Rugby League World Magazine 499 Back Issue

Before returning to Leeds for a final hurrah, Ryan Hall talks to us about the job he wants to finish with high-flying Hull KR.
The Challenge Cup will have a new structure in 2025 - but what difference will it make? We examine the evidence.
Three new clubs are in the running to join League One. Which of them has what it takes to make a success of life in the semi-professional ranks of rugby league? We take a look at the contenders.
"Being from where we're from and not having things gifted to us in any way, we've taken a very long route around to getting to where we are now in our lives and in rugby." - Leicestershire is hardly rugby league territory but Matt Davis and his brother Sam are putting it on the 13-a-side map.
Having secured Swinton Lions' position in the Championship before heading off to a new challenge with Widnes, can Allan Coleman unlock the Vikings' potential and steer them to a Super League return? He tells us how he plans to achieve it.
Can Toulouse bounce back into Super League and stay there for the long term? That is the aim of head coach Sylvain Houles and director of sport Cedric Garcia, who talk to us about the club's goals.
Chris Thorman has seen dreams of Super League turn into a fight for mere survival in his time at Newcastle Thunder, but he is ready and willing to put in the work to secure the club's future once more and he talks to us about the challenge.
It isn't easy juggling her responsibilities as a Spanish teacher in Sunderland with playing rugby league for Leeds, but Izzy Northrop tells us she is up for the challenge as her first international opportunity also looms into view.
Canada, Las Vegas, Australia and now North Yorkshire, rugby league has certainly taken Megan Pakulis to all corners of the earth. She talks to us about her journey.
Plus, much more inside!