"We glory in the sentence of outlawry pronounced upon us". Rugby League, that great, loveable, unfathomable, hot mess of a sport which was born as - and remains - a social and political movement is 131 years old today.

Not likely to be the case with Walker but it's worth remembering that top players could earn almost limitless amounts in Super League as there's no cap on the amounts marquee players can earn there. Hence Warrington think they could outbid an NRL team for Nathan Cleary.

At what point does the fig leaf pretence that @troygrant is suitable for the role of IRL boss going to completely disappear? The nature & timing of his latest outbursts need holding to account. Will any RL journos have the balls - or will Grant again evade any tough questioning?

. @MikeMeehallWood @hypertheticrl Great episode on the '03 series guys 👌 Re that era when the AU$/£ rate & respective salary caps meant Super League clubs could compete for NRL players. Who could forget this headline, from that bastion of understatement the Murdoch Telegraph.

RIP Bernard Cribbins. Lots of us will always remember him singing before the Halifax-St Helens 1987 Challenge Cup Final. As he says at the end: Thank You, God Bless, Bye! (Video from FaxTV)