Category Archives: Rugby league

What’s in a name? Five teams accused of causing offence with ethnic stereotypes

Posted on October 6, 2020 by weltchmedia

Our senior consultant Andrew Weltch looks at the recent heightened controversy over some sports teams’ names, accused of reinforcing ethnic stereotypes – and what they’re doing (or not doing) about it. There are all sorts of weird and wonderful names … Continue reading →

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Social media – Rhinos show how to win when you lose

Posted on April 6, 2016 by weltchmedia

Guest post by James Gordon of JDG Media Ltd, Sports content provider and publisher. Running a sport club’s social media channels is easy after a win.  It’s what you do after a loss that matters most.

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Tell me why I do like Mondays – football on TV

Posted on August 29, 2011 by weltchmedia

There was a time when football, in its various guises, was generally something for the weekend. But the long-running success of a US TV show has made football at the start of the week something of a global media phenomenon.

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How a Super League shock played out in social media

Posted on July 31, 2011 by weltchmedia

Among all the codes of football, rugby league seems to produce more than its share of off-field controversy – and this week’s jaw-dropping announcement of the new Super League licences was played out in real-time through social media.

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You’re a football fan? Well, it is a great game(s)

Posted on February 20, 2011 by weltchmedia

So you’re a football fan? Which football? Here’s our quick dash through the great games that share the name.

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In sport, sometimes more is less

Posted on December 30, 2010 by weltchmedia

For fans of international sport, these may appear to be the best of times. Top-level international competition seems to be taking place all the time. But is that actually a good thing?

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Why are sports bosses so scared of social media?

Posted on August 25, 2010 by andrewweltch

England’s cricketers are the latest professional athletes to face the prospect of a ban from social networks such as Twitter and Facebook. It seems a drastic measure, and one which will upset the many followers of players such as Graham Swann and Kevin Pietersen, but sports organisations do seem particularly scared of social media. Continue reading →

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