There's some big shoes to fill at Sheffield Eagles, and it's Craig Lingard who'll be doing so.

The former head coach of Castleford Tigers has taken on the role in South Yorkshire, after club legend Mark Aston left the role.

He told us why he took on the job, what he learned from his time as a coach in Super League, making changes at the Eagles, how it's been easier than he may have thought to assimilate himself and turns the tables on us....

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Following his Super League Young Player of the Year Award and Dream Team selection. Halifax Panthers' Rob Hawkins ended 2024 by being awarded the Golden Boot for his performances for England.

He joined us to talk about winning the award, how the season went for him, those battles against France and what the future may hold...

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As 2024 comes to an end, we welcome two guests to talk to us over Zoom this week.

First up, St. Helens centre and England international Erin Stotts joins us to tell us how she got into Rugby League in the first place, starting off at Huddersfield, the hard work to stay in the national squad ahead of Vegas, moving to Saints, watching on at Wembley and playing there this year and how her mate Paige Travis will get on in the NRLW.

Then, it's time to talk to Goole Vikings head coach Scott Taylor, as preparations continue ahead of their first season in the professional ranks. From building a squad, coaching philosophies and who he's been inspired by, the three time Challenge Cup winner also chats about their draw against London Broncos and much more...

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The season is over, so after a round-up of whatever news there is, it's time to look back on 2024. We'll be back live before Christmas!

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Danika Priim makes her return from the studio, with plenty to talk about, which is surprising. Golden Boots, Hull FC's investment, WSL moves and the 745 Game amongst those topics....

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John Bentley, Luke Gale and Ben Thaler join us to look ahead to Sunday's 745 Game at Headingley - a hybrid of Rugby League and Union rules from an idea between Rob Burrow (7) and Ed Slater (4) encompassing their fellow player and MND campaigner Doddie Weir (5)

You can find details on tickets for the game at https://tickets.therhinos.co.uk/content

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When nothing much has happened, how do you still fill a podcast?

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Our not-end-of-season-review episode looks back on the matters arising from England's double header with Wales and Samoa, the Pacific Championships, Yorkshire/Lancashire AGAIN, Sheffield Eagles, IMG, and seeing if we could do the podcast from the Houses of Parliament...

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A bumper episode, having spent most of the weekend in Wigan, as James Child returns, as does John Davidson and we're joined in the studio for the first time by Wheelchair Rugby League GM Martin Coyd OBE to talk about the internationals, IMG, the Sheffield Eagles/Mark Aston situation and plenty more...

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A World Cup winner with England in 2008, Martin Norris joins us to announce his retirement from Wheelchair Rugby League, and talk about his continued involvement at Hull FC, how the sport has changed since he started playing 20 years ago, quickly making his international debut, playing on a car park in France, and many more memories from a stellar career!

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