Episode 180 - Mr Darts and the Waterboy

The new episode of Super League Pod is up! You can listen to it HERE, or HERE if your an Apple Podcasts person, and you can also get it on the League Cast Android app or on YouTube.

This week Mark is joined by another new guest co-host, Leeds Rhinos super-fan Rich. After a quick intro to Rich, we run through your feedback, which centres on a more rounded discussion on the Zak Hardaker situation than we were able to have last week.

We cover the news from the last week, which includes some big name re-signings and some bad injury news in Super League and beyond, from 26:45. SLP news is sponsored by Little Warden.
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We recap the big game action from Round 14 of Super League, with your fan views and all the important stats, in our match reviews from 48:30. Super League Match Reviews are sponsored by Rob's Toy Shop on eBay.
Find a wide range of toys, gifts, rugby league birthday cards and more at Rob’s Toy Shop on eBay. Visit stores.ebay.co.uk/robstoyshop and on any orders over £5 you can earn 5% cash back, and also 1% of your order value will go into the SLP coffers, by putting 'SLPDiscount' at checkout – and if you want to give your 5% to SLP too you can by messaging Rob’s Toy Shop when you make your order. 

We also cover all the other results from the Championship, League 1, Women's Super League, NRL, the French cup, and even U9s action, from 116:00. Other Results are sponsored by Master of Shaves.
Master of Shaves is a small family run business that sells high quality traditional wet shaving products and specialises in Straight Razors. Visit their website masterofshaves.com and Super League Pod listeners can get 10% off their order by using the voucher code ‘SLP’ at checkout.

We then look to the future with our predictions for Round 6 of the Challenge Cup as the big boys join the competition, from 132:45. Predictions are sponsored by Payroll Central UK Limited.
Payroll Central is a family run business based in Derbyshire, offering an outsourced payroll service for businesses across the UK. Unlike many accountants who offer payroll as a side service, they are fully qualified payroll specialists who provide payroll services for businesses in every sector. Visit payroll-central.co.uk and if you mention Super League Pod when you contact them you can get one month’s free payroll service and a 10% discount on their normal prices.

Finally, we finish with a quiz from Mark and a quiz about Rich, before a Visit York tourism advert in the recommendations. So get listening to your favourite Rugby League podcast!

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Episode 178 - Posh Names Poor Names

The new episode of Super League Pod is up! You can listen to it HERE, or HERE if your an Apple Podcasts person, and you can also get it on the League Cast Android app or on YouTube.

This week Mark is joined by Tim G, and after a quick catch up we run through our Dreams Teams so far half-way through the regular season, before running though some of yours too.

We cover the news from the last week, with stories from all the divisions and the international game, from 42:00. SLP news is sponsored by Little Warden.
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We recap the big game action from the remainder of Round 12 of Super League, with your fan views and all the important stats in our match reviews from 60:30. Super League Match Reviews are sponsored by Rob's Toy Shop on eBay.
Find a wide range of toys, gifts, rugby league birthday cards and more at Rob’s Toy Shop on eBay. Visit stores.ebay.co.uk/robstoyshop and on any orders over £5 you can earn 5% cashback, and also 1% of your order value will go into the SLP coffers, by putting 'SLPDiscount' at checkout – and if you want to give your 5% to SLP too you can by messaging Rob’s Toy Shop when you make your order. 

We also cover all the other results from the Challenge Cup, Championship, League 1, Women's Super League and the NRL from 101:00. Other Results are sponsored by Master of Shaves.
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We then look to the future with our predictions for Round 13, as well as our Championship and League 1 games of the week, from 119:00. Predictions are sponsored by Payroll Central UK Limited.
Payroll Central is a family run business based in Derbyshire, offering an outsourced payroll service for businesses across the UK. Unlike many accountants who offer payroll as a side service, they are fully qualified payroll specialists who provide payroll services for businesses in every sector. Visit payroll-central.co.uk and if you mention Super League Pod when you contact them you can get one month’s free payroll service and a 10% discount on their normal prices.

Finally, we finish with a top-notch quiz from Tim and recommendations for your hard of sight friends through talking newspapers. So get listening to your favourite Rugby League podcast!

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SLP Episode 177 - This Week in Streakers

The new episode of Super League Pod is up! You can listen to it HERE, or HERE if your an Apple Podcasts person, and you can also get it on the League Cast Android app or on YouTube.

This week Mark is joined by Tim G, who recaps what he's been up to over the last few weeks whilst being a listener and not a host. There's also a couple of special shout outs for the extended SLP family.

We cover the news from the last week, with stories from all the divisions and the international game, from 13:00. SLP news is sponsored by Little Warden.
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We recap the big game action from Round 11 of Super League, with your fan views and all the important stats in our match reviews from 34:30. Super League Match Reviews are sponsored by Rob's Toy Shop on eBay.
Find a wide range of toys, gifts, rugby league birthday cards and more at Rob’s Toy Shop on eBay. Visit stores.ebay.co.uk/robstoyshop and on any orders over £5 you can earn 5% cashback, and also 1% of your order value will go into the SLP coffers, by putting 'SLPDiscount' at checkout – and if you want to give your 5% to SLP too you can by messaging Rob’s Toy Shop when you make your order. 

We also cover all the other results from the Championship, League 1, the historic opening Women's Super League round and the NRL from 111:00. Other Results are sponsored by Master of Shaves.
Master of Shaves is a small family run business that sells high quality traditional wet shaving products and specialises in Straight Razors. Visit their website masterofshaves.com and Super League Pod listeners can get 10% off their order by using the voucher code ‘SLP’ at checkout.

We then look to the future with our predictions for Round 11, as well as our Challenge Sup, Championship and League 1 games of the week, from 129:30. Predictions are sponsored by Payroll Central UK Limited.
Payroll Central is a family run business based in Derbyshire, offering an outsourced payroll service for businesses across the UK. Unlike many accountants who offer payroll as a side service, they are fully qualified payroll specialists who provide payroll services for businesses in every sector. Visit payroll-central.co.uk and if you mention Super League Pod when you contact them you can get one month’s free payroll service and a 10% discount on their normal prices.

Finally, we finish with a multi-choice Challenge Cup quiz and recommendations from the wider sport world and a bit of Tv and radio. So get listening to your favourite Rugby League podcast!

Please feel free to make a donation to support SLP: paypal.me/superleaguepod
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SLP Episode 176 - Streaming Mad

The new episode of Super League Pod is up! You can listen to it HERE, or HERE if your an Apple Podcasts person, and you can also get it on the League Cast Android app or on YouTube.

This week Mark is joined by Warrington fan Leigh, who tells us how he got into Rugby League and how far his interest in the greatest game has gone in just over four years.

We cover the news from the last week, with a number of Super League re-signings and the big fallout from the Bradford-Workington live stream argument, from 15:00. SLP news is sponsored by Little Warden.
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We recap the big game action from Round 10 of Super League, with your fan views and all the important stats in our match reviews from 47:30. Super League Match Reviews are sponsored by Rob's Toy Shop on eBay.
Find a wide range of toys, gifts, rugby league birthday cards and more at Rob’s Toy Shop on eBay. Visit stores.ebay.co.uk/robstoyshop and on any orders over £5 you can earn 5% cashback, and also 1% of your order value will go into the SLP coffers, by putting 'SLPDiscount' at checkout – and if you want to give your 5% to SLP too you can by messaging Rob’s Toy Shop when you make your order. 

We also cover all the other results from the Championship, League 1 and the NRL from 123:45. Other Results are sponsored by Master of Shaves.
Master of Shaves is a small family run business that sells high quality traditional wet shaving products and specialises in Straight Razors. Visit their website masterofshaves.com and Super League Pod listeners can get 10% off their order by using the voucher code ‘SLP’ at checkout.

We then look to the future with our predictions for Round 11, as well as our Championship and League 1 games of the week, from 147:45. Predictions are sponsored by Payroll Central UK Limited.
Payroll Central is a family run business based in Derbyshire, offering an outsourced payroll service for businesses across the UK. Unlike many accountants who offer payroll as a side service, they are fully qualified payroll specialists who provide payroll services for businesses in every sector. Visit payroll-central.co.uk and if you mention Super League Pod when you contact them you can get one month’s free payroll service and a 10% discount on their normal prices.

Finally, we finish with a Warrington themed quiz for Leigh and recommendations in community coaching, Rugby League reading and Caribbean pie making. So get listening to your favourite Rugby League podcast!

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SLP Episode 175 - Easter Overload

The new episode of Super League Pod is up! You can listen to it HERE, or HERE if your an Apple Podcasts person, and you can also get it on the League Cast Android app or on YouTube.

This week Mark is joined by Bradford fan Alan, who we work out watched 12 full games of rugby over the action packed Easter weekend, so he was well prepared for the show!

We cover the news from the last week, in particular the Rick Stone sacking, as we get the views of a couple of Giants fans into the show, from 23:30. SLP news is sponsored by Little Warden.
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We recap the big game action from two Super League rounds, with your fan views and all the important stats in our match reviews of Round 8 from 38:15 and Round 9 from 98:00. Super League Match Reviews are sponsored by Rob's Toy Shop on eBay.
Find a wide range of toys, gifts, rugby league birthday cards and more at Rob’s Toy Shop on eBay. Visit stores.ebay.co.uk/robstoyshop and on any orders over £5 you can earn 5% cashback, and also 1% of your order value will go into the SLP coffers, by putting 'SLPDiscount' at checkout – and if you want to give your 5% to SLP too you can by messaging Rob’s Toy Shop when you make your order. 

We also cover all the other results from the Challenge Cup, Championship, League 1 and the NRL from 140:30. Other Results are sponsored by Master of Shaves.
Master of Shaves is a small family run business that sells high quality traditional wet shaving products and specialises in Straight Razors. Visit their website masterofshaves.com and Super League Pod listeners can get 10% off their order by using the voucher code ‘SLP’ at checkout.

We then look to the future with our predictions for Round 10, as well as our Championship and League 1 games of the week, from 150:0. Predictions are sponsored by Payroll Central UK Limited.
Payroll Central is a family run business based in Derbyshire, offering an outsourced payroll service for businesses across the UK. Unlike many accountants who offer payroll as a side service, they are fully qualified payroll specialists who provide payroll services for businesses in every sector. Visit payroll-central.co.uk and if you mention Super League Pod when you contact them you can get one month’s free payroll service and a 10% discount on their normal prices.

Finally, we finish with a double quiz and some comedy
recommendations. So get listening to your favourite Rugby League podcast!

Please feel free to make a donation to support SLP: paypal.me/superleaguepod
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Streaming Womens Super League - An Idea

I'm all for the Women's Super League. It's going to be a great way to improve participation and interest in the greatest game.

After BBC Sport online recently had Jodie Cunningham as co-commentator for the Challenge Cup, then on the 5live RL podcast, and then had Faye Gaskin & Gemma Walsh do the 5th round draw, it got me thinking...

The Women's competition is surely ripe for extending the BBC Sport's online live-stream coverage after the Challenge Cup goes on to TV in the later rounds. They could show a game once every three weeks or so. Please make it happen Dave Woods and the BBC!

Then, the RFL need to back that up by providing coverage through the Our League app of other games/rounds from the competition. It can serve a double whammy of promoting the app and testing out their own live-stream capabilities. They might not want to limit things to the app and Our League website though, I'd suggest having a Women's RL YouTube channel too.

Both measures will also mean some great exposure for the women's game and the clubs that are running women's sides. One extra benefit for the clubs might be that they can attract extra sponsorship revenue from getting new sponsors involved on the women's kit, meaning more money can go back into the fledgling teams and competition.

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Whilst I'm touching on Our League and streaming, it is time that the RFL did more with this platform. My suggestion would be having different options available for fans. 

For example, you can have the free membership as it is now, with news and match stats, plus the man of the match voting etc. 

Then you can have Our League Plus, which for a small monthly fee, say £5 a month, you get extra content, like coach press conferences and highlights packages from all the competitions.

Then, for a slightly larger fee, say £10-£15 a month, you could have Our League Premium. Subscribers would get delayed replays of all the Super League games in full (e.g. on the Tuesday following the game, like I know Wigan are able to do through Wigan TV), extended highlights of games from all levels and live-stream access to exclusive events (e.g. Man of Steel awards, women's internationals etc.). 

Some concessions to satisfy broadcasters could be made if needed, like not running highlights packages until after BBC's Super League show and Sky Sport's Full Time have aired on Monday nights, or not having the Sky live games available on the full replays.

Until then, the functionality to share the news stories on to social media direct from the app, or a fix to the glitch where some of the key parts of the news copy doesn't show on the app, would be great. I offered this feedback on the app within days of it being launched. Hopefully fixes and continued improvements will be made.

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Thanks for reading. Feel free to share your views on how the greatest game can be better promoted and covered, be it the women's game or any level of action. And don't forget to listen to SLP every week to get your unfiltered rugby league fix! Listen here (Apple) or here (non-Apple).

Mark

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SLP Episode 174 - A Whole Lot of Fun

The new episode of Super League Pod is up! You can listen to it HERE, or HERE if your an Apple Podcasts person, and you can also get it on the League Cast Android app or on YouTube.

This week Mark is joined by Hull KR fan Tim and we start with an extended feedback section where we pick up some of your views on the video ref system and focus on the main talking point this week, as the NRL attempt to prevent the Denver test.

Not much in the way of big stories this week, but we cover what news there is, including a personal and finally... from Tim, from 39:30. SLP news is sponsored by Little Warden.
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We recap the big game action in depth along with your fan views and all the important stats in our Super League match reviews from 51:30. Super League Match Reviews are sponsored by Rob's Toy Shop on eBay.
Find a wide range of toys, gifts, rugby league birthday cards and more at Rob’s Toy Shop on eBay. Visit stores.ebay.co.uk/robstoyshop and on any orders over £5 you can earn 5% cashback, and also 1% of your order value will go into the SLP coffers, by putting 'SLPDiscount' at checkout – and if you want to give your 5% to SLP too you can by messaging Rob’s Toy Shop when you make your order. 

We also cover all the other results from the Challenge Cup, Championship, League 1 and the NRL from 124:00. Other Results are sponsored by Master of Shaves.
Master of Shaves is a small family run business that sells high quality traditional wet shaving products and specialises in Straight Razors. Visit their website masterofshaves.com and Super League Pod listeners can get 10% off their order by using the voucher code ‘SLP’ at checkout.

We then look to the future with our predictions for a bumper Easter weekend, as well as our Championship and League 1 games of the week, from 139:30. Predictions are sponsored by Payroll Central UK Limited.
Payroll Central is a family run business based in Derbyshire, offering an outsourced payroll service for businesses across the UK. Unlike many accountants who offer payroll as a side service, they are fully qualified payroll specialists who provide payroll services for businesses in every sector. Visit payroll-central.co.uk and if you mention Super League Pod when you contact them you can get one month’s free payroll service and a 10% discount on their normal prices.

Finally, we finish with a derby day quiz this week and truly British food and drink recommendations. So get listening to your favourite Rugby League podcast!

Please feel free to make a donation to support SLP: paypal.me/superleaguepod
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SLP Episode 173 - Original BFTE

The new episode of Super League Pod is up! You can listen to it HERE, or HERE if your an Apple Podcasts person, and you can also get it on the League Cast Android app or on YouTube.

This week Mark is joined by Hull KR fan Tim and we start with an extended feedback section to make up for a shortened slate of games this weekend.

We cover the big news stories, including your views on Liam Watts' move home to Cas and Kevin Brown's England retirement, from 34:00. SLP news is sponsored by Little Warden.
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We recap the big game action in depth along with your fan views and all the important stats in our Super League match reviews from 66:30. Super League Match Reviews are sponsored by Rob's Toy Shop on eBay.
Find a wide range of toys, gifts, rugby league birthday cards and more at Rob’s Toy Shop on eBay. Visit stores.ebay.co.uk/robstoyshop and on any orders over £5 you can earn 5% cashback, and also 1% of your order value will go into the SLP coffers, by putting 'SLPDiscount' at checkout – and if you want to give your 5% to SLP too you can by messaging Rob’s Toy Shop when you make your order. 

We also cover all the other results from the Challenge Cup and round 2 of NRL action 124:00. Other Results are sponsored by Master of Shaves.
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We then look to the future with our predictions for round 7 of Super League, as well as our Championship and League 1 games of the week, from 140:00. Predictions are sponsored by Payroll Central UK Limited.
Payroll Central is a family run business based in Derbyshire, offering an outsourced payroll service for businesses across the UK. Unlike many accountants who offer payroll as a side service, they are fully qualified payroll specialists who provide payroll services for businesses in every sector. Visit payroll-central.co.uk and if you mention Super League Pod when you contact them you can get one month’s free payroll service and a 10% discount on their normal prices.

Finally, we finish with a double quiz this week and a music recommendation that you can get straight on with. So get listening to your favourite Rugby League podcast!

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SLP Episode 172 - Squad Goals and Squad Cars

The new episode of Super League Pod is up! You can listen to it HERE, or HERE if your an Apple Podcasts person, and you can also get it on the League Cast Android app or on YouTube.

This week Mark is joined by Hull FC fan Sarah and there's a big get well soon shout out for one of our listeners in the SLP family.

We cover the big news stories, including your reactions to the England squads and the crazy Scott Moore news, from 11:00. SLP news is sponsored by Little Warden.
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We cover the big game action in depth along with your fan views and all the important stats in our Super League match reviews from 48:00. Super League Match Reviews are sponsored by Rob's Toy Shop on eBay.
Find a wide range of toys, gifts, rugby league birthday cards and more at Rob’s Toy Shop on eBay. Visit stores.ebay.co.uk/robstoyshop and on any orders over £5 you can earn 5% cashback, and also 1% of your order value will go into the SLP coffers, by putting 'SLPDiscount' at checkout – and if you want to give your 5% to SLP too you can by messaging Rob’s Toy Shop when you make your order. 

We also cover all the other results from the Championship games, League 1 and round 1 of NRL action 110:30. Other Results are sponsored by Master of Shaves.
Master of Shaves is a small family run business that sells high quality traditional wet shaving products and specialises in Straight Razors. Visit their website masterofshaves.com and Super League Pod listeners can get 10% off their order by using the voucher code ‘SLP’ at checkout.

We then look to the future with our predictions for round 6 of Super League, as well as our Challenge Cup game of the week, from 123:00. Predictions are sponsored by Payroll Central UK Limited.
Payroll Central is a family run business based in Derbyshire, offering an outsourced payroll service for businesses across the UK. Unlike many accountants who offer payroll as a side service, they are fully qualified payroll specialists who provide payroll services for businesses in every sector. Visit payroll-central.co.uk and if you mention Super League Pod when you contact them you can get one month’s free payroll service and a 10% discount on their normal prices.

Finally, we finish with a little quiz and recommendations for party games and crocheted gifts. We've got it all covered as SLP returns to your ears!

Please feel free to make a donation to support SLP: paypal.me/superleaguepod
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SLP Episode 171 - Watts The Story

The new episode of Super League Pod is up! You can listen to it HERE, or HERE if your an Apple Podcasts person, and you can also get it on the League Cast Android app or on YouTube.

We cover the big news stories, along with your views on England's fixture in Denver against New Zealand, from 12:30. SLP news is sponsored by Little Warden.
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Only 4 games to ciaver, but we cover them in depth along with your fan views and all the important stats in our Super League match reviews from 54:30. Super League Match Reviews are sponsored by Rob's Toy Shop on eBay.
Find a wide range of toys, gifts, rugby league birthday cards and more at Rob’s Toy Shop on eBay. Visit stores.ebay.co.uk/robstoyshop and on any orders over £5 you can earn 5% cashback, and also 1% of your order value will go into the SLP coffers, by putting 'SLPDiscount' at checkout – and if you want to give your 5% to SLP too you can by messaging Rob’s Toy Shop when you make your order. 

We also cover all the other results from the Championship games that survived the weather, from 106:45. Other Results are sponsored by Master of Shaves.
Master of Shaves is a small family run business that sells high quality traditional wet shaving products and specialises in Straight Razors. Visit their website masterofshaves.com and Super League Pod listeners can get 10% off their order by using the voucher code ‘SLP’ at checkout.

We then look to the future with our predictions for round 5 of Super League, as well as our Championship and League 1 games of the week, from 112:00. Predictions are sponsored by Payroll Central UK Limited.
Payroll Central is a family run business based in Derbyshire, offering an outsourced payroll service for businesses across the UK. Unlike many accountants who offer payroll as a side service, they are fully qualified payroll specialists who provide payroll services for businesses in every sector. Visit payroll-central.co.uk and if you mention Super League Pod when you contact them you can get one month’s free payroll service and a 10% discount on their normal prices.

Finally, we finish with a little quiz and recommendations for rugby league viewing and Fylde beer drinking. We've got it all covered as SLP returns to your ears!

Please feel free to make a donation to support SLP: paypal.me/superleaguepod
All donations are hugely appreciated, large or small.