Rugby Leaguer & League Express – August 05, 2018

It may have been a week off for most clubs, but it was anything but for our reporters who have been hard at work putting together League Express.

Here’s what you’ll find in this week’s edition.

We now know who’ll be in the Challenge Cup Final. We have the most comprehensive coverage and reaction from all parties.
An interesting update on the recent Test. Spoiler, it’s based around finances.
A big update on the future of Leigh’s head coach, Keiron Purtill.
There’s a fascinating pair of articles on reserve grade, with Kris Radlinski and Gary Hetherington airing their contrasting views
Speaking of reserve grade, one Super League club tells us they WILL be running reserve grade next year
There appear to be some outgoings afoot at Castleford…
Ahead of their Qualifiers campaign, there’s a passionate interview with Toronto’s director of rugby, Brian Noble
Extensive coverage of Saturday’s excellent Women’s Challenge Cup Final.
Garry Schofield looks ahead to the Super 8s, and we have all the fixtures for the next seven weeks.
Martyn Sadler pays tribute to Catalans coach Steve McNamara and asks why Super League didn’t listen to Marwan Koukash.
There’s all that plus match reports from all League 1 games, the famous Mailbag is as lively as ever plus we have game wide coverage from international to Grassroots. Get your copy in store on Monday, or head to Totalrl.com/le on Sunday evening to get an online edition.