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We couldn't let St Helens being crowned World Champs on Aussie soil pass us by without a dose of Saint David smugness could we!? So here's Mark & David recapping the big win for David's side and our competition.

We'll talk about the match itself and the possible legacy this leaves. Plus, which was greater? Wigan in 1994 or St Helens in 2023?

Get strapped in for the Rugby League Awards the fans decide. It’s time for your 2022 Super League Pod Awards & SLP Dream Team show. AKA the 9th Annual Sloppies.

SLP Sponsor:
Rob’s Megastore stocks a wide variety of toys, stationery, arts and crafts ideas, pet accessories, books and of course Rugby League birthday cards. Search for Rob’s Megastore on eBay. And SLP listeners can use the code ‘SLP10’ at checkout to get 10% off any orders over £5. Or enter ‘SLPDiscount’ and give your 10% towards funding SLP’s running costs instead.

Episode running order:
20:00 SLP Awards & Dream Team
126:45 Predictions Revisited
138:45 Wrap up

Rugby League Record Keepers Club link: www.rugbyleaguerecords.com

Bryan joins us to talk about Rugby League Shirt Day.

23 September 2022 will be the first annual Rugby League Shirt Day. Rugby League fans are encouraged to put on their favourite shirt, t-shirt, vest, hoodie, whatever Rugby League clobber you like to join in this day, to help raise funds for two charities close to Rugby League's heart, MND Association and The Steve Prescott Foundation.

Donate here if you can: https://www.justgiving.com/team/rugbyleagueshirtday

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RLShirtDay or search on other social media channels

This is our cup final recap show. We’ve got guest Wigan fan David to take us through his Cup Final day, his experiences, emotions and Wigan's celebrations. Alan tries to provide some balance, and your fan views try to provide some more balance. We also have a bit of a dig in on some potential new structure changes in light of the push for both 1895 Cup Final teams to be given promotion. There’s also some silly fan reviews, some bits of news and some predictable predictions. Get strapped in, it’s a long one.

Episode Sponsor:
Rob’s Megastore stocks a wide variety of toys, stationery, arts and crafts ideas, pet accessories, books and of course Rugby League birthday cards. Search for Rob’s Megastore on eBay. And SLP listeners can use the code ‘SLP10’ at checkout to get 10% off any orders over £5. Or enter ‘SLPDiscount’ and give your 10% towards funding SLP’s running costs instead.

Episode running order:
04:45 Challenge Cup Final recap & fan reviews
105:30 Other results
115:30 Feedback on Sarah's blog re. refs & structure change SLP poll
144:15 Predictions
155:15 Quiz & Recommendations

Friend of the show Steve Mascord tells Mark all about his new book, Two Tribes.

The link to get the book for UK listeners is: shop.stevemascord.com/product/twotribes
Use the discount code superleaguepod to get the book for £17 - £2.99 off the normal price.

For Aussie listeners your link is: stevemascord.com/product/twotribes
You too can get a discount by using the code superleaguepod

Or, you can get the book with lots of other Two Tribes content here: twotribes.substack.com

This SLP Short includes an extract from a recent recording with Hyper Thetic RL.

The episode with David was a look at what could have gone differently in the 2021 Super League season if all the fixtures had been played. Listen to that show in full on your favourite podcatcher or here: https://anchor.fm/hypertheticrl/episodes/E056---Super-League-Reloaded-e1aj9n9

The SLP Short takes a tangent Mark went off on about Sunday evening TV broadcast opportunities and runs with it. Please listen to the episode and if you like Mark's idea, let Sky Sports know! https://twitter.com/SkySportsRL

Kevin Rye from Think Fan Engagement joins us to talk about what they do and about their move in to our sport with their Rugby League Fans Survey.
Find out more: https://fanengagement.net/

Sarah speaks to Trevor from Rugby League Uncovered about this group's initiative to encourage more and better recognition and coverage of Rugby League.

If you want to find out more and get involved with this group, find them on Twitter https://twitter.com/UncoveredRugby or email them [email protected]

Don't forget too that it is 2021 Predictions time. You have until 9pm on 16 March to make your predictions, then listen out for our Predictions episode on 19 March. Predictions form can be found here: https://forms.gle/TSNDvuKVvTRLzSyB7

Our latest My Rugby League Story comes from southerner and Wigan fan Lee, aka Wightpie. So how did Lee go from Brentford football fan to Wigan Warriors season ticket holder? Find out...

Also, make sure you make your 2021 Rugby League Predictions ahead of the voting closing on 16 March: https://forms.gle/V7GuPvC1PycxgKCs8

Neil from the Rugby League Record Keepers' Club joins Mark for a chat.

They discuss Neil's own Rugby League Story before Neil gives us the history of the Record Keepers' Club, we discuss the recent website relaunch and the future of the club.

Find out more on the Rugby League Records website: https://www.rugbyleaguerecords.co.uk/
Follow them on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RL_RKC

Our latest in the 'My Rugby League Story' comes from SLP co-host & Bradford Bulls fan Alan.

Also listen in for an update on the 2021 SLP Fan Predictions, coming soon...

If you want to share YOUR rugby league story with us, get in touch [email protected]