By the Balls

Ross and John debate the Challenge Cup final, Warrington's amazing win over St Helens at Wembley. They talk about the 1895 Cup final and Sheffield's victory against Widnes, and the emergence of Salford as Super League contenders. They also debate the decline of the Bradford Bulls, England's squad for the 2019 Rugby Union World Cup and the financial difficulties hitting both Bolton Wanderers and Bury.

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John catches up with ex-Sheffield Eagles prop and former Hemel Stags coach Jack Howieson. Jack talks about his life in rugby league, his Test career with Scotland, his experiences playing for the Sheffield Eagles, his coaching career, his time with Hemel and his future role with the new franchise in Ottawa.

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Ross and John head to MediaCity in Manchester for their Challenge Cup and 1895 Cup final preview. They talk to Jonny Lomax about St Helens' amazing season, Jason Clark about his first trip to Wembley, Mark Aston on Sheffield's return to Wembley 21 years after their thrilling final win, and Keiron Purtill about Widnes' tough campaign.

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John is joined by ex-Rochdale Hornets coach Alan Kilshaw to review the season today and look at St Helens' premiership charge, wobbles at Warrington and Catalans, the rise of Wigan, as well as the fight to avoid the drop between Huddersfield, Wakefield, Hull KR and London. They also discuss the battle for promotion to Super League between Toronto, Leigh, Toulouse, York and Fev, look at the League 1 promotion race and current events in the NRL.

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We spend a special afternoon with one Super League's all-time greats, Danny McGuire. John is joined by Phil Caplan and they talk to Danny about his outstanding career, his time at Hull KR, his decision to retire, his memories of his spell at Leeds Rhinos, his international career, his plans for the future and more.

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Ross and John are back and discuss the impact of St Helens coach Justin Holbrook's move to Gold Coast, break down Wigan's gritty win over Hull FC and the current financial issues faced by the Bradford Bulls. They also take a look at the upcoming Challenge Cup final, the growth of the women's game and Leeds United's preparations for the new Championship football season.

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We take a trip to Bolton to preview the Challenge Cup tripleheader. We speak to St Helens coach Justin Holbrook, Warrington coach Steve Price, Hull FC coach Lee Radford and Halifax coach Simon Grix ahead of their Cup semi-finals. We also talk with Castleford star Georgia Roche and Leeds halfback Courtney Hill about women's rugby and their Challenge Cup final.

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We spend a morning with former Socceroo Mark Robertson. We go through Mark's playing career, from Marconi in the NSL to Burnley, Swindon Town, Dundee, St Johnstone and Stockport County in the UK, and cover his spell as a coach with Hakoah Sydney City. We also talk about his stint with Sydney FC and Perth Glory in the A-League, hus new role with Manchester City, his 16-year-old son Alex and get his thoughts on the state of Australian football.

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We sit down with Halifax fullback Quentin Laulu-Togaga'e - better known as QLT. They go through his career and life, from Auckland to Brisbane and then northern England, and discuss his experiences playing alongside Billy Slater and Cooper Cronk in the Queensland Cup, winning grand finals with Sheffield and playing for Toronto. They also cover his brief Super League stint with Castleford, his return to Halifax, representing Samoa and a lot more.

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Ross and John debate the latest round of Super League including Leeds beating Castleford, St Helens smashing Hull FC, Catalans thrashing Wakefield and Wigan rising. They also touch on recruitment at Leeds United, Sheffield United's chances of avoiding relegation, the Super Rugby final and Josh Warrington's victory over Kid Galahad.

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