Forty20 Rugby League Podcasts

Forty20 Rugby League Podcasts

A podcast about Rugby League from the people who bring you Forty20 Magazine. Hosted by Richard Shaw-Wright, Forty20 magazine's Phil Caplan and former Super League match official James Child, a weekly look at the world of Rugby League and the occasional special guest as well! Shortlisted for Best Rugby Podcast at the 2024 and 2025 Sports Podcast Awards.

Episodes

March 16, 2026 85 mins
The lights are on, and we are home...Challenge Cup round-up, more from the NRL's Magic Money Tree, Huddersfield and stuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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A podcast of two, unequal halves, as we hand a debut to sports journalist Molly Fairhurst and chat about Halifax's return to the Championship, and that competition in general, as well at talks between the NRL and the RFL (or whoever) before James Child returns and we look over the action from the weekend, as Wigan and Leeds lead the way at the top of the very early table. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a...
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February 23, 2026 94 mins
Hull KR are the Champions of the World, put on a great show, and there's plenty of unpredictable results in the Super League and Championship... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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February 16, 2026 93 mins
James explains tripping, why Mikey Lewis SHOULD play in Thursday, superlatives for York, Warrington and Toulouse amongst others, and another mad week in the Championship all from the sponsor of Wakefield Trinity's newest signing.... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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An extremely special guest this week as 1986 Challenge Cup Final try scorer Jamie Sandy is over in the UK, and talks to us about loads of things and tells plenty of stories. A fun 80 minutes or so! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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February 7, 2026 59 mins
Almost an hour of interviews form the Betfred Super League Launch event in Manchester, inclufing Elliot Minchella, Junior Nsemba, Jackson Hastings and Brian Carney (amongst others.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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February 2, 2026 86 mins
JAMES CHILD IS BACK, and not just because it's Pride Month, honest. Loads more to talk about than we thought pre-show, including Oldham, Greater Manchester in general, whatever happened this week on the field, and the Challenge Cup upcoming... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Monday was not a day to be travelling on the railways on routes that go through Huddersfield, but we did, and ended up in Liverpool! You can hear our interviews with a host of names from St. Helens, but first, for those who don't, we have a chat while waiting for a delayed train home to talk through whatever went on last weekend... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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After guiding York Valkyrie to back-to-back Grand Finals wins in 2023 and 2024, Lindsay Anfield announced her departure from the club at the end of 2025. She's now taken up a new role at the Catalans Dragons, with the club making their Betfred Women's Challenge Cup debut this year against St. Helens and Huddersfield Giants. We spoke to her about that move, where's the women's game is in France, why it's attractive to players...
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January 19, 2026 73 mins
The Championship is here, Shaun Wane steps aside and there's Challenge Cup action to enjoy this weekend... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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January 12, 2026 59 mins
While we were in Wakefield for the Championship Season Launch, Phil dragged Serious About Rugby League and the Yorkshire Evening Post's Peter Smith for a chat about some Rugby League, with Featherstone Rovers and more on the agenda...plus, interviews from Salford, Oldham, Sheffield Eagles, Midlands Hurricanes and London Broncos! ------ Buy the magazine: http://www.scratchingshedpublishing.com/ Grab the podcast: https://podcasts.app...
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January 5, 2026 64 mins
Rugby League is back this weekend (weather permitting) and we are as well. An hour of chat about stuff, as we try to work out what is happening. And a new feature.... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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December 29, 2025 70 mins
2025. Quite a good year for Hull Kingston Rovers, Wigan Warriors and Halifax Panthers, and, having been at Wembley, and all three Super League Grand Finals, we've got the words of the winners here in celebration, and a few others as well! ------ Buy the magazine: http://www.scratchingshedpublishing.com/ Grab the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/forty20-rugby-league-podcasts/id1434352450 Listen on Spotify: https://ope...
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December 22, 2025 122 mins
A quiz, a load of biscuits, special guests, and as little Rugby League as possible. Merry Christmas from us to you! ------ Buy the magazine: http://www.scratchingshedpublishing.com/ Grab the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/forty20-rugby-league-podcasts/id1434352450 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0JPKZd2GZ9uK8XAbZmUVBP Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/Forty20TV Follow us on Twitter: https://twit...
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A double guest special in this episode, as first we welcome back Rob Hawkins, who, after winning the treble with Halifax Panthers, helped England to Ashes success in Australia to secure back-to-back Golden Boots. Then, another returning guest, as author J.R. Rickwood talks about his book Year of the Cougars, Keighley's 1995 season, and more... You can get the book here: https://amzn.eu/d/ak5oj3X Learn more about your ad c...
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December 13, 2025 37 mins
We're joined by the RFL's Head of Match Officials Phil Bentham to talk about the recent documentary - "Beyond the Whistle" - taking a look behind the scenes at the world of professional match officials. Plenty to discuss, including how it came about, refereeing in the modern world, how the Premier League sees our video systems and how we're looking to improve in 2026, and plenty more besides. If you haven't seen it, follow the li...
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December 4, 2025 63 mins
Remember the 2000 Rugby League World Cup? It was rubbish, that's what we were told, but two men who were there in the thick of it (the press box) are here to dispute that. Authors of Super League: The First Ten Years (still available somewhere) - our own Phil Caplan and Jonathan Doidge - reminisce over a tournament which was wet, expansive and won by Australia... Jonathan will be hosting a range of events in 2026 with somethi...
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November 17, 2025 66 mins
An end of season review of sorts, as teams have started pre-season for 2026, we're ready for hibernation. Back live in January, but still more to come before the end of the year... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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November 10, 2025 64 mins
It's over....and it went as expected. Or did it? Australia return with the Ashes again, England score two tries in three games, and Shaun Wane's in charge... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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2020 feels like a long time ago, and that's when Sophie Robinson last joined us on the podcast. Since then, she's taken a break from playing, until returning for her Jamaica debut last week, but it's not the start of a comeback. The former Leeds Rhino tells us what she's been up to, what's keeping her busy, the international game, how Jamaica fits in that and how, despite playing, she's back involved at her old club. Learn more...
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