Episode 25

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:00:00. > :00:43.Hello there, no gold bell on offer here, but the battle for the Super

:00:44. > :00:45.League prizes continues, it is the second week of the super eight, and

:00:46. > :00:59.hoping to go here is the The battle for 's place in the top

:01:00. > :01:06.division is on in the qualifiers, and Salford placed hole on Saturday.

:01:07. > :01:21.-- play Hull on Saturday. A promising position, typically

:01:22. > :01:27.aggressive. It is Matua. Seven minutes, Chris Campbell awards a

:01:28. > :01:36.try, and the championship side gopher it. Cory Paterson. Crashes

:01:37. > :01:40.through, the big man, and the championship side are on fire. Two

:01:41. > :01:51.tries in ten minutes. One to beat, he has just got around

:01:52. > :02:04.him with ease. Amazing kick to Brown. What a try. Salford have

:02:05. > :02:08.something to cheer. Beats a couple of men. Rampages through. Salford's

:02:09. > :02:24.opening score of the game. Support on the inside... Greg

:02:25. > :02:32.McNally restores leads' cushion. Third try of the game. Just over the

:02:33. > :02:37.first quarter of the match. Regathered and now McNally

:02:38. > :02:42.supporting it as all good fullback Stuart.

:02:43. > :02:54.Salford workers to the right. That is a fine try. Salford showed Super

:02:55. > :03:00.League quality, as the looping pass from Gareth O'Brien. Evans finishes

:03:01. > :03:14.calmly. Luke Burgess not letting him go.

:03:15. > :03:28.Chris Campbell has loaned to the penalty. He made the initial tackle.

:03:29. > :03:31.Just would not allow... This could be costly. From the tee, slides

:03:32. > :03:58.between the sticks, Li lead by ten. Streaming through, you would find

:03:59. > :04:02.Robert Louis. And the skilful halfback will touchdown under the

:04:03. > :04:13.sticks and Salford, 15 minutes into the second half, reduce the arrears.

:04:14. > :04:31.Robert Louis made sure, Salford back in the game. Head in his hands.

:04:32. > :04:46.Penalty to Leigh. Neil Jukes, could be an nervy

:04:47. > :05:09.finish. It is touchdown by... Under

:05:10. > :05:18.pressure, Chris Campbell wants to make sure, this could be an

:05:19. > :05:26.important score. Higgs and stretches out an arm, that is a miracle

:05:27. > :05:34.finish. -- Higson. Leigh edging towards victory. Leigh inside of the

:05:35. > :05:39.line. One more try would finish it. The chip to the corner. Dawson, to

:05:40. > :05:51.Tonga. Beautiful ball, and he has touched at down by Wilson at and

:05:52. > :06:00.that might be at four B Leeson Jurien is. -- for the Leigh

:06:01. > :06:10.centurions. The finish is good, and Leigh, minutes away from beating

:06:11. > :06:24.their Super League rivals. Lui, it is a consolation for Murdoch-Masila.

:06:25. > :06:32.Brian, to Dobson. Salford, after this game... Mason King Brown, it is

:06:33. > :06:36.a fine try, it is a try to Salford, but a victory for Leigh, and a

:06:37. > :06:43.massive one in their quest for promotion. Huge winter Leigh, and

:06:44. > :06:46.Salford and enough points at least to to play in this competition, that

:06:47. > :06:52.underlines what a great condition it was. I think it shows how far Leigh

:06:53. > :06:57.have come in the year, 12 months ago they were in a similar scoreline,

:06:58. > :07:04.and second-half got turned over. To them to really kick on at half-time,

:07:05. > :07:07.and show they are capable of challenging the Super League clubs,

:07:08. > :07:16.but Salford have put themselves in a precarious condition, because they

:07:17. > :07:27.have a big game this week,, a poor performance from them. Your boys,

:07:28. > :07:30.London, played Leigh at the beginning of the week. How do you

:07:31. > :07:32.think they would went. They have spent some money, they have that

:07:33. > :07:37.something, they are a Super League team in the championship. I think

:07:38. > :07:45.they are a real genuine chance, and the way they started, began against

:07:46. > :07:47.us last week, and they have done a fantastic job on the weekend

:07:48. > :07:53.defeating Salford, who rightly or wrongly should be in these

:07:54. > :07:59.qualifiers, so fantastic result there for Leigh, and I believe they

:08:00. > :08:04.are genuine chance. That is two applet two for Leigh, and a flying

:08:05. > :08:07.start to the qualifiers of them. -- two out of two. What about

:08:08. > :08:11.Huddersfield, the Giants looking to avoid a six Conservative defeat when

:08:12. > :08:21.they played Denistone. -- Featherstone.

:08:22. > :08:28.Huddersfield are through, and it is Michael Laurence.

:08:29. > :08:38.Fast hands. Oliver Roberts, he slides through. Second Huddersfield

:08:39. > :08:52.try of the afternoon. A chance now to Featherstone. John Davies...

:08:53. > :09:02.Featherstone back in it. Kenny finished... I think he has. Ormsby

:09:03. > :09:14.is in. Oliver Roberts... That is messy. It is a try! Brierley is in,

:09:15. > :09:22.scores to try. Featherstone need to deal with... Roberts has bagged his

:09:23. > :09:31.second for the Huddersfield Giants. Try, simple as that. Ta'ai is over.

:09:32. > :09:40.Huddersfield making this look easy now. Briggs, left footed kick.

:09:41. > :09:50.Ormsby, he has pilfered. A chance to Featherstone here. Luke Breust go,

:09:51. > :09:55.with a consolation try. -- Briscoe. Two in a row. They had not been able

:09:56. > :10:01.to tackle him, it is his second. He comes Briggs again. A chance to

:10:02. > :10:19.Featherstone. Huddersfield went to sleep a bit there. Hardman is going

:10:20. > :10:33.to be in. Strong carry, Brierley is in between the upright. Huddersfield

:10:34. > :10:43.enjoying this now. Ta'ai, he is strong. Fantastic hands they are,

:10:44. > :10:53.Brierley is through, Hinchliffe to support. That is the icing on the

:10:54. > :10:55.cake for the Huddersfield Giants. A first win for Rick Stone at

:10:56. > :11:01.Huddersfield. They needed that Adley. They did, it is his fifth

:11:02. > :11:04.game in charge now, they have had for Mac losses, they have sent a

:11:05. > :11:07.really good signs in those four games, but they have not put

:11:08. > :11:10.anything together full they are starting to look decent side in that

:11:11. > :11:15.game, but realistically, did they have a lot to play against, that is

:11:16. > :11:18.the argument. Is this part-time club capable of competing against

:11:19. > :11:23.full-time clubs, and on that evidence, probably not. Their next

:11:24. > :11:26.three games look like being crucial. Huddersfield player of the three

:11:27. > :11:31.championship sides in the next three weeks. With possession still a bit

:11:32. > :11:34.dodgy, the next three weeks could be a bit key. Massive. They have got to

:11:35. > :11:38.win those three games, it have to win against the championship clubs,

:11:39. > :11:42.and many have two pickup the Super League clubs on the way. The next

:11:43. > :11:47.three weeks will determine whether finished the season, and utterly

:11:48. > :11:52.what you want to do -- what you want to do is finish the season on a

:11:53. > :11:55.high. The top about London, they has to their first match in the

:11:56. > :12:00.qualifiers on Sunday. Batley Bulldogs are the visitors, how did

:12:01. > :12:04.they go to you? It was a really good team performance. Really impressed

:12:05. > :12:08.with the players. I thought our attacking game was brilliant. You

:12:09. > :12:11.will see in the footage coming up, some of the tries we scored were

:12:12. > :12:15.some of our best. It was a joy to watch. It was a big challenge for

:12:16. > :12:21.us, because we had the disappointment of just losing out

:12:22. > :12:25.narrowly at Leigh, and we have been on the road for the past few weeks,

:12:26. > :12:29.there was a bit of pressure on us, we were expected to win at home, and

:12:30. > :12:36.the boys, funny, I feel we just responded in the right way. We

:12:37. > :12:39.started off really well. We did not overplay, I thought we were

:12:40. > :12:43.disciplined, we went forward really well, and we got a bit of tempo and

:12:44. > :12:47.ruck speed and managed to play off the back of that, and I just thought

:12:48. > :12:51.that throughout the game we were just very clinical, we executed

:12:52. > :12:55.well, some of our finishing was great as well in terms of when we

:12:56. > :12:59.had those opportunities, and I thought some of our defensive work

:13:00. > :13:07.was excellent. Opportunities within the game, so to me, we do look for

:13:08. > :13:12.perfection, and we do look at things and pick out the nitty-gritty, but

:13:13. > :13:19.the reality was it was a very good all-around team performance.

:13:20. > :13:29.How are you finding it down there? I feel like I have settled well into

:13:30. > :13:33.the role. I know what one from the and what we expect. I think there

:13:34. > :13:37.has been a number of reasons why the season has been successful this

:13:38. > :13:43.year. We retained a core group of last year's team so we had stability

:13:44. > :13:48.going into this season. We move the club to dealing, where we feel we

:13:49. > :13:52.can build a platform and have some stability as well -- Ealing. The big

:13:53. > :13:56.thing for me is that it was just a team in London and everything was

:13:57. > :13:59.disjointed and disconnected, and going to Ealing, it is a place where

:14:00. > :14:03.there is not a Premier League football team. There is an

:14:04. > :14:09.opportunity for us to become the premier sporting team in the

:14:10. > :14:12.borough. Like you say, the big thing for me was getting the kids being

:14:13. > :14:15.able to train and play there as well. So we create that club

:14:16. > :14:19.environment. The players feel they have a sense of purpose and are part

:14:20. > :14:23.of this rebuilding phase. They have another charity as well to help with

:14:24. > :14:27.the club and promoted back into the Super League. There are a lot of

:14:28. > :14:33.positives being there. Bringing back to what we are seeing here, another

:14:34. > :14:39.performance by Jamie who was brilliant in the NRL season. How key

:14:40. > :14:43.has he been? We brought him into help with our push in the super

:14:44. > :14:50.eight. We lost will bar towel with an ankle injury. He is set to return

:14:51. > :14:54.in a couple of weeks -- Will Bartel. It took a couple of weeks for Jamie

:14:55. > :15:00.to settle in, but we can't dispute his quality. On the weekend, I was

:15:01. > :15:04.really pleased with his performance. His game management was excellent.

:15:05. > :15:07.He kept the boys sticking to the plan and organise. He was a threat

:15:08. > :15:13.with the ball. His kicking game was exemplary. We want is you be best

:15:14. > :15:16.out of him in the coming games. If he can produce the form we know he

:15:17. > :15:23.is capable of it can be a genuine threat in a big help in terms of our

:15:24. > :15:27.promotion. Will it help having Reynolds next week? At the end of

:15:28. > :15:31.the date you have to play the opposition in front of you. We go

:15:32. > :15:36.there to win and win well and we have done that. It gives us a lot of

:15:37. > :15:39.confidence. Some of the football played on the weekend was

:15:40. > :15:45.outstanding. We played some brilliant pieces of play and shape,

:15:46. > :15:48.and for me, it was a very good attacking display from us of the

:15:49. > :15:52.back of good defensive stuff as well. You can only pay what is in

:15:53. > :15:56.front of you at the end of the day and we will get confidence from you.

:15:57. > :16:01.Let's talk about Leeds. This time last year, the Rhinos and Hull KR

:16:02. > :16:05.were preparing to meet in the challenge cup final. No silverware

:16:06. > :16:10.for other sides this time around. They are both in the qualifiers. Tim

:16:11. > :16:13.Steer is the commentator for this one.

:16:14. > :16:26.Dummy half for Leeds. A nice move being put together by the Rhinos.

:16:27. > :16:32.Watkins will go in and score. Lim Sutcliffe with the penalty kick. A

:16:33. > :16:39.chance to put two on the board. That will put Leeds into the break with

:16:40. > :16:43.the lead -- Liam Sutcliffe. The Rhinos... He has dogged it called!

:16:44. > :16:48.It has been picked up by Hull KR. Greenwood will go all the way. It is

:16:49. > :16:58.an absolute gift of a try for the Robins. -- dropped it whole. A

:16:59. > :17:06.penalty kick to draw things level. He has got it as well. Sutcliffe

:17:07. > :17:14.with the penalty kick. Both teams taking to point where they can, and

:17:15. > :17:21.Sutcliffe does. -- two points. Sutcliffe, can he find a way? Not

:17:22. > :17:31.quite. Hull KR defending well. Dummy half. He goes to the line. He has

:17:32. > :17:40.got it down as well. It is Hull KR Donaldson. He has crashed over.

:17:41. > :17:47.Mitch will drive towards that try line. Try to put his game out of

:17:48. > :17:54.sight for Leeds. He is going to do it again, easy? Yes, he is. Second

:17:55. > :18:08.of the night. Diving up from dummy half. -- is he? Hull KR are battling

:18:09. > :18:10.right towards the end. George Lawler will go from halfback. But it is not

:18:11. > :18:19.enough. It was not enough, and it makes that

:18:20. > :18:25.Salford Hull KR game absolutely huge. It makes it tasty. I think

:18:26. > :18:30.Leeds have got a lot to defensively, and that is the most important

:18:31. > :18:32.thing. They were making far too made points early in the year and they

:18:33. > :18:36.have distilled that belief defensively that they can hold teams

:18:37. > :18:46.out. Watching a game, not a lot of room. Now Hull KR go to Salford next

:18:47. > :18:52.week, and it is a must win game, so it puts a lot of pressure on. Only

:18:53. > :18:56.one can win it. A quick word from you on that huge boost for Leeds. He

:18:57. > :19:00.has helped turn around their season at this point. He has brought some

:19:01. > :19:06.enthusiasm. He has brought some energy. From what I have seen in him

:19:07. > :19:10.recently. You can see on the field he is organising the rock and the

:19:11. > :19:16.forwards. He is a genuine threat in the dummy half. He is causing

:19:17. > :19:20.problems. He is asking questions. It is a timely boost having him in the

:19:21. > :19:28.fray at the back end and adding to the quality. Getting loads of bodies

:19:29. > :19:35.like as well. It leaves them top of the table. The teams finishing

:19:36. > :19:41.fourth and fifth will play of in the million pound match for a final

:19:42. > :19:45.place in Super League up for grabs. The race to the grand final

:19:46. > :19:48.continues in Super League and this is how the top eight lined up on

:19:49. > :20:00.their blogs for week two. On your marks. Get said. -- set. What a

:20:01. > :20:11.pass! Michaels scores! That looks like a winner! A wonderful solid

:20:12. > :20:21.try. Impossible. He takes the invitation. -- solo. He is a

:20:22. > :20:32.grateful recipient. An excellent finish. And he is over. He is going

:20:33. > :20:41.to go all the way! St Helens are unbeaten in their last

:20:42. > :20:45.six matches, a run of form taking them right into the play-off places.

:20:46. > :20:50.The last team to beat them were Catalan Dragons at the start of

:20:51. > :20:51.June. The Dragons with the opponents of the said on Friday. Commentator

:20:52. > :21:02.was watching. -- Saints. Dummy half and another testing run.

:21:03. > :21:10.St Helens are back on their own line. Across the line, and reached

:21:11. > :21:19.by Dave Taylor. I think he has got there. The referee nods his head,

:21:20. > :21:27.and confirms the try. First blood, Catalan Dragons. Dave Taylor at the

:21:28. > :21:35.scorer. Quick hands from him, and lovely footwork. He has support from

:21:36. > :21:41.Swift. In pursuit, but Adam Swift will reach over to score the try.

:21:42. > :21:52.Midway through this first half. Great finish from Adam Swift.

:21:53. > :22:00.Turner. Backe comes to watch. -- back it comes. Dragons are keeping

:22:01. > :22:07.alive. Picking it up, desperate to keep it alive. He has played it.

:22:08. > :22:14.Another six tackles. The referee says a Dragons' foot on that. Six

:22:15. > :22:24.more tackles. That is a huge pass from wild. It is a second try for

:22:25. > :22:26.Adam Swift. -- from watch. What a pass from Luke was to get things

:22:27. > :22:43.moving. -- Walsh. Dragons rolling forward. Walsh, that

:22:44. > :22:52.looked dangerous. And it has provoked a reaction. Hopefully he is

:22:53. > :22:57.OK. His teammate is not happy with the trimming to God. Feed on the

:22:58. > :23:00.ground and legs through the perpendicular, and a push as well

:23:01. > :23:07.afterwards from Walsh. Ten minutes in the sin bin for Luke side. I read

:23:08. > :23:15.that he has too much to complain about -- Walsh. -- not happy with

:23:16. > :23:26.the treatment he got. Towards this middle section again. Spinning way

:23:27. > :23:35.from a host of Saint Helen 's defenders, and scoring a try. That

:23:36. > :23:41.gets battling Dragons level again. -- Catalan. A kick towards his

:23:42. > :23:57.left-hand side, and he will score it. What a finish to the half. Adam

:23:58. > :24:10.Swift's hat-trick try in the first. Swift, Walsh. Slip inside, and here

:24:11. > :24:16.comes the full-back running in. Taylor just hanging on to long.

:24:17. > :24:26.Taylor trying to slow things down. But mixed up there, but they stayed

:24:27. > :24:29.on him and stayed on him. Walsh with a chance to give his side a 6-point

:24:30. > :24:39.lead. He was never going to miss from there. 18- 12, St Helens Nally.

:24:40. > :24:48.-- now leads. Inspirational form in recent weeks. Going no further, but

:24:49. > :24:57.he is not allowed to play it. It will be another Saint Helen 's

:24:58. > :25:03.penalty. The second grab by Stewart. Potentially big moment, because

:25:04. > :25:06.Walsh put this over and St Helens have eight to score late. His

:25:07. > :25:13.kicking so far tonight has been incredible and remains that way.

:25:14. > :25:18.Saint Helen 's lead 20- 12. St Helens retain a decent possession.

:25:19. > :25:29.Turner to the right-hand side. Walsh opposite back. A step now. Thompson,

:25:30. > :25:38.let it go, and Swift! Oh, my word, Adams lived has claimed his fourth

:25:39. > :25:43.try. -- Adam Swift. A little slow to his feet. I think he felt bad. He

:25:44. > :25:55.will go back to Walsh for a dropped goal. It now means a 14 point lead

:25:56. > :26:04.is now a 15 point lead. Looking for the big run. Put down with inside of

:26:05. > :26:12.that Saint Helen 's life. Tackle and bolts the top. Kept alive, and in at

:26:13. > :26:20.the corner. They had a sniff of a chance, but time is running out. A

:26:21. > :26:32.look at the dummy half. Walsh back inside. Walsh will put one over. It

:26:33. > :26:38.is a foot race now. Jack Owens is in to score a try. If there is any

:26:39. > :26:43.doubt before, there is none now. St Helens are on their way to a big win

:26:44. > :26:48.here tonight. Close but not close enough. The young Welsh

:26:49. > :26:55.international nose out of dummy half, it is spun wide. It is

:26:56. > :27:01.Grimwood. -- Greenwood. Somehow managing to score, Jolt Greenwood.

:27:02. > :27:02.And St Helens will put a 4-point gap between them and fifth place

:27:03. > :27:09.Dragons. The Dragons look like they are going

:27:10. > :27:13.backwards, one win in the last eight. A 4-point buffer between

:27:14. > :27:19.Saints involved and the Dragons in fits. Is that the top four sorted?

:27:20. > :27:24.-- in fits. I don't think so. There are four games left. Five games ago,

:27:25. > :27:28.they were four points off and nobody knows what will happen. I think

:27:29. > :27:32.Dragons are capable of doing that. They need to get their right players

:27:33. > :27:36.back. They are difficult to beat at home. If they can put that run

:27:37. > :27:42.together, they are one of the top four teams, class two of the top two

:27:43. > :27:45.at the final to take care of as well, difficult the week before in

:27:46. > :27:50.the week after. I think there is something there. Don't despair, we

:27:51. > :27:56.will check on them next. Warrington were up against Wakefield on Sunday.

:27:57. > :28:02.Tony Smith said about this game we were better than OK without being

:28:03. > :28:07.excellent. Yes, and I think looking at this game, that is about right. I

:28:08. > :28:14.don't think Wakefield with the greatest in that game, as we just

:28:15. > :28:23.saw there was an error, and the -- they gifted Warrington a lot of

:28:24. > :28:29.possession. He will be a stone wall to the international set the end of

:28:30. > :28:33.the year. I don't disagree. When he as the ball in hand, you don't know

:28:34. > :28:38.what he will do. This guy has had another brilliant season. You will

:28:39. > :28:43.get the firepower Bev got, a Wakefield kept giving the possession

:28:44. > :28:53.and the ball over. Just giving them an opportunity.

:28:54. > :29:00.playing well. He is doing all those things well. He is a fantastic dummy

:29:01. > :29:06.half runner. They like to play a lot of dummy half run, Warrington, and a

:29:07. > :29:10.quick tempo game. That is perfect for that style of play. I'm sure he

:29:11. > :29:16.would be an exciting one to watch in the four nations at the end of the

:29:17. > :29:24.year. This is a game that changed Radford. His ability to play at

:29:25. > :29:29.full-back, he has really changed the game there. Probably not being at

:29:30. > :29:32.their best and ultimately if you are in an eighth position team you have

:29:33. > :29:36.to do your best to be Warrington with the firepower that they have.

:29:37. > :29:45.Poor defence there, but at great try. Castleford next, they made a

:29:46. > :29:53.great start to the super rate when they beat holy week.

:29:54. > :30:04.-- when they beat Wigan. There is and Freddie, to wrap things up for

:30:05. > :30:15.Wigan. -- and Freddie. -- man Freddie. -- Manfredi. Tom Manfredi

:30:16. > :30:34.has stayed down. It is an awkward landing. Castleford from the base of

:30:35. > :30:41.the scrum. Gallen will go all the way. Solomona, classic pace from the

:30:42. > :30:51.wingmen. Tries to get away from... Back to

:30:52. > :31:06.the middle he goes. McShane for Castleford. Can he go

:31:07. > :31:19.himself, gets the ball down, two stores ahead -- scores ahead. Smith,

:31:20. > :31:34.to Crosby. Sam Powell has got the ball down. Lift the kick, incomes

:31:35. > :31:50.Solomona, Solomona is unstoppable at the moment. Has he got the ball

:31:51. > :31:58.down, Flower, yet he has. Solomona! What a finish! The man of steel

:31:59. > :32:03.contender, surely. Frustration getting to Wigan here. There is a

:32:04. > :32:18.bit of a scuffle between Crosby, Holm is, -- Holmes, and Solomona.

:32:19. > :32:27.Crosby is sent to the sin bin for ten minutes. Oliver Holmes trudges

:32:28. > :32:35.off. It is Castleford that have the penalty and can go three scores in

:32:36. > :32:42.front. William with a mountain -- Wigan with a mountain to climb. This

:32:43. > :32:53.classic shape, to the right side. Streaming through a what a response

:32:54. > :33:01.from Wigan. Powell, to Smith. What a combination.

:33:02. > :33:11.Castleford have Wigan at arms length at the moment. Straight through,

:33:12. > :33:23.down the right side, to Mossop, they are still in this game, Wigan.

:33:24. > :33:29.Hampshire as a way, can he be his man, he will get it down in the

:33:30. > :33:38.corner, and the Wigan loanee has surely one to the Tigers. -- won it

:33:39. > :33:46.for the Tigers. Down this website, Oliver Holm -- Oliver Holmes, that

:33:47. > :33:55.is game over, Castleford have sealed it. We will give Castleford the

:33:56. > :34:06.credit they deserve in a moment. Firstly a big setback, John Manfredi

:34:07. > :34:12.is out with an injury. Massive loss for England. Solomona, he is

:34:13. > :34:18.arguably the best winger in the competition, Manfredi is not far

:34:19. > :34:22.behind him. They are going to really miss him in the run in this year,

:34:23. > :34:25.desperately disappointing, because he was odds-on to play for England

:34:26. > :34:30.at the end of the year. Your role boys, Castleford, might be too

:34:31. > :34:34.adrift to do anything in the play-offs, but they are having a big

:34:35. > :34:38.say. I am sure coach Powell will be happy with the way that they are

:34:39. > :34:42.finishing the season. There have been times where they have not been

:34:43. > :34:45.at their best, in the recent seasons, probably a little bit

:34:46. > :34:53.inconsistent throughout this season, they have had some injuries to deal

:34:54. > :34:59.with, but what about Solomona, he is a sensational performer. Six tries

:35:00. > :35:06.in five games, to level the record. He is not far off. Gives them that

:35:07. > :35:13.dimension, they have the two halves. It was black and white in Widnes on

:35:14. > :35:22.Thursday, as Hull were in town, and Dave Woods was there. Scott Taylor

:35:23. > :35:35.is put down. A bill with the step, and we've, --

:35:36. > :35:48.Abdull. Jordan Abdull is over. Finally, the first strike comes. --

:35:49. > :35:56.first try. Abdull, let's see what he can create out wide. The defence

:35:57. > :36:00.remains robust for the moment, and it has to stay that way because

:36:01. > :36:09.there is plenty of tackles to come. Abdull puts the ball over the top,

:36:10. > :36:20.and Talanoa diving in at the corner. It was close enough to deserve a

:36:21. > :36:24.second look. Talanoa is telling you that he thinks it is a try. Let's

:36:25. > :36:29.have a look at the video evidence. It is absolutely a try. What a

:36:30. > :36:35.finish. And the wingmen has the second Hull try of the night. The

:36:36. > :36:40.first time tonight, Widnes with their back against the wall. As Hull

:36:41. > :36:46.in search to more glory here. They really have dominated here so far.

:36:47. > :36:52.Well, Widnes will not look back on that with any relish, the defence

:36:53. > :37:13.there was poor, and Fonua takes advantage. Patrick R van... --

:37:14. > :37:18.Patrick Ah Van. A poor pass has gone to ground. It is ticked up by

:37:19. > :37:22.Talanoa, and he will finish underneath the sticks, his second of

:37:23. > :37:34.the night. Four minutes before half-time. It is a forlorn coach, it

:37:35. > :37:51.is a flying Hull F.C.. More opportunities here, Abdull...

:37:52. > :38:04.Widnes keeping a grip on things the moment. They are a long way back.

:38:05. > :38:14.Taken down by Michaels, Steve Michaels with yet another Hull FC

:38:15. > :38:26.try. Their fifth of the night. They need to prevent this turning into

:38:27. > :38:29.something even more embarrassing. Abdullah crossed the line, looking

:38:30. > :38:35.for opportunities here. Find it in the shape of hardly. Dean Hadley is

:38:36. > :38:39.the latest Gallup in, and that takes the score beyond the 30 point mark,

:38:40. > :38:47.Hull very much staying on top of the table.

:38:48. > :38:59.Out it comes, and Talanoa! A hat-trick. The winger is in for his

:39:00. > :39:09.third. Hull FC responding splendidly after their defeat against

:39:10. > :39:12.Castleford last week. Hull were walloped by Widnes last time they

:39:13. > :39:18.were there, this was a real return to form. It was round five when that

:39:19. > :39:23.player got locked out of the change rooms, when they had the meeting, I

:39:24. > :39:26.think that is a bit of payback. They have isolated and said that this one

:39:27. > :39:34.is where they will show what they are made of. Let's take it check of

:39:35. > :39:38.the state of play in the first Utility Super League table. Hull are

:39:39. > :39:42.now clear of Warrington at the very top, Wigan and Saint Helen 's are

:39:43. > :39:47.third and fourth, and they meet on Friday, there is a 4-point gap

:39:48. > :39:55.between the top four and the rest. That is a lot this week, thank you,

:39:56. > :40:00.we will be back next Monday at 1115, and till then, goodbye.

:40:01. > :40:21.The dark forces will destroy everything.