Super League Pod

Surprise!We couldn't let St Helens being crowned World Champs on Aussie soil pass us by without a dose of Saint David smugness could we!? So here's Mark & David recapping the big win for David's side and our competition.We'll talk about the match itself and the possible legacy this leaves. Plus, which was greater? Wigan in 1994 or St Helens in 2023?

Get strapped in for the Rugby League Awards the fans decide. It’s time for your 2022 Super League Pod Awards & SLP Dream Team show. AKA the 9th Annual Sloppies.SLP Sponsor:Rob’s Megastore stocks a wide variety of toys, stationery, arts and crafts ideas, pet accessories, books and of course Rugby League birthday cards. Search for Rob’s Megastore on eBay. And SLP listeners can use the code ‘SLP10’ at checkout to get 10% off any orders over £5. Or enter ‘SLPDiscount’ and give your 10% towards funding SLP’s running costs instead.Episode running order:20:00 SLP Awards & Dream Team126:45 Predictions Revisited138:45 Wrap upRugby League Record Keepers Club link: www.rugbyleaguerecords.com

Bryan joins us to talk about Rugby League Shirt Day. 23 September 2022 will be the first annual Rugby League Shirt Day. Rugby League fans are encouraged to put on their favourite shirt, t-shirt, vest, hoodie, whatever Rugby League clobber you like to join in this day, to help raise funds for two charities close to Rugby League's heart, MND Association and The Steve Prescott Foundation.Donate here if you can: https://www.justgiving.com/team/rugbyleagueshirtdayTwitter: https://twitter.com/RLShirtDay or search on other social media channels

This is our cup final recap show. We’ve got guest Wigan fan David to take us through his Cup Final day, his experiences, emotions and Wigan's celebrations. Alan tries to provide some balance, and your fan views try to provide some more balance. We also have a bit of a dig in on some potential new structure changes in light of the push for both 1895 Cup Final teams to be given promotion. There’s also some silly fan reviews, some bits of news and some predictable predictions. Get strapped in, it’s a long one. Episode Sponsor:Rob’s Megastore stocks a wide variety of toys, stationery, arts and crafts ideas, pet accessories, books and of course Rugby League birthday cards. Search for Rob’s Megastore on eBay. And SLP listeners can use the code ‘SLP10’ at checkout to get 10% off any orders over £5. Or enter ‘SLPDiscount’ and give your 10% towards funding SLP’s running costs instead.Episode running order:04:45 Challenge Cup Final recap & fan reviews105:30 Other results115:30 Feedback on Sarah's blog re. refs &

Friend of the show Steve Mascord tells Mark all about his new book, Two Tribes.The link to get the book for UK listeners is: shop.stevemascord.com/product/twotribesUse the discount code superleaguepod to get the book for £17 - £2.99 off the normal price.For Aussie listeners your link is: stevemascord.com/product/twotribesYou too can get a discount by using the code superleaguepodOr, you can get the book with lots of other Two Tribes content here: twotribes.substack.com

This SLP Short includes an extract from a recent recording with Hyper Thetic RL.The episode with David was a look at what could have gone differently in the 2021 Super League season if all the fixtures had been played. Listen to that show in full on your favourite podcatcher or here: https://anchor.fm/hypertheticrl/episodes/E056---Super-League-Reloaded-e1aj9n9The SLP Short takes a tangent Mark went off on about Sunday evening TV broadcast opportunities and runs with it. Please listen to the episode and if you like Mark's idea, let Sky Sports know! https://twitter.com/SkySportsRL

Kevin Rye from Think Fan Engagement joins us to talk about what they do and about their move in to our sport with their Rugby League Fans Survey.Find out more: https://fanengagement.net/

Sarah speaks to Trevor from Rugby League Uncovered about this group's initiative to encourage more and better recognition and coverage of Rugby League.If you want to find out more and get involved with this group, find them on Twitter https://twitter.com/UncoveredRugby or email them uncoveredrugby@gmail.comDon't forget too that it is 2021 Predictions time. You have until 9pm on 16 March to make your predictions, then listen out for our Predictions episode on 19 March. Predictions form can be found here: https://forms.gle/TSNDvuKVvTRLzSyB7

Our latest My Rugby League Story comes from southerner and Wigan fan Lee, aka Wightpie. So how did Lee go from Brentford football fan to Wigan Warriors season ticket holder? Find out...Also, make sure you make your 2021 Rugby League Predictions ahead of the voting closing on 16 March: https://forms.gle/V7GuPvC1PycxgKCs8

Neil from the Rugby League Record Keepers' Club joins Mark for a chat. They discuss Neil's own Rugby League Story before Neil gives us the history of the Record Keepers' Club, we discuss the recent website relaunch and the future of the club.Find out more on the Rugby League Records website: https://www.rugbyleaguerecords.co.uk/Follow them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RL_RKC

Our latest in the 'My Rugby League Story' comes from SLP co-host & Bradford Bulls fan Alan.Also listen in for an update on the 2021 SLP Fan Predictions, coming soon...If you want to share YOUR rugby league story with us, get in touch superleaguepod@gmail.com

Our next My Rugby League Story comes from regular contributor, occasional guest, lifelong Widnes fan and former referee Paul O'Brien.If you want to share your rugby story then get in touch superleaguepod@gmail.com

This time on My Rugby League Story, Mark talks to life long Hull FC fan John Scotter, aka Sarah's dad, aka Joshua's grandad.If you want to share your rugby league story with us, get in touch superleaguepod@gmail.com

This time on My Rugby League Story, it's your 2020 Listener's Listener of the Year Tom Andrews, about his Hull KR fandom.If you want to share your story with us, please send it to us superleaguepod@gmail.com

Our fourth My Rugby League Story. This one comes from Craig Malson the former-ex-pat-Cas-fan. If you want to share your story with us, please send it to us superleaguepod@gmail.com

It's time for our third My Rugby League Story. This time, the first from down under. Eels & Warrington fan David Hunter has his rugby league story to share with you.If you want to share your story with us, please send it to us superleaguepod@gmail.com

We're back with our second My Rugby League Story. This time, the first from one of you, the listeners. Widnes & North Wales fan Mark Butler has sent us his story for you to enjoy. If you want to share your story with us, please send it to us superleaguepod@gmail.com

A special anniversary episode as our first show for 2021. This is Mark's personal story of Rugby League fandom.Share your Rugby League Story with us to feature in a future edition of My Rugby League Story. superleaguepod@gmail.com

Now then listeners, Mark is joined by Aussie based Rich Wilkinson and the thunder from down under Paul Craig to have a look at British players in the NRL. We start with a retrospective looking at the players who've made the trip down under in the last decade. Then we look at how our boys in Aus might fare in 2020, with a special focus on George Williams' move to Canberra. Then we look ahead to Luke Thompson and the players that might follow him in future years, what that means to the NRL, Super League and the international game. Loads to chew over, we hope you enjoy it!

The last in our Testimonial Year mini-series of player profiles is Wakefield Trinity's Danny Brough. Unfortunately the stars didn't line up to get an interview with Danny into the show, so Mark and Alan take you through some of his career highlights instead.We also take the time to recognise a player who will now always be tragically linked to Danny, by shining a brief spotlight too on the career highlights of Mose Masoe.