The Latest Breaking News from Kallum Watkins

World Cup blow for England as injury scuppers NRL star

England have suffered a blow to their rugby league World Cup hopes after Canberra forward Morgan Smithies suffered a tournament-ending injury.

AAP · Oct 14

Sivo hat-trick keeps Leeds on top as they hold off Wakefield fightback

Jake Connor masterminded Leeds’s bruising 40-22 victory over Wakefield as Maika Sivo and Brodie Croft scored five tries between them

The Guardian - UK · May 1

England's NRL ace out of Ashes Test with broken foot

Newcastle Knights flyer Dom Young suffered a broken foot in the Ashes clash at Everton, so he'll miss the final Test for England against the Kangaroos.

AAP · Nov 6, 2025

Salford star Chris Atkin wants to commit future to Red Devils revolution

England Knights star, 30, takes on former club Hull KR on Thursday and, with Man of Steel Brodie Croft plus England stars Kallum Watkins and Andy Ackers all signing up to long-term deals, he wants to do the same at Salford.

Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2023

Salford Red Devils ruin Leigh Leopards' big return to Super League elite

Rebranded Leigh Leopards put on a show with a spectacular pre-show but Brodie Croft and Ryan Brierley turned on the class for Salford in their Super League opener 20-10 win

Daily Mirror · Feb 17, 2023

Samoa deny England Rugby League World Cup final place after hosts lose golden-point thriller

Samoa completed one of the great sporting comebacks of all time to knock England out of the World Cup and earn a final showdown with Australia at Old Trafford next Saturday.

Evening Standard · Nov 12, 2022

Samoa stun England with dramatic golden-point win in Rugby League World Cup semi-final

England 26-27 Samoa: Stephen Crichton was the match-winner, kicking a 40-metre drop goal in the fourth minute of extra time

The Independent UK · Nov 12, 2022

Final hurdle: resurgent Samoa block England’s World Cup path once more

England face a very different Samoa side in Saturday’s semi-final to the one hammered by the hosts a month ago

The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2022

England brush aside Papua New Guinea to reach Rugby League World Cup semi-finals as Tommy Makinson stars

Tommy Makinson set an English World Cup record of 30 points with five tries and five goals as England moved 80 minutes away from a second successive World Cup final after a 46-6 quarter-final victory over Papua New Guinea.

Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2022

Tommy Makinson makes history with five-try heroics as England reach World Cup semi-finals

ENGLAND 46-6 PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Tommy Makinson put in a glittering performance in front of the Princess of Wales Kate Middleton in a World Cup thrashing to make the last four

Daily Mirror · Nov 5, 2022