Rugby League

JOE Lumb has singed a new three-year deal with the Bulls that will keep him at the club until 2019. The homegrown hooker made his debut away at Swinton earlier in the season before scoring his first professional try at Dewsbury Rams in the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup. Since then, thbe academy graduate has featured in

Leigh Centurions are delighted to announce the signing of Lee Smith, 29, on a two year contract until the end of November 2017. Lee becomes Neil Jukes’ first signing since his appointment as Head Coach of Leigh Centurions and joins the Club as a free agent having spent the off season undergoing trials at Hull

Hull FC boss Lee Radford wants to secure the services of trialist Lee Smith as soon as possible, with the two parties set for crunch talks in the next couple of days. Smith has impressed the Black and Whites’ coach throughout pre-season and topped off two solid displays in trial matches for the club with

LEE Radford admits Hull FC will make a decision on Lee Smith’s future following next week’s trial game at home to Hull KR. The versatile back was solid in his first outing for the Black and Whites against Doncaster, with the former Leeds star solid in defence and attack during the 46-12 rout.

LEE Smith’s future with Hull FC will be decided in the make-or-break upcoming pre-season matches against Doncaster and Hull KR, according to his agent Karl Harrison. The ex-FC prop turned player manager revealed Smith has been promised a place in the side for all of Hull’s trial games, beginning next Sunday at Doncaster.

The English Rugby Football League is using data analytics software from Qlik to improve performance and secure better player safety. Richard Hunwicks, head of human performance at the RFL, says the sport is among the leaders in sports analytics. “People still don’t appreciate that the amount of data collected [in Rugby League] is huge, with