Super League supremo Ken Davy has urged his fellow club owners to stop talking the game down - but admits the competition needs “significant change”. Counterparts Adam Pearson of Hull FC and Leigh’s Derek Beaumont have both publicly warned that Super League could end up being part-time if it doesn’t rise to the current challenges. If we don’t speak for rugby league and Super League, who else will? There’s no magic in private equity, and it’s something I have quite a bit of experience of, as indeed do other members of the Super League board. “But it can have a purpose, and what we want to ensure is that we take the Betfred Super League forward positively in the coming years.

Source: Daily Mirror August 31, 2021 21:00 UTC