Rugby League Back Chat

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Two absolute legends of league join Matt Shaw for this lockdown edition of Back Chat. Paul Sculthorpe (not forgetting the important MBE) and Lee Briers (no MBE but still quite important) discuss such things as why we don’t beat the Aussies at their own game...Why the next generation is way behind the last in playing hours....Who the most underrated players are....And why Lee Briers refuses to eat anything on a Monday. All this and more on this week's Rugby League Back Chat. 

The brothers King join Matt Shaw to examine the return of the reserve grade, and the practicalities of Xmas fixtures, plus what happens if you start a SYKPE interview with 10% battery life. 

With German football making a return, albeit behind closed doors, could we now expect a modified RL fixture, or a new league that still incorporates promotion?The salary cap is back in the news with proposals to shrink it, but is that not one almighty step backwards?And what happens if you throw a wet paper towel at Martin Offiah?All this and more as HKR’s Ryan Brierley and Leigh head coach John Duffy join host Matt Shaw on this weeks Rugby League Back Chat.

On the anniversary week of one of the biggest Rugby League Challenge Cup giant killings, Matt Shaw is joined by two of the key figures responsible. Sheffield Eagles head coach Mark Aston  relives the day they beat Wigan with his then coach John Kear. Also under the spotlight - could the clubs still finish this season with a Grand Final at the end of November?With some people suggesting a Winter season instead,  is this really an alternative, considering most playing contracts are up on November 30?And just how did JK make falling over advertising hoardings look cool?All this and more on this week's Rugby League Back Chat