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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Mark Staniforth

Gary Hetherington urges Super League to learn from missed chances over 30 years

The inaugural Super League season kicked off 30 years ago this week (Sean Dempsey/PA) - (PA Archive)

Former Leeds chief executive Gary Hetherington says Super League must learn from the missed opportunities that have marred its first 30 years as it prepares to mark the milestone when his old club face Warrington at Headingley on Sunday.

Hetherington, who was head coach of Sheffield Eagles when they played and lost in the first Super League match against Paris St Germain in the French capital in March 1996, is convinced its creation saved rugby league from ruin and has left it in a much healthier financial state.

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