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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Inside this month: We look back at the launch of Super League XXVI

Phi Caplan brings of a new and potentially revolutionary USA competition

Brian Noble farewells his former teammate Jeff Grayshon

Trevor Baxter profiles Super League′s interim chairman Ken Davy

New IRL boss Troy Grant tells of plans for a French World Cup and more

Jon Wilkin launches his new column with a plea for change

Danika Priim previews the new Women′s Super League season

Dave Musson does likewise with the Betfred League 1 scene

All of that and much, much more... like spring, Forty20 really is busting out all over