Halifax Panthers have appointed of former dual-code England international Kyle Eastmond as their new head coach.

A RUGBY LEAGUE coach has been hit with a mammoth 18-month ban after breaching the game’s welfare policy. Mark Aston, 57, selected a player during a Challenge Cup tie without waiting for the

Aston has coached Sheffield Eagles since 2007, but he will now not be able to return to any coaching role until 30 April 2026. Heys has been suspended from holding any medical role in rugby for 18 months, though six months of that is suspended for a year.

Sheffield Eagles coach Mark Aston has been handed an 18-month ban after being found guilty of a serious breach of rugby league’s operational rules. Aston and the club’s physio, Mick Heys, faced a tribunal after it was alleged Eagles player Matty Marsh featured for the club against Wigan Warriors in their Challenge Cup tie in March without receiving the necessary medical clearance to return from a head injury.