Warrington try to end Turley's tug-of-war

Leigh's record-breaking full-back, Neil Turley, must decide today whether he wants to play in Super League with Warrington. The Wolves have made an new bid to Leigh and also improved the terms they were offering Turley, who would have to give up his day-job as a bricklayer.

"The situation is still that we don't want to lose him, but, if Neil decides he wants to go, we would then talk to Warrington," the Leigh chairman, Mike Nolan, said. "He has ambitions to play in Super League and so have we. I would like to think he will realise those ambitions with us. I expect the matter to be resolved in the next 24 hours."

Turley scored 52 tries for Leigh in his first season with them last year and became the only player from the Northern Ford Premiership to represent Lancashire. He has scored another 18 so far this season.

Kevin Crouthers, one of the players released by Warrington last month, has joined the Northern Ford Premiership side, Chorley Lynx.

Bradford Bulls have agreed to play in a rugby union sevens tournament at Henley in August. The club's plans to take over Wakefield rugby union club are on ice until the Bulls know the result of a public inquiry into their proposals to redevelop Odsal.

The Wakefield coach, Peter Roe, is questioning the system under which the Rugby League has an observer at post-match press conferences to monitor coaches' comments. Roe refused to attend the conference after the defeat by London on Sunday. "It wasn't that I was intending to criticise the referee, but I have never been told that an observer has to be there and I didn't see why I should talk in front of a non-member of the press," he said.

Roe has since been told by the RFL that attending the conference is part of the match commissioner's duties and says that he will accept his presence in future. "But I would still like to ask why it is necessary," he said.

Wakefield have given up their attempt to sign the South African centre, Ian Voortman, who has been unable to qualify for a work permit, and will not retain the former Bedford winger, George Truelove, who has been playing trials.