Eight of the 14 clubs who have been awarded three-year Super League licences were yesterday put on notice that they must make significant improvements to ensure they keep their places when the process is repeated in 2011. After issuing the 19 applicants with a detailed analysis of their strengths and weaknesses, the Rugby Football League published the grades that each had achieved, revealing that only three clubs - Hull, Leeds and Warrington - received an A rating to earn automatic membership. Wigan may well have joined them had they not been punished for breaching the salary cap in consecutive seasons, and instead they join Bradford and St Helens with a B grading, which roughly translates as "Satisfactory - could do better". That leaves the remaining eight - including Celtic Crusaders and their fellow newcomers Salford, but also Harlequins and Huddersfield who had been confident of receiving a B - bracketed on... [more]

Australian half-back Tim Smith will make his Wigan debut in Friday's re-arranged engage Super League game against Huddersfield at the JJB Stadium. The 23-year-old former Parramatta player was set to make his bow against St Helens last Friday but picked up a hamstring injury in training. He has now recovered and,... [more]

i was thinking possibly Sinfield maybe? Maybe even Paul Cooke because am sure as anything that no club or fans want him anywere in the game of rugby league [more]