Forty20

Forty20 features thought-provoking articles by the game’s most respected writers and fascinating face-to-face interviews with rugby league’s most engaging personalities.

The trial issue is the first of rugby league's biggest year in decades: January 2013. Inside, Brian Noble takes a club-by-club look ahead to the Super League season ahead, while Gareth Walker does likewise with an equally historic Championships campaign.

Elsewhere, Angela Powers of Sky Sports grills Leeds skipper Kevin Sinfield on his surge in popularity; Andy Wilson profiles New Zealand's 'Mad Butcher'; St Helens prop Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook prepares for action; and Mike Rylance profiles a France side preparing for the World Cup.

Publishing wide-ranging and open-minded stories that are bright and witty, punchy and intelligent, Forty20 is unafraid to grapple with the big issues of rugby league.

Welcome to the May edition of Forty20 – packed with great reading as we reach the mid-point of the season.

On the International front: England men and women proved too strong for France and we take a look at what the future of the global game might look like with IMG at the helm.

Tonga are on the way this autumn and our columnist Brian Noble is chuffed about that.

We also have news of Canada, Africa some of our top women players heading off to the NRLW.

Domestically, we look at a so far remarkable season for Hull KR under Willie Peters.

Paul King gives us the background on goings on at Salford Red Devils.

Rohan Smith of Leeds shares his coaching philosophies and Phil Caplan enjoys a big dinner in Sheffield.

Mike Latham celebrates a 50th anniversary for Dewsbury and Martin Kelner has a book out!

So get the sun hat on and let Forty20 help you take your first steps into summer...