He has said that he knows of others doing the same,so,will he speak out and name?

lets put it in perspective, a semi pro rugby player bets against own team, he didnt even play in the game yet the headline screams rugby league betting scandal! it is true we are a minority sport with very little in the way of column inches in the national press, the editor of the sun has no interest in rugby league but has all of a sudden found three pages for us, it is a clear effort to smear rugby league, the article even states that r.l. is played by a group of players within the m62 corridor, just to point out how insignificent we really are, of course nothing like that ever happens in union (fake blood), or cricket (match fixing) or football (dodgy world cup panel, match fixing) i still support the best game in the world safe in the knowledge that there is not too much more sleazy than a copy of the sun.

Do we?

It is pretty much rife at most clubs. The betting gang mention how good the handicap is and even the reserve grade players start chipping into a sneaky wager that someone at the club puts on for em.

I remember walking into a bookies on Holderness Road with Michael Smith minutes after Morgs announced the team to play Haven away (full of academy players). Still in Rovers trackies as we walked in the bookie just shook his head and laughed saying "you've got no chance, 3 of your lot have already been in here and tried, I aint stupid"

A nameless player has put bets on this year for him to be the first try scorer in matches - i dont see anything wrong with this really

Edited. No names please.

K.

Hypothetical scenario...

Said player is steaming towards the line with just the FB to beat. If he passes to a supporting player it's a sure fire try under the sticks; if he keeps the ball he [imight[/i score wide out or he could be tackled into touch. He has a large bet on himself to score first.

Now do you see the problem with it?

Longy and Gleeson will be shocked to read that.

The odds were 10/11.
Gonna make a mint.

Such a load of poo. The guy has messed up, it is hardly like he could influence the game from the stands. He has in no way contravined the rfl rules and was it reallya "bet" the gulf in class us huge and the result was of little surprise. I hope that all the people reading the article realize how moronic the editor and reporter are and take little notice. Sean leaf playing for doncaster for 9 years according to there report puts him at 13 when he started (he is 27 now). I hope his "mate" gets all he deserves preferably several times over and crawls bacjpk under his stone. The lads done wrong, but front and back page and a substantial article is extreme.

Well said mate.

At the end of the day, what did he bet on? £200 on 5/6 odds with the handicap? Wow what a scandal. Lets all hang our heads in disgust

Yep wait for the 4 page exclusive follow up about his ban and sacking. Never happen.

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Just don't buy the rag. Leaf is guilty more of stupidity then being a match fixer. He bet on a game he didn't play in and lost on the other bet mentioned in the "newspaper". Hardly public enemy number one is he.