Who will shine in the Gillette Four Nations Final?

THE GILLETTE FOUR NATIONS FINAL

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Contents

October 2011 Volume 1 Issue 4

Purdham on Cumbria 26 Five is the magic number 16 Set-to in Sydney

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Inside your next generation rugby league monthly

Front Row 4 Pocket rocket Tony Hannan pays tribute to Harry Sunderland award winner Rob Burrow

5 Fresh start in France Andy Wilson of The Guardian profiles Leon Pryce 7 Five Drives and a Kick This month’s stories are by Wayne Gardiner, Steve Kilgallon,

Phil Caplan, Nate Williams, Mike Rylance and Trevor Hunt

Prizes

20 Win! In association with ISC, we’re giving away four England shirts and final tickets!

Columns 6 Louie the Lip... Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook on the pain of losing at Old Trafford

12 The Reality Is... Brian Noble backs moves to deepen England’s international talent pool 35 Radio Waves Craig Murdock on how BBC Humberside reignited his passion for league 37 Married to League Penelope Davidson looks forward to a family off-season - at last! 41 View from the Back Richard Mathers shares secrets of a player’s close-season activities 42 Irvine’s Indignation Chris Irvine of The Times on Bradford’s ‘apology’ to the fans

Articles 16 Match of the Month Phil Caplan reports from the Rhinos’ big night in Manchester

18 Road to Old Trafford Dave Hadfield of The Independent takes the Grand Final trail 21 Championship bonanza Andie Riley and Phil Caplan were at Warrington’s HJ Stadium 26 Whither Cumbria? George Riley of the BBC and Rob Purdham assess the far North West 29 Barrow farewell Gareth Walker of The People hails a fine player at a troubled club 33 Headstrong game Dr Keith Earle of Hull University talks sports psychology 38 Manly come through Steve Mascord enjoys another lively NRL Grand Final in Sydney 39 One too many Chris Irvine ponders whether the Four Nations harm’s English development

Postcards 23 Featherstone Peter Smith of the Yorkshire Evening Post on the Championship One champs

24 Widnes Angela Powers of Sky Sports gauges the future in the company of Denis Betts 40 Rarotonga Steve Mascord from the Cook Islands, venue for the Test match that wasn’t

Interviews 14 Talking shop Phil Caplan gets Super League’s inside view from Leeds’ Gary Hetherington

25 The Basil show Julie Stott grills incoming coach Ian Millward on Castleford and Leigh 30 Goodbye, Mr King Angela Powers farewells a Warrington favourite who won us all over 36 Goodbye, Mr Matterson Jonathan Doidge farewells another loyal Super League servant

Heritage 34 One from the vaults Tony Collins uncovers rugby league’s forgotten movie of 1935

46 Parting Shot Tony Collins recaptures the first ever rugby league player autobiography

The Culture 43 The play’s the thing Chris Westwood reviews Mick Martin’s play, Broken Time

44 Loughlin and Lomas Neil Barraclough and Graham Morris on two new league books 45 Wire we waiting Dave Hadfield takes his RL Good Pub Guide to Warrington

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