Author: Michael O'Hare
Rugby league parliamentary group leader on cultural divide, game’s profile and lack of honours
David Baines combines his love of rugby league with his role as a Member of Parliament to speak up for the game in the corridors…
The 10 most iconic rugby league Ashes games
IT’S a contest with a full 117 years of history behind it – the first Rugby League Ashes test was played on 12th December, 1908….
Replace England with Great Britain, try harder to form a successful team in London and NRL contempt for World Club Challenge
MICHAEL O’HARE celebrates the history of Ashes Test series between Great Britain and Australia and urges the RFL to think again about replacing Great Britain…
IRL chair Troy Grant on shrinking World Cup, northern hemisphere issues and growing international game
International rugby league seems to be in a constant state of flux. Is it on the rise or in decline? IRL chair Troy Grant gives…
RLW 500: The two legends to reach 500 rugby league tries – and what made them so different
Who is the greatest rugby league try scorer of them all? Only two players have topped the 500 mark, and despite sharing initials, they couldn’t…
How can international rugby league recover its credibility after the humiliating cancellation of the 2025 World Cup in France?
In the latest issue of Rugby League World magazine, Michael O’Hare asks where does international rugby league go from here? To lose one world cup…
