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The Rugby League Hot Recap is back for its third season in 2026!
The podcast has become the definitive podcast for UK rugby league fans that want game recaps, previews and news from the Betfred Super League season and the NRL in Australia.
Catch the Hot Recap crew of Locky Campbell and Eliot McGuire in your feeds every Sunday or Monday night throughout the 2026 season!
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The Hot Recap crew provide a bumper full weekend recap all wrapped up in one chunky episode for you.We cover all seven Super League games starting with St Helens vs Bradford, York vs Warrington and Leigh vs Catalans. It's then on to Sunday's games as Huddersfield took on Hull KR, Leeds came back from Vegas to face Castleford before a quick trip to France for Toulouse vs Wigan and then we finish with Thursday's game between Wakefield and Hull FC.There's more positive news on the return of the Halifax Panthers and our winners from the round before we dig straight into the rest of the NRL Round 1 as both the Raiders and the Warriors snatch big wins at the weekend.We'll be back with the Challenge Cup fourth round recap next Monday! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Locky Campbell and Eliot McGuire present your regular Monday night recap show as they talk through Saturday and Sunday's Super League games.We start off with the Vegas bombshell that was Leeds Rhinos' ransacking of World Club Champions Hull KR at Allegiant Stadium and then discuss the NRL opening two games as well as asking why the American audience hasn't bought into the sport just yet.We return to Super League as Locky provides a first-hand report on Warrington's win over Wakefield and we chat through Bradford getting the better of Toulouse and St Helens making Catalans look very ordinary in Perpignan.We also introduce Eliot's Top 5! A regular Monday feature as he provides the five best Super League transfers of all time and then we provide our picks for a tricky Round 4!PICKS COMPETITION SCORES ON THE DOORSLOCKY - 2-1ELIOT - 2-1 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Its the Friday Night Recap as Locky and Eliot bring you up to speed minutes after the hooter on Hull FC vs York Knights and Castleford vs Huddersfield.The boys talk you though all the key moments in the games and recap a huge win for Wigan over their rivals Leigh in Super League's Thursday night game.It's then time for some pre-Vegas game chat as rumours of a partnerships between the NRL and Super League continue to be hinted at and the Australian league could have a game in London to start their 2027 season. We'll be back on Monday! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Hot Recap crew deliver your regular Monday episode with the round-up on the weekend's super league action.First off, we dive into the Toulouse-Castleford contest as the French side played their first league match at home, before we review Huddersfield's tight encounter with Wakefield and then Wigan's clash with Hull FC, including the devastating news around Will Pryce's injury.It's then on to the Championship with the latest on the Halifax situation before we wrap with a little Vegas preview and a look ahead to Round 3 of the Super League! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It's another Friday Night Recap!The boys bring you up to speed on the latest rugby league action as Bradford bring back Super League action to Odsal for the first time in 12 years, Leeds seek to bounce back against newcomers York and St Helens desperately seek a win against the Leigh Leopards.There's also time for a dedicated recap on the World Club Challenge as Hull KR took on the Brisbane Broncos for world champion glory.We're back on Monday night for a recap of the rest of the weekend's action! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We wrap the first round of the 2026 Super League season and look ahead to the World Club Challenge contest in Hull on Thursday night.The Hot Recap crew talk through a tight encounter between Hull FC and Bradford Bulls, Toulouse's trip to Wakefield Trinity and Wigan and Castleford opening the season at the Jungle.We give our winners, losers and teams of the week and then it's on to previewing Hull KR v Brisbane Broncos.We then wrap with our game picks for Round 2 of Super League.We'll be back with another Friday Night Recap this Friday! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Super League season is finally back!And we are back with our recap shows on a Friday this season! We start by recapping the mouthwatering clashes between Leigh Leopards and Leeds Rhinos & Warrington Wolves and St Helens.It's then on to the early Friday game between Catalans Dragons and Huddersfield Giants before we turn to Thursday's memorable season opener from York as they took on champions Hull KR.We'll be back with the rest of the action on Monday!NOTE: Eliot's audio changes about 15 minutes in. This was due to an issue with our recording software. We apologise for this! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Note: We apologise for the poor audio on this episode! It only became apparent during the edit after we'd finished recording. For our 100th episode, the Hot Recap crew are back with this final episode before the 2026 Betfred Super League season starts!First up, there's a big recap of all the action from the Challenge Cup 3rd Round, it's then on to the shocking news of the immediate wounding up of the Halifax Panthers, before a trail through the publication of the RFL's strategic review, Payne Haas' Broncos departure and the latest in the shake-up on the Man of Steel voting.For our big feature we set out our predicted final Super League table and give our thoughts on potential Man of Steel winners, top tryscorers and Challenge Cup winners.The boys then give their predictions for Round 1 of the Super League season!We'll be back for our first in-season recap on Friday night! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Hot Recap crew deliver you a delicious slice of your weekly rugby league fix. Starting with the news, the boys dig in to the troubles at Oldham with the club in the headlines for the wrong reasons, we cast our eye over which Championship clubs have started best, talk Lewis Martin's new deal and the Man of Steel being reworked for 2026.We also chat through this weekend's Challenge Cup third round fixtures before our first feature on the best and worst Super League kits for 2026.It's then on to a good old recap of the NRL offseason and a look ahead to which sides are contenders, pretenders and facing a battle for the wooden spoon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It's the big one. The Hot Recap crew bring you their respective Top 25 players heading into the 2026 Super League season.Before then, the boys discuss the Saturday action from the Challenge Cup second round and friendlies, Zac Lomax's legal dispute with Parramatta, Ryan Papenhuyzen's retirement from rugby league and the latest key signings and contract renewals across the league.Then it's on to the Top 25 and who will come out on top? Will Mikey Lewis supplant Bevan French as the best player in the league? Where do the likes of George Williams and Jake Connor rank?Have a listen and please do let us know your thoughts in Spotify comments or reach out to us on TikTok at @rugbyleaguerecap! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Hot Recap crew bring you the second of our three-part preview into the 2026 Betfred Super League season.But first, we start with the news that Featherstone Rovers will not play in the 2026 Betfred Championship season after the RFL could not agree to their prospective owner being financially stable to take the club into the new season.The boys follow this news up with a look ahead to the first round of the Challenge Cup, the latest on Salford's recruitment, Zac Lomax's maneuvering to get to Melbourne, the Leigh Leopards' response to allegations against Tesi Niu and Matt Dufty's release from the Warrington Wolves.It's straight into our season previews then when we answer the questions; Are Hull KR the favourites for the 2026 Super League title? Are the Leeds Rhinos facing a now or never season? Is anyone in a better place to challenge for silverware than Leigh Leopards? What is Paul Rowley going to do to fix St Helens and can Toulouse compete with their assembled squad for the new season?We'll be back next week with the final part of our three-parter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We're back!The Hot Recap crew are ready for a third year of rugby league podcasting and kick it all off with the first of our three-part preview into the 2026 Betfred Super League season.The boys start with a quick refresher of news from the festive period as Salford and Featherstone race to get ready for the Championship season, Umyla Hanley looks set to be one of the biggest targets for the 2027 recruitment cycle and the NRL mulls seismic changes to play for this year.It's then on to our preview where we ask: What should Bradford's expectations be on their return to Super League? Are Castleford the most interesting team of the offseason? Is Toby Sexton one of the most underrated Super League signings for Catalans? Is this the year that Huddersfield bounce back? And why there are suddenly big expectations on Hull FC for this year.We'll be back with Part 2 of our season preview next week! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Hot Recap crew deliver the third and final part of our 2026 Betfred Super League season preview!On the news front, the boys discuss Shaun Wane's exit and outline which coaches could take the helm at England RL for this year's World Cup. There's signing news as more Rhinos head down under and Leigh work to retain key players. We tease a potential big clash in the Challenge Cup and recap the fallout from the Featherstone announcement last week.To the preview, and this week we ask the big questions; Are Wakefield dark horses as they enter year 2 in Super League? Do Warrington make this a year of transition as they blood their talented youngsters? Is this the year that Wigan drop out of the Top 2? Can York deliver on a real year of promise as they make their debut in the Super League?We'll be back next week with another episode as we count down towards the 2026 Betfred Super League and NRL seasons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It's time for the final show of 2025.Locky Campbell and Eliot McGuire bring you our 52nd episode of the year in which we bring you our key storylines for the game of rugby league heading into 2026.The boys also bring you the latest news as Salford secure new ownership, Featherstone face a race to secure their future, Nene MacDonald signs for St Helens, Wigan's Oli Wilson is out for the year and Jake Connor signs a three-year deal with the Rhinos.We'll be back to start our 2026 Super League season previews in the new year. Merry Christmas to all and a Happy New Year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this special episode, Locky Campbell explains the last three days following Salford Red Devils' liquidation by HMRC. He talks through what was said, what do fans need to do know and most importantly, what happens next with the club due to kick of the Betfred Championship season on January 16. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Locky Campbell flies solo for this ultimate recap episode on all the latest from the world of rugby league.He talks winners and losers from the Super League fixtures release, Magic Weekend's move to Everton for 2026, all the big signing news from the last few weeks, the latest on the Championship structure for 2026, Salford Red Devils and the delay of the R360 competition! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Locky Campbell and Eliot McGuire reflect on a hugely significant Ashes series after Australia swept England to secure the 3-0 series win.They talk through the ramifications for Shaun Wane, how Australia embraced the opportunity and look ahead to next year's World Cup, as New Zealand blow past Samoa in the Cup final of the Pacific Championships.There's also talk about NZ heading to UK shores in 2027, the Ashes returning in 2028, rugby league also returning to Everton in 2026 and the latest on Featherstone Rovers.This is the last confirmed weekly recording until January but we will be back on an adhoc basis until then! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Locky Campbell and Eliot McGuire recount a memorable Ashes second test from Hill Dickinson Stadium.The duo talk through England's faltering attack and lack of fitness, the prowess of Angus Crichton and Cameron Munster + what Shaun Wane needs to do to get his side ready for the third test at Headingley.There's also time to talk through the Pacific Championships and Eli Katoa's shocking injury, Matt Dufty facing the Warrington axe, Ryan Papenhuyzen's Storm exit, the latest on Salford and talks between the RFL and broadcaster DAZN!We'll be back for the final match recap this weekend! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Locky Campbell and Eliot McGuire are on the mics to bring you their comprehensive recap of the first Ashes test from England and Australia at Wembley.What went wrong for England? Why is Reece Walsh the best player in the world right now? Who needs to be dropped for the second test?We take on all the big talking points ahead of Everton this Saturday.PLUS, we also have time to talk State of Origin heading to New Zealand in 2027 and the NRL plotting an international round to open a season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
ITS FINALLY HERE.After years of waiting, we are strapping in for the first Ashes series on British shores in 22 years.Locky Campbell and Eliot McGuire talk through the key matchups, the weaknesses in both sides and there's even one of them backing England to win on Saturday!Also tonight, we bring you nine things you need to know about rugby league including talk of promotion and relegation returning to Super League, the World Club Challenge dates and venues and the return of an eight-team Super League playoffs in 2026!We'll be back after the first Test! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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