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.

The Rugby League World Cup is in full swing – and November′s Forty20 is your colourful journal of record. We cover games in all three tournaments – four counting the PDRL World Cup, where England were crowned the first champions. Brian Noble MBE shares his thoughts on the carnival so far Tony Hannan reports from Newcastle, where the party kicked off Trevor Baxter profiles RLWC2021 CEO Jon Dutton Richard Shaw-Wright enjoys the phenomenal TV coverage Plus we have colourful reports from every match so far... men′s, women′s and wheelchair as a game-changing event moves towards its thrilling conclusion Forty20 - nobody covers international rugby league better. Dig in!