Ep9: Rugby league's numbers game - a podcast by Sky Sports

This week's Golden Point podcast sees Marc Bazeley and Phil Clarke joined by sports statistician and rugby league fan Rob Lowe.

Lowe, who founded what would become Opta Sports with some university colleagues, was employed as Sky Sports' statistician for the first-ever Super League game between Paris Saint-Germain and Sheffield Eagles, and discusses how the analysis of the sport has evolved since then.

The trio also look at the impact of the video referee, how the switch from winter to summer has effected the sport, whether more should be made of squad numbers and Super League's record with expansion.

Plus, Catalans Dragons full-back Sam Tomkins speaks to Steve Owen to let us know how he's coping in France during this period of lockdown due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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