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.

Forty20 is on the March – an issue best described as thought-provoking.
Ths month: George Clarke reports from Sydney as St Helens become World Club champions
And he also welcomes a winning start for NRL newboys The Dolphins in Brisbane

Brian Noble, Craig Lingard and Carl Hall weigh in on the IMG cateory proposals
We take a health check on the game, chewing over such issues as concussion, league’s position on trans-participation, spectator behaviour and the coming together of league and union – once unthinkable, now inevitable
All of that plus Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook; a wheelchair launch in Edinburgh and BARLA’s 50th birthday.
Oh, and as we await  confirmation of England’s autumn timetable, Phil Caplan brings us up to speed with this year’s Euro Championship draws, Mike Rylance enjoys a big start from Catalans, Ben Thaler pays tribute to a couple of legendary referees and much much more...

Enjoy the read!