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 Women’s Super League Preview Podcast
The Betfred Women's Super League is back! Hear exclusively from former England captain Emily Rudge, and non-exclusively from new Leeds Rhinos captain Hanna Butcher, York's Clint Goodchild, Rachel Thompson of Wigan, Huddersfield's Bella Sykes, Salford...
74 min
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Forty20 LIVE - 3rd April 2023
We were live at Headingley ahead of their night  of former props, if, indeed, you can ever stop being one, with Lance Todd Tropby winner Steve Pitchford joined on stage by Danika Priim, Jamie Peacock and Barrie McDermott, who all joined us at our tab...
68 min
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Forty20 LIVE - 27th March 2023
Another weekend of action for our intrepid trio to look over, including headline wins for Leeds, Warrington, Keighley and Leigh amongst others. Plenty of surprises up and down the divisions, and a rare week without too many distractions off the field...
78 min
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Forty20 LIVE - 20th March 2023
James Child joins us again as we look back on the main talking points we can remember from the weekend, but the main section of the show this week is given over to Keighley Cougars owners Ryan O’Neill and Kaue Garcia to talk about their alternative p...
94 min
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Forty20 NOT LIVE - 13th March 2023
Mexico's favourite Rugby League podcast is back again to look back on an interesting weekend, talk gradings, and much more, as former match official James Child takes time from his retirement to join us.
66 min
181
International Women’s Day with the 2022 Woman o...
York Valkyrie and England fullback (well, centre during the World Cup) Tara Jane Stanley joins us on this special programme as she's the Woman of Steel and it's International Women's Day. Over 30 minutes, we discuss: Preparations for 2023 and how thi...
32 min
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Forty20 LIVE: 6th March 2023
Looking back on the winners and losers of the weekend gone, praising Saints for their achievements, the departure of Lee Radford from Castleford, and the many and various other things from the world of Rugby League... 
70 min
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Forty20 NOT LIVE: 28th February 2023
A look back on the weekend, catching up on the winners of the Wheelchair Rugby League Awards, and Aimee Staveley on her move from Leeds to York...
48 min
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Forty20 LIVE - 22nd February 2023
Coming to you LIVE before the draws for the European Championships at the Holiday Inn in Brighouse, we're back to talk some Rugby League...   St. Helens are World Champions, Super League is a week old, and publicity is, well, it could be worse...
55 min
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Forty20 NOT LIVE at the 2023 Super League Launc...
Welcome back from your old friends at the Forty20 Rugby League Podcast as we've navigated the M62 and made it to Manchester in time for the launch of the brand new Super League season. John Davidson joins us to talk about the launch and a bit of news...
86 min
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Women’s Rugby League - The Story of 2022 on For...
A year in which the Challenge Cup, League Leaders Shield and Grand Final went to three different clubs, a Championship club caused upsets, and Australia won the World Cup, but, wasn't the journey a fun one? Rounding up a big year for Women's Rugby Le...
106 min
187
Forty20’s Rugby League Selection Box Podcast
Time to catch up with some bits and pieces we've had on YouTube, but hadn't made it to the podcast until now, just in time for Christmas. So, enjoy author J.R. Rickwood on his book "Cougarmania" followed by Wakefield Trinity Chairman John Minards on ...
74 min
188
Forty20 LIVE at Hull Central Library - 3rd Dece...
The final stop of our RLWC2021 Cultural Festival Tour takes us to Hull Central Library, as we reflect on the tournament, it's potential legacy and new eras for Hull FC and Hull Kingston Rovers as we're joined by two men who played for both in Paul Co...
93 min
189
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...
62 min
190
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
191
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 ...
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