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.
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Forty20 LIVE in Doncaster - 24th November 2022
Phil is flying solo in Doncaster for Team Forty20, but has two guests from the heart of the action at RLWC2021, as we look back on the tournaments.
Returning to the show is David Butler, a man with many hats, one of which was getting as close to Wh...
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Forty20 LIVE at Stockport Central Library - 15t...
LIVE in Stockport at their fantastic Central Library, we're joined by Chair of Rugby League World Cup 2021 Chris Brindley, Salford Red Devils Head Coach Paul Rowley and Aussie-based journalist George Clark to talk about the tournament so far, on and ...
87 min
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Forty20 LIVE in York - 10th November 2022
Well, this was a packed one! In one of the suites at the LNER Community Stadium, we celebrated the Power of Together by bringing together a cast of thousands to talk Rugby League and the World Cup.
We've got PDRL World Cup winning captain Scott Gob...
91 min
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Forty20 LIVE at Dewsbury Library - 8th November...
The RLWC2021 Cultural Festival continues as we're live at Dewsbury Library with Batley coach Craig Lingard, former GB, England and Ireland international Francis Cummins, and journalists Ian Laybourn and John Davidson to talk about World Cup and more ...
82 min
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Forty20 LIVE’S Almost Daily World Cup Podcast -...
Hear from all eight nations taking part in the Women's Rugby League World Cup plus Michael Shires joins us to talk about the tournament so far from a fans perspective...
74 min
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Forty20 LIVE at Ashton Library - 25th October 2022
Loads to talk about with Andrew Voss, Phil Roberts, Nigel Wiskar, Nada Farhoud, Gavin Willacy and us!
96 min
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Forty20 LIVE @ Chester Lane Library, St. Helens
Our #RLWC2021 Cultural Festival tour of libraries made it's way to St. Helens on Thursday. Enthralling the audience with talk of Rugby League:
Former Saints and Ireland prop Kyle Amor
St. Helens and England halfback Faye Gaskin
Mike Critchley from th...
100 min
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Forty20 LIVE’S Almost Daily World Cup Podcast -...
Looking back on the first round of matches in the men's Rugby League World Cup with Ireland, Jamaica, Tonga and Papua New Guinea in focus...
30 min
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Forty20 LIVE at Eccles Library - 18th October 2022
Our next stop of tour took us to Eccles. but no time for cakes, as we're here to talk about the first few matches of Rugby League World Cup 2021 in the company of:
Former GB coach Brian Noble
Former England prop Danika Priim
BBC Radio Manchester's Tr...
85 min
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Forty20 LIVE at Newcastle Central Library - 14t...
On the eve of the Rugby League World Cup kicking off in Newcastle, we were joined at the Central Library on stage by the returning Tony Hannan, Editor of Rugby League Live Matt Shaw and Gemma Carter with The Sun's Gary Carter to talk a load of Rugby ...
73 min
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Forty20 LIVE’S Almost Daily World Cup Podcast- ...
More from Monday's launch now as we are joined by:
Wales head coach John Kear
Scotland's Nathan Graham
Ged Corcoran and George King of Ireland
Tonga's Kristian Woolf
Michael Maguire from the Kiwis
Cook Islands coach Tony Iro
Lebanon's Michael Cheika
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45 min
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Forty20 LIVE’S Almost Daily World Cup Podcast -...
We spoke to so many people at the Rugby League World Cup launch in Manchester on Monday, we've had to split it over two podcasts.
So, in part one, we quiz the following (not necessarily in this order)
Tonga co-captain Sio Siua Taukeiaho
PNG coach Sta...
40 min
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Forty20 LIVE’S Almost Daily World Cup Podcast -...
A week ahead of the Rugby League World Cup kicking-off, Ireland's men have set up camp in South Leeds ahead of their group matches with Lebanon, Jamaica and New Zealand. We caught up with Jaimin Jolliffe, Joe Keyes, Brendan O'Hagan and Ronan Michael ...
12 min
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Forty20 LIVE in Catterick: 4th October 2022
Stop two on our tour as part of the Rugby League World Cup Cultural Festival, we were live in front of an audience at Catterick Library to talk all the current RL news in the first half, as well as quizzing our guests, and the World Cup in the second...
97 min
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Forty20 Minisode: Post Grand Final & Women’s Su...
Wandering from the tunnel at Old Trafford to the car park, John Davidson joins us to reflect on a fourth Grand Final win in a row for St. Helens, who were the better team and, as expected, were too good for a Leeds Rhinos side who weren't disgraced i...
16 min
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Forty20 LIVE in Leeds: 13th September 2022
Kicking off our tour as part of the Rugby League World Cup Cultural Festival, we were live in front of an audience at Leeds Central Library to talk RL in the first half, and the World Cup in the second.
Joining us on the panel:
Former England inter...
80 min
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Forty20 NOT LIVE BUT ON LOCATION: 22nd August 2022
We've been out to speak to four players hopeful of making England's Women's World Cup Squad this autumn: Wigan's Vicky Molyneux, Tara Jones of St. Helens and Leeds pair Georgia Roche and Fran Goldthorp, and talk a bit about what happened in the match...
30 min
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Forty20 LIVE: 10th August 2022
Back in the studio to celebrate the exciting world of Rugby League, we were live with your talking points, international eligibility, "The British Are Coming!" to an NRL coaching box near you, and loads of other things we've forgotten about already.....
74 min
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Forty20 NOT LIVE: 1st August 2022
Happy new month! We've a bumper edition of the show for you this week, with a first hand view from the Summer Bash, as well as Salford's amazing performance against St. Helens.
Some interesting results around the various divisions and forms of the ...
100 min
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Forty20 NOT LIVE: 25th July 2022
After looking back on a busy weekend of stuff going on, some of which occurred on the pitch, we're joined by Forty20 columnist and Batley Bulldogs Head Coach Craig Lingard ahead of a busy week which sees his side take on Dewsbury Rams at the Summer B...
60 min
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Forty20 NOT LIVE: 11th July 2022
Well, it was Magic up in Newcastle, on, off and around the pitch as Phil reports on his experiences pitchside, and it is one of the great press vantage points in sport, and Richard from his armchair, as Toulouse breathe life in the battle at the bott...
94 min
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Forty20 NOT LIVE: 6th July 2022
Lots of comings and goings for Phil and Richard to discuss, after an interesting weekend of results ahead of a Magic Weekend in Newcastle.
Speaking of, Jon Wells talks about Sky0, and what that's all about, as well as what we can expect to see this w...
48 min
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Forty20 LIVE: 27th June 2022
Reflecting on a superb weekend of international action, a Wheelchair Challenge Cup Final with skill and suspense, all the other stuff that happened, including staying awake during Warrington vs. Hull FC, Batley's win at Post Office Road, and why Fev ...
86 min
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Forty20 NOT LIVE: 22nd June 2022
It's too hot to be inside podcasting, so here's a look back on the international weekend, the positives coming out of it, and more for the future when the calendar comes out. Plus, whatever else we can think of before melting...
35 min
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Forty20 NOT LIVE: 14th June 2022
We heading to Wales for our special guest this week, as the latest dual code international Rhi Parker joins us, fresh from her debut for the national team against England on Sunday at Cross Keys. She's new to Rugby League, and tells us about her jour...
73 min