:00:40. > :00:45.Hello and welcome to the programme. Week two of the Super League
:00:46. > :01:04.play-offs. Let's remind you of what happened last week.
:01:05. > :01:20.He might have a second. He does have a second! They have lost it! Catalan
:01:21. > :01:35.Dragons dive on it. Wigan and St Helens have there we
:01:36. > :01:40.got this huge -- this week. Castleford Tigers take on
:01:41. > :01:49.Warrington. Huddersfield Giants take on Catalan. -- I have Brian Noble
:01:50. > :01:56.with me. Did it surprise you? There were a couple of close games. Those
:01:57. > :01:59.top two teams performed very well. John Wilkin said last week he
:02:00. > :02:08.thought the bar had been set-the play-offs. Yes. He's Tom teams are
:02:09. > :02:13.strong and physical. We have mentioned about defence. They are
:02:14. > :02:19.strong defensively. He is not a bad judge. He admitted that St Helens
:02:20. > :02:23.have been stunned by people writing them up despite finishing top of the
:02:24. > :02:28.league. Were you surprised at how strong they work? No. You have two
:02:29. > :02:34.Beringer backs this time of year. They look at attacking prowess. In
:02:35. > :02:38.essence, it is about how well you can defend. Castleford are
:02:39. > :02:45.dangerous. They dealt with things very well. They executed and played
:02:46. > :02:51.and scored a lot of points. That is the sign of a good team. Surprised
:02:52. > :02:55.to see Leeds go work? I think we all were. That does not take anything
:02:56. > :03:00.away from Catalan Dragons. They defended well. Lead is absolutely
:03:01. > :03:05.hammered them for the first 20 minutes. They show themselves that
:03:06. > :03:17.even under pressure, they were durable. -- leads hammered them.
:03:18. > :03:21.First up, we have got Castleford Tigers taking on Warrington. For one
:03:22. > :03:32.of these two teams, the season will soon be over. This is Millington.
:03:33. > :03:39.Wonderful run. Fabulous! That is a hat-trick for Joel Monaghan. No
:03:40. > :03:51.second chances. No mistakes. We will be ready. It is play-off time.
:03:52. > :03:57.Castleford have been collecting admirers as the year goes on. Their
:03:58. > :04:00.season has been memorable. Twice this year have they been beaten at
:04:01. > :04:10.the stadium. They would hate for it to fall flat. Castleford make some
:04:11. > :04:17.changes. Mark Sneyd returns to the side. Daryl Clark starts at hooker.
:04:18. > :04:19.Matty Russell does not take part for Warrington. He suffered a facial
:04:20. > :04:44.injury. The referee is happy to allow play
:04:45. > :04:52.on. This is Daryl Clark. Castleford or inside their own half. Harrison!
:04:53. > :04:59.Pressure counts but the Warrington Wolves. The charge down was
:05:00. > :05:09.fortuitous. Nothing lucky about the finish. Atkins is over. Years of
:05:10. > :05:19.work from Harrison. Great work. That is great pressure play. A lucky
:05:20. > :05:29.bounce. Great pressure. I thought he was close to Ellis.
:05:30. > :05:45.Looking to add two points. A great start for Warrington Wolves. Not the
:05:46. > :05:54.start he wanted. Clark. Still on and pick up by Joel Monaghan. Turning
:05:55. > :05:59.over the ball in their own half. An injury and a clash of heads. This
:06:00. > :06:07.will be worrying. Joel Monaghan. You see he has running to the back of
:06:08. > :06:16.Luke Dorn. Completely accidental. He clipped him on the back of the head.
:06:17. > :06:20.He will try and run that off. Joel Monaghan looks as if he will be all
:06:21. > :06:25.right. The black armband he is wearing is in memory of Greg Mackey,
:06:26. > :06:32.the Australian who played here and was a team-mate of yours, Jonathan?
:06:33. > :06:37.That is correct. A ferocious contender. A great man. Tragically
:06:38. > :06:45.taken at a very young age and my thoughts are with his family. Clark
:06:46. > :07:01.is barking out the orders. Helped by Lynch. Here is Clark. This is
:07:02. > :07:11.Millington. That is aggressive. The final tackle coming here. Ellis puts
:07:12. > :07:19.that high. Ellis will pick that up and scores! Jamie Ellis. He touches
:07:20. > :07:26.down. Appeals for the video referee from Warrington are waved away. A
:07:27. > :07:36.great kick. A good finish. It is game on! This is it. He is onside.
:07:37. > :07:41.That is the first thing. It is a very good kick. Absolute quality.
:07:42. > :07:45.Great support. He taps that act. Get set high. This is all about the
:07:46. > :07:56.quality of the cake. They compete for it. -- the kick. He follows that
:07:57. > :07:59.kick. He knows it is good. Gives the player is an opportunity to get in
:08:00. > :08:05.there and compete and there is the try. Mark Sneyd with that awkward
:08:06. > :08:19.looking cooking style of his. -- kicking style. That is a bad miss.
:08:20. > :08:28.Their defence has kept them in this game. They have struggled in every
:08:29. > :08:36.other facet of play. That is a lovely dummy. The chase is very
:08:37. > :08:48.good. They are closing that kick down. Clinging to him. I do not
:08:49. > :08:51.think there was anyone on him. Warrington just one minute actor
:08:52. > :08:57.conceding the try find themselves with possession. A set of six inside
:08:58. > :09:07.the Castleford have. An opportunity. Atkins. He takes that in really
:09:08. > :09:23.strongly. Monaghan waiting at dummy half. Would hazard again. A guy on
:09:24. > :09:26.the ground. The short pass. He is stopped. Two more tackles for
:09:27. > :09:38.Warrington to have a go at. Michael Monaghan. Not taken. The last
:09:39. > :09:48.tackle. That is along the line. Joel Monaghan! He goes over in at the
:09:49. > :09:51.corner. A hat-trick. That proved so important last week and he is up and
:09:52. > :10:04.running with his scoring exploits again! That was great. Just watch
:10:05. > :10:10.marks need. He runs at the line. Questions over his defensive
:10:11. > :10:18.ability. That is what he can do. -- Mark Sneyd. Stefan Ratchford. Tight
:10:19. > :10:30.to the touchline. He has connected with that but it drifts wide.
:10:31. > :10:40.Castleford four -Warrington ten. Clark. He drilled through that. Joel
:10:41. > :10:55.Monaghan is they are. -- is bare. An early kick once again. The players
:10:56. > :11:04.but to him. -- got. A penalty. That was a big mistake. That was a bad
:11:05. > :11:11.kick. Then they hung on. Warrington are going to kick for goal. Stefan
:11:12. > :11:17.Ratchford. The noise of the crowd is in his ears. He has a chance to put
:11:18. > :11:29.his side a little closer to another game next week. He has landed it.
:11:30. > :11:37.12-4. Five more tackles here. Picked up and delivered left by O'Brien.
:11:38. > :11:46.That was an easy target. They have still got four de go. Michael
:11:47. > :12:00.Monaghan. Hill. Drives it in. Still going. They are hanging on. Has he
:12:01. > :12:04.got there? I do not think he has. The referee will put the square in
:12:05. > :12:16.the air to try and make some sense of the situation. It is a desperate
:12:17. > :12:34.lunge. He has lasted. -- lost it. No try. Mark Sneyd. Offering it inside.
:12:35. > :12:49.A short ball from Ellis. Milner. Clark. He skims through! In moment
:12:50. > :12:55.of individual Williams. -- individual brilliance. He shines
:12:56. > :13:01.like a diamond. They have not given up on their season. The plays and
:13:02. > :13:09.that dummy run is all about creating space. He gets on the outside. That
:13:10. > :13:15.is brilliant. Warrington will not be happy with that defending. He gets
:13:16. > :13:23.on the outside. That tackle is missed. He is under the sticks. Mark
:13:24. > :13:32.Sneyd can broaden a few more smiles if he can put this between the
:13:33. > :13:42.sticks and he does. 10-12. Still everything to play for. They are
:13:43. > :13:47.playing like the Tigers they are! They know the game is winnable and
:13:48. > :13:58.Warrington know that they must plot a steady course from here. Hill.
:13:59. > :14:03.Ratchford. A glimmer of daylight. O'Brien gathers it in. A fabulous
:14:04. > :14:13.drive from Warrington. What a break O'Brien gathers it in. A fabulous
:14:14. > :14:21.back in the ascendancy. A great counterpunch. That was great
:14:22. > :14:32.support. O'Brien gathers it back. That was great. It is a quick play
:14:33. > :14:40.of the ball. Watch this offload. Bob Bryan is in support. Classic try. Is
:14:41. > :14:49.this forward? This is what they are asking. No, that is not forward. The
:14:50. > :15:10.ball is going backwards. The penalty was crucial. Here we go. There it
:15:11. > :15:21.goes. 18-10. Warrington lead. Hill. Three tackles to go. Bob Bryan joins
:15:22. > :15:26.in. Stefan Ratchford. It is picked up by Rhys Evans. And he scores in
:15:27. > :15:36.the corner. That might just be the matchwinner. Castleford defence is
:15:37. > :15:45.desperate to try and stop them. Warrington were unstoppable. Rhys
:15:46. > :15:49.Evans. This is the play. Stefan Ratchford has stamped his authority
:15:50. > :15:56.and class on this much. He steps inside. Just watch. Here he goes. He
:15:57. > :16:11.sees it and steps inside. Deflection. That is a great finish.
:16:12. > :16:16.He knows how important that try was. Stefan Ratchford will take this a
:16:17. > :16:23.little further away from Castleford if he can. He cannot. Two tries, two
:16:24. > :16:33.goals. It would put Castleford level. They must score a couple of
:16:34. > :16:43.tries. Bob Bryan cadger said. Here comes Stefan Ratchford. -- O'Brien
:16:44. > :16:56.catches it. It all gets a little here! The red mist has descended. It
:16:57. > :17:07.is a lovely break. Ellis kicks for himself. Stefan Ratchford cleans it
:17:08. > :17:12.up. He high. It penalty. Stefan Ratchford, a kick that will put it
:17:13. > :17:21.beyond any doubt here if he makes this. It looks as though he has and
:17:22. > :17:32.it is a 3 score lead that Warrington have. Warrington or on course. They
:17:33. > :17:39.have got to be happy. Slightly disappointed going out at home. The
:17:40. > :17:46.Challenge Cup final play-offs, that is a great season. They have
:17:47. > :17:55.overachieved, Castleford, this year. They will build on it next year. The
:17:56. > :18:02.offload. This will finish it. The second try of the night from Joel
:18:03. > :18:11.Monaghan. Warrington celebrate. Back-to-back scores. Three tries.
:18:12. > :18:17.The late stages of the second half. Puts paid to Castleford's ambitions.
:18:18. > :18:24.Another Grand Final appearance beckons. They wrapped it up. This
:18:25. > :18:29.step and the offload. That created the space. This guy is great. This
:18:30. > :18:44.is it. The inside ball. The pass. the space. This guy is great. This
:18:45. > :18:50.Spatial awareness. Stefan Ratchford will take Warrington to 30 points if
:18:51. > :18:55.he gets this. He has said the post. He shakes his head! But he will
:18:56. > :19:01.claim it nonetheless. 30-10 in the favour of Warrington. Castleford are
:19:02. > :19:09.trying to make something happen. Who knows? Here comes Clark. Clark has
:19:10. > :19:18.some space. Probably for the first time tonight. Great acceleration. It
:19:19. > :19:24.is a penalty. A yellow card for Rhys Evans. He held down. What remains of
:19:25. > :19:27.this game, just over five minutes, Warrington are down to 12 men. Clark
:19:28. > :19:43.is just held back. He spins it back. They have the numbers out wide.
:19:44. > :19:52.Monaghan has a hand to it but it is picked up. Castleford still on the
:19:53. > :20:01.tackle. Advantage play. They are still risking everything. They have
:20:02. > :20:13.two. They will have to chance their arm. Another 60 goal here. He has
:20:14. > :20:18.done fantastically well! He almost binds a way through. That was a
:20:19. > :20:27.great step and a great change of pace. Dallas will have a go. That
:20:28. > :20:40.was a big tackle from Atkins. Here is Daryl Clark. He will try and take
:20:41. > :20:47.this on himself. This is desperate stuff from Castleford. Back it
:20:48. > :20:53.comes. Mark Sneyd into the corner and Oliver Holmes will offer it on.
:20:54. > :20:57.Probably too little too late. At least Castleford have given
:20:58. > :21:03.themselves a final glowing memory of the season. Yes. They kept the ball
:21:04. > :21:15.alive. The extra man. A beautiful offload. Scoring in the corner.
:21:16. > :21:18.After their dream of a season, Castleford are waking up to the
:21:19. > :21:25.reality that this is the season end for them. That was a lovely kick. It
:21:26. > :21:31.will be a case of thank you for the memories from the Castleford fans.
:21:32. > :21:41.They still have spirit for the fight. Over the top it goes. Dixon
:21:42. > :21:51.has a look. Defenders all around him but he is beating them. Ellis gets a
:21:52. > :21:57.pass away. Physically, there is not enough time in this game! Clark.
:21:58. > :22:02.Look at the numbers here. It is intercepted by Joel Monaghan. For
:22:03. > :22:07.the second week running he might be heading for a hat-trick. Clark
:22:08. > :22:19.follows him in hot said. He makes a wonderful tackle. Monaghan is denied
:22:20. > :22:26.that tackle. -- hot press sued. Warrington are winding that club
:22:27. > :22:31.down. He looks down and rueful contemplation. There are season is
:22:32. > :22:41.over. It has been memorable. It all fizzles out. A disappointing end but
:22:42. > :22:45.it has been fantastic? Yes. I do not feel too great at the moment. We
:22:46. > :22:50.have lost a game and we felt like we were in with a chance. Especially
:22:51. > :22:55.when it came to 12-10. We lost momentum. But it has been a great
:22:56. > :23:01.year. We have taken the club to a new level and given ourselves a
:23:02. > :23:04.chance to do something special. They probably ran out of gas and
:23:05. > :23:08.understandably. It is a tough thing to do after Wembley and not have a
:23:09. > :23:13.week off throughout the year while other teams do. They have done
:23:14. > :23:17.tremendously well. It has been good for the league. Well done to
:23:18. > :23:24.Castleford. I am sorry they ran out of team. Was at the Challenge Cup
:23:25. > :23:33.that range of energy? It is every week. It makes it difficult. -- that
:23:34. > :23:37.trained. We have injuries to our big men and that made it difficult. We
:23:38. > :23:43.could not roll people around. It had an impact. The energy levels are a
:23:44. > :23:49.little bit depleted. We would have won games but now we could not
:23:50. > :23:55.summon up the energy but we were pretty close. Congratulations. You
:23:56. > :24:00.did it in a tough way. But that is how you are doing it? The league
:24:01. > :24:06.position did not help us. We have had some injuries. We have missed
:24:07. > :24:13.some key players. Leeds showed they have come from both so we were not
:24:14. > :24:17.worried. It is always a time of year when you miss key players. The man
:24:18. > :24:24.who came into night, Stefan Ratchford, he was impressive. He
:24:25. > :24:33.was. We have a bit of a standing joke. We walk in and take goals what
:24:34. > :24:37.position am I playing in this we? If you had to name a position, which
:24:38. > :24:43.does he prefer? I am quite happy floating around. It works for me. It
:24:44. > :24:49.seems to work for the team. We pick up an injury and I can slot in. I am
:24:50. > :24:54.happy doing that. I have been in different positions and I am happy.
:24:55. > :24:59.Has that club learned a lot in the last number of years? Was that a
:25:00. > :25:05.real experience? Yes, I think there was experience from hard times. We
:25:06. > :25:09.have learned a lot. Especially the last number of weeks. We have had
:25:10. > :25:14.some great performances. The performance last week was probably
:25:15. > :25:20.way of what we thought it would be. But we have learned a lot and
:25:21. > :25:23.hopefully we can build on that. You lose some players and matches and
:25:24. > :25:28.you gain some. What is the target for next year? We have two join a
:25:29. > :25:39.new group together. Eight new boys coming in. It is stepping up from
:25:40. > :25:42.what we have done this year. We will look to get a little bit more
:25:43. > :25:47.improvement out of the boys that we have. If we have the recruitment
:25:48. > :25:51.right we will be a better team next year than we are this year. If we
:25:52. > :25:56.can do that, we will be a challenge again. Brian, Daryl Powell has said
:25:57. > :26:03.since the Challenge Cup final that his players have been tired. Did
:26:04. > :26:09.they look tired? Emotionally tired. They got themselves back in the
:26:10. > :26:14.game. They played a quality outfit that had too much energy. For a
:26:15. > :26:17.number of weeks, there are in mind that Castleford have the Challenge
:26:18. > :26:22.Cup and the League Leaders Shield and everything depended on a trip to
:26:23. > :26:26.France in amongst all about. They had a fabulous season. Daryl Powell
:26:27. > :26:29.should take some credit and pride at what they have achieved. They were
:26:30. > :26:35.out of energy. What about Warrington? They have a hell of a
:26:36. > :26:40.lot of injuries but Stefan Ratchford seems to be able to play any
:26:41. > :26:43.position. They play rugby. That is the thing about him. People keep
:26:44. > :26:55.threatening me with what has issued he is in all stop that cares? Get
:26:56. > :27:00.him in the team. They look sharp at certain points of the game. Their
:27:01. > :27:05.coach reflected on the fact that they defended well. That will be
:27:06. > :27:10.pleasing. Certainly they will trouble a lot of teams. Will he be
:27:11. > :27:15.concerned about the number of mistakes? He does not seem to be.
:27:16. > :27:18.You look back and over the years successful teams make errors because
:27:19. > :27:25.they are prepared to play. The unforced errors are tough. You
:27:26. > :27:30.cannot afford that. There will be an element of focus and how you keep
:27:31. > :27:38.the ball and chase and control it. The philosophy of Warrington is just
:27:39. > :27:43.played. Now to this game. Huddersfield Giants against Catalan
:27:44. > :27:48.Dragons. Huddersfield will be looking to bounce back after being
:27:49. > :27:52.humiliated by Wigan in week one. Paul Anderson's site will be buoyed
:27:53. > :27:56.by the return of Danny Brough who has missed the last two games.
:27:57. > :28:03.Dragons away form has been a problem. They have not won at
:28:04. > :28:06.Huddersfield in five years. But they tore up the record books with their
:28:07. > :28:10.first-ever win against Leeds at Headingley and will be looking for a
:28:11. > :28:21.repeat formance. Let's join our commentators. We have extraordinary
:28:22. > :28:26.circumstances. Those Catalan Dragons players are emerging from the
:28:27. > :28:31.dressing rooms that is in complete darkness. A power cut on one side of
:28:32. > :28:35.the ground means only two floodlights are working. Three
:28:36. > :28:42.stands have been closed for safety reasons. The players emerging from
:28:43. > :28:48.the darkness. It is a murky playing surface. Huddersfield with home
:28:49. > :28:54.advantage. It does not feel like that. The stands empty on the far
:28:55. > :29:00.side. They will be hoping that the crowd on this nearside can make as
:29:01. > :29:04.much noise as possible. This is the way they are lining up tonight.
:29:05. > :29:12.Danny Brough returns for Huddersfield. His kicking game and
:29:13. > :29:18.organisation are critical. Catalan name the same 17 that saw off Leeds
:29:19. > :29:24.last week. Spirit a thought for Louis Anderson who only flew when
:29:25. > :29:29.from France today after he attended the birth of his baby daughter! I
:29:30. > :29:33.can assure you that because of the power of technology it looks a lot
:29:34. > :29:39.rider on your screen than it is inside the ground. The lights nearly
:29:40. > :29:47.went out there! Catalan have possession. This is a very strange
:29:48. > :29:54.evening here! We are trying to eliminate error viewers! Not the
:29:55. > :29:59.best light. -- our viewers. Both teams will want to get on with this.
:30:00. > :30:09.What a great start. Welcome to West Yorkshire estimation mark --! A kick
:30:10. > :30:17.downfield. An awkward bounce. Collected by Whitehead. Michael
:30:18. > :30:24.Oldfield. Going for the corner. Catalan will claim a try. Whether
:30:25. > :30:30.that will be given... He is going for the video replay. What a start.
:30:31. > :30:33.Looking for grounding. Got his arms underneath. Not down yet. Fantastic
:30:34. > :30:47.effort. That has held up. As thrilling attack for Catalan
:30:48. > :30:51.Dragons, but fantastic defence from Huddersfield has denied them a try.
:30:52. > :30:58.They are ten yards away from the Huddersfield line. And they are
:30:59. > :31:03.going to the air. Another threat for Huddersfield. It is taken on the
:31:04. > :31:07.full by Leroy Cudjoe. But the goal-line, it will a tap restart.
:31:08. > :31:15.Leroy Cudjoe, wanting to take it quickly, and he has done a good job
:31:16. > :31:18.of clearing his lines. It was a great catch, he plays a Cumberland
:31:19. > :31:27.by getting his team straight in there on the tackle. -- he pays a
:31:28. > :31:31.compliment. Penalty. Getting up there too quickly. Huddersfield
:31:32. > :31:34.getting the penalty. Greg Mounis just having that explain to him by
:31:35. > :31:39.James Child as to why that was an offence. A little bit over muscular
:31:40. > :31:47.when the legs went into the air as well. Huddersfield with it, five
:31:48. > :31:51.tackles to go. Shaun Lunt is a dummy half. Danny Brough. Craig Kopczak.
:31:52. > :31:55.He is driving hard. It looks like they have got a bit more steam in
:31:56. > :32:00.their stride than last week, Huddersfield. Shaun Lunt again.
:32:01. > :32:04.Danny Brough. There is an opportunity... Joe Wardle putting it
:32:05. > :32:08.left and Jodie Broughton! He saved a try at one end and he has scored at
:32:09. > :32:13.the other! First time with the ball, they looked like they have the
:32:14. > :32:16.energy. Going round the outside, Danny Brough finding Joe Wardle, and
:32:17. > :32:22.he finds Jodie Broughton. Typical Huddersfield play. You can see the
:32:23. > :32:26.missed pass from Danny Brough, and he puts it in there on the corner.
:32:27. > :32:30.Is a decent atmosphere tonight. They were not expecting a huge crowd, but
:32:31. > :32:36.all of those that have come have had to sit in the same stand because of
:32:37. > :32:38.the electrical problems. For that reason, he noise is decent. Danny
:32:39. > :32:39.the electrical problems. For that Brough is going to look for touch
:32:40. > :32:43.but he is not Brough is going to look for touch
:32:44. > :32:47.is going to find the arms of Michael Oldfield. Look
:32:48. > :32:48.is going to find the arms of Michael has found himself on the halfway
:32:49. > :32:53.line. Might go even further. has found himself on the halfway
:32:54. > :33:00.carry from Michael Oldfield. He has had a good start, and then Catalan
:33:01. > :33:04.Dragons on the front foot. Again, offering the strength of the
:33:05. > :33:07.situation. With only two tackles gone, Catalan Dragons find
:33:08. > :33:13.themselves only 20 metres away. Thomas Bosc putting it back.
:33:14. > :33:19.Anderson taking it forward again. Ian Henderson standing and waiting.
:33:20. > :33:24.Patient character in that situation. All the way out to Vincent Duport.
:33:25. > :33:31.Getting the pass away and it will be a try. Daryl Millard diving in the
:33:32. > :33:36.corner, Catalan Dragons have it all square again. And it is a try that
:33:37. > :33:41.they deserve. Moving down the field, you take your hat off. Getting in
:33:42. > :33:45.and out, Luke Robinson, and Williams making the pass. Vincent Duport
:33:46. > :33:49.breaking that, giving Daryl Millard three finish. Great
:33:50. > :33:54.breaking that, giving Daryl Millard Duport. That is the Saint Helen 's
:33:55. > :34:01.contingent. They get to pick at the end of the game who they play in
:34:02. > :34:05.next year 's semifinal. Great flow. He has got the ball away to
:34:06. > :34:15.Henderson. Here comes Thomas Bosc. Whitehead! And he has found his way
:34:16. > :34:18.through. What about that pass? Ben Pomeroy scoring, but the flicked
:34:19. > :34:23.pass from Elliot Whitehead is not being questioned here. You cannot go
:34:24. > :34:26.to the video referee for a forward pass, that there is a question of a
:34:27. > :34:32.knock-on. That is what they are looking at. Has he got it under
:34:33. > :34:39.control? Technically that is a knock-on, isn't it? Yes. I think
:34:40. > :34:42.they will adjudicate that Zeb Taia goes into Luke Robinson and loses
:34:43. > :34:47.the ball. Because it touches Luke Robinson, it will be deemed to be a
:34:48. > :34:50.knock-on. Here comes the decision. They have not gone to that so it
:34:51. > :34:55.suggests they have made their mind up, it was not a knock-on. The
:34:56. > :34:59.eye-catching try is ruled out because of that. And we have lights!
:35:00. > :35:09.All of the floodlights have finally come on. It suddenly looks bright
:35:10. > :35:15.out there! Huddersfield still have three tackles to go here. The
:35:16. > :35:21.defence is being tested. Ukuma Ta'ai. Slowing it down again. But
:35:22. > :35:29.back it comes to Robinson! Eorl Crabtree cannot twist away. Great
:35:30. > :35:33.tackle! Shaun Lunt with a short flat one. The offload is good. Craig
:35:34. > :35:39.Kopczak. In fact, the offload was not good, it was forward according
:35:40. > :35:43.to the referee. No try. I think he has adjudicated their that Chris
:35:44. > :35:49.Bailey lost the ball. I do not think he lost it forward. But it touched
:35:50. > :35:55.the Catalan Dragons player, and it is the same ruling as previously.
:35:56. > :36:03.Thomas Bosc is in at dummy half. He has got Whitehead, now, Ben Pomeroy,
:36:04. > :36:15.bringing it back towards the middle. Good football. Terrific. Oldfield is
:36:16. > :36:19.free again. Here's a away! Diving! Spectacular into the corner. He has
:36:20. > :36:22.had one ruled out, but not this time. That was a wonderful finish,
:36:23. > :36:29.and a wonderful move all round by the Catalan Dragons. Henderson
:36:30. > :36:33.probing out of dummy half, and Thomas Bosc and Whitehead with the
:36:34. > :36:38.quickest of hands. Looking on the inside, diving and planting the ball
:36:39. > :36:41.down one-handed. A great finish from Michael Oldfield. Needed to do a
:36:42. > :36:46.little bit better there, by getting over the line, it does not matter
:36:47. > :36:52.about which side that is splashed all over the place, the ball is
:36:53. > :36:56.down. Thomas Bosc has got a clear review of the sticks, now the lights
:36:57. > :37:00.have come on. It is still a difficult kick on the right
:37:01. > :37:04.touchline, but how about that? That is a wonderful strike from Thomas
:37:05. > :37:20.Bosc. Catalan Dragons leading 10-4. Henderson still going. Not tackled.
:37:21. > :37:24.Eventually put down. Less than ten away. Here comes the sixth tackle.
:37:25. > :37:28.Williams will be putting it high this time. Whitehead is underneath
:37:29. > :37:32.it. Ben Pomeroy is there as well. He has taken it, and he does that so
:37:33. > :37:37.often on the high kicks but he has held on. Just over the line,
:37:38. > :37:42.Huddersfield getting possession back. Reclaiming the ball. I think
:37:43. > :37:46.going to ground there, maybe carrying, the was definitely
:37:47. > :37:51.stripped with the referee adjudicating that as a Huddersfield
:37:52. > :37:59.player. Dominating this game. It started in darkness, it has got
:38:00. > :38:04.Brighton and -- bright and brighter as we go here. Finding Joe Wardle
:38:05. > :38:10.here! Murphy is haring up on the outside. Joe Wardle has got a second
:38:11. > :38:17.chance to get the pass away, and Aaron Murphy does not need a second
:38:18. > :38:25.invitation to race away and score! They nearly blew that, they nearly
:38:26. > :38:32.bombed it. Jumping out of the line, attracting Thomas Bosc. I have my
:38:33. > :38:37.heart in my mouth for him. It is a great score. Thomas Bosc cannot help
:38:38. > :38:44.himself, does not think he is going to get there. Joe Wardle flying
:38:45. > :38:49.through and it is a try. Danny Brough has added the goal, and it is
:38:50. > :39:00.all square again at ten points apiece. Ten metres away. David
:39:01. > :39:07.Faiumu. Danny Brough with a short pass. The tackle was good on Ukuma
:39:08. > :39:16.Ta'ai. A couple of passes away now. Leroy Cudjoe! Did he touch it down?
:39:17. > :39:18.No he has not. It is a knock-on. Great
:39:19. > :39:22.No he has not. It is a knock-on. Threading a needle, picking it up
:39:23. > :39:29.and scoring. The only had to fall on the with his belly. Any part, the
:39:30. > :39:34.torso, anything. That is let off. I know how you feel, Paul. Early
:39:35. > :39:45.stages of the second half. Three and a half minutes played. Williams
:39:46. > :39:51.throwing the dummy. Zeb Taia. Thomas Bosc putting it high. But it is
:39:52. > :39:57.caught safely enough this time by Jodie Broughton. He has got some
:39:58. > :40:02.roomier. Jodie Broughton is away! It is a wheel race, they will not catch
:40:03. > :40:11.him. Jodie Broughton will just get away and score the try that have a
:40:12. > :40:16.question hanging over it. It is a possible obstruction. That is what
:40:17. > :40:19.they are looking for. First and foremost you have got to be feeling
:40:20. > :40:27.the ball, and I think the player is feeling him and not the ball. For
:40:28. > :40:31.me, it is a penalty. It is no try. And it will be a penalty kick for
:40:32. > :40:35.Catalan Dragons as well, well down the field. They could find
:40:36. > :40:40.themselves behind because they have elected to go for goal from this
:40:41. > :40:44.penalty kick. Lauren Fraser knew -- Lauren
:40:45. > :40:50.he has made absolutely sure of that. And with six minutes of the second
:40:51. > :40:58.half played, Catalan Dragons have the lead again by 12 points to ten.
:40:59. > :41:03.Oliver Elima carrying it with purpose. 20 metres away. Henderson.
:41:04. > :41:08.Anderson. Williams with the short pass. Taylor is going nowhere. The
:41:09. > :41:14.Huddersfield defenders all around him. Just sneaking an extra yard or
:41:15. > :41:20.so before he plays the ball. Henderson dropping it off again.
:41:21. > :41:25.Taken in by Benjamin Garcia. Catalan Dragons getting closer and closer.
:41:26. > :41:30.Henderson. Williams. Little dummy. Desperately wanting to get the ball
:41:31. > :41:34.away but could not. Last tackle. The Huddersfield defence has been good
:41:35. > :41:38.so far in this set. How do they respond to this kick from Thomas
:41:39. > :41:45.Bosc? Murphy did not get there, Anderson is claiming it! The referee
:41:46. > :41:50.once to see it again. It is all about the grounding. They should
:41:51. > :41:56.have clean this up. Does Anderson get there? I think he knocks it on?
:41:57. > :42:02.Is it with his torso? I do not think he touches it does he? Is that
:42:03. > :42:08.enough to convince the video referee to give this? If it is his belly, it
:42:09. > :42:12.is a try, but I do not think it is. Is no try. I think there would have
:42:13. > :42:17.been a rebellion in the stand that was given. They still do not know
:42:18. > :42:21.who they might be playing next week. Still a battle going on. Another
:42:22. > :42:26.couple of tackles to go. Huddersfield piling on the pressure,
:42:27. > :42:29.getting close. Danny Brough with the pass, taken on by Joe Wardle. It
:42:30. > :42:35.took a mighty effort by the defenders. What a tackle. Morgan
:42:36. > :42:43.Escare helping at the end will stop Shaun Lunt. Taking to be in goal
:42:44. > :42:46.area. Robinson! Has he got there before the ball went out of play?
:42:47. > :42:54.That is the question that needs answering. Agonisingly closer and
:42:55. > :42:58.closer, but here comes Robinson. And here comes Robinson!
:42:59. > :43:06.This will be a try. He nods his head. He always knew that it should
:43:07. > :43:11.have been given. And there it is confirmed! Huddersfield in this
:43:12. > :43:17.tight battle finding themselves in the lead again. Danny Brough makes
:43:18. > :43:22.such a difference to this team, doesn't he. A bit of deception, and
:43:23. > :43:26.then Luke Robinson on-the-fly. Brilliant effort to get the ball
:43:27. > :43:31.before it goes dead in goal. Putting this Huddersfield team in front.
:43:32. > :43:39.What a great skill that is to have. Danny Brough will add the two. Gives
:43:40. > :43:46.his side 16 points to Catalan's 12. Slight advantage to the Giants.
:43:47. > :43:52.Whitehead. Wanted to play that quickly and he will get a penalty.
:43:53. > :43:57.The referee again having a look and deciding that there was a second
:43:58. > :44:03.attempt by Joe Wardle in the tackle. You cannot do that when the tackle
:44:04. > :44:06.is completed. So, Catalan Dragons with an opportunity again to swing
:44:07. > :44:09.back the other way. Oliver Elima with a good offload. Anderson
:44:10. > :44:15.running into a bit of a cul-de-sac. He has found a way out. He is still
:44:16. > :44:23.going, and now Williams. Vincent Duport. Crushing it back. Great play
:44:24. > :44:28.by the Catalan Dragons. Henderson making the break, 30 metres down the
:44:29. > :44:32.field. Greg Mounis trying to take them on himself. But look where they
:44:33. > :44:37.are! Not far-away from where they want to be. The coach standing up
:44:38. > :44:41.for a better view of this because his side are within sight of tying
:44:42. > :44:49.up this game again. Louis Anderson. Bustling in. Ian Henderson is the
:44:50. > :44:56.man dummy half. Runner to his right, but he has gone left. Thomas Bosc.
:44:57. > :44:58.Greg Mounis tied up by Craig Kopczak. A couple more in their
:44:59. > :45:02.further Huddersfield defence. But there are still players in the back
:45:03. > :45:07.for the Catalan Dragons. Henderson to Williams. Sensing the player to
:45:08. > :45:13.his left, but that is too far forward. Going back on the inside.
:45:14. > :45:17.And the last play is the next. The coach issuing his instructions. They
:45:18. > :45:20.cannot hear him. Thomas Bosc ticking to the in goal area. Huddersfield
:45:21. > :45:30.survive. Danny Brough knows every inch of this ground. Robinson. Danny
:45:31. > :45:34.Brough with the kit, Chase, Brett Ferres is the man after it. It
:45:35. > :45:39.should be covered, but can only be carried out of play. What about this
:45:40. > :45:44.kicking game? Great kicking game accompanied by a great chase. No
:45:45. > :45:51.option but to play the ball dead and go. They are doing it tough theatre
:45:52. > :45:55.like, Huddersfield, but they still have their noses ahead. At the
:45:56. > :46:06.moment they are in the ascendancy. Here comes Antonio Kaufusi. Shaun
:46:07. > :46:16.Lunt. Now, Robinson. Standing start, but he still made something from it.
:46:17. > :46:20.Great presents. Robinson. Craig Kopczak. What about that for an
:46:21. > :46:32.angle? Keeping his line, and very nearly making that. Maybe that was
:46:33. > :46:37.thrown into the head... Who would be a coach? Larne Patrick coming on, I
:46:38. > :46:44.do not think he was expecting that. It had hit him smack in the face.
:46:45. > :46:50.Right under the chin! It hurts! It hurts.
:46:51. > :46:59.The offload is good. Play on to the referee. Henderson. What about this?
:47:00. > :47:05.He is a good rugby player, anyway, Henderson. First tackle, they are on
:47:06. > :47:09.the 40-metre mark with a scrum that started ten metres from their own
:47:10. > :47:14.line. Now they are going to get even better because the penalty has gone
:47:15. > :47:24.the way of the Catalan Dragons. It was high on Vincent Duport. Cop that
:47:25. > :47:31.says Craig Kopczak. Catalan Dragons with six to go. Here is Zeb Taia. 20
:47:32. > :47:35.metres out and Catalan Dragons not beaten just yet. They had to win at
:47:36. > :47:44.the death against Leeds last week, they know what it is like, sudden
:47:45. > :47:51.death rugby league. He is Henderson, rolling in at dummy half. Whitehead.
:47:52. > :47:56.Good defanged so far from the Giants. There is an air of
:47:57. > :48:04.desperation, willingness to work for each other to cut down the Catalan
:48:05. > :48:09.options. Williams. Greg Mounis keeps pushing and pushing. Eventually put
:48:10. > :48:15.down, that is number five, and here comes tackle six. I want to the
:48:16. > :48:22.left-hand side. The ball is put back... The referee has said play an
:48:23. > :48:26.and the dry is going to be given! Yes it is, Catalan Dragons with a
:48:27. > :48:40.score. They cannot believe it. They are doing it again. Refusing to be
:48:41. > :48:43.built in. Thomas Bosc doing everything to kill the ball. Jodie
:48:44. > :48:50.Broughton cannot come up with it, the offload, down they go, and then
:48:51. > :48:55.there is a try. This kit is massive for Thomas Bosc. 16 points apiece,
:48:56. > :49:05.and this might be the difference on the night, who knows? The kit is up
:49:06. > :49:09.and it is good. Catalan Dragons have the lead, 18-16 into the final ten
:49:10. > :49:21.minutes. Danny Brough. Now, Robinson. Leroy Cudjoe with a flick.
:49:22. > :49:31.And the defenders swarming across there. Here come Huddersfield again.
:49:32. > :49:35.Leroy Cudjoe. Nowhere to go, cut off by those defenders. The last play,
:49:36. > :49:44.Shaun Lunt going from dummy half. We have done that in his career, but
:49:45. > :49:53.not with any success that time. Not sure that is the right play. Morgan
:49:54. > :50:04.Escare underneath him to stop in getting the ball down.
:50:05. > :50:09.Going again early in the count, looking for the big 40 - 20. This
:50:10. > :50:13.would be a massive moment if it goes the other way. Morgan Escare just
:50:14. > :50:17.about keeping it in, but he has still got a job to do, and he has
:50:18. > :50:19.done that superbly well. And here comes Morgan Escare, act down the
:50:20. > :50:24.field. If that went comes Morgan Escare, act down the
:50:25. > :50:33.their head and feet, but as it is, Catalan bringing it back. Inches.
:50:34. > :50:39.Absolutely brilliant from Morgan Escare. It remains nervous and
:50:40. > :50:46.anxious. Thomas Bosc with the kit. Launching Huddersfield on one final
:50:47. > :50:52.set here. 50 seconds to go. There is the first tackle. They have got time
:50:53. > :50:58.to get all five in, but how much distance can they make? Joe Wardle.
:50:59. > :51:03.40 seconds to go. Danny Brough with a short pass, leaving the ball
:51:04. > :51:07.behind. The referee says knock-on. If he gives it the way of the
:51:08. > :51:12.Catalan Dragons it is game over. Let's have a look... Yes he has.
:51:13. > :51:17.Catalan Dragons head and feed. And they know that they can start to
:51:18. > :51:26.celebrate. And he knows it is season over. This is the moment that it
:51:27. > :51:30.went. Knock-on, Catalan's game. Greg Mounis will not be risking the past
:51:31. > :51:36.here. The second is ticking down. The hooter will sound. The referee
:51:37. > :51:41.blowing his whistle. It is another victory for the Catalan Dragons.
:51:42. > :51:45.They did it so closely against Leeds last week, they have done it in
:51:46. > :51:51.tight circumstances against Huddersfield tonight. Paul Anderson
:51:52. > :51:53.can only route one or two missed opportunities, but the Catalan
:51:54. > :51:58.Dragons adventure continues in this play-off series. He said that you
:51:59. > :52:04.did not want to stop dreaming, you do not have too. No, another week, I
:52:05. > :52:11.want to keep on dreaming and I want to keep on coaching the boys, which
:52:12. > :52:17.is the most fitting thing. , a great attitude tonight. Confidence has
:52:18. > :52:20.been building fast, we are working hard for each other and that goes a
:52:21. > :52:26.long way on the field. I think we have taken out the environment, you
:52:27. > :52:30.know. We are in England, we are away, at the hotel, we just got to
:52:31. > :52:35.focus on our performance, working hard, and it seems to be working for
:52:36. > :52:38.us and little bit. Do you think that tonight summed up your season, good
:52:39. > :52:43.in patches but not the whole way through. Perfect, summed it up
:52:44. > :52:47.really well. There are some reasons that we need to address. Not all the
:52:48. > :52:50.way back to the drawing board but we have to make sure that we get back
:52:51. > :52:54.to some fundamentals in preseason and nail them because fundamentals
:52:55. > :52:58.are what win it for you. What would it mean to take this team to the
:52:59. > :53:04.grand final? For France, it would mean massively. But I want to focus
:53:05. > :53:09.on us, are now believing, instead of thinking about the grand final which
:53:10. > :53:18.we never thought about something like that before and we just want to
:53:19. > :53:23.enjoy being together. So, great performance from the French side,
:53:24. > :53:28.and after the game we had club call, St Helens chose the Catalan Dragons
:53:29. > :53:31.to play next week. I suppose it was the easiest way to go, 18 to be the
:53:32. > :53:36.done thing by all of the other teams. I said at the start of the
:53:37. > :53:39.play-offs I thought they by far the best seventh roster I have ever
:53:40. > :53:41.seen, and the only reason they finished that lie was because of all
:53:42. > :53:45.the injuries they had at the start of the year. I do not think there is
:53:46. > :53:50.much between the four teams left. Does it matter you were picked in
:53:51. > :53:55.the club call? I do not mind. That is the last time there will be a
:53:56. > :53:58.club call. We made history last week by winning at Leeds and we will make
:53:59. > :54:03.history again. We are happy to make history.
:54:04. > :54:10.I am delighted to say that we are joined by the Catalan Dragons Oliver
:54:11. > :54:15.Elima. Well done, Oliver, a tough game out there. Yes, like the old
:54:16. > :54:19.games. That is what we know about Huddersfield in play-off games, it
:54:20. > :54:23.is always going to be tight, especially after last week, we knew
:54:24. > :54:25.that it was going to be tough, especially when we saw that there
:54:26. > :54:32.was no lights in the changing room for the start of the game. We just
:54:33. > :54:36.kept on playing, really happy to get the win here today. How weird
:54:37. > :54:42.weather conditions in the first 20 minutes? Just warming up, half of
:54:43. > :54:45.the lights were on. The warm up in the changing room was a little bit
:54:46. > :54:49.weird as well because it was in the dark, everybody had their phones
:54:50. > :54:52.with the torch on, looking at each other, going inside with the
:54:53. > :54:57.torches. You did not know what everybody was doing. But we tried to
:54:58. > :55:00.stay concentrated and I think that we did pretty well. Halfway through
:55:01. > :55:06.the game, the lights came on and we were already set on our goals, and
:55:07. > :55:12.we reach them tonight. It was hard for us, but really happy once again
:55:13. > :55:19.to come with that win today. How much confidence did that victory
:55:20. > :55:24.give you? It gave us heaps of confidence. You have got to take a
:55:25. > :55:31.lot of confidence. We already took confidence from the games where we
:55:32. > :55:39.denied Castleford that spot in our place last season. We had wins
:55:40. > :55:45.against London and Hull KR away. We took a lot of confidence from these
:55:46. > :55:48.games, and last week it was a boost, and this is going to give us a boost
:55:49. > :55:51.again for the game against St Helens. Brian, what did you feel
:55:52. > :55:57.what the difference between the teams? I thought those moment in the
:55:58. > :56:01.game, everybody talking about momentum, but it was probably those
:56:02. > :56:05.moments that shifted. Catalan Dragons executed when they had to,
:56:06. > :56:09.and there was some great chasing on the end of things, and their form
:56:10. > :56:13.has been getting better and better. They probably deserved the winter
:56:14. > :56:17.night, it was a tough game, wasn't it. I thought they had the mental
:56:18. > :56:23.toughness that the French showed was incredible. A few people limping
:56:24. > :56:28.towards the end of the game, having to do it the hard way, is there
:56:29. > :56:34.enough energy left? Definitely. I think that when you are close to Old
:56:35. > :56:38.Trafford, you find the energy. I think on Thursday we will have one
:56:39. > :56:44.day less of preparation but we don't really care. We are ready for it.
:56:45. > :56:49.We're not going to find excuses. Hopefully the lights will be on the
:56:50. > :56:53.St Helens Stadium and that is it, we are going to play 80 minutes and
:56:54. > :56:59.hopefully get going. It will a real arm wrestle, won't it? It will, and
:57:00. > :57:06.another thing that I want to say, the form has improved towards the
:57:07. > :57:09.end of the says -- season. The personnel has grown from there and I
:57:10. > :57:12.suppose the question you ask is the same question I would have posed, is
:57:13. > :57:17.there enough juice in the camp to take them to St Helens? But there is
:57:18. > :57:20.that enthusiasm and momentum that comes with great wins like this, and
:57:21. > :57:27.they will be difficult to stop, they will have to be on their best game.
:57:28. > :57:31.Thank you for joining us. Let's just confirm those fixtures for next
:57:32. > :57:34.week. It is St Helens at home to Catalan on the Thursday night and
:57:35. > :57:39.then Wigan against Warrington. The highlight will be on Sunday night on
:57:40. > :57:44.BBC Two. After that we turn our attention to the international game.
:57:45. > :57:47.We will have all of England's games live on the BBC, kicking off with
:57:48. > :57:53.England against Samoa on Saturday 27 October. You can have your breakfast
:57:54. > :57:58.watching that one. Is it refreshing for the competition to have the
:57:59. > :58:02.Catalan Dragons going through? A lot of people in Huddersfield will not
:58:03. > :58:07.think that way, but I think absolutely, having those new faces
:58:08. > :58:10.in there, it is good, and the brand of football was entertaining. Four
:58:11. > :58:14.teams are just 80 minutes away from the grand final at Old Trafford.
:58:15. > :58:17.Join us next week. From Brian and myself, goodbye.