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Hello. We've completed a set of six matches in the 2014 season `nd it's

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tight at the top and tough `t the bottom of the Super League table. We

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have some unusual score linds to bring you and plenty to talk about

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over the next 45 minutes. Hdre's what's coming up: It's Catalan

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against Huddersfield as the dragons seek to stir from their early season

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slumber. Who's reign in the rain, it's a

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rematch for Wolves and warrhors We meet the red devil's big hitter

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who is back home in Salford. Huddersfield's Earl Crabtred and

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Matty Smith join us to talk the talk about the weekend's events. We start

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in the south of France, where Catalan were playing only their

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second home game of the season. Huddersfield Giants were thd

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opponents. It's been a dreadful start to the

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season, the dragons five defeats in five games. They haven't won a match

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since August last year. The driving effort here. He's going

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to be held up. But only just short much it's a decent position. Catalan

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find themselves in a decent position. He's just about kdpt hold

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of that. Not much in it. They've found the gap with Zeb Taia,

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who scores the game's opening try. Signs of encouragement for the

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Catalan Dragons. They've not had much to cheer this season. But they

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have the opening try here. It's not the biggest crowd we've

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seen in Perpignon in recent years, but I'm sure there's a few smiles

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returning to faces at the moment with the way they're perforling so

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far in this first half. It's a similar passage through, but it s

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Anderson who scores this tile. If the referee or video refered is

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mindful to give it here. Botncing in and twisting around. Did he get

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downwards pressure on that. That's the question. They say it is a tie.

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A similar play for Catalan here They go for the runnout and this

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time Anderson scores. It's been stolen, the referde says.

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A penalty here. Immediately I think they've decided to go for the two

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points. Thomas Bosc with the chance to give

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his side a three`score lead. Over it goes.

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Healthy stuff from Catalan Dragons late in this first half.

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There's a bit of space on the left side.

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Escare, who started it from dummy half might finish it here! Very

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very close. The halftime hooter sounds in the background. It will be

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the last play of the game. Last play of the first half. In fact ht's

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going to be a penalty. Hudddrsfield a rush of blood. Morgan Esc`re with

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terrific pace. Bosc with a chance to extend this lead to 16`0.

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It's the final kick of the first half. It's gone wide. Still plenty

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of food for thought for Huddersfield, as they go in at

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halftime trailing 14`0. Not the nicest looking move, but it

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has kept Catalan rolling forward. Taia has done ever so well.

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Anderson to finish! His second try of the night.

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Four minutes into the second half, and the Catalans have taken this

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game by the scruff of its ndck. Really good play down that left`hand

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flank. They are in hay winnhng position `` in a winning position

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now, surely. They might not be here in great

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numbers, but they're here in great voice.

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It's the first time this se`son their side have really put ht

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together. Huddersfield need a response quickly.

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Escare sprints away for the try that surely seals it now.

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Look at the grins. They havd been missing so far this year, btt not

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tonight. In the south of Fr`nce they're enjoying their rugbx league

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again. Squares in the air by the rdferee.

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Danny Brough was closest. It hits the knee of Bosc. Grix puts the hand

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on the ball to surely confirm the try.

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It is! Try for Huddersfield. Huddersfield are within touching

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distance of that whitewash. What's going on on the left side. The

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frerchling players were slow to get back there. Ferres has pushdd his

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way over. Just went low and hard. It's all getting a little hdated

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here. But it is a try for Brett Ferres. The French players slow to

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get back in position. Ferres went low and was unstoppable.

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Whitehead, well he reckons he got there first. And if he has, that has

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put the game to bed, surely. Delicate little kick here. Ferres

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turning, trying to get therd. Doesn't quite get the hand to it.

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Whitehead suggesting he got the downward pressure. That looks as

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though he has. A try that strely gives Catalan their first whn of the

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season. Whitehead has had a terrific game

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tonight, the finisher. They'll carry on despite thd injured

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player. It's a matter of seconds.

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Broughton scores a try that barely deserves any celebration, bdcause it

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comes much too late to make a difference. Huddersfield be`ten it

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is Catalan with their first win of 2014.

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We will get to you in a momdnt, but how big a win that for Catalan,

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particularly given the crishs talks they had a couple of weeks `go?

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Yeah, it was a massive win `gainst the side that topped the table last

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year. They had a few stand`out performers. Elliott Whitehe`d really

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stood out. They have a few players to play in the side. It's a massive

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win. We'll be looking forward to playing them on Friday. It will be a

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tough one. They've had four on the road, they needed to do that and do

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it at home will have got evdrybody behind them, won't it? It's really

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hostile over there. It's a tough place to go. I faux Huddersfield

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would probably say they werd a bit off in that performance. Yot have to

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give credit to Catalan. Thex really showed up and played for each other

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and they were in desperate need of a win and they got that. It is a

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little bit off, does that stm it up? Yeah, exactly. They were fantastic

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on the night. We were under no illusions that they would bd really

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good and really aggressive, as they always are. They were. They came out

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firing. We just had no answdr to them. Everything went against us a

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bit. You're always going to think that. We were outplayed on the

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night. It was disappointing from our point of view. We have another

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opportunity. It's a long se`son They will pick up more scalps as

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well. Everybody talks about Catalan being a physical side, maybd that's

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something they've been lackhng. But Anderson stood out in the forwards

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of that power he had. We weren't sure what to expect from hil. He ran

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hard, tackled hard. He tackled me a few times. You could tell hd had

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that strength. He's good for that team. People like him back hn the

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side will only benefit the dragons. They've got pace to burn as well.

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That's so fantastic about them. They have so many good players and now

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they're coming into a bit of form, home patch, they will get a few more

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victories and good performances as well. Needed those experienced

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players to stand up and lead the team. Yeah, and they did. They

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played really well. I think when you play an Huddersfield side you need

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to stand up to the pack, a very big side and Catalans are big, so

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through the middle they werd fantastic. They had players like

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Polissier who go forward, qtick rucks. You've had an up and down

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start to the season. Obviously started very well, but you seem to

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be up and down at Huddersfidld. Yeah, we haven't found our feet at

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the moment. That's been disappointing. We are putting in big

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performances probably against the bigger team. That's worrying, but at

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the same time, it's rewarding. We know we can put in these big

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performances. But we need to do it on a more regular basis. Evdryone

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says we start well and this year we haven't. Maybe that's a good thing.

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Missing Sean Lunt? Yeah, massively. He's one of those players that

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should be looking for international honours at the end of the sdason. If

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we can get him into some sort of form, he's only going to benefit the

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side. For the dragons to shout about, who else was celebrating in

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round six? London were looking for thehr first

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win, but did the Broncos find it at unbeaten Leeds? Making a brdak, it's

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a heavyweight contest for W`rrington and Wigan.

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Half a dozen of the others, all the best moments from the remaining

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games in round six. There have been plenty of sliles at

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Wakefield over the last couple of weeks, after big wins for the

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wildcats against Catalan and London. The next test for the side was a

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visit from league leaders, St Helens. Saints scored first, but

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Wakefield really good in thd first half. Yeah, they were. Saints

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started a bit slow. Going in at halftime 16`4 down. But Wakdfield

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put some great tries, scored good points. It's tough to go thdre.

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Signs of Wakefield coming together, we've had Richard Agar, thex started

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behind the eight ball. Yeah, it s always a tough start when you're

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losing players and the likes of your better players moving on, btt

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they've really rallied and signed great players as well. Sammtt is a

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fantastic player and played really well last year. They seem to be

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playing all right now. Paul McShane has come in and he's key for them.

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Yeah, I really rate him at Leeds. He's a good player, McShane.

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Hopefully he can do well for them. He's shown good touches in this

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game. He does really well. @ few words I'm guessing said at halftime.

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To be fair to Saints they wdre missing a fair few players. Watching

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the highlights, it's all about Wilkin. He kill it's. That's always

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good to see. That's probablx because he plays so much there last year. He

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wants to be in the back row, but he had the opportunity last ye`r to be

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in that position and he madd the most of it in this game. Wakefield

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are going under the radar. They are coming into form. They have decent

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players who will find form `s the season goes on. Saints are ` great

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team no matter who is in thd side. They hung in there. Wilkin kick

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here, it's a great take above the head. Great skill. Saints are going

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to be dangerous all year. Wd saw Wilkin with a 40/20 the othdr week.

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His kicking game really has come on. I think he enjoys that part of the

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game, kicking and he's a grdat player. He's a player that xou can

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move around in different positions and he will do a great job for you.

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Looking at them highlights then Wilkin and Wellens, it looks like

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they've been there all year. With so many key players missing, Ltke Walsh

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out as well for Saints, does that bode well, they can get the results?

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Yeah, they've got good qualhty and strength in depth is impressive But

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they tend to pick up injurids. That's a massive injury to Luke

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Walsh there for St Helens. But it gives people an opportunity because

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this does happen. If it happens at the business end of the season, you

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have to rely on somebody else. They have shown they have people in those

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positions. Have made it a challenging few weeks for Brian

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noble one of the fresh faces is Harrison Hansen. He moved to Salford

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which was something of a hole coming for the man they call H.

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It took some getting used to. Small steps at a time. We're moving

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forward each weekment `` wedk. I grew up in Swinton. Been thdre since

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I came over when I was five. I was in Swinton until I joined Whgan

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when I was 15. It's got a special place in my heart. My mum and dad

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still live in Swinton. It w`s great to finally come back. Wigan got a

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real big place in my heart. Obviously, this is where I owe my

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experience. It was a tough decision to leave. But it was the right

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decision. I was ready for a change. I was ready for a new challdnge

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Obviously I'm here now and this is the challenge that awaits.

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COMMENTATOR: Oh, my word! What a tackle by Hansen. It's alwaxs been

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part of my game. I've enjoydd the defensive side. I pride mysdlf on

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good defence and not letting anything through me. The occasional

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big hit is a bonus. COMMENTATOR: Have a look at this `

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oh, he's like a flying misshle. It's a tough sport. You have to dxpect

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the big hits, expect to givd them back and take them. I've sedn that

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many times. It's part and p`rcel of the game. Even stuff like that which

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happened, after the game we still shake hands. It's part of the game.

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COMMENTATOR: It is Wigan with the double in 2013.

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They were my dreams. We thotght we could win the double in the year.

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The stick we were getting at the start of the season, saying we were

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going to finish sixth, seventh and not making any finals, to prove the

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people wrong was a massive achievement. The team that we had

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and with the people that were leaving, it was a great sendoff It

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was good to finish on a happy ending. The people that left, a new

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direction in their careers, and mine was the same as the others. It all

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happened pretty late. It happened in December. Yeah, I was the l`st

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signing for Salford. A lot of people didn't expect it. I think I ended

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things good with Wigan and they let me go happily and I've come to this

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place. We want to start quick off the

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blocks and get a couple wins and really, sort of, start building

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momentum. Yeah after those two wins, we've had a lull. It's been tough

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times. There's a few of us had to look at ourselves in training and

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stuff and obviously change things, how we would play. I think ht is

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getting better. Since we had Shawn `` Sean Long on board, he's one of

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the former best attacking h`lf backs in this country, so to have his

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experience and knowledge it's benefitting our team. As thd season

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goes on, I think we will re`lly hit our stride come May time. Wd just

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have to keep looking forward, keep moving forward and trying to keep

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improving every game. Looking at some of the hits he

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dished out and took, he's a tough old player. I'm surprised you didn't

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have a few of me being hit there. He's caught me a few times. He is a

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tough player. One of those players where if he's not in the te`m,

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you're relieved. You know what you're going to get from hil. He's a

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great player, very aggressive and adds a lot to any side. To see him

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leave Wigan, I was pretty h`ppy about that. Sad to see him go?

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Definitely. I played alongshde him. He's without doubt one of the best

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players I've played with. Hhs work rate is unbelievable. Like xou've

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seen, the hits are sometimes really good. He's a great player to play

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with. Chase was back for Salford on Sunday. He's been missing from the

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line up since the opening d`y, but was back to face his former club

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Castleford. I think it was the second half where he really had his

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influence on the game. That was always going to be the case. Salford

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not really brilliant, but it's a great start by Gleeson therd showing

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the quality that he's always had coming back on the inside there a

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great loin and good finish. Really, you'd expect a little bit more from

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this Salford team. It hasn't happened quite yet. They ard moving

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in the right direction. It's going to be soon enough. I think they ll

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be hitting good form. A scalp for them Castleford. They've bedn in

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great form. Yeah, they've bden going really well, one of the top

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performers in the competition this year. Salford to get the win, get

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confidence up and yeah, likd I said, up for them. One of those solid

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players, not a fancy guy. Ydah he's like an 18`year`old. He will never

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really do anything wrong. Hd's always there. Popping up for the

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tries. He's a good player to have in your squad. He's a good, yotng

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player. Surprisingly given the way they've gone in the recent couple of

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weeks, they've shown plenty of character at the moment. Ye`h I

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really enjoy what they're doing They seem to be enjoying thdmselves

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and off`loading things like that. Clark across the field, off`load,

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outrageous off`load, I think he d had enough of that one to bd honest

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. It's a great finish in thd end. He seems to have had a new lease of

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life. That's what's impresshve. They're all playing good football,

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enjoying themselves, what they're doing and picking up good vhctories

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as well. For Salford to with stand that comeback, what does th`t do in

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terms of setting them up for the season? Yeah, I think we talk about

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defence winning you games. Ht definitely showed up for Salford in

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this game. Just one point over there and a massive influence on the game,

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winning the game. It's good to get him back. Rangi, we've seen

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spectacular stuff from him, but it was solid from him, just organising,

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Brian noble said afterwards. There will be more to come from hhm. Yeah,

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when he was at Castleford, he was used to getting the ball a lot of

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times, in one set he would touch the ball four or five times. Now they

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have other players who want the ball as well, the likes of Tim Slith He

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has to share the work rate. I think you'll see the best out of him

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though. More to come from hhm. Wigan were at Warrington on Thursday.

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Their last meeting was in the Grand Final at Old Trafford. That was one

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of three matches between thd teams last season, when they prodtced epic

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encounters. Warrington are finding a bit of

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consistency of late as well. Three wins on the bounce.

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There was some determination there from that Warrington defenshve line.

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Wigan pick themselves up and carry on. Burgess has a bit of room.

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Farrell is the man on the inside. It looks very flat, the pass, but it is

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going to be given. Wigan have the opening try. He points the finger.

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Tompkins up and running. Whdn they shifted left, Burgess had the space

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and the pace to make the most of it. Farrell with the support back on the

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inside. Warrington's defence is too stern.

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Bateman, has he got back down? Well, he rather fancies he has here. We're

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going to need another look. Plenty of wriggle once he got over

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the line. Is there enough evidence here to suggest he has got that ball

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down? The decision is... No try held up. Tackle three. Therd's a

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relief for Warrington. The rain is pouring now. Real heavy shower. Up

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goes the kick, a test for Ormsby. It's gone through his fingers, but

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it has gone backwards. Colldcted by Ratchford. What's he given here I

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think he's given ` well, thdre's the interference, you could see on the

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chase there. A little nudge by Atkins has given Wigan a penalty.

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Matty Smith keeping his concentration as the rain pours

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down, has add the two. Wigan put themselves a little further ahead.

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Oh, he's knocked up. Grix h`s knocked up. Wigan, early in the

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tackle. Seeing the mistakes here from

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Warrington tonight. They'll not be encouraged by that.

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Still a couple of tackles to go in the set.

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No`scoring game but it is thght and tense. There's the break by Farrell.

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The man who scored the try, the only try so far, is going to set one up

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here. Yes, he is. Blake Gredn just about gets there. Wigan havd their

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second try. And Farrell verx much at the heart of things again.

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It was Farrell's burst throtgh the grasping hands and Blake Grden on

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hand to finish. Interception and Ormsby will score.

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Very little has gone Warrington s way tonight. But that has. That just

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has. Is this going to be a possible turning point? Ormsby can't believe

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the luck he's just been delhvered. Warrington are given a routd back

:28:10.:28:14.

into the game. An intercepthon try for the young winger. It's just

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about the only thing that's gone right tonight for the Warrington

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Wolves. Not the classic we were expdcting,

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but horrible conditions for you Yeah the weather played a m`ssive

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part. We talked about compldting our sets and kicking long and I think we

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did that better than Warrington on the night. It's a great restlt for

:28:38.:28:42.

us. We've not won there for four years, so to get a win, to get the

:28:43.:28:47.

two points against a great side like Warrington was great for us. As a

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neutral, what due make TV? Ht was a fantastic `` What did you m`ke of

:28:53.:28:57.

it? It was fantastic. They controlled the game off the kicking

:28:58.:29:01.

game. You have to hold onto the ball in that sort of weather. Thdy didn't

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deviate from what they norm`lly do either. It were very impressive You

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talked about the kicking gale, how much emphasis did Sean put on that

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in the build up to the game? We knew it was a big part of the gale. We

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knew it would be close against a good Warrington side. When the rain

:29:18.:29:21.

starting coming down on the night, we knew it would be a big p`rt of

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it. To kick long and Warrington `` to pen Warrington in their own half,

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we kept doing that. It was ` good night for us. Can't see him blush,

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but the guy next to you had a pretty good kicking game. Yeah, th`t's so

:29:38.:29:41.

impressive about his team, though. It's only a good kick because of the

:29:42.:29:45.

chase off the back of it. You've got to work together as a team. That's

:29:46.:29:51.

his big, the big part of his game is kicking into the corner and chase

:29:52.:29:55.

hard off the back of it. Yot have to put them in the right posithons

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Matty Bowen growing into thd side, it seems? Yeah, it was alwaxs going

:30:04.:30:07.

to take him time to find his feet. But he seems to be doing th`t now.

:30:08.:30:12.

For Bateman as well. Yeah John has been great for us as well. @ll the

:30:13.:30:16.

lads that have come in as wdll, they've been fantastic. I think

:30:17.:30:21.

Matty is finding his feet. Hopefully good things to come. Talked about

:30:22.:30:27.

the defence, he described it as a 12`0 win. How much has he bden

:30:28.:30:31.

drilling you on defence? He drilled us all last week. We let 20 points

:30:32.:30:37.

in against Hull KR the week before. It was more our defence. But I don't

:30:38.:30:41.

think it was anything massive we needed to fix, just little tweaks of

:30:42.:30:46.

little things. We did that `nd by keeping them to four points this

:30:47.:30:50.

week, it was good for us. Tony Smith didn't pull punches after bding

:30:51.:30:54.

pleased with the defensive side but with the ball they were awftl, he

:30:55.:30:59.

said. They were. I did think that they defended pretty well. Lost of

:31:00.:31:03.

the stuff that Wigan threw `t them, it was a similar shape that they

:31:04.:31:07.

normally use. It didn't quite pay off. It was own a matter of time.

:31:08.:31:11.

You can only defend like th`t for so long. When you're under the pump,

:31:12.:31:15.

something going to give. For Warrington, it did. It's probably

:31:16.:31:18.

down to the fact that the attack was so poor as well. They didn't offer

:31:19.:31:23.

too much. Feel they're lackhng leaders on the pitch? It's hard to

:31:24.:31:27.

say. At times they seem a lhttle lost. People who are running direct

:31:28.:31:35.

and players like Bennie Westwood, he had a massive dig. They do seem a

:31:36.:31:40.

bit lost. When you lose plaxers like Lee, who has been the the club

:31:41.:31:44.

for over a decade and he's controlled that team for th`t

:31:45.:31:47.

period, it's always going to be hard to get someone in and take over from

:31:48.:31:54.

him. I think it's got to cole from Myler or someone who is plaxing to

:31:55.:31:59.

take hold of them games. Huge amount of youngsters still coming through

:32:00.:32:03.

for Wigan. Pleased with how the team's beginning to come together?

:32:04.:32:07.

Yeah, we've not had the best start, but we've gradually got better. Like

:32:08.:32:13.

you've said, the young lads are coming into the squad and doing a

:32:14.:32:18.

great job for us. On Thursd`y we had nine players from the acadely.

:32:19.:32:22.

That's great for the club. We're happy with where we're at. We have a

:32:23.:32:26.

great squad this year and hopefully we can be as successful as last In

:32:27.:32:30.

Hull on Sunday, where the wdather was challenging to say the least. On

:32:31.:32:34.

the east side of the city, Hull KR against Bradford. And a good day for

:32:35.:32:38.

against you guys what this side is against you guys what this side is

:32:39.:32:42.

capable of. Yeah, they're a great attacking side. They throw ` lot at

:32:43.:32:48.

you as well, different shapds. Scoring off a kick there. I think

:32:49.:32:52.

burns barns and Keeting are influential for them. Everything

:32:53.:32:58.

went through Travis in this game. Yeah and Keating wasle. He scores a

:32:59.:33:04.

great try there off a break by Burns. Yaup, like I say, Hull KR

:33:05.:33:11.

throw a lot of shape at you. They needed a win, though. Yeah, they

:33:12.:33:18.

were desperate for it. Hull always seem to get good halves and seem to

:33:19.:33:22.

move on again. It's good to see them two linking up really well `nd off

:33:23.:33:26.

the back of that, having good people running really hard and scoring

:33:27.:33:31.

tries as well. We know it's tough times for Bradford. Still in

:33:32.:33:34.

administration. We thought by this point, we would know who thdir new

:33:35.:33:41.

owners are. They have injurhes. It's an uphill battle for them. Ht's

:33:42.:33:45.

tough. But they have to carry on, the way they are, train hard and

:33:46.:33:49.

hopefully it comes good for them. They have a young coach there. He

:33:50.:33:58.

gets them to do well. I know a few of the players and they're keeping

:33:59.:34:00.

their heads down and working hard. Yeah, they're doing it tough at the

:34:01.:34:05.

minute. R, but there's no doubting the spirit in that camp. Ye`h, yet

:34:06.:34:09.

again, they seem to impress us. Off the field, it just doesn't seem to

:34:10.:34:13.

be going right. It's frustr`ting, we've been talking about thhs for

:34:14.:34:17.

the last two years. For me, it's disappointing because I want to see

:34:18.:34:21.

a good, quality Bradford side in Super League gs. Unfortunatdly not

:34:22.:34:24.

quite getting that, but thex are having a dig. That's impressive

:34:25.:34:28.

about them. On the field thdy are full of passion. They reallx rip in

:34:29.:34:33.

and they'll pick up a few more victories over the season, but it's

:34:34.:34:37.

off the field where it needs to be sorted. Hull KR, their first win.

:34:38.:34:41.

They'll want to build on th`t, it will be important to build on that?

:34:42.:34:46.

Yeah, yeah, they'll get a lot of confidence from that game. Like I

:34:47.:34:51.

said, attacking is no probldm. They throw that much at you. It's hard to

:34:52.:34:55.

defend against. But it's thdir defence they need to work on. We

:34:56.:35:01.

should sent Sean over to drhll them. Leeds were unbeaten after their

:35:02.:35:05.

opening five matches. Not too many predicted that record to end on

:35:06.:35:09.

Friday. The Broncos arrived looking to register their first win of the

:35:10.:35:12.

season. London travelled with more hope than

:35:13.:35:17.

expectations. They took to the field without key players. The ch`llenge

:35:18.:35:22.

for Tony Rea was evident. COMMENTATOR: Picked up so e`sily

:35:23.:35:28.

there by Singleton. Already Leeds are on the scoreboard. Leeds were

:35:29.:35:32.

two scores up in the blink of an eye.

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COMMENTATOR: Hall brushes off the challenge there. Eight minutes on

:35:37.:35:45.

the clock. Leeds in front. Ryan Hall got his second and the rhinos third,

:35:46.:35:50.

it was one`way traffic throtghout the first half as the rhinos ran in

:35:51.:35:56.

34 unanswered points. COMMENTATOR: Little short p`ss, can

:35:57.:36:01.

anybody stop him? Looks likd another try for Leeds, as Mitch Achtrch got

:36:02.:36:08.

over the line. He steal rolled his way past four defenders. 22`0. The

:36:09.:36:14.

try is awarded. Ryan Hall completed a first half

:36:15.:36:18.

hat`trick ending a memorabld week for the rhinos winger.

:36:19.:36:22.

COMMENTATOR: Hall takes the kick. Hands in the air. He celebr`tes a

:36:23.:36:28.

five`year contract with a h`t`trick tonight. This could be another try.

:36:29.:36:36.

Brilliant pace from Watkins. Inside for Jones`Bishop. Fabulous Leeds

:36:37.:36:38.

try. The finish was perfecthon. Hardaker goes on his own, throws out

:36:39.:36:51.

the dummy and Zak Hardaker with the try at the start of the second half.

:36:52.:36:57.

Coming in at dummy half, Drhnkwater. Pass behind. Chance here. Great try

:36:58.:37:06.

for Caton`Brown. London Broncos are on the board finally with a try The

:37:07.:37:11.

pass possibles along the floor. Picked up by Watkins, throws the

:37:12.:37:16.

dummy, too much pace, too mtch power, too good. Watkins with a try.

:37:17.:37:23.

Great ball inside for Ben Jones`Bishop, who gets the ball down

:37:24.:37:28.

for another Leeds Rhinos trx. The rout was complete when the captain

:37:29.:37:32.

for the night Rob Burrow capped a landmark night with a trade mark

:37:33.:37:36.

try. COMMENTATOR: Brilliant! Absolutely

:37:37.:37:42.

brilliant and a fitting way to finish as Leeds hit 50 points and

:37:43.:37:47.

Rob Burrow celebrates his 340th rhinos appearance with a trx.

:37:48.:37:53.

A fabulous landmark for Rob Burrow, captain for the night. He's a

:37:54.:38:00.

nightmare of a player when xou're tired. He's a nightmare for me any

:38:01.:38:04.

way. He's that small, only hn stature, not heart. He is a

:38:05.:38:10.

fantastic player. He's very elusive, and he's skirting across thd field.

:38:11.:38:14.

He's the last person I want running near me. Was same old from Leeds.

:38:15.:38:19.

The back line, they shuffled the pack a bit and rested a couple of

:38:20.:38:23.

players, but they're just creating. They have a great balance in the

:38:24.:38:31.

side. The outside backs are strong, young, and Hardaker at fullback

:38:32.:38:35.

that's pretty impressive. Then they have the experience with Pe`cock,

:38:36.:38:42.

and Burrow as well. They look good this year. They're the team to beat.

:38:43.:38:47.

London we know it's going to be tough, but there are signs `nd there

:38:48.:38:50.

is talent coming through. That's why everybody talks about the t`lent and

:38:51.:38:54.

another youngster they brought through, really solid game `t

:38:55.:39:01.

fullback. I'm glad you told me his name. He did show up on the night.

:39:02.:39:05.

That's good to see as well. Going into this game I thought it was

:39:06.:39:10.

about damage limitation. It did kind of turn out that way. It's

:39:11.:39:14.

impressive to see someone lhke this in knowing the game inside out,

:39:15.:39:18.

putting his body on the lind as well. Getting out on the fidld and

:39:19.:39:22.

doing the right thing and m`king sure his forwards don't havd to get

:39:23.:39:26.

back along the goal line. Off the back of that, this is a gre`t take.

:39:27.:39:31.

This is a Leeds United team putting him under pressure, test hil out. He

:39:32.:39:38.

turned up trumps. Tony Rea was pretty despondent after this game.

:39:39.:39:42.

Yeah, he's not happy with gdtting hammered like that. But it's a new

:39:43.:39:46.

side as well. You look at that London side and from last ydar,

:39:47.:39:50.

there's a lot of new faces hn there to perhaps learn a new side. It will

:39:51.:39:55.

take for them to find their feet a bit. It wasn't good on Frid`y.

:39:56.:40:00.

Widnes travelled almost the entire length of the M 62 on Sundax for

:40:01.:40:04.

their match against Hull FC. They've never won at the KC Stadium. This

:40:05.:40:09.

was one of the more unusual matches the weekend. Yeah, it was an unusual

:40:10.:40:14.

game Not many scorelines like this one. But fair play to both sides.

:40:15.:40:20.

They obviously defended reasonably well. That was our one try, in the

:40:21.:40:25.

first couple of minutes. Off the back after I mistake as well. There

:40:26.:40:30.

were opportunities here. It's a great break. If he dives earlier,

:40:31.:40:35.

oh, it's a great tackle in the end. Sometimes defence does win games. On

:40:36.:40:39.

this occasion, it's exactly that. Again, to get where they ard, take

:40:40.:40:45.

the ball in there, he tries to take it in one hand. That would have been

:40:46.:40:50.

another try. Disappointing for them. Widnes did well to come back from

:40:51.:40:54.

last week. Yeah, watching that game, I was there, they were very poor. I

:40:55.:41:03.

think they'd say that themsdlves. They've really stepped up in this

:41:04.:41:07.

game. That's fantastic. Thex got a scalp as well. They are a ddcent

:41:08.:41:14.

side. They work hard. Bradford fuming afterwards. He had a right go

:41:15.:41:17.

at the players, talked about attitude, didn't want to be

:41:18.:41:20.

associated with things like that. Talks about crisis. I think that's a

:41:21.:41:25.

bitterliy on in the year to be talking about crisis. They weren't

:41:26.:41:32.

at the races I don't thip on Sunday. They had chances to score points,

:41:33.:41:36.

but I think whoever played ` big part and there were a lot of

:41:37.:41:41.

knock`ones in that, to not score at home is pretty disappointing. To be

:41:42.:41:46.

fair, to give credit to Widnes, to keep a team to nil is tough in Super

:41:47.:41:50.

keep a team to nil is tough inSuper Super League. To them. Widnds back

:41:51.:41:54.

to winning ways. Let's see where that leads them and everybody else

:41:55.:41:59.

in the first utility Super League table.

:42:00.:42:28.

We'll have highlights from `ll those matches next Monday night.

:42:29.:42:38.

Don't forget coverage of Ledds against St Helens on 5 Live sports

:42:39.:42:47.

extra on Friday night from 7. 3 pm. Saints versus Leeds looks a cracker.

:42:48.:42:53.

Yeah, it always is. It's gohng to be a fantastic game and two te`ms that

:42:54.:42:57.

are really flying as well in Super League.

:42:58.:42:57.

are really flying as well in Super I'm sure it's going to be a great

:42:58.:43:02.

clash. Pick a win sner It's tough. Like I said, the `` they ard both

:43:03.:43:07.

playing really good stuff. Ht will be a really close game. At Langtree

:43:08.:43:12.

Park, I'd probably say... Ldeds What are you going for? You can t

:43:13.:43:19.

put me under this pressure. I made Matty do it. I want to get home On

:43:20.:43:24.

form at the moment, St Helens. We'll see who's right next week. Ly thanks

:43:25.:43:28.

to Earl and Matty for joining me this week. We're back next week We

:43:29.:43:32.

will see whether it was Leeds or Saints. Maybe we'll record that and

:43:33.:43:36.

play it back. For now, from all of us, goodbye.

:43:37.:43:40.

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