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  • The nightmare finally ends as consortiums battle to rebuild Rugby League in Salford
    Tune into this weeks podcast as we take a deep dive into all things Salford Red Devils.
    We look back at a sad couple of week as Salford Red Devils 2013 went into liquidation, our thoughts on it, the Consortiums in the battle to rebuild trust and rugby league in Salford in 2025 and more.
    The Salford Red Devils Foundation published a report on their activities in the community in 2025, we talk about the great things they do and the excitement of the ladies team looking forward to 2026.
    All this and lots more listen here or via your podcast playing app
    1 hr 11 min
  • 208. 'Blood and Thunder' the history of rugby in Ireland with Liam O'Callaghan
    This week we talk to Dr Liam O’Callaghan about the newly published paperback edition of his superb history of rugby in Ireland ‘Blood and Thunder’.
    It’s a classic work which looks at the history of the sport in the context of Irish history over the past 150 years.
    As well as detailing the history of the sport itself, it also examines the relationship of the game to the complex political history of Ireland and explains how the sport has remained united on a disunited island.
    It’s a superb book that is the latest landmark work from a series of high quality works about the history of sport in Ireland. It’s published by Penguin and you can find more details at https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/458098/blood-and-thunder-by-ocallaghan-liam/9780241999769.
    For more on the history of rugby and the other football codes, take a look at www.rugbyreloaded.com (where you can find the links for this episode) and follow me on Twitter at @collinstony
    36 min
  • 207. What the hell is going on in British rugby league?
    The new Rugby Reloaded looks at the current state of rugby league in Britain, asks 'What's going on?' and tries to provide some answers by looking at how the history of the sport can give us some insights into what the game could and should be doing. It also looks at the problems of being in the post-industrial north of England, the challenges of other sports, and the internal issues that the game has never confronted.
    For more on the history of rugby and the other football codes, take a look at www.rugbyreloaded.com (where you can find the links for this episode) and follow me on Twitter at @collinstony
    10 min
  • 206. Oldham Rugby League Hall of Fame
    This week we sit down with Kevin Fitzpatrick, a member of the Oldham Rugby League Heritage Trust, to talk about his documentary on Oldham's Hall of Fame. It's a fascinating look at the history of the club and the town since the club was a founding member of the Northern Union in 1895, told through the individual stories of the players inducted into the club's Hall of Fame.
    He talks about the club, the ins and outs of making the documentary, and the plans to celebrate Oldham's 150th anniversary next year. You can buy the documentary via download from https://oldhamhalloffame.bandcamp.com/album/the-oldham-rugby-league-hall-of-fame or on CD from [email protected].
    For more on the history of rugby and the other football codes, take a look at www.rugbyreloaded.com (where you can find the links for this episode) and follow me on Twitter at @collinstony
    33 min
  • 205. The Global Spread of Football with Thomas Adam
    This week we delve deep into the origins of the football codes across Britain, Europe and the Americas with Thomas Adam, author of the new book The Global Spread of football from the 1860s to the 1880s.
    His book looks at the emergence of football in England, Germany, Argentina and the United States in the 1860s and 1870s, and looks at the decisive influence of education and educators in the rise of the game. The book is code-agnostic, and so looks at ‘football’ as nineteenth century observers did: one game with many different ways to play. Along the way we also discuss the roads not taken, such as how Germany could have become a rugby nation and the US a soccer bastion.
    For more details about the book, go to https://anthempress.com/books/the-global-spread-of-football-from-the-1860s-to-the-1880s-hb
    For more on the history of rugby and the other football codes, take a look at www.rugbyreloaded.com (where you can find the links for this episode) and follow me on Twitter at @collinstony
    27 min
  • Rugby League Top 10: Aussie, Aussie, Aussie

    In this episode we're talking about iconic moments from the greatest rivalry in the game. The focus is England or, more often than not, Great Britain against the old enemy, Australia. Ahead of the first Ashes series in 22 years, the panel discuss and debate what are, undoubtedly, some of the most memorable moments in the history of rugby league.

    From the game changing 'Invincibles' and 'Unbeatables' of the 1980s, to the ankle tap on Kallum Watkins in 2017 which denied England the chance to draw level and perhaps go on and win the World Cup for the first time in 45 years.

    In between, two tries from Henderson Gill, the second of which was celebrated with "a bit of a boogie", as described by the Australian commentators, were the highlight in 1988 of Great Britain's first victory against the Aussies in a decade and their first win Down Under for 18 years.

    Two years later, Ricky Stuart dummied his way up the field before finding Mal Meninga in support for a memorable, match-winning score at Old Trafford in the 'greatest ever test' to level the series and ultimately set the platform for Australia to retain the Ashes.

    1992 was the last time a Great Britain team took on a full tour of Australasia, led by the legendary Malcolm Reilly, the highlight of the series for the tourists was undoubtedly the Second Test in a cold and wet Melbourne. An all-Wigan pack led GB to a 33-10 victory, equalling their biggest ever win against Australia.

    Other iconic Great Britain moments up for discussion include Jonathan Davies' sensational try at Wembley, Adrian Morley's red card after 12 seconds and captain Jamie Peacock taking on Willie Mason after he'd floored Stuart Fielden. While, for England, there's Sam Burgess' 'breakthrough' score in the 2009 Four Nations Final and the controversy that became known as 'Pinkygate' after Ryan Hall had a late try ruled out which could have knocked Australia out of the 2014 Four Nations tournament. A decision England coach Steve McNamara described as “disappointing!”

    All iconic in their own right, but which will come out on top?

    46 min
  • Paul Rowley departs, Reaction to IMG results, Wembley memories and Young pod player of the year announced
    Tune into this weeks podcast for all the big Salford Red Devils news of the week.
    Paul Rowley departure is annouced we talk about his time at Salford and the influence he has had at the club both on and off the field.
    IMG scores were announced this week and Salford were relegated from Super League, we look at the scores, our placing in the table and react to Toulouse and York joining Bradford in the Super League in 2026.
    Its awards season and we start by presenting the Devil in the deail young player of the year award to one of our Salford favourites
    we have all the other Salford news including player departures, international caps for both men and women at the club and talk mens mental health as The Salford Red Devils Foundation introduce the Manbassador program.
    its 5 years since Wembley and 6 since old trafford we look back at our memories of the day
    All this and lots more listen here or via your podcast playing app
    2 hr 12 min

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