According to Matt Shaw via @loverugbyleague.bsky.social, #WiganWarriors are in talks with Catalans Dragons to swap Kruise Leeming for Oliver Partington. If this happens I guess the expectation will be that Tom Forber gets more game time in the hooking role for Wigan.

Some people had made their minds up very early but It'll be interesting to see who gets the role now heading into the World Cup. It's also sad to see it revert to a part-time role. That feels like a step back. #RugbyLeague

Can't say I blame Shaun Wane for stepping down as England #RugbyLeague Head Coach. It was a poor performance in The Ashes with a few head scratching selections and comments no doubt, that being said, some of the harsh criticism and abuse, even before a ball was kicked was unwarranted.

The 'new' Perth Bears logo #PerthBears #NRL #RugbyLeague #RugbaLeeg

This is a compliment in a way but despite that, when you come out of the clown car then you're probably one of the clowns! Small club mentality. #RugbaLeeg

#ManchesterUnited appoint Michael Carrick as Head Coach until the end of the season. I'd read the owners were more impressed with his interview than the one they had with Solskjaer although nothing official on that. 🤞 some further positive results are ahead in the coming weeks. #ManUtd

This must be an older episode as it's the OneBore Stadium now. Which to be honest, if Cas ends up being a poor attacking side in 2026 will be an apt name.

So rugby league

The #ChallengeCup draw has been made and Wigan will be away at either Siddal, Waterhead Warriors or Rochdale Hornets in the Third Round. #WiganWarriors #RugbyLeague

The referee showing a red card to a home fan in yesterday's Scottish League Two match between Edinburgh City FC and Stirling Albion (which Stirling won 4-1) is a type of sporting unusualness I like reading about 😅🟥

United losing to Brighton in #TheFACup is somewhat deflating as an #MUFC fan. I felt like we were the better side for the majority of the match but ultimately didn't win. I'm at least pleased that Sesko scored again and Welbeck's goal for Brighton was a very good strike nonetheless.

Souths sign forward Adam Elliott for the 2026 season. He played for Newcastle Knights between 2023-2025 and has 173 #NRL games to his name after debuting for the Bulldogs in 2016. #RugbaLeeg

This and Wrexham beating Premier League opposition in #TheFACup for the first time in 26 years by beating Nottingham Forest on penalties after it was still all square, 3-3, after extra time. The Wrexham GK, Arthur Okonkwo, was the hero for the Red Dragons.

"Good Lord! What the hell is going on over there?!?!?!" Macclesfield Town 2-1 Crystal Palace. #TheFACup #Football

In addition to that, Referee Jack Smith felt it necessary to end the game a couple of minutes early. #RugbyLeague

I'd much rather focus on positives but crowd violence from a small minority at the Warrington V Widnes pre-season fixture leading to a young person seriously being injured outside the ground after the game is absolutely vile. I hope the perpetrators are caught and banned for life. #RugbyLeague

A young #WiganWarriors side captained by Tom Forber were beaten in their first game of pre-season against North Wales Crusaders by 34-22 in Colwyn Bay. Tries for Wigan from; Chan, Wadsworth, Sambou & Hodkinson with three conversions from Lowe. #RugbyLeague

I mean this is the type of culture and feeling any professional sports club should be aspiring to achieve. #DetroitLions #NFL #Sport

Match preview for Wigan's first pre-season friendly of 2026: wiganwarriors.com/blog/2026/01... #WiganWarriors #RugbyLeague

New signing Oliver Wilson, achilles injury and out for season (as previously confirmed). #WiganWarriors

Injury update from Matt Peet: Harry Smith fit for Round 1 after off-season op on wrist. Sam Eseh Jnr fit for Round 1 or 2 after dislocated ankle in pre-season. Abbas Miski tore hamstring in 1st half of 2025 Grand Final and played on and has had surgery to fix it. #WiganWarriors

A good way to start 2026: A must watch interview for #Wrestling and SCSA fans by Chris Van Vilet. #WHAT #AndThat'sTheBottomLine #StoneColdSteveAustin 🐐

There may be people out there that want him but, personally, I wouldn't want #ManUtd to appoint Maresca. I feel he also wouldn't be the right fit for #ManU. Also, I know he's out there earning a living but I'm sick of hearing/seeing Jamie O'Hara's takes on football. He's bargain basement standard.

I do enjoy the ease of using Wikipedia, it's quite a good resource and rather reliable despite the fact there can be some glaring errors and comedic entries. Speaking of comedic entries..... #SimpsonsMemes #TheSimpsons #Wikipedia

I mean the fact this is now listed as a tourist attraction with a 5* rating is just golden in itself 😅 #Wigan

Can't say I agree with the sacking of Amorim. #ManUtd needed the continuity, consistency and stability. For all the bad results, I've felt that slow progress has been made but progress all the same. A new manager and another change risks setting that even further back now. #Football

The season ending injury to Oliver Wilson makes us look, at least on paper, a bit light in the front row but excited for our next group of young lads to step up. #WiganWarriors

#WiganWarriors 2026 squad numbers. I'd predicted and also hoped we'd get Eckersley in the no.2 jersey. Miski has been excellent for us and will no doubt continue to contribute extremely well but Eckersley has shown great promise and is the future. #SuperLeague #RugbyLeague

Me when most of the local fireworks went off at midnight. #HappyNewYear #NewYear2026

People in Denmark bringing the New Year in like.... #Wrestling #WHAT

Of course #MUFC should be beating Wolves at Old Trafford, 1-1 last night was a disappointing result. That being said, I'm a glass half full person and so far this year has been an improvement in terms of; League position, points won, goals scored, goal difference, number of defeats etc. #Football

Arsenal beating Villa 4-1 last night. From EFLSimpsons. #Football #TheSimpsons #SimpsonsMemes

#NewYear'sEve #TheSimpsons

So sad to read about the loss of Steven Brady @catalanmedia.bsky.social I have always enjoyed reading the positivity of @catalanmedia.bsky.social's posts re: #RugbyLeague mostly on Twitter/X. Thoughts are with the family at this difficult time. #RugbyLeagueFamily

The kick-offs and expanded six agains I could do without. The bench being expanded and the seven tackle set change makes perfect sense to me. The extended bench is better IMO in a number of ways; Options for coaches, player welfare and player development. #NRL #RugbyLeague #RugbaLeeg

Got my New Year's Eve tickets sorted out.

Both Stevenage and Northampton are in action in League One tonight as festive football continues. Which leads me to this festive classic by Marc Webber:

Happy to be proven wrong on this as I do like Souths and my 2025 Ladder Predictions were way off particularly at the bottom of the table. That's the beauty of sport I guess. You can often get the unexpected! #NRL #RugbyLeague

taken from League of Inches on Instagram who say this is South Sydney's best 17 heading into 2026. I know there's always the chance of some Bennett magic however, even if this side maintains a relatively clean bill of health all year, I don't see them making the Top 8. #NRL #RugbyLeague

This is six months old but I only listened to it for the first time today. It had me belly laughing several times. #CultofCornette #JimCornette #Wrestling

I played a few games of this as a kid. #Football #Gaming #Nostalgia

#ManUtd winning and keeping a clean sheet was some welcome relief also especially with several points squandered at Old Trafford recently. United have won more games on Boxing Day than any other club.

I guess the main story of the Festive Fixtures so far is Aston Villa keeping in touch with the top two with an important win on the road at Chelsea. You can't rule Villa out of the title race at this stage. Here's the highlights from their 1-2 win at Stamford Bridge: youtu.be/Ei30Wrveo7g?...

Koloamatangi joining St George-Illawarra raises further questions about South Sydney's cap management I'd say. Very good signing for SGI nonetheless. #NRL #RugbyLeague

📅 On This Day 25th December, 1886 Wigan face Warrington at Prescott Street for their first ever Christmas Day match. 1️⃣0️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ saw Jim Slevins men draw in a match that finished Wigan 6 minor points to Warrington 3 minors

#RugbaLeeg #MerryChristmas

All the best everybody! #CultofCornette

This is an interesting read. #RugbyLeague www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...

I stayed up for this one last night. It went down to the final play and Detroit almost won it in the final moment. It wasn't to be though and Pittsburgh took a deserved win, on balance, on the road. This was despite a big comeback by Detroit and a controversial call against the Lions in Q4. #NFL

Nice to see #SalfordRLFC has been quickly resurrected. #RugbyLeague