Rugby Leaguer & League Express – January 06, 2019

It’s the first edition of League Express in 2019 – and we’re certainly starting with somewhat of a bang!

There’s been plenty happening in the world of the greatest game in the first week of 2019, and we’ve got it all covered in this week’s edition. What’s more, there’s no need to wait until Monday to read it; from 9:30pm via TotalRL.com/LE, you can get your rugby league fix by grabbing the online edition of the paper. Here’s what’s inside:

There’s all the reaction from Sunday’s huge breaking news concerning Luke Gale – including what happens next for the Tigers.. and whether they may try and shuffle the decks to get a replacement in for the injured half-back.
We sit down with Super League chief executive Robert Elstone for an in-depth interview on the eve of the new season. Elstone talks rule changes for 2019, tackling Super League’s image crisis and how to fix the split in the game..
..as well as two referees in 2020, the future of the Magic Weekend – and an intriguing development for the future of the Man of Steel award.
There’s also a bumper interview with Toronto owner David Argyle – who addresses rumours of late payment for the Wolfpack players, as well as a significant development which will protect the long-term future of the club.
Into Super League, and we’ve an intriguing interview with Cory Aston – one of the men who could be set to take advantage of the vacancy created by Luke Gale’s injury. Aston opens up on a tough two years for his career.
There’s all the latest surrounding Catalans and their potential absence from the 2019 Challenge Cup – including some important new details which could change proceedings somewhat. And one other Super League club are NOT happy the Dragons have been left in this situation, aiming some shots at the RFL in the process.
Meanwhile, there’s transfer news from Salford..