‘At last, the bears were being paid’

The rebel code

PHOTOS: ALAMY, DEAN WILLIAMS
Wakefield Trinity in action against Featherstone Rovers last month.

The 130th season of rugby league in England is under way. Soccer has moved far from its blood sport origins; rugby hasn’t.

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