:02:17. > :02:21.Hello, we are at the start of Super League's busiest time of the year.
:02:21. > :02:24.The Easter storm of two games in four days is almost upon us. But
:02:24. > :02:29.before that we have the relative calm of Warrington versus St Helens
:02:29. > :02:34.and the rest of the action from round nine. Saint Mark Flanagan is
:02:34. > :02:39.alongside Brian Noble. Start on the field at the Halliwell Jones
:02:39. > :02:43.stadium. St Helens beat champions Leeds last week. Could they beat
:02:43. > :02:50.Warrington this week? Dave Woods was watching.
:02:50. > :02:53.It is an atmosphere to saver. 15,000 inside the stadium. A record
:02:53. > :03:03.for Warrington. Beware the Saints whose pummelling of Leeds was
:03:03. > :03:09.
:03:09. > :03:15.evidence of a side who have their Here comes Wellens. Running up the
:03:15. > :03:21.angle and with purpose. And Gardner scores! A try after only two
:03:21. > :03:26.minutes for St Helens. Really well worked from the scrum. Lomax, they
:03:26. > :03:34.are off on the angles here. Wellens and Riley not knowing where to
:03:34. > :03:39.stick or twist. Here is Roby. Lomax is inside ball. Wilkin, he has got
:03:39. > :03:47.the runner from Lomax. It is not forward. The referee says play on.
:03:47. > :03:53.Wellens with another. What a start by St Helens. Two tries in the
:03:53. > :04:03.opening 11 minutes. Wilkin with real determination there. Lomax in
:04:03. > :04:10.
:04:10. > :04:16.support. Wellens always seems to They are going again here, it is
:04:16. > :04:26.another for Wellens. My word! Warrington are stunned here, really
:04:26. > :04:35.
:04:35. > :04:41.crisp handling across the line. They are off again here. Warrington
:04:41. > :04:51.is being stretched. One more time. Lomax. It will twist and turn by
:04:51. > :04:52.
:04:52. > :04:57.him. He has got it away. It is Wonderful off load by Johnny Lomax.
:04:57. > :05:04.And Meli in at the corner. Great hands, confidence is absolutely
:05:04. > :05:14.searching from St Helens at the moment. Keep the momentum going say
:05:14. > :05:20.
:05:20. > :05:25.the coaching staff and the Saints A decent drive by Hill. If they are
:05:25. > :05:28.going to score, now is time to do it for Warrington, there is only a
:05:28. > :05:33.couple of minutes of this first half remaining. Here is Hodgson
:05:33. > :05:43.with it. And they have got a toe hold back in the game. Just before
:05:43. > :05:43.
:05:43. > :05:48.Well, across the line it went. Hodgson with a dummy. Sends them
:05:48. > :05:52.the wrong way and maybe there is a chance. They are going to have to
:05:52. > :05:58.restart because there is still eight seconds left on the clock in
:05:58. > :06:05.this first half. No more time than this one tackle. What is he doing?
:06:06. > :06:11.Wilkin! Might have been absolutely gifted a try here. What was Carvell
:06:11. > :06:16.doing? Last tackle. In the half, on his own line, surrounded by St
:06:16. > :06:22.Helens player, tries to off load. Was there a Was there are from Wilkin
:06:22. > :06:27.that saves Carvell? I think there might have been. The video referee
:06:27. > :06:37.will have the decision it was a knock on. But still, plenty to
:06:37. > :06:41.
:06:41. > :06:51.smile about by St Helens. After Six minutes of the second half
:06:51. > :06:57.
:06:57. > :07:04.Question asked by Wilkin, answer provided by the referee. Try, he
:07:04. > :07:09.says. And a very good try as well. So just the two scores the
:07:09. > :07:14.difference. As far as the score board is concerned. The referee
:07:14. > :07:21.says that is back to one because Monaghan played it. I am not so
:07:21. > :07:30.sure. St Helens are given another set here on this Warrington line.
:07:30. > :07:36.It is dropped on the outside. Roby. Here comes Sia Soliola. He reaches.
:07:36. > :07:43.And scores. And I think he knows that might just be the moment when
:07:43. > :07:47.the match is settled. And a very popular try as well. He has had his
:07:47. > :07:57.off field problems Sia Soliola of late. That was to be played by
:07:57. > :08:02.
:08:02. > :08:06.The game is up. A question of waiting for the full-time hooter.
:08:06. > :08:13.Warrington looking to fin wish a flourish. This is good from Atkins.
:08:13. > :08:17.Look at the pace on that. What a very smart try to finish with. It
:08:17. > :08:25.will be the final act of the game. Because the hooter is about to
:08:25. > :08:28.sound, but real skills here from Atkins. Terrific toe on balll, good
:08:29. > :08:32.chase as well. The Warrington fans are determined to celebrate right
:08:32. > :08:37.to the last, but this has been St Helen's night for a second week
:08:37. > :08:41.running. So Mark, an easy one to start, what
:08:41. > :08:45.has been secret of the turn round? I am not sure, we were struggling
:08:45. > :08:49.for a few week, we lost four on the bounce, and it was unfortunate that
:08:49. > :08:53.Royce had the leave. As part of the playing group we must feel
:08:53. > :08:57.responsible for that as well. Since Mike Rush and Keiron have come in
:08:57. > :09:02.we seem to be a bit more, a buzz is round the place. Confidence is back
:09:02. > :09:08.up. We have had Lomax and James Roby coming back and that has given
:09:08. > :09:12.us a boost. You have started so quickly, the game is won within the
:09:12. > :09:16.first 20 minute, is that something you have looked at. Any game you
:09:16. > :09:20.want to start well. We have done that. We have played two good sides
:09:20. > :09:23.in Leeds and Warrington. Probably they have had off days, we saw then,
:09:23. > :09:29.there was a few mistakes by Warrington an we managed to
:09:29. > :09:34.capitalise on that. We had Adrian Morley in last week he talked about
:09:34. > :09:38.Warrington not at their best this season. They have got away with it
:09:38. > :09:42.in a few games. Some people are saying it is uncharacteristic. They
:09:42. > :09:46.are not going to die wondering, probably the part of it is there is
:09:46. > :09:49.a few too many for their own liking, but they don't stop playing, I
:09:49. > :09:52.admire the way they approach the game and sometimes it is about
:09:52. > :09:55.decision making, sometimes individual decisions cost the team,
:09:55. > :09:58.but, slightly uncharacteristic, I reckon you will see the games when
:09:58. > :10:06.they were winning, they still have a reasonably higher score rate, if
:10:06. > :10:10.that is the right expression, I don't like to call it that. They
:10:10. > :10:13.play more, they will drop more, think a what they are saying maybe
:10:13. > :10:16.an element of tightening up in certain area, with certain decision,
:10:16. > :10:20.the difference again, Mark alluded to it there, when you give St
:10:20. > :10:23.Helens free ball and Wigan free ball and Leeds free ball and things
:10:23. > :10:30.like this, it becomes very difficult that the top level with
:10:30. > :10:34.other teams. It is harder. I don't think they are that far away
:10:34. > :10:38.Warrington and they will come back strong. Mike Rush and Mark
:10:38. > :10:43.Cunningham are putting together a good job press peck us the, but the
:10:43. > :10:46.old guard have been fantastic. older player in the club like the
:10:46. > :10:50.captain and a few others have stepped up and showed the
:10:50. > :10:58.leadership quality, and it has been important for us, they have really
:10:58. > :11:03.stepped up to the mark. And nice easy fixture for you next up, a
:11:03. > :11:09.matter of Wigan. Yes the local derby. I am looking forward to it.
:11:09. > :11:14.I have friends there. It will be a great day for me. And it will be
:11:14. > :11:17.tough. And go in there with a lot of confidence. Should be a good
:11:17. > :11:24.game. Warrington beaten and Huddersfield have replaced them as
:11:24. > :11:28.Super League leaders. The Giants beaten, weren't they on Friday?
:11:28. > :11:33.listened to the game, and there was 30 minutes before we had a score,
:11:33. > :11:36.and it was a bit of a knock on before that, but that is a fabulous
:11:36. > :11:40.cap from hard acre. Unbelievably good. Eorl Crabtree looks like he
:11:40. > :11:46.should be doing something near the line and get over from a short
:11:46. > :11:49.distance. Flynn of supporting from Jason to get over in the corner
:11:50. > :11:53.which took the game in Huddersfield's favour. They play
:11:53. > :12:03.this great rugby, how many times have we seen that kick through the
:12:03. > :12:07.middle for Eden who has rave reviews.
:12:07. > :12:11.Liken by his coach to a young Billy Slater. That might be too much of a
:12:11. > :12:19.medal to carry. We see him making the break and if he is getting the
:12:19. > :12:25.He is like Billy Slater he must be some player. And Leeds, a lot of
:12:25. > :12:29.injuries. I think they had three players out. Which is a fair bit of
:12:29. > :12:32.strike. But they finish strong with Kylie there. So they will have to
:12:33. > :12:37.pick their game up too. Huddersfield go top but what about
:12:37. > :12:44.the teams tat bottom. Castleford went in at the foot of the pile.
:12:44. > :12:48.They hosted Hull KR on Friday. Hull KR looking for a swift start
:12:48. > :12:57.against a Tigers side who can't buy a win at the moment. Here is Joel
:12:57. > :13:00.Clinton. Wrapped up as the Tigers have early defending to do. Now
:13:00. > :13:07.Withers. Opportunities here for well ham to get the first score.
:13:07. > :13:16.Now Chase. Lateral thinking from the Tigers star. Still going, great
:13:16. > :13:22.ball out wide and Griffin with the response. Dobson for the Robins.
:13:22. > :13:27.Now well ham for his second try! Back it comes to Chase. Teasing
:13:27. > :13:32.kick and another try in the game. Youngquest scores. All for the
:13:32. > :13:38.Tigers. On to Chase. Spirited run from Emmet. Great off load, a
:13:38. > :13:42.brilliant try from Owen. Now they push forward with Dobson. Surely a
:13:42. > :13:52.forward pass. Hodgson to the line and a crucial try just before half-
:13:52. > :14:03.
:14:03. > :14:07.A real tease on at the defence. Chris Welham now in support, this
:14:07. > :14:17.is his hat-trick try. Lincoln Withers starts and finishes the
:14:17. > :14:30.
:14:30. > :14:38.move. Kirk Dixon will score, is the comeback on? He has got the ball
:14:38. > :14:44.down. Seconds left. Nick Youngquest, with virtually the last play, the
:14:44. > :14:54.Tigers have won it. I think that will give them a lot
:14:54. > :14:56.
:14:56. > :15:01.of confidence. All you need is a win to get out of a rut. And they
:15:02. > :15:09.showed such character at the end. It was a great try it at the end. A
:15:09. > :15:12.few great balls. There's a specially extended edition of the
:15:12. > :15:17.Super League Show next weekend to include all the best moments from
:15:17. > :15:20.the Good Friday round of matches. We'll be on the air at 12:35 next
:15:20. > :15:24.Sunday lunchtime when amongst the highlights will be the Hull derby
:15:24. > :15:28.from the KC Stadium. In such a divided city, there's no such thing
:15:28. > :15:38.as no man's land, so we got four of their players on neutral water to
:15:38. > :15:45.
:15:45. > :15:49.There is a lot of pressure on you, Tom. I am aiming for the middle of
:15:49. > :15:53.the bridge, we will see if we get their. There will there be this
:15:53. > :16:03.much pressure on Derby Day? I think quite a bit more but we're there to
:16:03. > :16:11.
:16:12. > :16:20.Expectations of the game? Feisty, full on. You saw bodies the day
:16:20. > :16:26.after but we are all used to that. We expect to win. When it comes to
:16:26. > :16:34.a Derby, how different is it? a lot different, a much bigger
:16:34. > :16:44.crowd. It is bragging rights for the city. You go that extra bit in
:16:44. > :16:49.
:16:49. > :16:57.I think it will be entertaining, as they all are. It is passionate for
:16:58. > :17:02.the fans to get the first bragging Kris Wellham, Craig Hall, Danny
:17:02. > :17:05.Nicklas and Tom Briscoe our four men on the boat there. And Hull
:17:05. > :17:11.warmed up for the derby with victory over Bradford on Friday.
:17:11. > :17:17.There are looking really solid. and they deserve their top-three
:17:17. > :17:24.placing at the moment. They're turning the clock back there with
:17:24. > :17:32.the kind of pace that they're showing. They could not quite
:17:32. > :17:40.finished them off until the last but they do look solid. They have
:17:40. > :17:44.got that individual talent that you need in the game. And Karl Pryce
:17:44. > :17:53.seems to score in every game that he plays. He is in the right place
:17:53. > :17:57.at the right time. Bradford have problems so it is important for
:17:57. > :18:02.them to hang on to these young players. I think so. This one was a
:18:02. > :18:12.fabulous try. Keeping the ball alive, this makes a set of six
:18:12. > :18:15.asset of 12 if you make that many tackles. The offload, the quality
:18:15. > :18:25.of the decision-making, anything you want to see in a game you can
:18:25. > :18:34.see in this try at the end. Hull showed the kind of characteristics
:18:34. > :18:38.he need for that Championship. Tom Chris Gowell in the corner with a
:18:38. > :18:42.fabulous finish. The big talking point of the last seven days has
:18:42. > :18:46.been the plight of the Bradford Bulls. The club say they need to
:18:46. > :18:49.raise a million pounds over the next four weeks to stay in business.
:18:49. > :18:58.And there's a warning that Friday's game against Leeds at Odsal might
:18:58. > :19:06.We had a number of well-documented financial issues, some postulated
:19:06. > :19:10.and some legal issues. It has affected all our income streams. In
:19:10. > :19:20.the short term we have a tax bill to meet and then issued with the
:19:20. > :19:27.
:19:27. > :19:33.Bank. That has brought the In 1996 Bradford where the team,
:19:33. > :19:37.they won four Super League titles. A couple of cups along the way,
:19:37. > :19:45.three World Cup Championship titles as well. That all started to
:19:45. > :19:51.unravel in 2004 with the purchase of Harrods. There was a long and
:19:51. > :19:54.protracted court case that lost Bradford a lot of money. There was
:19:54. > :20:04.a lot of income being poured into the Bradford Bulls which was not
:20:04. > :20:08.Unfortunately we're not a financial institution so we cannot provide
:20:08. > :20:18.them with the money they need to get through their cash situation.
:20:18. > :20:20.
:20:20. > :20:23.But everything they have asked to I do not know how we will raise
:20:23. > :20:30.that amount of money in that time. Hopefully people will respond or
:20:30. > :20:40.there may not be a Bradford Bulls. It is assigned of the decline of
:20:40. > :20:45.
:20:45. > :20:50.What do you make of it all? It is extremely sad, first and foremost.
:20:50. > :20:59.It is really shocking for all of us. It is sad and there in less serious
:20:59. > :21:04.plight. There are not joking around here, it is not a scam, it is a
:21:04. > :21:07.serious situation. It has been heartening to see the whole of
:21:07. > :21:17.rugby league rallying around. Stephen O'Connor this week pledged
:21:17. > :21:20.
:21:20. > :21:30.�10,000. It is a sad state of affairs to seek a club going
:21:30. > :21:34.
:21:34. > :21:37.through these troubles. They used to win all this silverware. That
:21:37. > :21:41.now seems miles away. Fingers crossed we will get through all
:21:41. > :21:46.this. Does rugby league need to step back and say, you need a big
:21:46. > :21:50.money man to survive? They will need to look at revenue streams.
:21:50. > :21:55.I'm sure other clubs are finding it difficult to make ends meet in the
:21:55. > :22:04.current climate. There is a real possibility that we need to look at
:22:04. > :22:08.how would get money in. You can't not always find a benefactor. Leeds
:22:08. > :22:12.is as successful club, but it is hard to go in other places and not
:22:12. > :22:16.see people putting their hands in their pockets to make it work. The
:22:16. > :22:26.Super League instigated that, that they had to measure up to the
:22:26. > :22:26.
:22:26. > :22:33.criteria. The policing of that may need to be more vigorous. They
:22:33. > :22:36.really need a good full house on Friday night. Let's hope we can get
:22:36. > :22:43.that kind of number through the gates and get some money into the
:22:43. > :22:46.club. Wigan made the short trip to Salford on Friday, it looked like a
:22:46. > :22:54.contest for a while, but the Warriors eventually ran away with
:22:54. > :23:00.it. Since Sean Long came on board, he has brought an attacking ethos
:23:00. > :23:10.to them. They have got some great outside backs finishing off the
:23:10. > :23:13.tries. But Wigan in the end were too strong for them. What to make
:23:13. > :23:21.of them so far this season? Wigan had a decent start, they are
:23:21. > :23:30.another team that like to start well. I think this game was over at
:23:30. > :23:36.half-time to all intents and purposes. They look fluent. Finish
:23:36. > :23:41.his playing especially well at the moment. They're going to be a
:23:41. > :23:51.really tough team. They have had a couple of blips by their own
:23:51. > :23:51.
:23:51. > :23:56.standards. Salt would look really good with the ball. But Wigan
:23:56. > :24:03.themselves complain 1812. Salford perhaps needs to look at their
:24:03. > :24:13.defence. Potentially. Some of those tries from Wigan are pretty
:24:13. > :24:21.
:24:21. > :24:31.difficult to defend against. You cannot stop scoring. Salford have
:24:31. > :24:33.
:24:33. > :24:42.been exciting to watch. Danny Williams is such a dangerous threat.
:24:42. > :24:50.They are creating fabulous opportunities. At times it is the
:24:50. > :24:58.bounce of the ball but here it is the quality and the skill of Wigan.
:24:58. > :25:01.Huddersfield have got a nice easy one. If you take any game, and
:25:01. > :25:07.there is a potential banana skin. You have to take every game
:25:07. > :25:11.seriously and approach it that way. The capital was calling for
:25:11. > :25:15.Wakefield on Saturday night, a bit of a basement battle this one with
:25:15. > :25:25.the London Broncos hosting Richard Agar's Wildcats. Here's the best of
:25:25. > :25:26.
:25:26. > :25:36.London and looking for only their second win of the season. There is
:25:36. > :25:42.
:25:42. > :25:52.a real chance here, driving towards the line. It is that good header.
:25:52. > :26:07.
:26:07. > :26:17.Randall has set the home side rolling. What a try from Sarginson.
:26:17. > :26:20.
:26:20. > :26:30.Robertson is there, he gets the ball down. And Roberts will score
:26:30. > :26:37.
:26:37. > :26:47.again. It goes out wide. There is plenty of support. And a brave
:26:47. > :26:49.
:26:49. > :26:58.finish. Wakefield have thoroughly out classed. But the chance of a
:26:58. > :27:07.break here. Acres of space to race in two. Dawn powering away. What a
:27:07. > :27:12.finish! It has been a Wakefield whitewash.
:27:12. > :27:19.You wear impressed by London bouncing back after that defeat?
:27:19. > :27:24.played them at Twickenham and it was a tough game. I was surprised
:27:24. > :27:31.after that that they did not pick up many wins. They have a few
:27:31. > :27:35.internationals and they're always going to have a good season.
:27:35. > :27:40.Widnes fans might like to look away now, these are the best tries from
:27:40. > :27:44.what was another heavy defeat for the Vikings on Saturday. Where do
:27:44. > :27:54.they go from here, Mark? Well they're averaging of 45 points
:27:54. > :27:55.
:27:55. > :28:03.again but then they seemed to get thumped the next game. But they
:28:03. > :28:10.know what they're doing now. They will understand the problems. And
:28:10. > :28:17.recognise that it is a tough place to go, Catalan. You have the
:28:17. > :28:27.element of travel, it is hot. Damien Cardace, he has got that
:28:27. > :28:29.
:28:29. > :28:38.speed as well. What a debut for him. And thoroughly deserved his four
:28:38. > :28:45.tries. They have unearthed a real gem bear. Great for the French
:28:45. > :28:50.rugby league to have these young players coming through. It is. To
:28:50. > :28:53.have these players coming through can only be a good thing. Clint
:28:53. > :29:02.Greenshields scored a hat-trick but was completely overshadowed by this
:29:03. > :29:12.young man! Damien Cardace enjoys all the plaudits from the coach and
:29:12. > :29:19.from the rest of the players. the teams head into the busy Easter
:29:19. > :29:22.period, let's see how things stand Huddersfield are back on top of the
:29:22. > :29:26.pile, Hull move above Warrington into second, and St Helen's have
:29:26. > :29:30.made their way into the play off positions. Widnes are back on the
:29:30. > :29:38.bottom after that heavy defeat in bottom after that heavy defeat in
:29:38. > :29:42.So how do you get through this Easter period? A lot of ice baths.
:29:42. > :29:47.We're playing Friday and Monday so after that first game you just have