Forty20 Rugby League Podcasts
Rugby League’s home of talking Rugby League
Forty20 · Kenneth Shaw-Wright
Show overview
Forty20 Rugby League Podcasts has been publishing since 2021, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 260 episodes, alongside 22 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 330 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 1h 1m and 1h 33m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Sports show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 6 days ago, with 24 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 63 episodes published. Published by Kenneth Shaw-Wright.
From the publisher
A podcast about Rugby League from the people who bring you Forty20 Magazine. Hosted by Richard Shaw-Wright, Forty20 magazine's Phil Caplan and former Super League match official James Child, a weekly look at the world of Rugby League and the occasional special guest as well! Shortlisted for Best Rugby Podcast at the 2024 and 2025 Sports Podcast Awards.
Latest Episodes
View all 260 episodesForty20 LIVE: 1st June 2026
Forty20 Podcast: 25th May 2026
Forty20 Podcast - 19th May 2026
Forty20 LIVE: 11th May 2026
Forty20 Podcast: 4th May 2026
Forty20 LIVE: 27th April 2026
Forty20 at the Women's Super League Launch
Forty20 LIVE: 20th April 2026
Forty20 LIVE: 13th April 2026
Forty20 Podcast: 6th April 2026
Forty20 Podcast: 30th March 2026
Ahead of Rivals Round, a bonkers set of games in Super League, coaching casualties, departures, arrivals and more... PLUS: Paul Rowley and Jackson Hastings of St. Helens and Wigan's Matt Peet and Sam Walters look ahead to The Derby! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Forty20 LIVE: 23rd March 2026
As Super League heads towards their 30s, we talk about a Giant lack of class, how the BBC going off air was the only positive for Castleford on Saturday, and plenty of other rugby things that happened.... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Forty20 LIVE: 16th March 2026
The lights are on, and we are home...Challenge Cup round-up, more from the NRL's Magic Money Tree, Huddersfield and stuff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Forty20 Podcast - 9th March 2026
A podcast of two, unequal halves, as we hand a debut to sports journalist Molly Fairhurst and chat about Halifax's return to the Championship, and that competition in general, as well at talks between the NRL and the RFL (or whoever) before James Child returns and we look over the action from the weekend, as Wigan and Leeds lead the way at the top of the very early table. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Forty20 LIVE: 23rd February 2026
Hull KR are the Champions of the World, put on a great show, and there's plenty of unpredictable results in the Super League and Championship... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Forty20 LIVE: 16th February 2026
James explains tripping, why Mikey Lewis SHOULD play in Thursday, superlatives for York, Warrington and Toulouse amongst others, and another mad week in the Championship all from the sponsor of Wakefield Trinity's newest signing.... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Forty20 LIVE: 9th February 2026 with Jamie Sandy!
An extremely special guest this week as 1986 Challenge Cup Final try scorer Jamie Sandy is over in the UK, and talks to us about loads of things and tells plenty of stories. A fun 80 minutes or so! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Forty20 at the Super League Launch
bonusAlmost an hour of interviews form the Betfred Super League Launch event in Manchester, inclufing Elliot Minchella, Junior Nsemba, Jackson Hastings and Brian Carney (amongst others.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Forty20 LIVE: 2nd February 2026
JAMES CHILD IS BACK, and not just because it's Pride Month, honest. Loads more to talk about than we thought pre-show, including Oldham, Greater Manchester in general, whatever happened this week on the field, and the Challenge Cup upcoming... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Forty20 Podcast in Liverpool - 26th January 2026
Monday was not a day to be travelling on the railways on routes that go through Huddersfield, but we did, and ended up in Liverpool! You can hear our interviews with a host of names from St. Helens, but first, for those who don't, we have a chat while waiting for a delayed train home to talk through whatever went on last weekend... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices