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’s Review of 2021
2021. A year of Saints, some sinners, a potential French renascence, glory for Featherstone, and the Rhinos (but only when sat down.)
As well as the past, Phil and Richard try make some sense of what may happen in 2022, and decide they don't really...
68 min
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Forty20 LIVE: 13th December 2021
For our final LIVE show of 2021, we've invited a friend of ours along to talk about her career.
The freshly retired Danika Priim is with us to talk about a short, but eventful career in Rugby League. How she started in the sport at school, her danc...
116 min
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Forty20 NOT LIVE: 8th December 2021
Midlands Hurricanes CEO Alan Robinson joins us to talk about the rebrand of the Coventry Bears ahead of the 2022 season in League One, but also how the Bears will continue outside the professional game to grow the sport in the area.
Not just that, ...
38 min
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Forty20 NOT LIVE: 29th November 2021
A packed show, with three guests on talking about their books as we head towards Christmas, and you need to get someone something...
We open with a look at the news as we try to #BeMoreKev, get excited about Channel 4 and what they can bring to Super...
132 min
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Forty20 LIVE LIVE in Featherstone - 23rd Novemb...
With a year to go until the delayed Rugby League World Cup 2021, we were LIVE at the Featherstone Community Centre to talk about the event, and the general state of the game with an all star panel:
Nathan Collins - Leeds and England Wheelchair intern...
109 min
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Forty20 LIVE: 16th November 2021
We've been invaded by Canadians!
The Canada Grizzlies are on tour, culminating in a Masters Festival at Leigh East this Sunday, and members of the squad, Nicholas Mew, Greg Furyk, Michael Steer, and Doon Muldoon, have joined us to talk about their...
84 min
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Forty20 LIVE: 26th October 2021
The RFL's new Director of Operations and Legal, Robert Hicks, was our special guest this week as we talked about him swapping his whistle for a desk, and what that new role actually entails.
we talk about memories of his days as a match official an...
115 min
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Forty20 NOT LIVE: 22nd October 2021
It's a bit of a bonus as we've been away after the Grand Final weekend, but, as the "Running Game" season comes to an end this week, we think, we wrap up those games at Old Trafford and Headingley, Toulouse's elevation and some transfer news.
Plus,...
43 min
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Forty20 LIVE: 5th October 2021
It's Grand Final week and John Davidson is back in the studio to talk some Rugby League as we look back on Penrith Panthers NRL success, the reaction to the Super League Awards, an increase of abuse at matches and ahead to a busy weekend with promoti...
100 min
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Forty20 LIVE: 27th September 2021
Plenty for Phil and Richard to discuss this week, including, but not exclusive to:
Was Wigan vs. Leeds really that bad? Warrington woes? Robins STILL bob bob bobbing, Championship crackers, Women's Super League Narratives and a TV deal which needs...
126 min
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Forty20 NOT LIVE: 21st September 2021
It's play-off time, as we try, and fail, to avoid using the term "business end" of the season, though it's an early closure for Hull FC while their neighbours are bob, bob, bobbing along...
We look back on the weekend, including Phil's trip to the Wh...
90 min
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Forty20 NOT LIVE: 17th September 2021 with the ...
We were able to spend an hour with Chair of the RFL Simon Johnson who joined us to talk about the present state of the sport of Rugby League, plans for the future on and off the field, the realignment with Super League, relationships with the Governm...
63 min