John Davidson

‘A swanky sports bar – with 16 television screens and 12 desserts to choose from – and new club shop now overlook @WTrinityRL’s field of dreams. The refurbished press room, is like an NFL set popping up in a David Peace movie’ theguardian.com/sport/no-helme…

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This lads first day on TNT rugby… Big Geoff Parling wasn’t impressed… Valuable lesson learnt; Don’t mess with the warm up…

@BradWalterSport Shouldn’t surprise you mate. That’s the standard of a lot of modern journalism. Just churn out what someone else has reported. No asking for comment, checking facts, conducting interviews. Just recycling and cut and paste. It’s very poor

@johnnyddavidson Reporting of this issue has really highlighted some concerning media habits. Incorrect information has been repeated from Fiji to Australia to the UK without any of those outlets checking the details of the initial story before publishing.

Exclusive: International Rugby League (IRL) chair Troy Grant says there is no chance Fiji's men's and women's national teams won't be competing in the World Cup later this year. patreon.com/posts/15415592…

No one wants to go to Hillsborough Chris

After the response I’ve received from the rugby league community over the past few days, it would feel uncharacteristic not thank the fans/friends who have reached out with messages of support following my departure from the Giants after 19 years. While I fully understand that this is a results-driven environment, the opening five games have not delivered the outcomes we all expected, however, the timing of my departure is particularly difficult, given we were on the eve of welcoming back key members of our starting line-up—players we believed would have a significant impact on performances and results moving forward. I also believe it is important to recognise the broader context of the past 18 months. Much of the work I’ve done during this period has focused on rebuilding the culture of the club, the playing group in particular —establishing standards, behaviours, and small but meaningful changes that I believed would create a strong foundation for sustained success. This has not always been immediately visible in results, but it has been central to the long-term strategy. I leave with immense pride in the years I have dedicated to the club, and with gratitude to the players, performance staff, and supporters. I am confident that the groundwork laid will benefit the club in the future. I hope the Giants can make the off field changes necessary to get a competive team out on the field consistently, giving the loyal Giants fans something to sing about.

@TheRFL You’re famous now @TheTrevorHunt. Congrats!

Trevor Hunt, Paul Sykes, Mandy Johnston and Gerry Kershaw are the latest names added to the RFL's Roll of Honour 👏 The quartet will be officially inducted during the President’s Ball in Leeds later today 🏉

@Harvey_185 Could be worse!

@johnnyddavidson Done me dirty too 😩

Excellent camera work

The bloke is a freak

Former Sky Sports commentator Eddie Hemmings will be part of the broadcaster's coverage of Super League's 30th birthday celebrations on Sunday. (free read) patreon.com/posts/15407050…

St Helens getting bashed in the ruck, line speed has dropped off and contact poor. Hull KR having a field day.

This is turning into a rout…

Nice ball playing from Hadley and Lewis there.

Hull KR back to their best in this half.

All Hull KR in the opening stanza. Robins shifting the ball well and mixing their options up. St Helens struggling to hold on.

That is an insane finish if he got that down without going out…

That’s a fair shiner that Delaney has got before a tackle is made.