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.

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Welcome to the ninth birthday edition of Forty20.

As the game prepares for a Super League restart on August 2 – with any luck – we are packed as ever with great rugby league reading.

Phil Caplan brings us up to date with the coronavirus implications in the company of Castleford′s Ryan Sheridan.

Peter Smith takes us through what makes a great number nine.

Trevor Baxter talks a man in the news, players′ union rep Garreth Carvell.

Ian Boldsworth welcomes back a returning James Graham.

Brian Noble isn′t happy about a restart with no scrums!

Tom Alderson hails Hull′s departing Albert Kelly.

Tom Coates meets the man behind next year′s Euro XIIIs.

...and Tony Collins has extracts from his new social history of rugby league.

So grab a slice of birthday cake and tuck in!