Episode 3 Super League Show

Hello, it was Super League against the world at the weekend as the

Leeds Rhinos took on Manly for the right to be considered the best

rugby league team on the planet. Highlights from Headingley and the

tries from the weekend's six Super League matches. Here's what's

coming up tonight: No time for losers, but who are the champions -

Leeds and Manly go head to head. We meet the St Helens star who's a cut

above the rest. And seconds out, it's round three of egg chasers,

Huddersfield face our giant challenge.

Danny McGuire of Leeds and Huddersfield's grandly titled

business development manager, Robbie Hunter-Paul, have joined us

in the studio to give us their take on the weekend's action, which

began on Friday night in Leeds. Three years after their last world

title bout with Manly, the Rhinos Oh, it's a heart breaker for Leeds.

Terrific. It's Manly's year, 2009, world club

champions. Kallum Watkins returns from a wrist

injury partnering Ben Jones-Bishop on the right.

For Manly a return for former St He's the man responsible for

keeping a lid on a night of a highly charged atmosphere here at

Headingley. Already with the noise inside the ground, vindication for

bringing the game here and already, a mistake. Jason King, the skipper

on the night, knocking on. It was a the young English centre! He ripped

his way through. It was all about a test between him and Steve Matai.

First blood to Watkins. Brian McDermott keeping a cool head

here. The chasers are on. But Hall will go. 30 yards away. Ryan Hall

will score the second. 95 yards to glory. Brett Stewart with the pass.

Fantastically well read and handled by Ryan Hall. At the other end a

try. What a night it's turning out concerned at the way things have

gone here. What's the referee going to give?

He's given a penalty. It's a strange night for Klein because in

the last couple of years he's been used to refereing with another on

the pitch. And it's all too easy for Brett Stewart. Leeds' defence

not moving across quickly enough. Ablett left stranded here.

The question initially was that a penalty in the first place. Leeds

had to get up with it. Ablett across. On the inside was Stuart.

hand. It's a second for him. A third for Leeds. Would you believe

it? What a night Ryan Hall is having against -- again against

minutes of the second half played and Manly might be finding their

has been magnificent. It's like a curtain of defenders.

There's no way through set after set after set. Oh, it's caught! Has

Matai touched it down here? The question here is was there a push

on Kallum Watkins? I think Stewart put a hand on his back. No try.

finish by Jones-Bishop. Brough to Watkins to Jones-Bishop. Leeds are

creeping closer and closer to champions here, you would have

thought, eight points up and seconds remaining.

Ablett! That might put the tin hat on it.

We'll have to wait for the second opinion of the video referee Ian

smedge. -- Smith. Was there a touch by Watkins on the way through? If

not, this is a try. It is! No doubts now. Leeds will be

the world club champions. Ablett the scorer. It's a position he's

well familiar with Kevin Sinfield carrying the trove yay loft,

amongst his team-mates to signify that Leeds are the club of 2012.

They have beaten Manly by 26-12. They have beaten Manly by 26-12.

Let the celebrations begin. What does it mean to you, to the club to

be world champions? It's a fantastic tag for the club to carry.

To be a world champion it's great for me personally and for the rest

of the boys. It was such a tough game out there. 80 minutes hard

work and to get away with a victory against an outstanding team, it's

something they can be really proud of. A special atmosphere, wasn't it.

You play there week in, week out, it was special. Do you think it

unnerved Manly at the beginning? Yeah I think they were probably

surprised, not many of the Australian boys had played at

Headingley before. I think they were a bit shocked at how noisy the

fans was. It was a fantastic experience. I love playing at

Elland Road in the previous world club challenge matches. I were

nervous about Headingley, but it lived up to expectations and to get

the win as well, it were an extra special night. Ryan Hall loves

playing against Australians, another couple of spectacular tries

for him. That first one was really important. Yeah, it was. I think he,

I was inside him defencively. Brett Stewart was on the outside there.

Ryan has been fantastic for a few seasons. He's one of the best

wingers in the world to. Come up with that play there and here,

catching the ball, it's a fantastic skill. He does that week in, week

out in training. To do it on a big occasion was a real plus point for

the team. For Brian McDermott he had a torrid time at times last

year. He seems to be growing into the job. You must be pleased for

him. Definitely. Last season was tough at times. They went through

real turmoil. We stuck together. We all believes what Mac and Jimmy

were bringing to the table. We knew it would bring dividends at the end.

We won the Super League trophies at the end of last year and now the

this. Do you think some of the hard times came to pay on Friday night

because the defence were awesome at times. Yeah, Manly threw a real

threat at us. The previous week against Wigan were -- we were

stkpoipbtd with our performance. It was important that we took it to

them. They laid the platform for us and made it easier for the backs

out wide. A lot of talk of expanding this and having more

English clubs playing Australian clubs, is that something if they

can make it work, you'd like to see? Anything that promotes the

game of rugby league on an international scale would be

nothing but good for the game. We did trial this in 1997, where the

full two competitions played together and it didn't really work.

The thing that they really must do is give buy-in by the players. They

deliver the product. If they can, if all the players believe in it

and go through with, it we'll have the best competition in the world

because we'll have the four best teams from both competitions

playing against each other. That would be awesome to watch.

marquee match in round three of Super League was at the Galpharm on

Saturday. Early pace-setters Huddersfield welcomed last year's

league leaders Warrington, with the Giants keen to avoid a repeat of

last year's hammering in the play- We had four games against them last

year, two wins and two losses. The last loss was, certainly not what

we were hoping for. We know what's required and it's going to be a

really good test. I'm looking forward to see how the group goes

but in particular some of the younger guys. They will be up there

at the end of the season with Wigan. It's the usual suspects. We need to

keep up with them boys. Wae want as many victories early doors as we

can. COMMENTATOR: Quite a night for

Crabtree 300 not out, with a club he's been at man and boy. Adrian

he's been at man and boy. Adrian Morley is making his 400th club

to have a second look here. But this, if it's given, is a try in

the very first minute. It's an electrifying start by Warrington.

Does he put a foot on the line? That says no.

That suggests it's all good. And the try is given. So a minute

played and Warrington already have there. I think it's Ben Harrison.

score Huddersfield's first of the night. Robinson doing the hard work

shrugging off the defensive efforts of Monaghan. Danny Brough with the

What a night to celebrate. 300 appearances for Huddersfield and a

try to boot. Didn't look like he was going to

loves that. The handling was spot on. Atkins with the initial surge.

Myler with the support and Riley on just a little -- with just a little

dummy. Well crafted again here by

Warrington, a little duck from Briers. Myler with the surge in.

Bridge beating two with a dummy to score the try.

On a rainy night, Warrington's hands look sound enough at the

moment. Oh, my word! Well Lee Briera has

gone down. The hit from Tommy Lee, snapped his head back and Tommy Lee

might be in big trouble here. It's on report. He's a lucky lad. Have a

look at this again and look where the referee is. He sees that

Went blind on the last and despite that tangle of limbs he's found a

Bridge didn't like it. He wants a bit of retribution. The sparks are

flying again here. It has been a sparky game at times.

Look at Brown. Whether that was intentional or not, the

disciplinery will have to decide. It's on report. The penalty goes

Joe Montana. -- Monaghan. Warrington back in the lead in this

game. Westwood knew the line was two tries in quick succession for

Warrington. It might make it an advantage that Huddersfield can't

referee is not sure whether he touched it down. The video referee

called upon. You can see the ball there. That would suggest the Bam

was touched down. This should be a try here for Greg Eden. It is

confirmed. So Huddersfield find a route back. Westwood's lost it. Oh,

the referee says play on. Myler's dived over. But this has to be

looked at again. Was this a knock- on or a touch from a Huddersfield

hand? It certainly touched the Huddersfield hand, whether it was a

ball steal or not doesn't matter. It was played on. The try is given.

It will be Warrington's night. A It will be Warrington's night. A

terrific performance and terrific game. So Huddersfield have come a

long way, but a reminder there's still a way to go. It's a reminder

that they haven't got everything coming together yet. A lot of the

combinations are coming together. That's not just awe fencively, but

defencively as well. We saw on a couple of occasions it's defence

that was questioned and come unstuck a bit. That's something you

work on over the first quarter of a season. One controversial incident,

Tommy Lee. It was put on report. He has been charged by a disciplinery

panel. Should he have been sent off? Well that's the referee's call.

In slow motion, it doesn't look great. They take that into account.

If you look at it properly, Tommy's not looking at the contact. Kevin

Brown? That's the sort of thing, you put your arm up going into a

tackle. I don't think there was anything too malicious. Is there an

element that because he can put him on report he doesn't have to make

the decision. That's it. One of the camera angles from behind shows

that he's in a great position to see exactly what's going on. These

things are happening in a split second. We have the luxury of

looking at things in slow motion. He doesn't. So that's why referees

will tend to use that as an option. You guys beat Warrington in the

semi-final stage in the play-offs last year. Will that spur them on

to go further? I imagine so. Warrington are a talented team and

have fantastic coaching in Tony Smith as well. They'll have been

disappointed in the finish at the end of the season, losing to us.

Throughout the season they're probably the best team in the

competition. They've added new additions to the squad. They're

looking strong again. Crabtree, his 300th appearance. A try, you'd have

thought he was a young lad. He's in the form of his life. A lot of

people don't realise he started off his career as a centre. I think his

first game was at a ridiculous age of 16 or 17. But he's definitely

grown into some size into the front row. He's a lovely person as well.

He played what 79 minutes? actually did a bit of an interview

after the game with him. I said, you played a fantastic 79 minutes,

high quality, I think he had 43 tackles, made 147 metres and he --

I said what about the last minute. He said, yeah I'm not talking to

Browny at the moment. Bradford and Wigan record Bradford and Wigan

recorded their first wins last week. Another heavy -- They met at Odsal

on Sunday, and it was another heavy home defeat for Bradford. One thing

that Wigan do really well is take the ball straight on. They have

numbers moving in play and because they've got those numbers there,

they can come up with lucky plays as well. There's a couple of times,

though, in this game, you have to question Bradford's effort,

because... A couple of the players tweeting that they were embarrassed

by the performance. That's great honesty by them. It takes big

players to actually say that. A lot of people like to hide behind

excuses, but what they're doing there is showing some

responsibility. This is one of the most dynamic tries of the game.

Mick Potter not happy with suggestions the defence was soft.

Yeah he came out in the press and said no, he didn't question. We

only have the highlights to look at, but the highlights don't look great.

There's players dropping off tackles. It doesn't look like

there's a lot of energy there. When you get yourself into some games,

they just become so far out of your grasp you start to truly struggle

getting back into the game. It becomes like a virus. But Wigan are

hot. Wigan really moving the ball around. Wigan have a nice triangle

at the minute. We played them last week. They were really strong in

the middle as well. They've got some special players at Wigan. That

try there. Do you think this result setslet tone for both teams? From

Bradford's perspective they're probably thinking I hope not. We've

seen this consistency for the past couple of years. They do the same

things over and over very successfully. It's the teams that

stop them early on that do a lot better against Wigan. Sometimes

they can go away from what they do very well, taking a line on,

hitting the guy up the back and creating space. Now the new

generation of stars at St Helens guided their team to two wins from

their opening two matches. The likes of Lomax, Gaskill and Wheeler

have received rave reviews, but what about Jamie Foster? The goal-

kicking winger is a stylish performer, on and off the pitch.

I'm Jamie Foster. Welcome to our new home. Got the new stadium. Got

the new kit. Now it's time for a new hair cut. After bursting onto

the scene in 2010, Jamie has provided St Helens with a real

cutting edge. He may be labelled the David Beckham of rugby league,

but it's his mum who styles his hair. She's cut his hair from being

quite young. I think she's quite good. She's a dog groomer by trade.

Says a lot for me! With his good looks and funky hair styles, it's

no surprise Foster has to deal with his fair share of stick. You hear

the opposition saying come on, pretty boy, let's go Beckham. It's

just something that come was it. I know what I'm going to get when I

walk out of the house with these kind of hair cuts. When you get

them in the crowd and you can hear them calling the players and I

think, I'd like to see you on the pitch and play.

A fans' favourite he may be, but John Major yip used to idolise

Wigan. I don't get many nice things said about me from Wigan fans. I

used to be a fan until I was about ten years old. I have been to

Wembley heeps of times. I have different pictures going, just

watching the likes of Sean Edwards score fantastic tries, all them

kind of things really. It was Wigan's New Zealand international

who would have a huge influence on Jamie career. I remember him

kicking goals. I remember saying to granddad, will he kick this one. I

used to think how is she doing that all the time. It's near enough two

points every time. I remember saying to my granddad, that's what

I want to be able to do. I want people thinking I am going to kick

them. He said I could do it. But it will take a lot of time and effort.

Now I'm doing. It it's been a dream come true. He's a wizard with his

hands, squeezing into impossible COMMENTATOR: Unbelievable. It was a

bit behind me. I just managed to get it behind my back, when I felt

it in my left hand. I just had to get it over. Luckily I got it down.

I hope you're going to give me a tip for doing this? A tip? I'll

give you a tip. Go and put that kettle on. Cheeky! His tip for the

top is schoolboy pal Robbie Wheeler. He's one of the best. He's going to

be world class. What do you think of that? Looking ream.

His own salon is opening very soon. Looks after his hair. A bit

confident. Remind you of anybody Robbie? I never had my own salon,

did I. Nails. You did nails not hair. Good on him. He's taking on,

trying to go into a different industry and broaden his horriezons.

Almost left you speechless. Jamie Foster was back in the -- Jamie

Foster was back in the St Helens side that travelled to Hull KR

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yesterday. Andy Giddings was Robie. He's scored the pick of the

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Kingston Rovers lead for the first Kingston Rovers have the chance to

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Penalty to St Helens. When it matters Jamie Foster, inch

perfect. Great rugby league drama. perfect. Great rugby league drama.

Everyone in Rugby League was saddened to hear yesterday about

the sudden death of Robbie Millward. The son of Castleford coach Ian

Millward passed away at the age of 19. The thoughts and sympathies

from everyone at the BBC are with Ian and his family at this time.

He's now on compassionate leave from the club.

Well on Saturday, Castleford were away to Catalan. Andy Giddings has

away to Catalan. Andy Giddings has the details. Castleford made a

dream start in the south of France with Richard Owen's pass sending

Josh Griffin over in the corner. Catalan hit back with a move from

the scrum. Half back Lee yon price with good hands. Thomas boss scored

received by Josh Griffin. He scored his fourth try of the season.

The visitors extended their lead midway through the first half.

Rangi Chase took centre stage. He bumped off an attempted tackle

before creating the space for Joe Arundel to burst through. The young

centre won the foot race to the line. The Tigers were ten points up

at halftime. Trent Robinson's side hit back.

Vincent Dupport squeezed in at the corner. Castleford's ten-point lead

was re-established thanks to more Chase magic.

Josh Griffin with the hat-trick. Cue the Dragons' come back. Ian

Henderson's kick was spilled by Griffin and Darren Millward pounced

to score. -- Darren Millard pounced to score.

Millard finished off with his second try.

The home side went into the lead Catalan are propelled to fifth.

Two out of two for Catalan, but Widnes and Salford were still

looking for their first wins when they met yesterday, and it was

another heavy defeat for the Vikings. Another Yeah it's been a

tough start in the competition for Widnes. Salford are playing

attractive rugby here. Widnes are a completely new team. They have a

lot of new players. It will take them a while to find their feet,

develop partnerships. I wouldn't be too down at the minute. They'll

develop over the course of the season, but obviously it's

disappointing how they're performing at the minute. A few

Salford guys in tights there. Will you be wearing tights next week?

I'm not sure yet. I don't want to get into a debate about it. I think

you can think about things too much. We just want to play well. I'm not

worried about the pitch, just do our job. Have you spoken to your

mate Richard Mathers about it? had bad grazes there. And I think

they got infected. Not sure whether it was the conditions with the ice

and snow on the pitch as well. It will be interesting to see how we

go this weekend. What have you made of Salford, your old club? They're

coming into their own. I think they're talking about how the first

half of this game they did a great job. Then they let it drop away.

That is something that as a team, as a coach, you need that

consistency. If you're going to be competitive in the Super League,

you need consistency. We were talking about Wigan, about the

teamles that you have to beat. These are the teams you have to

measure yourself again. Offencively they look pretty hot, but these

issues are the defensive issues. If they can prove they can score tries,

what they need to do is exactly the same we are talking about with

Salford, create consistency there. At the moment, after watching them

play last week, they struggled there. They will have to get

together and get numbers together and work on combinations. Now the

Hull FC London game, in the a great first half this one. No, the first

half was quite flat. Both teams trying to find it. There were a lot

of errors as well. It's something that is quite surprising. In the

first half, Hull were definitely the more dominant of the two teams.

What have you made of London, they've lost the games so far?

They've made some astute signings, Robertson from Australia. Again

it's probably going to take them a few weeks to find their feet and

get the combinations going. They had a heavy defeat last week to

Warrington and lost to Hull now. It's been a tough start for them.

I'm sure they'll improve as the weeks go by. After this try,

absolute brush off there, they won't be happy with the defence.

I think these, there were a few tell tale signs in the first half.

I think... This was probably the talking point though. Is this a

sending off for you that challenge? Well, for me, I probably would have

said no. But you know, he's in the mid. Park. He has to make a

decision on the information he's given. He's decided that it's the

right play. Does the shoulder charge need to be looked at? That's

a real talking point in rugby league. I think it's a dynamic play.

I think it's very interesting to watch and one of those things that

grabs headlines. Sometimes for the wrong reasons. But majority of

shoulder charges do not end up in this circumstance, as you saw

against Manly, Ryan Bailey did a great shot on one of the front

rowers, the play rolled on. It's a dynamic type of play. I don't think

we should get rid of it. So that's round three of Super League

So we've seen the Super League leadership change hands, and the

Leeds Rhinos claim the World Club Crown, time for the important

business of the evening, round three of Egg Chasers. Here's Dave

Woods. This week we've landed in Huddersfield, with a giant egg and

giant spoon. So guess what, it's the huzered field Giant's turn to

take on the egg chasers challenge. It must be carried by three men