Mark Illingworth

Big sports fan (Wigan Warriors, Pittsburgh Steelers, Manchester United, Lancashire CCC), walking enthusiast.

[Mark Illingworth @markill]

How good! @England_RL @EnglandWhRL #RLWC2021

[Marina Purkiss @MarinaPurkiss]

Just watch this…

And for the love of God, please see Farage for what he is.

His response to Sarah Everard Vs his response to Henry Nowak

Jaw dropping.

[Femi @Femi_sorry]

Just arrived back in the UK to the second race riot Nigel Farage has incited in as many years, by capitalising on the murder of young people.

Why isn't he in jail yet?

[Mark Illingworth @markill]

@WiganRugbyClips @loverugbyleague And double check which year Madge won the cup whilst they're at it.

[Mark Illingworth @markill]

@TrylineUK Been trying to think of an incident where two players were charged for the same action and just couldn't come up with one. Might have had to set a new precedent if there was an injury, but as there wasn't, the player that created the dangerous position is the right one to charge.

[ᴀᴀʀᴏɴ ʙᴏᴡᴇʀ @AaronBower]

Kris Radlinski says that the game must make a concerted effort to get people to Wembley. I agree; slept on it over the weekend and RL can't walk away from Wembley without at least trying. So many easy tweaks could make a huge difference. Some thoughts:

https://t.co/LPckyxHVcG

[Mark Wilson @MarkWilsonRadio]

Lovely thread Richard. What a career John Kear had.

[Michael Lavelle @mikelavelle93]

For the people complaining that Smith got a 1 game ban but stayed on the field. Let’s not forget that after last year’s Grand Final Jared Waerea-Hargreaves got a 4 game ban but nothing during the match.

[Mark Illingworth @markill]

7 games for the throw on one week loan boy seems right, whether Walters should serve all 7 himself is more debatable.
But for Harry's tackle to get a Grade B feels harsh. A grab tackle that comes up of the shoulder on to the neck feels Grade A at worst surely.

[Wigan Warriors 🍒⚪️ @WiganWarriorsRL]

Following the Betfred Challenge Cup Final, the Match Review Panel has charged Harry Smith with a Grade B Head Contact resulting in a one match ban.

Sam Walters has received a seven match suspension following a Grade F Dangerous Throw/Lift charge.

#WWRL #ChallengeCup

[Mark Illingworth @markill]

If you take both 18 man squads from the cup final, you get this Wigan produced 13:
Hodkinson; Davies, Eckersley, Gildart, Burgess; Farrimond, Smith; Havard, O'Neill, Partington; Nsemba, Farrell; Kerr.
And this *all of Hull* produced bench:
Lewis, Litten, Hadley, Brown.

[Wigan Warriors Fans @WiganFans_RL]

8 out of starting 13 came through the Academy yesterday…. Ridiculous 🍒⚪️

[Mark Illingworth @markill]

What sad news so soon after watching back his last commentary. Broke our hearts in 1998, but was part of something special in 2002. RIP.

[Rugby Football League @TheRFL]

The RFL today pays tribute to John Kear, who died suddenly on Sunday afternoon returning north from Wembley, having been part of the BBC’s commentary team for the Challenge Cup Finals

Our thoughts and condolences are with John’s wife Dawn, his family and friends

[We Own It @We_OwnIt]

Your occasional reminder that public ownership is popular.
https://t.co/sbqQyPNl0r

[Betfred Challenge Cup @TheChallengeCup]

That's back-to-back #ChallengeCup trophies for @WiganWarriorsRL 🏆

[Betfred Challenge Cup @TheChallengeCup]

.@WiganWarriorsRL win at @wembleystadium 🍒⚪️

#ChallengeCup 🏆

[Wigan Warriors 🍒⚪️ @WiganWarriorsRL]

𝐖𝐈𝐆𝐀𝐍 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐑𝐒 𝐖𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐍 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐄 𝐂𝐔𝐏 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐀 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐑𝐔𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆!

@ToteRacing | #WWRL #ChallengeCup

[Bolton Wanderers (P) @OfficialBWFC]

🙌 Introducing your 2026/27 Bolton Wanderers home kit!

👉 https://t.co/G8hXaa7xJi

#bwfc

[Wigan Warriors 🍒⚪️ @WiganWarriorsRL]

😍 Some of our most cherished memories from Wembley down the years! We head back there tomorrow!

#WWRL #ChallengeCup

[Solly0 #FBPE @Solly01]

Fact!

[Parody Nigel Farage @Parody_PM]

Some notes on my work ethic:

-I last voted in Parliament on 18 March, so I haven’t done my job for ten weeks.
-I’ve never held any face-to-face constituency surgeries, despite apparently having £5 million to spend on security.
-I refuse to do interviews or face press scrutiny of any sort.
-when I was in the European Parliament I had the 4th worst attendance record out of 748 MEPs.
-although I did manage to turn up to vote AGAINST plans to tackle Russian misinformation.
-I was on the Fisheries Committee but I only turned up to ONE out of 42 meetings.
-but I will of course be taking my £73,000 EU pension.

Vote Reform, get lazy, grifting, self-serving sacks of shit.

[David__Osland @David__Osland]

If you can't get a job, they tell you you're a scrounger. If you've got a job and complain about the cost of living, they tell you to get a better-paid job. And once you get a well-paid job, they tell you greedy train drivers earn 'too much money'. See how it works yet?

[Richard Osman @richardosman]

Your reminder that if West Ham are relegated today, then next season will be the first season in the entire 138-year history of the English top flight without a team beginning with the letter W.