory meant the Warrio...
Grand Final Preview
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Grand Final week with Wigan Warriors and Hull KR battling for the right to be crowned Super League Champions. Tanya Arnold is at Old Trafford t...
Finals Fortnight
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tanya Arnold and Kevin Brown look ahead to a crucial weekend of Super League action featuring the Women’s Grand Final in St Helens and the Semi-fina...
The Road to Old Trafford
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Play-off time in the 2024 Men’s Super League season and six teams are still standing in the race to be crowned Champions at the home of Manch...
Crossing the Codes
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As a player and coach Mike Ford has been involved at the very top level in both codes of Rugby and is currently the Managing Director of Oldham. He ta...
Captain Kallum
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Salford Red Devils captain Kallum Watkins joins the podcast as his team continue their quest to secure a place in the Super League play-offs. After lo...
Running the Rhinos
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Leeds Rhinos’ Sporting Director Ian Blease joins the podcast to talk about his role at one of the biggest clubs in Rugby League. After an inconsiste...
The View from the Top
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With four rounds to go until the Super League play-offs it’s Hull KR who lead the way at the top of the table and their captain Elliot Minchella joi...
House of Elliott
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Canberra Raiders captain Elliott Whitehead joins the podcast to talk about rugby league life in the Australian Capital and his move back to Super Leag...
The wolf in the pack
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Warrington’s Lachlan Fitzgibbon joins Tanya Arnold and Kevin Brown to talk about his first year in Super League. The second row forward joined the W...
The talented Mr Charnley
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In an emotional 5 live Rugby League Podcast, Tanya Arnold and former stand-off Kevin Brown are joined by Leigh flying winger Josh Charnley. The former...
England’s winning weekend
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reflections on the victories for England’s Men and Women in the mid-season internationals against France. Author and journalist Steve Mascord was at...
The view from France
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Toulouse Head Coach Sylvain Houles joins Tanya Arnold and Kevin Brown. As the England men’s and women’s teams head across the channel for a weeken...
Hall’s record haul and England’s calendar confirmed
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Newsum is joined by Hull KR winger Ryan Hall and England Head Coach Shaun Wane. Hall crossed for his 248th Super League try last week and is now ...
Wembley Winners!
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Wigan winger Liam Marshall joins Matt Newsum and Kevin Brown to discuss the Warriors success in the 2024 Challenge Cup Final. Their victory at Wembley...
Remembering Rob in Wembley Week
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former team-mate Sam Burgess and Daryl Powell, the coach who gave Rob Burrow his first start in Super League, lead tributes to the Leeds Rhinos Legend...
Daryl Powell : Wakefield, Wolves and water
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Daryl Powell joins Tanya Arnold and Kevin Brown to talk about Rugby League life with Wakefield Trinity and the ups and downs of his coaching career. P...
League in London
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
London Broncos Head Coach Mike Eccles joins Tanya Arnold and Kevin Brown to talk about Rugby League life in the capital. The Broncos were promoted to ...
The Whistle Blower
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Phil Bentham, who was recently appointed as the RFL's new Head of Referees joins Tanya Arnold and Kevin Brown to discuss the current issues around off...
The Jonny Lomax Story
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
St Helens Captain Jonny Lomax joins Tanya Arnold and Kevin Brown for a rare interview about his remarkable life. Widely regarded as the one of the bes...
Tiger Talk
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Craig Lingard joins Tanya Arnold and Kevin Brown to chat about his role as the Head Coach of Castleford Tigers. He reveals how his life has changed si...
Dynamic Dufty
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Warrington Wolves Full Back Matt Dufty joins Tanya Arnold and Kevin Brown to discuss his terrific start to the season. He reveals why Head Coach Sam B...
Welfare and Wembley
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tanya Arnold and Kevin Brown are joined by former Hull FC Captain Gareth Ellis and former Scotland Head Coach Steve McCormack to discuss their current...
Willie Peters: a coaching journey
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ahead of the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup, Hull Kingston Rovers head coach Willie Peters joins Tanya Arnold and Kevin Brown to relate his rugby...
Helping Handley
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Super League’s leading try-scorer Ash Handley joins Tanya Arnold and Kevin Brown to talk about his flying start to the 2024 campaign and the secrets...
Traveller’s tales with Jordan Abdull
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tanya Arnold and Kevin Brown are joined by Catalans Dragons half-back Jordan Abdull to discuss life as a Rugby League player in the South of France an...
The rules of the game and the rulers of the world
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tanya Arnold and Kevin Brown are joined by the RFL’s Director of Operations Robert Hicks to discuss the controversial sending-off of Hull FC’s Fa’...
Battle of the Planet
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tanya Arnold and Kevin Brown are joined by some special guests to preview the World Club Challenge match between the Super League Champions Wigan Warr...
Super League is back!
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ahead of the new Super League season the podcast returns with Tanya Arnold at the official launch event to preview the upcoming campaign with some of ...
Who’d be a ref?
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Woods and ex-England half-back Kevin Brown are joined by former referee James Child who retired in December after more than a decade of officiati...
Game changer?
15 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Warrington Wolves’ Chief Executive, Karl Fitzpatrick, joins Dave Woods and former England half-back Kevin Brown to discuss IMG’s proposals to chan...
Making the grade
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Woods is joined by former England half-back Kevin Brown and Huddersfield Giants Head of Youth, Andy Kelly, to discuss whether rugby league’s re...
Wane’s World: The state of international rugby league
01 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Following the re-appointment of Shaun Wane as head coach of the men’s national team, Dave Woods is joined by ex-England coach John Kear and Kevin Br...
Super Aussies and supping champagne with Seb Bechara
19 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tanya Arnold is joined one more time by former England international Jon Wilkin and Australian journalist Steve Mascord, while the BBC’s rugby leagu...
Pommie police, trumpets and counting the calories
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tanya Arnold is joined once again by former England international Jon Wilkin and Australian journalist Steve Mascord for their weekly take on all thin...
The Count, the firefighter and the man inside a Yorkshire pudding
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tanya Arnold is once again joined by former England international Jon Wilkin and Australian journalist Steve Mascord to discuss the World Cup, food an...
All About Jamaica - history makers
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jamaica in the Rugby League World Cup? Who knew! Well, Nesta McGregor travelled to Leeds to watch them train and spoke to the key people around the te...
C’mon England!
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s podcast, Dave Woods meets members of England’s World Cup squad at their training base in Wigan. Old hands Ryan Hall and Tommy Makin...
The World Cup and beyond
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s podcast Dave Woods speaks to Sam Tomkins, the England Men’s captain, following the announcement that all 61 matches at this year’...
Sam Burgess Special
31 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s podcast Dave Woods is joined by a legend of both the English and Australian game, Sam Burgess, who, following his retirement, is now ...
Stats your lot
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s podcast, Dave Woods is joined by Warrington prop-forward Kyle Amor and Neil Ormston, the organiser for the Rugby League Records Keepe...
Something old, something new
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s podcast, Dave Woods is joined by Wigan Warriors assistant coach Lee Briers and former dual-code international Iestyn Harris. They dis...
Rugby league - the sport for all
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
02:20 John Hughes, the director of partnerships and communities for the charity, Community Integrated Care, explains how learning disability rugby le...
Past, present and future
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s podcast, Dave Woods is joined by Widnes Vikings and Wales head coach John Kear and rugby league author Richard de la Riviere. Amongst...
Approaching the final stretch
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Woods is joined by ex-England half-back Kevin Brown and former Leeds Rhinos head coach Richard Agar, who will be assisting Samoa at the forthcomi...
Re-Imagining Rugby League and the Trumpet-Playing Star of Wheelchair Rugby
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Woods meets two leading figures from the wider world of rugby league to discuss the future of the game and highlight the growth and popularity of...
Tackle The Tough Stuff
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s round of Super League matches sees the return of the ‘Tackle the Tough Stuff’ campaign, focusing on mental and physical wellbeing. A...
Dancing and Diving – is this strictly league?
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Two of the games’ greats, former Great Britain coach and captain Brian Noble and legendary dual-code international Iestyn Harris, join Dave Woods to...
Dancing and Diving – is this strictly league?
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Two of the games’ greats, former Great Britain coach and captain Brian Noble and legendary dual-code international Iestyn Harris, join Dave Woods to...
State of the Union - rugby league’s new alliance
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Two of the sport’s highest profile CEOs, Ralph Rimmer of the Rugby Football League and Karl Fitzpatrick of Warrington Wolves, join Dave Woods to dis...
Super League preview
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The return of the Super League is almost upon us and after a winter of waiting, Mark Chapman, Dave Woods and Iestyn Harris look ahead to this big year...
No World Cup, but England are back
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the final episode of the season, in what should have been the final days leading up to the start of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup, we turn our at...
St Helens do the ‘three-peat’ and 2021 season review
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the penultimate episode of the season, correspondent Dave Woods is joined by the Bradford and Wales head coach John Kear, the former Great Britain ...
History in the making for French Rugby League
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode, correspondent Dave Woods is joined by Perpignan-based Rugby League journalist Steve Brady and Toulouse Olympique star Johnatho...
The Fans View on Rugby League
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode, correspondent Dave Woods is joined by Kevin Rye, Director of Think Fan Engagement, whose organisation has surveyed over 1,000 ...
What next for Rugby League in the UK?
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode, correspondent Dave Woods is joined by two of the rugby league’s most high profile administrators – RFL CEO Ralph Rimmer an...
What's going on at Wigan?
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode, correspondent Dave Woods is joined by Salford halfback Kevin Brown, Wigan Today sports editor Phil Wilkinson, and Daily Mirror...
12 months to save rugby league
18 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode, Correspondent Dave Woods is joined by Hull FC chairman and owner Adam Pearson and the St Helens and Ireland prop forward Kyle ...
2022 Challenge Cup Final moves to Tottenham
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode, correspondent Dave Woods is joined by Salford halfback Kevin Brown and Leeds Rhinos assistant coach Jamie Jones Buchanan to di...
Rugby League World Cup Postponed to 2022
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode, correspondent Dave Woods is joined by England player and RLWC2021 tournament ambassador Jodie Cunningham, Wales head coach Joh...
Rugby League is its "least healthy in my 21 years here in England”
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode, Correspondent Dave Woods is joined by the Hull KR head coach, and former England head coach, Tony Smith, whose Rovers side are...
"We've been let down by two of the biggest nations in Rugby league"
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's bonus episode, correspondent Dave Woods is joined by England forward Alex Walmsley, Wales head coach John Kear and Brad Walter, senior ...
"This is bigger than sport. This is something that affects all of us."
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode, Matt Newsum speaks to four-time Challenge Cup winner Martin Offiah about his role fronting the Government-backed 2021 Net Zero...
"A seminal moment for international rugby league...and a celebration of humanity"
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's bumper episode, correspondent Dave Woods is joined by Jon Dutton, Chief Executive Officer of RLWC2021, and Wales head coach John Kear t...
Order, Order - Sir Lindsay Hoyle’s call for an independent review of Rugby League
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Woods is joined by the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle as well as Leeds legend and current Assistant-Coach Jamie Jones-Buchana...
What's happening with the 2021 Rugby League World Cup?
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode, correspondent Dave Woods is joined by Brad Walter, Senior Journalist for nrl.com; Bradford Bulls and Wales head coach John Kea...
George Williams on Raiders exit and heading home
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After 18 months with Canberra Raiders in the Australian National Rugby League, England half-back George Williams has returned to England to be closer ...
All eyes on England
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode, correspondent Dave Woods is joined by the England head coach Shaun Wane, as he prepares to take charge of England for the firs...
"He's by far the most resilient player in our game"
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode, correspondent Dave Woods is joined by the St Helens and Ireland prop Kyle Amor and the former Super League head coach Steve Mc...
The Match Winners
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's episode, correspondent Dave Woods is joined by the England captain and St Helens forward Emily Rudge and the Castleford Tigers three-qu...
Elite Academies: Anger and explanations.
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Newsum is joined by Bradford Bulls’ head coach John Kear and the RFL’s chief on-field officer, Dave Rotheram who explains their controversial...
“I was a monster”
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In mental health awareness week, Dave Woods is joined by former Super League star Shaun Lunt to talk about the illness that left him battling for his ...
Pole position - Mikolaj Oledzki
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The only Polish player in Super League tells Matt Newsum about swapping Gdańsk for Leeds, and Gymnastics for Rugby League.
Once Were Lions
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The documentary makers behind the new GB Lions film talk about life with Wayne Bennett's players in New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.
What next for Super League?
18 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Executive chairman Robert Elstone discusses the future of Super League after Toronto are denied a place in 2021 in a chat with rugby league correspond...
The COVID Lowdown
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How well has Rugby League reacted to COVID-19 and what can we expect in 2021? We're joined by Professor Ben Jones from Leeds Beckett University and th...
Kris Radlinski: A Passion for the Future
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week we're joined by Wigan Warriors Executive Director Kris Radlinski on Wigan's rebrand and why he is passionately optimistic for the future of ...
Rimla Akhtar: Tackling It Together
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of Rugby League's newest board members, Rimla Akhtar, joins us to talk about her own fascinating story as a Muslim woman in sport, falling in love...
The tale of two fanatical advocates of rugby league
02 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sandy Shipley, is a Toronto Wolfpack superfan and she reveals some myth-busting facts about Toronto, plus Julia Lee, a pioneer for the women’s game ...
The Privilege of Pressure
27 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
St Helens great Paul Wellens and Jon Wilkin join Dave Woods to discuss the privilege of pressure within a top team and why flat pack furniture offers ...
Short-term Shaun and Golden Goals
25 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Woods is joined by Scott Taylor, England & Hull FC prop forward and John Kear, Wales and Bradford Bulls Head Coach to discuss Shaun Edwards, ...
Joel Tomkins Suspended and Super League super coaches
04 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Woods, Matt Newsum, Robbie Hunter-Paul and Brian Noble discuss a video in which Wigan players Joel and Sam Tomkins are seen abusing bar staff whi...
From Newcastle to New York: sprinkling Rugby League’s Magic
21 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
The RFL’s Ralph Rimmer suggests New York as a possible venue for Magic Weekend next year and discusses his meetings with Barry and Eddie Hearn and h...
Adam Hills - Physical Disability Rugby League Superstar
14 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Disabled Australian comedian, TV presenter and South Sydney Rabbitohs fanatic Adam Hills tells Dave Woods about the formation of the Physical Disabili...
Yellow shirts and the price of a rugby league shake up
30 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What affect would withdrawing central funding have on clubs? Dave Woods explores the potential impacts with the Doncaster CEO Carl Hall, the business ...
Are York a Super League club in the making?
23 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Following the Challenge Cup 5th round weekend Dave Woods and Leeds Rhinos’ Jamie Jones-Buchanan focus on League One side York City Knights who narro...
Beyond 2021 - the future of rugby league’s TV rights
16 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Woods examines the future of rugby league’s TV rights and what the game needs to do to ensure it gets the best deal in 2021; he finds out why M...
The Biggest Cup Upset of all Time
26 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As the 20th anniversary nears former Sheffield Eagles coach John Kear relives his memories of his sides’ 1998 Challenge Cup final victory over Wigan...
"We can play rugby and we want to prove it" - Jodie Cunningham
19 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Woods speaks to the England and St Helens Women's Super League star Jodie Cunningham about why we should all be taking the women's game seriously...
How do you fix a problem like rugby league?
12 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Woods convenes a panel of three PR and marketing professionals to discuss how rugby league can improve its image, attract new fans and what the s...
Rob Parker: A Rugby League Thespian
05 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Former prop forward Rob Parker tells Dave Woods how rugby league has helped inspire his acting career ahead of the release of his new film Walk Like a...
Where have all the nicknames gone?
26 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Woods hears from Leeds Rhino's Stevie Ward on how mediation has made him a better player; the Warrington chief executive Karl Fitzpatrick reveals...
The Return of Wayne Bennett
19 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Woods gets an insight into the re-appointment of Wayne Bennett as England coach from the RFL's Director of Rugby Kevin Sinfield and discovers why...
The Danger of Concussions
05 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Woods speaks to a neurology expert who reveals some shocking figures about head injuries in rugby league but says science can reverse the damage ...
The Super League Returns!
29 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dave Woods is joined by Jamie Jones-Buchanan from the champions Leeds Rhinos to look ahead to the new Super League season. They hear from Wigan’s Sa...
The Final Push: Rugby League World Cup
29 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
As England prepare for the Rugby League World Cup final Brian Noble talks to Sam Burgess who he signed as a 16 year old about moving to Sydney, playin...