Past, present and future
On this week\u2019s podcast, Dave Woods is joined by Widnes Vikings and Wales head coach John Kear and rugby league author Richard de la Riviere. Amongst the topics up for discussion are the latest twists and turns in Super League, the Championship\u2019s Summer Bash and the quality of the players within. And there\u2019s a trip down memory lane, picking out the prized moments from decade\u2019s gone by.
TOPICS\n01:30 The panel look back on last weekend\u2019s dramatic results in Super League and what they might mean for the final few weeks ahead.\n06:10 The race to avoid relegation has turned on it\u2019s head, and John Kear says the jeopardy must stay in the sport.\n10:00 A reflection on the Summer Bash, which took place for the first time at Leeds\u2019 Headingley Stadium.\n14:00 The importance of capitalising on the current success of women\u2019s sport.\n16:45 The controversy over the new blue and white England shirt released this week ahead of the World Cup.\n22:40 The talk turns to the history of the game and some of the iconic moments in rugby league.\n26:05 One of those is the famous Rorke\u2019s Drift test match.\n29:20 Nominations are suggested for new names to be inducted in to the rugby league \u2018Hall of Fame\u2019.\n33:00 Why aren\u2019t Super League clubs tapping in to the quality of players who ply their trade in the Championship?\n35:30 When was the first four-point try scored?\n37:30 John identifies the 1969 Challenge Cup Final as his greatest moment in the history of the sport.\n39:10 Richard counters with his memories of his favourite Workington team of the mid-nineties.