MALIGNED big-man Dave Taylor has been whacked by an out-of-the-blue rant from a Great Britain legend.

Plus an NRL premiership winger calls time on a successful career.

All that and more in the latest edition of Exile Files!

League legend’s epic Coal Train spray

Dave Taylor has been much maligned for most of his rugby league career.

He copped his fair share of criticism during stints in the NRL with Brisbane, South Sydney, and Gold Coast, despite playing eight games for Queensland and one for Australia.

His problems have followed him overseas and now he's on the receiving end of an epic spray from a rugby league legend.

Garry Schofield, who played 46 Tests for Great Britain and three for England, took aim at Taylor on Twitter as Catalans lost 44-0 to Hull FC.

As for Hull-Catalans, I really believe that Dave Taylor produced the most pathetic performance in terms of attitude i've ever seen. — Garry Schofield (@GarrySchofield6) August 20, 2016

He just didn't want to be out there. He should be on the next plane home. At least Glenn Stewart turns up every week though. — Garry Schofield (@GarrySchofield6) August 20, 2016

Carney sidelined for 2016

Catalans halfback Todd Carney has been ruled out for the rest of the season.

The superstar playmaker suffered knee ligament damage following the Dragons’ Super 8s defeat against Saints last week.

Carney underwent scans to determine the extent of his injury after leaving the field injured with the scans revealing the damage is so bad he will not be able to return to the field until 2017.

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Aussies produce for Hull FC

Hull FC’s Aussie stars have helped them ease past Catalans with a dominant 44-0 win to book a place in the Super League play-offs.

Former Melbourne flyer Mahe Fonua scored a double, while former Gold Coast enforcer Mark Minichiello and New Zealand international Frank Pritchard also scored.

The Dragons were without Todd Carney (knee) and now their top four hopes are fading fast.

Former South Sydney winger Fetuli Talanoa played a role in the Minichiello try before scoring one of his own on the edge.

Raiders CEO Don Furner joins Ben Ikin, Nathan Ryan and Ben Glover to reveal how the club have built their winning roster, recruitment strategies and the success of their Englishmen.

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Injury ends Richards’ career

After 16 seasons in top-grade rugby league, NRL premiership winner Pat Richards has played his last match.

The 34-year-old Catalans Dragons winger announced last month he would retire at the end of the year but has been forced to hang up the boots prematurely after suffering a season-ending knee injury.

Richards, who has scored more than 3000 points in the NRL and Super League, returned to the northern hemisphere at the start of the season to take up a two-year contract with the Dragons.

He started his career with Parramatta in 2000 before shifting to the Wests Tigers in 2004, where he won the 2005 NRL premiership, scoring a memorable try off a Benji Marshall flick pass.

From 2006-13, Richards also lifted two Super League titles and two Challenge Cups in a glittering career with Wigan.

And they are up.. pic.twitter.com/uPQPnFvsAy — Pat Richards (@patrichards5) August 19, 2016

He was named Super League’s Man of Steel in 2010.

Richards came back to the Tigers and played in their 2014 and 2015 campaigns.

The prolific goalkicker last month signalled his intentions to return to Australia to take up a junior development role at the end of the season at Wests Tigers.

Richards also represented Ireland in the 2008 and 2013 World Cups, courtesy of his Dublin-born father.

He made 21 appearances for the French club, who are in fifth position on the ladder.

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