Rugby League

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Friday February 8
DW Stadium
Sky Sports 2 8pm

The second round of Super League XVIII has thrown up the first big confrontation of the new season, with the Challenge Cup holders Warrington taking on last year’s league leaders Wigan at the DW Stadium.

Both had comfortable wins in the opening round, with the Warriors walloping Salford 42-0 and the Wolves beating Castleford 40-24 – but the intensity will increase by several notches when these two clash.

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A 32-year-old man from Oldham sits quietly in a hotel room in central London, a photographer moving stealthily around him to get the obligatory one last shot. He is keen to return north as soon as possible, to his adopted home of Leeds, but not a flicker of irritation emanates from him. Kevin Sinfield is here to represent the Super League, and it is something he does with patience, grace and no little positivity.

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"Sharing a room with two older brothers, I grew up quickly. I watched 18-rated films long before I should have and knew about beautiful women before puberty, thanks to [older brother] Chris’ posters next to his bed. He convinced my mum that they were art, but they were really just pictures of fit girls with their tits out.”

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It's that time of the week. Quiz time!

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Victor Anichebe's "goal that never was" against Newcastle on Monday has reopened the revolving door on the goal-line technology debate, so we thought we'd wade in with a few choice questions of our own from across the video referee world. You're welcome.

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Friday September 7
DW Stadium
Sky Sports 3 8pm

The Stobart Super League reaches its final round of the regular season this weekend, with the final placing for the majority of the clubs still up in the air. There are no such problems for Wigan Warriors, however; Shaun Wane’s men are certain to finish top of the table and will be presented with the League Leaders’ Shield before their game against St Helens at the DW Stadium tonight.

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Ahead of next weekend’s Challenge Cup final between Leeds Rhinos and Warrington Wolves at Wembley Stadium, we pick our three most memorable moments from one of rugby league’s showpiece events. Starting with one for our older readers...

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Saturday July 14
Galpharm Stadium
BBC Two 5.30pm

This weekend sees the semi finals of the Carnegie Challenge Cup, with Leeds Rhinos taking on Wigan Warriors on Saturday at Huddersfield’s Galpharm Stadium, while Huddersfield Giants play Warrington Wolves on Sunday (BBC Two, 5.15pm) at the City of Salford Stadium.

If the form guides are anything to go by, Wigan will meet Warrington in a Challenge Cup final for the first time in 22 years. But since when did cup matches go to form?