Rugby League World is a dedicated rugby league

Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

 magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom. Other rugby league titles published by League Publications Ltd include the weekly newspaper Rugby Leaguer & League Express

Rugby Leaguer & League Express

Rugby Leaguer & League Express is a weekly newspaper published every Monday in the United Kingdom. Other rugby league titles published by League Publications Ltd include the monthly magazine 'Rugby League World' and the annual 'Gillette Rugby League Yearbook'.It features match reports and pictures...

and the annual Gillette Rugby League Yearbook.

History

Rugby League World began life in May 1976 as Open Rugby, founded by Harry Edgar, who published and edited the title until July 1998 when it was sold to League Publications Ltd. Graham Clay then took over as editor, and oversaw the change of title to 'Rugby League World' in March 1999.

A short-lived Australian edition was launched and ran for 7 issues, between March to September 2002.

In 2011 an Apple iPad and Android edition of the magazine was launched.

Content

Rugby League World contains the following regular features:

• JJB Meets...: An in-depth interview with a leading rugby league player by fellow professional player Jamie Jones-Buchanan
  Jamie Jones-Buchanan
  Jamie Jones-Buchanan is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for Leeds of Super League. An England international representative second-rower, he has played his entire professional career to date with Leeds and has won four Super League championships with the club.His Leeds...
  
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• One on One: Tom Coates speaks to a current Super League player about their career.
• Hadfield's World: Dave Hadfield tackles the key issues and personalities.
• Columnists: Robbie Hunter-Paul
  Robbie Paul
  Robert Rawiri 'Robbie' Hunter-Paul is a New Zealand rugby league player. He currently plays for Leigh Centurions in England. He played for the New Zealand national team 27 times. He is the younger brother of Leeds Carnegie player Henry Paul.-Early years:Born in Tokoroa, New Zealand, his junior...
  
  , Jon Wells
  Jon Wells
  Jon Wells is a former English rugby league footballer and now a Sky Sports rugby league pundit....
  
  , Margaret Ratcliffe, Dave Hadfield.
• Captain's Call: Super League captains reveal their changing room secrets.
• Planet League: In depth coverage of rugby league playing nations around the world.
• Treiziste Diary: A focus on French rugby league by Mike Rylance.
• Bondi Beat: An insight into the big issues in Australian rugby league with Steve Mascord.
• Championship Chat: Regular column by York City Knights
  York City Knights
  York City Knights Rugby League Club is a British professional rugby league club hailing from York. They play at the Huntington Stadium, situated to the north of York city centre...
  
   coach Dave Woods
  Dave Woods
  Dave Woods is a British sports commentator. He covers rugby league and football for the BBC as well as occasional freelance work for Five. Woods is the main man on the Super League Show and occasionally covers Premier League games for Match of the Day outside the rugby league season. He has...
  
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• Championship Focus: Gareth Walker takes a detailed look at key issues in the Championship competitions.
• Everything you ever wanted to know about...: Turning points in rugby league history by Professor Tony Collins
  Tony Collins (historian)
  Tony Collins is a British sports and social historian and author specialising in Northern England and rugby football.Collins is a professor of social history at Leeds Metropolitan University. He also acts as a historical consultant to the Rugby Football League. Collins has been described as rugby...
  
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• Breathing Fire: Ian Golden reports on rugby league developments in Wales.
• Academy Scene: Paul English puts the spotlight on the next generation of rugby league stars.
• Exclusive Ratings: Monthly player ratings for Super League, Championship and Championship One.

List of Editors

'Open Rugby'

• Harry Edgar - May 1976 to July 1998
• Graham Clay - August 1998 to February 1999

Rugby League World

• Graham Clay - March 1999 to February 2002
• Tony Hannan
  Tony Hannan
  Tony Hannan is an author, journalist and publisher who specialises in British popular culture.-Books:...
  
   - March 2002 to March 2004
• Tim Butcher - April 2004 to March 2007
• Richard de la Riviere - April 2007 to January 2010
• John Drake - February 2010 to present

Golden Boot Award

In 1985, Open Rugby created the Golden Boot Award

Rugby League World Golden Boot Award

The Rugby League World Golden Boot Award is a rugby league award handed out annually for achievements in rugby league by Rugby League World magazine...

, to be given annually to the best player of the year, as chosen by a ballot of international rugby league writers and broadcasters. Due to withdrawal of sponsorship, the Golden Boot was not awarded between 1990 to 1998, but the award was resurrected in 1999 and has been presented every year since. In 2011, an on-going project was started in Rugby League World to determine retrospective winners of the Golden Boot for the years 1990-1998.

Sponsorships

In 2002 Rugby League World Magazine sponsored the Great Britain team against Australia in the first Test Match played in Sydney for a decade, and has also sponsored the England team in the European Nations Cup.