The Rugby League Hot Recap

We wrap the first round of the 2026 Super League season and look ahead to the World Club Challenge contest in Hull on Thursday night.The Hot Recap crew talk through a tight encounter between Hull FC and Bradford Bulls, Toulouse's trip to Wakefield Trinity and Wigan and Castleford opening the season at the Jungle.We give our winners, losers and teams of the week and then it's on to previewing Hull KR v Brisbane Broncos.We then wrap with our game picks for Round 2 of Super League.We'll be back with another Friday Night Recap this Friday!

The Super League season is finally back!And we are back with our recap shows on a Friday this season! We start by recapping the mouthwatering clashes between Leigh Leopards and Leeds Rhinos & Warrington Wolves and St Helens.It's then on to the early Friday game between Catalans Dragons and Huddersfield Giants before we turn to Thursday's memorable season opener from York as they took on champions Hull KR.We'll be back with the rest of the action on Monday!NOTE: Eliot's audio changes about 15 minutes in. This was due to an issue with our recording software. We apologise for this!

Note: We apologise for the poor audio on this episode! It only became apparent during the edit after we'd finished recording. For our 100th episode, the Hot Recap crew are back with this final episode before the 2026 Betfred Super League season starts!First up, there's a big recap of all the action from the Challenge Cup 3rd Round, it's then on to the shocking news of the immediate wounding up of the Halifax Panthers, before a trail through the publication of the RFL's strategic review, Payne Haas' Broncos departure and the latest in the shake-up on the Man of Steel voting.For our big feature we set out our predicted final Super League table and give our thoughts on potential Man of Steel winners, top tryscorers and Challenge Cup winners.The boys then give their predictions for Round 1 of the Super League season!We'll be back for our first in-season recap on Friday night!

The Hot Recap crew deliver you a delicious slice of your weekly rugby league fix. Starting with the news, the boys dig in to the troubles at Oldham with the club in the headlines for the wrong reasons, we cast our eye over which Championship clubs have started best, talk Lewis Martin's new deal and the Man of Steel being reworked for 2026.We also chat through this weekend's Challenge Cup third round fixtures before our first feature on the best and worst Super League kits for 2026.It's then on to a good old recap of the NRL offseason and a look ahead to which sides are contenders, pretenders and facing a battle for the wooden spoon!

It's the big one. The Hot Recap crew bring you their respective Top 25 players heading into the 2026 Super League season.Before then, the boys discuss the Saturday action from the Challenge Cup second round and friendlies, Zac Lomax's legal dispute with Parramatta, Ryan Papenhuyzen's retirement from rugby league and the latest key signings and contract renewals across the league.Then it's on to the Top 25 and who will come out on top? Will Mikey Lewis supplant Bevan French as the best player in the league? Where do the likes of George Williams and Jake Connor rank?Have a listen and please do let us know your thoughts in Spotify comments or reach out to us on TikTok at @rugbyleaguerecap!

The Hot Recap crew deliver the third and final part of our 2026 Betfred Super League season preview!On the news front, the boys discuss Shaun Wane's exit and outline which coaches could take the helm at England RL for this year's World Cup. There's signing news as more Rhinos head down under and Leigh work to retain key players. We tease a potential big clash in the Challenge Cup and recap the fallout from the Featherstone announcement last week.To the preview, and this week we ask the big questions; Are Wakefield dark horses as they enter year 2 in Super League? Do Warrington make this a year of transition as they blood their talented youngsters? Is this the year that Wigan drop out of the Top 2? Can York deliver on a real year of promise as they make their debut in the Super League?We'll be back next week with another episode as we count down towards the 2026 Betfred Super League and NRL seasons!

The Hot Recap crew bring you the second of our three-part preview into the 2026 Betfred Super League season.But first, we start with the news that Featherstone Rovers will not play in the 2026 Betfred Championship season after the RFL could not agree to their prospective owner being financially stable to take the club into the new season.The boys follow this news up with a look ahead to the first round of the Challenge Cup, the latest on Salford's recruitment, Zac Lomax's maneuvering to get to Melbourne, the Leigh Leopards' response to allegations against Tesi Niu and Matt Dufty's release from the Warrington Wolves.It's straight into our season previews then when we answer the questions; Are Hull KR the favourites for the 2026 Super League title? Are the Leeds Rhinos facing a now or never season? Is anyone in a better place to challenge for silverware than Leigh Leopards? What is Paul Rowley going to do to fix St Helens and can Toulouse compete with their assembled squad for the new season?We'll be back next week with the final part of our three-parter.

We're back!The Hot Recap crew are ready for a third year of rugby league podcasting and kick it all off with the first of our three-part preview into the 2026 Betfred Super League season.The boys start with a quick refresher of news from the festive period as Salford and Featherstone race to get ready for the Championship season, Umyla Hanley looks set to be one of the biggest targets for the 2027 recruitment cycle and the NRL mulls seismic changes to play for this year.It's then on to our preview where we ask: What should Bradford's expectations be on their return to Super League? Are Castleford the most interesting team of the offseason? Is Toby Sexton one of the most underrated Super League signings for Catalans? Is this the year that Huddersfield bounce back? And why there are suddenly big expectations on Hull FC for this year.We'll be back with Part 2 of our season preview next week!

It's time for the final show of 2025.Locky Campbell and Eliot McGuire bring you our 52nd episode of the year in which we bring you our key storylines for the game of rugby league heading into 2026.The boys also bring you the latest news as Salford secure new ownership, Featherstone face a race to secure their future, Nene MacDonald signs for St Helens, Wigan's Oli Wilson is out for the year and Jake Connor signs a three-year deal with the Rhinos.We'll be back to start our 2026 Super League season previews in the new year. Merry Christmas to all and a Happy New Year!