It’s finally been ratified, but it is official that I’ve been appointed as the Honorary Vice President of the RFL for 2024. No pay, no say ! But a role that presumably reflects how long I’ve been in the game. Thanks for the opportunity
@TheRFL
- it’s a privilege to be invited!
’m overwhelmed by the response to the news of my forthcoming appointment as the Vice President of the
@TheRFL
Thank you to all of you for letting me know your support. It is amazing. Best wishes to you all! Trev
Delighted to finally catch up with
@JaiTField
to present him with the Raymond Fletcher Memorial Trophy as the Rugby League Writers and Broadcasters Association Player of the Year for 2022.
@WiganWarriorsRL
@BBCRMsport
. A very worthy winner
So sad to here if t
#be
passing of Des Drummond . As a
@LeighCenturions
and
@leighminersrl
lad, what an iconic player to watch and enjoy. A real character who I had the good fortune to be with on many occasions and a actually play alongside! (Don’t ask!) so sad. RIP Dessie!
Loved covering
@SalfordDevils
this season - the quality of rugby has been outstanding at times, and the games been a dream to commentate upon as so many have gone down to the wire. Great win tonight too. Well done everybody at the club!
What a great season
@SalfordDevils
have given us. Certainly the best I’ve enjoyed from them in all my time of covering rugby league for
@BBCRMsport
! It’s been marvellous -
@Ianblease1
and Ian Watson take a bow!
I can now confirm that it was
@Swinton_Lions
Honorary President, David Jones who suffered a heart attack yesterday. But the immediate response of the Lions medical staff was magnificent. David seems to be responding well to treatment and is comfortable in hospital. Get well soon.
Thanks a million to
@WiganWarriorsRL
and
@krisradlinski1
for this terrific gesture. It is so very much appreciated. Rubbish though? I want you to know it’s taken years to perfect our particular brand of detritus! Lol
😂 '25 years we've been listening to this rubbish'
🏉 'Rugby League's Cannon and Ball'
👥 'Two of the very best people'
♥️
@TheJackDearden
&
@TheTrevorHunt
♥️
The moment
@WiganWarriorsRL
Kris Radlinski handed these two a gift for their loyal service...
My thoughts are with man who collapsed at
@Swinton_Lions
v
@ThunderRugby
- and his family. Hope he recovers soon. But how fantastic was Dr Joe Amissah-Arthur and the paramedics who looked after him. Amazing skills, speed of thought and professionalism all on show! Magnificent
Having commentated on
@Giantsrl
v
@SalfordDevils
and
@LeighCenturions
v
@BatleyRLFC
this weekend, I can only state how proud and moved I am for the love and respect shown by the RL Community towards Her Majesty the Queen when observing a minute’s silence to her sad passing.
I cannot believe that my good friend of many years, Ian Laybourn has left us at the tender age of 67. A terrifically diligent journalist with the Press Association who loved his Rugby League, he only recently retired. My thoughts are with his wife, family and friends.
My long time pal and co-presenter
@TheJackDearden
has a bit of a battle ahead of him, but knowing him as I do, his usual grit and dogged determination will help him through- plus a little help from his friends - and you!!!
@BBCRMsport
#jacksthelad
It is with great sadness that I offer my condolences to the family and friends of Jean Girvin who passed away yesterday, just a few short weeks after husband Ron. A tireless worker for NW Counties Rugby League, and former Volunteer of the year, she will be much missed by all. RIP
So
@wembleystadium
- where is at least one rugby league player to respect the 95 year association with
@TheRFL
? Should RL finals ever be held there again after this affront? Or do we just let it drift by?
@BBCRMsport
Some 32 years ago today this fine body of men landed on Rarotonga for the first ever Rugby League Tour of the South Pacific that included the Cook Islands, Samoa and Tonga! What a trip!
My thoughts are with family and friends of Ron Girvin who sadly passed away last night. The inaugural secretary of
@OfficialNCL
he was a rock upon which the League was built. He had also been the secretary of the NW Counties League for 30+ years too. A great and steady sage! RIP
Woke up this morning and dreamt
@SalfordDevils
are in the SL Grand Final! Then realised they are!!! Incredible performance and what a fairy tale- GF to be screened on Disney Channel!
@BBCRMsport
Congratulations to
@Jodie_cunny
on her being named as the Rugby League Writers and Broadcasters Association Merit Award Winner for 2022 in recognition of her tremendous service to the game of Rugby league at all levels.
@RLWC2021
@BBCRMsport
My thoughts are with Neil Kelly and his family, the former Dewsbury, Leigh and Widnes coach on the passing of his lovely wife, Maureen. A great sense of humour, a great mother and wife and a rock for a family to build on. RIP.
I’d watched bits of wheelchair Rugby League, but never realised until last night that they play 80 minutes of bone jarring contact sport! Absolutely total respect to everyone of
@EnglandWhRL
and everybody who plays this sport- you are all truly amazing!
@RLWC2021
@BBCRMsport
What an incredible game in which
@SalfordDevils
booked a first Wembley
@TheChallengeCup
Final since 1969. Both they and
@WarringtonRLFC
gave us a game we could never have anticipated in such horrendous conditions! All credit to all players!
An absolutely incredible set of tries! If you weren’t there , seeing is believing! And if you were there - like I was - seeing was almost unbelievable!
@BBCRMsport
!
Really got to ask
@LeighCenturions
were those end of season signings what were needed to take the side onwards and upwards, when others had almost got you there? Just a thought!!!!
@BBCRMsport
🗣️ "We'd have to move out of the city"
🗣️ "Eventually we'd die"
Managing Director Paul King says the future of Salford Red Devils is at risk, amid a row over the ownership of their stadium.
More on Total Sport from 6 ⬇️
🎧
#bbcrl
#SalfordRedDevils
I am not being political at all but why don’t MPs take. 1% pay cut across the board to reflect savings they’ve made through not travelling and vote NHS a 3% pay rise to reflect their dedication, risk and life saving service of the past 12 months! Let’s reward where deserved!
Well it’s Monday ! And despite a couple of sleeps that could have proved it all a dream
@SalfordDevils
are at Wembley in the
@TheChallengeCup
Final!!!! Incredible!!!
Woke this morning to dreadful news that friend and colleague Diane Oxbury has passed away. Her sense of humour and mischief as well as her professionalism and warmth will be missed by all. My thoughts with all her friends and family.
@BBCRadioManc
How good is that BBC Watersplash Final programme? Highlights too that mental health is not just a new thing. How must Don Fox have felt afterwards and if it was today could he have been helped more than maybe he was!
Best wishes to Josh Jones at
@SalfordDevils
and his wife to be, Sam at today’s wedding! He’ll probably be more nervous than yesterday’s Grand Final - especially if the phone goes for a GB call-up whilst walking down the aisle!
@BBCRMsport
@SalfordDevils
an absolutely amazing performance to demolish
@Saints1890
- and some of those tries would be top tier for Try of the Season!! Sensational. Was that the best they’ve ever been?
@BBCRMsport
Absolutely fabulous
@SalfordDevils
! Just 80 mins away from a Grand Final! Love watching them play!
@BBCRMsport
congratulations to all - great for their fans too!
So that’s the 25th season of RLExtra completed and thanks to the 1000’s of you that listen each week and let us know your views. Again the players, coaches and officials have been tremendous. What a season and what a finish!
@BBCRMsport
- we return on Feb 7th 2021!
Watching
@Saints1890
v
@SalfordDevils
in last years Grand Final. Forgot what a good game it was. Saints did have most of it but Salford had their moments.
How fabulous was that
@SalfordDevils
win in Golden Point extra time??? Was it more thrilling than the million pound game success v HKR?
@DragonsOfficiel
gave their all, but brilliant defence denied them!
@BBCRMsport
I know this it’s pointless complaining after the event but
@Irelandrl
have been a good team playing great rugby! In this World Cup they have won 2/3 games it doesn’t seem right a team that hasn’t won a single game gets into the quarters 🤔🏉☘️
So sad to hear of the passing of
@leighminersrl
and
@Swinton_Lions
former centre John Cooke has passed away today. He was a terrific teammate and stalwart of the Miners for many, many years. RIP Cookie.
Cracking
@SalfordDevils
performance to beat
@hullfcofficial
tonight. Unrecognisable from defeat At Castleford last week. Just wot was needed to make fans sweet on bitter night
@BBCRMsport
Hats off to
@SalfordDevils
with a truly memorable second half display to beat
@DragonsOfficiel
42-24 after trailing 18-6 at HT. the quality of handling and support play was superb. Congratulations!
So sad to hear of the passing of legendary writer, Dave Hadfield. So many great memories of times with him all over the world. My condolences to his wife, Ruth, four children and five grandchildren. He was truly one of a kind. RIP Dave.
@BBCRMsport
Great meeting with Head Coach, Matty Peet, and players at
@WiganWarriorsRL
. Facilities are incredible with a gym to die for - or die in!!!! Even got into the inner sanctum! Listen to what Matty had to say on Friday
@BBCRMsport
from 7.00pm - on 95.1FM and on line
Congratulations
@AndyAckers9
- I’ve commentated on virtually all
@SalfordDevils
games for many years - and you’re selection is fully merited. Congratulations
Magnificent
@LeighLeopardsRL
are on their way to Wembley!! An incredible performance and a marvellous game. Terrific defence that ends a 52 year wait for a
@TheChallengeCup
Final appearance! Richly deserved.
In a historic and ground breaking initiative,
@OfficialNCL
the sport’s leading competition for community clubs, will allow its clubs to field players who have professional contracts for the first time in 2024, under new Dual Registration Regulations.
So sad to hear of the passing of Sports Dinner Compère Malcolm Lord. Some great events with Lordy, and when he was with
@BBCRMsport
back the early nineties! He was a great character. My thoughts are with his wife Millie and family and friends.
All sorted then!
@BBCRMsport
Rugby League phone-in returns on Sunday 3rd Feb 2019 after Leigh v Toulouse and onwards with RL for THE FULL RUGBY LEAgUE SEASON !!!! What do you think of that? 95.1FM.
What an incredible performance from
@SalfordDevils
- 13 tries - and pretty much all of them needed great sill to create and score. Amazing afternoon!
@BBCRMsport
What a farce the selection process for England RL v All Stars has been.
@SuperLeague
should never have sought to stage games and put clubs in such a dreadful dilemma! We want a successful
@RLWC2021
and a successful SL comp, but work together and not against each other!!!
No one deserved a punishment for the season just completed! All should be awarded! The worst to happen should be a warning that such action (as not fulfilling a fixture) will be severely dealt with if it ever happens again! 2020 a season without precedent or prejudice.
Loved seeing Toploader again 🎶
Transported me right back to watching them live at Liverpool Uni student Union in 2000.
Brilliant by
@LeighLeopardsRL
👏🏼
What a courageous performance from
@SalfordDevils
to push
@Saints1890
all the way in a great
@SuperLeague
semi. They were battered and battered again, but stuck it out to come within a possible penalty try of a win. Super Saints March on - but proud Reds are rising!
@BBCRMsport
New Zealand international forward Elijah Taylor has joined
@SalfordDevils
The 30-year-old has made over 180 NRL appearances, most recently at Wests Tigers, where he had been co-captain. Looks like another good signing for 2021.
I can’t help feeling this is heavy handed especially in the circumstances.
@SalfordDevils
. Should
@hullkrofficial
be worried now after they declared they couldn’t finish the season?
BREAKING
Salford have been fined £15,000, half suspended, for failing to fulfil October's fixture with Warrington.
The Red Devils say they're 'hugely disappointed' with the decision after informing Super League and RFL that only 13 players would be available for the game.
@DaveWoodsSport
of
@BBCSport
receives the Rugby League Writers and broadcasters Merit Award for outstanding service to the sport from Chairman
@TheTrevorHunt
ahead of the
@SuperLeague
Grand Final. Congratulations Dave! 🏆
What agony for
@SalfordDevils
- beaten 17-16 by
@leedsrhinos
. Luke Gale drop goal the decider in a gripping game. Beaten but now they know the way to Wembley maybe next year they will be back again! A fantastic effort.
Watching
@Saints1890
snatch the golden point win over
@hullkrofficial
and feel the draw should still have value!! How about One point each for the draw and then the extra league point on “golden score”?
For those who seem intent on having a pop at
@LeighLeopardsRL
- this is how it was once the service had begun. Next year pop along so you will understand instead of judging on a single photograph.