Unearthing the treasure chest of Big Joe Thompson
The story of one of the greatest rugby league players you've never heard of.
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Jared Waerea-Hargreaves raged against the dying of the light and won
Rugby league might be changing, but the last of his kind proved that sometimes the old rules still apply.
Mikey Lewis is the anti-hero Super League needs (even if he boils my piss too)
The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about. And we need to talk about Mikey.
Then I saw his face, now I'm a believer
I know, I know, I know. Honestly, I do!
Gary Hetherington is wandering down the Mississippi Delta
How do you make sense of the senseless?
“Thank you, next…”
After the sacking of Danny McGuire, our resident Castleford Tigers fan has a lot to get off his chest.
“They’re knocking ‘em all down and turning ‘em into flats”
An afternoon south of the River Aire in Hunslet.
Now *that's* what I call Origin
Imperfect Origins are the perfect Origins.
The Real Class podcast episode 19: Knights of the Realm
Don't say it. Don't say it. Don't say it.
The Real Class podcast episode 18: No More Years Of Hurt
No more need for dreaming!
Hull KR and Warrington can save rugby league from itself
At least for one day.
The Real Class podcast episode 17: Strict Diet
We need your help for next week.
State of Origin
Stephen Crichton is in the conversation
Has Critter quietly become the best rugby league player in the world?
Podcast
The Real Class podcast episode 16: On A Knife Edge
A double sacking in Super League and all the usual nonsense from round twelve.
Super League
Plot twist: Super League 2025 is actually... really good?
Who the hell knows?
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The Real Class podcast episode 15: Too Much Nick Cave
Can Harry Newman just...not?
Super League
The Renegade or a Confused Spirit
Albert Camus. Albert Vete. Albert Kelly. Thierry Al(i)bert. All names synonymous with rugby league greatness.
Podcast
The Real Class podcast episode 14: Lucky Hat
Tops off in York.
Catalans Dragons
Thornhill Trojans' magic weekend
“We’re just going to soak it all up... and get hammered tonight."
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The Real Class podcast episode 13: Rapid loss of height
It's a kind of magic.
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The Real Class podcast episode 12: The Flintstone
Are Hull KR actually going to do it?
Podcast
The Real Class podcast episode 11: The Huddersfield Storm
Huddersfield and Melbourne? Two peas in a pod!
Super League
Golden Years: Thirty years on from the Super League Revolution
What could have happened in a paraRL universe.
Podcast
The Real Class podcast, episode 10: Who makes England's Ashes team?
Plus the Challenge Cup is down to its final four.