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Rugby League Cares is delighted to announce that it has reached an agreement with the RFL that will see it assume full responsibility for delivering player welfare services to the professional and semi-professional game. RL Cares has been increasingly active in recent years supporting players in a number of areas and this exciting new initiative […]
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The finest, most popular Hull-born player in the game’s history, John Whiteley holds the distinction of being a member of two of Great Britain’s three World Cup-winning squads, starring in Ashes series triumphs at home and abroad and having supremely coached the last successful Lions tour team in 1970. ‘Gentleman John’ was capped 15 times […]
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The nickname ‘Rocky’ perfectly characterised Derek Turner’s no-nonsense approach to Rugby League in a stellar 15-year career. But his unforgiving image often overshadowed the supreme all-round playing ability that made him an automatic selection in an era of British supremacy at international level. One third of the triumvirate of world-class loose-forwards vying for GB representation, […]
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Rugby League Cares is proud and privileged to confirm the identity of the three legends who will be inducted into the Rugby League Hall of Fame at a celebration dinner in Leeds next month. Andy Gregory, Derek Turner and Johnny Whiteley MBE will be elevated to the sport’s most exclusive club at the Rugby League […]
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They are the best of the best, the greatest players in the history of Rugby League. And on Wednesday November 7, three more legends will take their place alongside the 25 current members of the sport’s most exclusive club, the Rugby League Hall of Fame. Rugby League Cares is delighted to announce that tickets for […]
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