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Hello there.

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The first of the big finals is just days away, but before

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hitting the road to Wembley, we have a detour around the latest

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matches in the qualifiers and the Super League.

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Here's what's coming up...

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Paul Cook and Luke Robinson know what it takes

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to make the finals.

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They're here to run the rule over the top two

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tiers in the Super Eights.

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So it's a big week for Hull FC, who head to

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Wembley on Saturday.

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Before that they had a chance to confirm their

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place in the super league semifinals.

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They would do that if they could beat Catalan on Friday.

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Watching on was Dave Woods.

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Catalan having to be on their mettle here,

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because Hull are going to ask a few questions as they sweep it

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towards this side.

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On the angle!

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Just about dealing with the danger.

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But Hull hammering this Catalan door again here.

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Lovely little kick through from Sneyd.

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Is it touch down?

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I think it is.

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And Dean Hadley's going to claim this.

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He wants a second opinion.

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He thinks it's a try.

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Checking the contact underneath the post.

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Was there an issue there?

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Bobbled off his head?

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Nothing wrong with the touchdown from Hadley.

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And it is confirmed.

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Hull have the start they want.

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Move!

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Houghton skipping it away to the right-hand side.

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Sneyd with a chip over the top.

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The ball has gone out of bounds!

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Touched down by Fonua!

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A real gift.

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Again, it deserves a second look.

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We've got a try.

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Just a collision we need to check...

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He thinks try.

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They're just having a look at the collision.

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It's Fonua who did collide.

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Able to bounce up.

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Don't think there's anything wrong with that.

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The touchdown just a little awkward but

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it should be fine and it is confirmed as a second Hull FC try.

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Move!

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Hold.

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Just giving it away.

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Still a couple of tackles to go in this set.

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Sneyd shaped to kick and

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then throws a very good pass.

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Talanoa skips and gets passed his man and

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Minichiello to finish.

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Wonderful play for Talanoa to set things up.

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Minichiello the scorer.

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The march again from Thompson.

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Who's put his side within touching distance, almost.

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And they get a penalty.

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Second attempt at the tackle.

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The penalty goes to Hull.

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Sneyd with a chance to extend this lead still further.

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Wait for the roars of his name.

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Marc Sneyd with an extra two.

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Houghton.

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Six tackles.

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Sneyd again.

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A little chip over the top.

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That's cheeky.

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Looking for things to happen and a penalty

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because they were obstructed.

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Elima shakes his head but he clearly changed his angle.

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Made contact.

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40 metres away.

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Marc Sneyd doesn't mind the distance.

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He retains his accurate boot.

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Hull with a very good first half here.

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Catalan with a long way to go, both in terms of...

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Oh, they've lost it.

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It's gone to ground.

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Sigismeau.

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And now it's left.

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Talanoa will find a way to score again in the corner.

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He's in terrific form just at the moment.

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Talanoa finishing.

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It's a nightmare for Sigismdau.

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Give it a chance and they take it these days, Hull FC.

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Desperately searching for some kind of,

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some kind of pride back into this game.

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Hampered by injuries coming into it, the Catalan side.

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But their season is in dangdr of rapidly extinguishing.

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That's an interception!

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Mahe Fonua puts his head back.

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Gets the knees and elbows ptmping.

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And even the fleetfooted Escare cannot get too close to him.

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Hull FC have another, on a night in which they can do no wrong,

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it seems.

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A laugh and a giggle from the coach, Lee Radford.

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What a time to be with Hull FC.

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Wembley final just over a wdek away.

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A result here will mean they are only one game

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away from a Grand Final and they're scoring for fun!

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And Marc Sneyd, who has kicked superbly tonight, he is

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now scoring tries as well.

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Washbrook.

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I think they were thinking about the kick but decided they're

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going to go through hands.

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Yeaman.

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Inside.

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Pritchard will pick it up.

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Look at Pritchard.

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Down the left-hand side.

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Well!

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Frank the Tank suddenly found top gear.

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There's nothing Catalan can do about that.

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But maybe the video referee can.

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No try.

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Looking for a knock-on.

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Yeaman tried to put one over the top.

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There was a hand there from Garcia, which might have been

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implicated in knocking that ball forward.

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If that's the case it's all

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about Pritchard's finish and there's nothing wrong with that.

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The smile from Pritchard, cheers from the

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Hull fans.

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This is the perfect, perfect rehearsal for the Wembley Fhnal

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Big finish from Frank the Tank.

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That was really impressive again from Hull FC.

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Four times they've played Catalan and they've

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beaten them four times.

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Not many teams do that.

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I think going to France in round two we started to speak about

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Hull FC maybe being a team that could go places this season.

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They've kicked on from a loss at Widnes.

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They've beaten all teams home and away this year.

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Catalan four times, as you say.

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Many people tipped Catalan to be very good this year.

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They've only just started f`ding away from that top four.

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They've been in there for a long time.

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For Hull to go there and do that was a big statement of

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intent heading to Wembley.

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Talking about big statements, Luke, consecutive matches they've nilled

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their opponent leading up to Wembley.

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Regardless of the opposition, that's a massive statement.

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Both facets of the game, attack and defence, contribute

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to winning games.

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But when the team's foundation is around the defence

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that goes a long way with winning trophies.

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They seem like a team that

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are really dedicated to defence at the moment.

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That's the defence.

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Let's talk about the attack.

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I want to ask you how good Mahe Fonua is.

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We'll see a couple of examples of some brilliant play.

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He's been absolutely integral to everything they've done right.

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I think they signed him originally as a winger.

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They signed Tuimavave to play the in centre.

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I think what Mahe brought the team was a lot of talk on the edge.

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Quickly they moved him from the wing to the centre.

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Against Hull KR here.

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Great feet for a big man.

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Great feet for a big man.

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Outside of Thornley.

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And a flicked pass.

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Not easy to execute.

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Steve Michaels runs away and you see he's got two people interested.

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Such a big man with a fleet of foot to go with it as well.

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The try he set up for Sneyd is just fantastic, playing from his

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right foot, right foot again.

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And he has the strength to stay on his feet

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and find the off-loading, carrying the ball like it's a tennis ball.

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Plenty of tries to be scored off Mahe.

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He could be handful for Warrington at Wembley.

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They've got players on the other side they've got to watch.

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He's a really explosive athlete who likes it and coupled

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with his footwork as well, I'd love to hold the ball like a tennis ball.

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But I've got baby hands.

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He's going to be a danger that Warrington

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need to keep an eye out for.

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You mentioned Catalan fading a bit.

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What do you think has happened?

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They've gone.

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I think they've gone out the four now.

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I'm not sure what's happened.

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They'll learn some serious lessons.

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In my opinion they brought in the signing of the season

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in Glenn Stewart.

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He's basically the best player for me in the Super League,

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or the best signing.

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If they can get a couple more of him over the

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line next year and learn sole lessons I think they can go a long

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way again.

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It seems to be that every ydar they promise and promise and

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promise and then they fade `way

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Some lessons need to be learned really quickly.

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And I'm sure Fraser's trying to get to the bottom of that.

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If anyone knows what is wrong he will definitely know.

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Let's see more tries because Hull head to

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Wembley in great form.

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Their opponent in the showphece are Warrington and the Wolves faced

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Castleford on Saturday.

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Warrington quite difficult to read at the moment.

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They're going up against a really talented Castleford side who

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have put a lot of wins together in the last few weeks.

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They are a difficult side to beat.

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Just a different dimension.

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When he plays loose forward it's like an extra half back.

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Castleford are really dangerous.

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32 for the season.

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Unbelievable.

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I don't think I got that in my career.

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More than anything else I just love the fact that Daryl Powell `nd Danny

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they seem to get the best out of players,

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they know, Luke Gale on

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him, they seem to have a gift of making average players good and good

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players great.

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He has been brilliant since he came back.

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They will miss him because he's been really

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explosive and he is the fastest

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He caused the defence a lot of problems.

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They are always good to watch at Castleford.

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It is another victory and it becomes a habit.

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Them going into this game and having a

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closing counter is boding well for Saturday.

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Daryl Powell said they are

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durable at the moment which is not a word we have

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heard about Castleford.

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It is always classy Cass.

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Class and very skilful.

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What they are very good at is finding areas off the field and

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finding shapes from it.

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A dropped goal.

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He misses that one.

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And Gale comes in with one on the 79 and a half.

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Looks like the winner.

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I think everybody thinks the game is all over.

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Warrington go short and you get the kick-off in

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just a few plays later, it's all the way to the left

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and all the way back to the right.

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It's a fantastic try, this one.

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Lots of skill.

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We talk about what enterprise we might see

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at Wembley on Saturday.

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Look at this one.

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I hope there's tries like this.

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I think this shows the quality they have got.

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Nine, seven, one, six in.

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Latchford, Clark and Sandel are all touching the ball.

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That's what makes them so dangerous.

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You've the key personel in the key positions and it

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makes a really dangerous side.

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A word on that final.

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Gareth Ellis will be key for one of yours.

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Gareth has been massive for the club since he

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came back to the club.

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He has had a few injuries.

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It's one of the few honours he has missed out on in his career.

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He feels like he's running out of time for that.

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This is a big game for Gareth Ellis also Liam

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Watts is back.

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Some big players are back for Wembley.

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I interviewed Gareth him some weeks ago and he said, I asked how much he

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thinks...

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and he would be gutted if he never ever won this.

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Predictions from you then.

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Warrington or Hull?

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As I mentioned earlier I think the 9-7-1, the

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formation that pretty much controls the side.

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I think Warrington hold the edge.

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I know Hull are big and powdrful and they have got good

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players, but they might just edge it for me.

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I'm on the flip side of that.

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I think, listen, like you say, the 1, 7, 6 and 9

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of both are both very good.

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But maybe they do have the edge but Hull

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are big and strong and powerful and they have

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a fair amount of skill in

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there with Pritchard and Minichiello and Ellis has a fair amount of skill

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with Liam Watts.

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I think it is made up for them to be Hull's year.

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You should probably put all your money

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on Warrington with me.

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As long as it's a cracker.

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Two o'clock BBC One Saturday, live coverage

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of the Challenge Cup final.

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One hour's build-up of the match gets started

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at three o'clock.

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Wigan and Saint Helens met for the 71st time in

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Super League on Friday.

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They are as close to the record books as they

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are on the map.

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33 wins each from their first 70 meetings.

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Four draws.

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And there to see if they cotld be separated this time

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around was Dave Woods.

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Saints back on their own line at the moment.

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Wigan offering lots and lots of pressure.

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Williams dragged down.

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Powell in at dummy half.

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Smith with a pass away.

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Here's Gelling.

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And reaching out and claiming the game's first try.

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But there is going to need to be a second opinion here.

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He thinks it is a try but check the grounding.

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Seems to hit the whitewash, legs have not gone into touch

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and a try is confirmed for @nthony Gelling.

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Having a good look around before he delivers his pass to Tautai.

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A short flat one to Sutton. he delivers his pass to Tautai.

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Powell. he delivers his pass to Tautai.

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Smith again on the right-hand side. he delivers his pass to Tautai.

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Gelling came in on the line and goes through with not a hand on him

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from the St Helen defenders for his second of the night,

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Anthony Gelling.

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Powell.

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Again, looking to set up camp, saying they are going to rud

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the opportunities they have had the handling mistakes they have made

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throughout the game so far.

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Matty Smith with a dropped goal and suddenly it

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is a threescore game.

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That one point means that Saints had to score three times to get

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something from this now.

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Excellent position again here, but St Helens have been

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here so often tonight and spuandered the opportunity, with misplaced

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passes and dropped balls.

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Can they get themselves back into the game here now?

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Still time left in, a good 15 minutes.

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Turnover, Gelling has intercepted and they are not going to c`tch him.

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Anthony Gelling strikes awax, it is going to be a hat-trick.

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Only recently returned to the first team and what a way to return.

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Three tries on the night, only four tries all season before

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tonight and he has just got a hat-trick for himself.

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Mobbed by his team-mates, adored

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by the Wigan faithful.

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Bateman.

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Counter away here.

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Into the final ten minutes.

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Wigan surely set for a big win against their local rivals

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and they have a penalty here.

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And they are going to go for two.

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Greenwood just messing around a little too long with Batelan

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for the referee's liking.

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But Matty Smith, this should seal the deal if it is not already sealed

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because this would make it 09-0 and it does.

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Saints with a huge mountain to climb.

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Tautai wants to play it quickly

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Williams with the inside ball, Tomkins skipping away,

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flicks it back to Tautai who takes

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it down the middle.

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Williams!

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George Williams.

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Last minute of the game.

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He is going to have to wait for absolute confirmation.

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The look on his face suggests he is pretty certain

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that it is a try.

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The arm is lifted.

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He had enough control of the ball for it to count.

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George Williams scores.

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Wigan impressive winners against their local rivals,

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St Helens.

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They are backed up into second spot.

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Your club Wigan have not bedn in great form going into the game,

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Saints on a seven match unbeaten run.

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That is some way to rediscover your form.

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I did not expect that.

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Saints have been playing really good stuff but Wigan seem to be

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getting players back.

0:18:530:18:55

It is amazing the amount of injuries they have had to be in the position

0:18:550:18:59

they are and it shows what a threat they are.

0:18:590:19:02

Those games are amazing to play and normally brings out the best,

0:19:020:19:05

Saints will be heartbroken.

0:19:050:19:10

Weren't you the last Wigan hat-trick scorer in one of these?

0:19:100:19:13

Someone tweeted me to tell le that I was the last one until Gelling.

0:19:130:19:16

What an amazing player he is.

0:19:160:19:19

He is big, strong, athletic, he can kick the ball,

0:19:190:19:22

he is an enigma.

0:19:220:19:27

Shaun Wane will be having heart attacks every time he gets the ball.

0:19:270:19:30

I do not think Gelling knows what he will do, never

0:19:300:19:32

mind anyone else!

0:19:320:19:37

That was the first one, that was the try that

0:19:370:19:39

did not deserve scoring, but it was brilliant.

0:19:390:19:42

He is an amazing player.

0:19:420:19:43

He is skilful, athletic, he has got the lot and a little

0:19:430:19:46

bit of pace.

0:19:460:19:48

He shows he can run as well.

0:19:480:19:54

Sometimes, you do not know what you will get with him.

0:19:540:19:57

Shaun Wane having heart attacks every time he gets the ball.

0:19:570:20:01

I love how he BMXes it to the game.

0:20:010:20:03

A word on Saints, will they be scarred by this?

0:20:030:20:07

They will be.

0:20:070:20:08

The whole club will be scarred, to lose to your nearest and dearest.

0:20:080:20:11

It will hurt the team.

0:20:110:20:20

They will get a weekend off this weekend along with Wigan whilst

0:20:200:20:26

the other two in the top fotr, Hull and Warrington battle it out.

0:20:260:20:29

Any slip-ups after Wembley gives both those teams a chance to put

0:20:290:20:32

some pressure on Hull and Warrington.

0:20:320:20:34

OK, it was all kicking off the last time that

0:20:340:20:37

Wakefield were at Widnes, two red cards, three

0:20:370:20:39

yellows as well in April, so seconds out, here they go again.

0:20:390:20:42

Matt Newsome is your commentator.

0:20:420:20:44

Roy White will find Kevan Brown, ever pivotal.

0:20:490:20:52

Onto Hanbury, takes it up to the line, he has gone

0:20:520:20:55

through and will slip to thd left side and Patrick gets

0:20:550:20:58

Widnes on the board.

0:20:580:21:04

Through the hands to Brown, dummies the pass, picks up the ball

0:21:040:21:07

and he has a man outside in Hanbury.

0:21:070:21:10

Widnes get a second.

0:21:100:21:15

Mellor.

0:21:150:21:16

Short ball.

0:21:160:21:19

That is try number three, inside the first quarter.

0:21:190:21:25

Whitley, out to the corner, Thomas.

0:21:250:21:29

Widnes applying.

0:21:290:21:32

Mellor, through the hands to Hanbury, short ball to M`rsh

0:21:320:21:37

One-way traffic.

0:21:370:21:41

Brown.

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So much space for Widnes here, so dominant, line speed,

0:21:420:21:44

very sloppy from Wakefield.

0:21:440:21:48

There goes Whitley, he stepped his way through,

0:21:480:21:50

pushes it back to Lloyd White in support and Widnes are coasting.

0:21:500:21:56

Almost up to the hour-mark, Scott Miller, still no points

0:21:560:21:59

for Wakefield.

0:21:590:22:00

Mellor.

0:22:000:22:03

Here he goes, a simple scoop.

0:22:030:22:05

Finally Wakefield do have some points.

0:22:050:22:09

Mellor.

0:22:090:22:13

Flashing the ball around with a spectacular fashion

0:22:130:22:15

and that is our man in the corner, from

0:22:150:22:17

the pass from Kevan Brown.

0:22:170:22:24

Mellor.

0:22:240:22:25

Tries to shovel one out to the near side and he was picked

0:22:250:22:28

up by Ben Jones-Bishop, it will not affect the scordline

0:22:280:22:30

really, you will not affect the result, Wakefield get a try,

0:22:300:22:33

but Widnes have picked up their first win of the super eights.

0:22:330:22:42

Always scores, Ben Jones-Bishop wherever he plays.

0:22:440:22:46

In games like this when there is not really a great deal to play for,

0:22:460:22:49

how do you get players up for it?

0:22:490:22:52

It is tricky.

0:22:520:22:55

When I played with Salford, we came fifth and there

0:22:550:22:57

is a goal to make the top six and once you have done that,

0:22:570:23:00

the pressure is off.

0:23:000:23:04

Bit of a release valve, but as a player you have to go out

0:23:040:23:07

there and each and every wedk, you need to give it your best

0:23:070:23:10

and put your all in.

0:23:100:23:12

From a coaching perspective, it is about building for next year

0:23:120:23:14

and putting good performancds in and hopefully that will transfer

0:23:140:23:17

to next year.

0:23:170:23:19

A quick word on Chris Chestdr, is he planning for next year?

0:23:190:23:24

I think so, with the format, and it is important that

0:23:240:23:26

Wakefield did that.

0:23:260:23:31

Albeit by the skin of their teeth and the deduction for Salford,

0:23:310:23:33

but Chris will be planning for next year, looking at a couple of younger

0:23:330:23:37

players and seeing who can handle it moving forward for next year.

0:23:370:23:40

It is difficult, a difficult situation with Widnes and W`kefield

0:23:400:23:42

and Castleford as well.

0:23:420:23:49

Widnes are back to winning ways, here is the state

0:23:490:23:51

of play after 26 rounds in the First Utility

0:23:510:23:53

Super League table.

0:23:530:23:58

Confirmation that Hull and Warrington will definitdly

0:23:580:24:00

finish in the top four and be involved in the end

0:24:000:24:03

of season semi-finals.

0:24:030:24:06

Wigan need one more point to join them, St Helens are the clear

0:24:060:24:09

favourites to claim the fourth play-off place, they have a 4-point

0:24:090:24:12

lead over Catalan.

0:24:120:24:16

Things almost sorted in Super League, what

0:24:160:24:17

about the qualifiers?

0:24:170:24:19

Here is what was on the cards in week three.

0:24:190:24:25

The champions of the Championship are Leigh and they were looking

0:24:490:24:51

to continue their push for promotion at Featherstone on Sunday.

0:24:510:24:55

You are the assistant coach, it is a great start,

0:24:550:24:58

a brilliant start.

0:24:580:25:01

Probably too good.

0:25:010:25:02

We raced into a 12 point le`d within eight minutes and then

0:25:020:25:05

we lost a player to a hamstring strain and we had a bit

0:25:050:25:08

more to do on the bench, with a few more minutes and then

0:25:080:25:11

gradually they got themselves back into the game.

0:25:110:25:14

Thankfully for us we got a valuable two points leading into a break

0:25:140:25:17

and a much-needed break for our team as well.

0:25:170:25:25

That was Josh Walters, Featherstone from Leeds going over,

0:25:250:25:27

who have been Leigh's standout players this season?

0:25:270:25:33

It has been difficult for me, I came in halfway through the season.

0:25:330:25:38

They are littered with lots of big names.

0:25:380:25:40

The likes of Gareth Hock have been around, but one player who has

0:25:400:25:43

really impressed me has been Adam Hixon on the wing.

0:25:430:25:50

He played really well last week against Salford and had

0:25:500:25:53

opportunities this week and did not quite take them.

0:25:530:25:57

We have built a really strong side and as good a chance as we have

0:25:570:26:01

got to gain promotion with the players we have brought in,

0:26:010:26:04

Mitch Brown and Matty Dawson and one or two others.

0:26:040:26:08

There is that man, doing what he does.

0:26:080:26:12

He is one of their own, I al told.

0:26:120:26:15

They came back into it, ran out of a little bit of dnergy,

0:26:150:26:18

which is concerning for us.

0:26:180:26:22

We're running out of energy at the back end of games.

0:26:220:26:25

Losing a player so early did not help us in the game against London,

0:26:250:26:30

Round 1 of these eights and this round as well, we have got some

0:26:300:26:33

way to fix up to gain any kind of promotion,

0:26:330:26:36

before we can think about being in Super League.

0:26:360:26:41

Three wins out of three, Neal Dukes reckons ten points

0:26:410:26:43

would be enough for promotion.

0:26:430:26:47

I think ten points will get you promotion, eight points will get

0:26:470:26:50

you into the million pound game and possibly six would do it.

0:26:500:26:54

Both teams last year who pl`yed the million pound game were on six,

0:26:540:26:57

so if we can get to eight, it would be good.

0:26:570:27:01

It does not look like that this year.

0:27:010:27:03

Another big player wrapping it up there.

0:27:030:27:05

Whilst we are going into a weekend off, there is a lot of work to do,

0:27:050:27:09

refreshing and recuperating and being ready for what is really

0:27:090:27:11

a stiff challenge at Hull KR.

0:27:110:27:16

That looks a massive game.

0:27:160:27:19

Really set the cat amongst the pigeons beating Salford.

0:27:190:27:22

Salford beat us in the first round.

0:27:220:27:25

Leigh going and winning makes it exciting.

0:27:250:27:30

You're not sure who will get into the top three or

0:27:300:27:33

the million pound game.

0:27:330:27:35

It is really important, your points difference,

0:27:350:27:37

you have to win games and you have to try and concede as little

0:27:370:27:41

as you can and score as much as you can.

0:27:410:27:44

We will see that with London.

0:27:440:27:46

Hull KR went to Salford on Friday, both teams starting to look

0:27:460:27:49

a little bit nervous.

0:27:490:27:51

Each one won one and lost one in the opening games and defeat

0:27:510:27:54

here would leave one of them increasingly vulner`ble

0:27:540:27:56

Sharon Shortall has the details on this one.

0:27:560:28:01

With both sides having won one since the split, a win would be

0:28:010:28:04

valuable and Hull KR had thd best possible start when George scored

0:28:040:28:07

after only a few minutes.

0:28:070:28:10

Rovers followed that up when James Greenwood touchdowned.

0:28:100:28:17

Rovers were 12 points up with this conversion and soon

0:28:170:28:20

after the winger extended the lead with a towering penalty effort.

0:28:200:28:27

Salford eventually got their first points midway

0:28:270:28:29

through the first half.

0:28:290:28:30

Robert Louis moved the ball to Mason Caton Brown who performed

0:28:300:28:33

acrobatics to get in at the corner.

0:28:330:28:38

A further two points from a penalty kept Rovers in command

0:28:380:28:40

on a blustery and wet afternoon

0:28:400:28:46

And they went on to stretch their lead further before h`lf-time,

0:28:460:28:49

a 40-20 kick from Albert Kelly set up the position for Rovers deep

0:28:490:28:52

in the Salford half.

0:28:520:28:56

From the resulting scrum, they found a gap in the Salford

0:28:560:28:59

defence to score almost unopposed from around ten metres out.

0:28:590:29:07

Gareth O'Brien did add two points for Salford almost on the half-time

0:29:070:29:10

whistle but the deficit was 16 points and Salford had work to do

0:29:100:29:13

to get only their first win from the split.

0:29:130:29:17

The Red Devils started well after the break,

0:29:170:29:19

three tries were ruled out before they capitalised on the pressure,

0:29:190:29:22

Gareth O'Brien coming in and converting.

0:29:220:29:26

Another penalty edged Rovers further in front again.

0:29:260:29:32

And with Albert Kelly's one pointer, the game was slipping out of reach

0:29:320:29:35

of Salford and increasing the threat of being involved

0:29:350:29:37

in the million pound game.

0:29:370:29:41

Hull KR had the final say when Thomas got on the end

0:29:410:29:44

of the Kelly grubber.

0:29:440:29:45

Rovers moved closer to securing Super League status with a victory

0:29:450:29:48

and Salford face Leeds next.

0:29:480:29:49

We played them like a play-off game.

0:29:560:29:59

I think we knew how big a g`me it was before the game.

0:29:590:30:02

Salford are definitely not dead and buried in

0:30:020:30:04

this competition.

0:30:040:30:07

But we have made one small step closer to what we are

0:30:070:30:10

trying to achieve.

0:30:100:30:11

We have got to get together and reassess what we are about.

0:30:110:30:14

The Super League season has been and

0:30:140:30:16

gone and we can see that we held our heads

0:30:160:30:18

up in there and we did a

0:30:180:30:20

decent job of this in a completely different competition.

0:30:200:30:29

-- decent job but this in a completely different compdtition.

0:30:320:30:35

We need to accept it.

0:30:350:30:36

At the moment we don't seem to be kind of focused about how

0:30:360:30:39

serious the situation is and livelihoods and careers are on the

0:30:390:30:42

line a little bit.

0:30:420:30:43

There's a lot to play for in this competition and

0:30:430:30:46

there's going to be more swings and ups and downs.

0:30:460:30:48

I'm really pleased for the club and the players but I

0:30:480:30:50

understand there is still a huge amount of rugby left.

0:30:500:30:53

Two defeats, Luke, Salford, another one of your former clubs.

0:30:530:30:55

If we all packed up and went home now, they would be

0:30:550:30:58

relegated but that is not the state of play.

0:30:580:31:00

Is this trouble with a T?

0:31:000:31:02

I think it is for everybody.

0:31:020:31:03

It's nervous times.

0:31:030:31:06

As Watson said, livelihoods and careers on the line.

0:31:060:31:09

With that you don't know if you are going to pay

0:31:090:31:11

your mortgage at the end of the

0:31:110:31:13

year, it makes players nervous if they start making mistakes.

0:31:130:31:16

Leeds next.

0:31:160:31:17

They've got to get something there.

0:31:170:31:18

Nice and easy.

0:31:180:31:19

That's what they are trying to create.

0:31:190:31:21

The format dictates it is going to be

0:31:210:31:23

testing and we want it to be testing.

0:31:230:31:28

We want to compete against a Super League side and you do not

0:31:280:31:31

know who is going to come up and who is going to go down.

0:31:310:31:35

Whoever holds their nerve and plays the best in the

0:31:350:31:37

next couple of weeks will get themselves out of it.

0:31:370:31:40

Hull KR have blown a few leads this season.

0:31:400:31:42

It was crucial that they didn't this time.

0:31:420:31:47

James the Hull KR coach was speaking about the pressure of the game.

0:31:470:31:50

I think Salford are playing to be at home in the million pound game.

0:31:500:31:54

That's how serious it is.

0:31:540:31:55

They're on two points going to the break and

0:31:550:31:57

they go to Headingley.

0:31:570:31:58

If you're a betting man you would go with Leeds.

0:31:580:32:01

I don't think Leeds being as good as they are

0:32:010:32:03

and getting as many players as

0:32:030:32:10

they are back will lose in these middle eights.

0:32:100:32:13

Unless it's Leigh in the last one, they looked

0:32:130:32:16

too good and strong and it leans Salford will be left on two points

0:32:160:32:20

with only three games remaining.

0:32:200:32:21

I know they are all against championship teams but getthng to

0:32:210:32:23

eight points might not get xou in the million pound game at all.

0:32:230:32:27

Very quick on Rovers, do think they will

0:32:270:32:28

be OK?

0:32:280:32:30

What I saw on Friday night makes me think they will be fine.

0:32:300:32:33

Great players in key positions.

0:32:330:32:34

And a smart coach in James Webster.

0:32:340:32:35

What about Huddersfield, the first visiting

0:32:350:32:38

team in the qualifiers to go up and down the famous slope at Batley?

0:32:380:32:41

Trailed to an early penalty, Luke.

0:32:410:32:42

How did you approach this m`tch

0:32:420:32:52

Unless you have played on that pitch...

0:32:540:32:56

We started off the game really well.

0:32:560:32:59

The first half ran away to a decent lead.

0:32:590:33:01

Nine first-half tries.

0:33:010:33:02

I looked and thought you must been playing

0:33:020:33:04

downhill first half.

0:33:040:33:05

I was!

0:33:050:33:07

We scored some really good tries.

0:33:070:33:08

We played quite disciplined.

0:33:080:33:10

We were really patient in approach, not rushing things and scored some

0:33:100:33:13

really good tries.

0:33:130:33:14

The big fella.

0:33:140:33:15

Yeah.

0:33:150:33:17

Unfortunately that didn't l`st.

0:33:170:33:19

And at half-time, sometimes a bit of a mental barrier.

0:33:190:33:22

When you have a healthy lead in the first half it is

0:33:220:33:25

about sticking to your guns, staying composed, staying c`lm.

0:33:250:33:28

Repeating what you did in the first half.

0:33:280:33:30

They managed to get on top of us in the second half.

0:33:300:33:33

They played some good rugby.

0:33:330:33:34

We know more than anything dlse if we want to get out of this

0:33:340:33:38

situation we need to defend our way out of it.

0:33:380:33:40

We've always been able to score points.

0:33:400:33:42

Throughout the season.

0:33:420:33:44

But we haven't defended that well.

0:33:440:33:51

To get out of this situation we need to defend better

0:33:510:33:54

than we did in the second h`lf.

0:33:540:33:56

Did you target a run of three in a row

0:33:560:33:58

against championship side as games you have to win?

0:33:580:34:00

I think you have to win every game.

0:34:000:34:02

In this middle eight you can't sit back and pinpoint games

0:34:020:34:05

and think we will rest playdrs for this one and try and win this.

0:34:050:34:08

It looks really easy.

0:34:080:34:09

You want to blow your way ott of this as quick as possible.

0:34:090:34:12

Get in and get out and get `s many points on the board and win

0:34:120:34:16

as many games as we can.

0:34:160:34:17

A couple of quick tries for Ryan, who got a

0:34:170:34:20

hat-trick which was crucial with Danny Brough not there.

0:34:200:34:22

Broughy's an amazing player.

0:34:220:34:23

Someone you always miss.

0:34:230:34:27

But Brierley and Jamie Ellis did a cracking job.

0:34:270:34:31

He has got pace to burn, has Ryan.

0:34:310:34:34

What is his best position?

0:34:340:34:35

I don't know yet.

0:34:350:34:37

He's still only young.

0:34:370:34:39

He's new to this level of rugby but we are

0:34:390:34:42

going to find out in years to come.

0:34:420:34:44

What does he want to play?

0:34:440:34:45

I'm not sure.

0:34:450:34:46

One thing I can tell you, he's an extremely talented player.

0:34:460:34:49

In whatever sport there is no substitute for speed

0:34:490:34:52

and he has it in buckets.

0:34:520:34:55

He is a real good player and I think he will develop into a really

0:34:550:34:59

good six.

0:34:590:35:04

Batley won the second half 26-1 .

0:35:040:35:12

Was that more than just the slope?

0:35:120:35:15

Sometimes players use that as an excuse.

0:35:150:35:17

You've got to get it out of your head.

0:35:170:35:19

We are professional athletes.

0:35:190:35:22

You don't realise how steep it is on that hill until you

0:35:220:35:25

play on it.

0:35:250:35:25

We have got to be mentally strong going out there and

0:35:250:35:28

putting on the same perform`nce as we did in the first.

0:35:280:35:31

We might not run away with it as much.

0:35:310:35:33

But we should be winning the second half.

0:35:330:35:35

This was the final few minutes of the game

0:35:350:35:37

with another two Batley trids.

0:35:370:35:38

86 points in this match.

0:35:380:35:39

Defences were on top.

0:35:390:35:40

Exactly!

0:35:400:35:41

You don't need to be a genius to work out both sides

0:35:410:35:44

attacked very well but didn't defend very well.

0:35:440:35:46

It was a little bit slack.

0:35:460:35:48

We let in a few tries.

0:35:480:35:49

We were just a bit mentally weak in that second half.

0:35:490:35:52

With only 30 seconds to go on this try, and the

0:35:520:35:54

chip over, we just showed, just a lack of urgency and a desire

0:35:540:35:57

to keep them out which is something we need to eradicate.

0:35:570:36:04

A quick word from you on Huddersfield.

0:36:040:36:06

Do you think Rovers will be OK?

0:36:060:36:11

I think they will be really targeting their championship games.

0:36:110:36:15

After round one against Salford I was worried for them.

0:36:150:36:19

I thought Salford was reallx dominant in that game.

0:36:190:36:22

I thought Huddersfield might be in trouble.

0:36:220:36:31

But the chairmanship fixtures will help them.

0:36:310:36:41

-- But the championship fixtures will help them.

0:36:470:36:50

The first week has given thdm a lot of confidence.

0:36:500:36:52

Scored a lot of points that last weekend but they have

0:36:520:36:55

leaked a few.

0:36:550:36:56

The next game is a massive game against London.

0:36:560:36:58

As they play Leight in that final, one of the

0:36:580:37:00

four championship games.

0:37:000:37:01

They have got really big couple of games coming up.

0:37:010:37:04

You mentioned London.

0:37:040:37:05

Let's go to the capital.

0:37:050:37:06

Leeds face the Broncos on Saturday.

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No problem for the Rhinos so far.

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How did they go about this game?

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The commentator, Matt Newsome.

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Segeyaro.

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Finds Galloway.

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Pushing the ball to the right hand side.

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A bit of space.

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Find his feet.

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Drops the ball.

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The Broncos will come up with it.

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Cunningham slipped it away.

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Break away.

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Gets the ball away to Rhys Williams and Williams has

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got space to burst into.

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And London Broncos are going to take the lead

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here against the Super League holders!

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Fine try.

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Leeds down on the board herd.

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Ablett.

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They've made a great start to these super eight

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qualifiers.

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Here goes Segeyaro.

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He has shifted it away to the right side.

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Briscoe has got the turbo.

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He takes it to the line and Leeds have a try.

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Campbell just confirms.

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To Galloway.

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Well dealt with.

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Away to Segeyaro.

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The usual haircut from him.

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It's a great line.

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On the line.

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Support outside from Liam Sttcliffe.

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Leeds take the lead.

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And it's the full-back who gets the try.

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From dummy half.

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Straight at the broken line here and he's gone scything through.

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James Cunningham for London Broncos.

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They are matching their Super League opponents.

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Jamie Jones Buchanan.

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Out the back it goes.

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McGuire.

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Sutcliffe.

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Watkins gets Briscoe away.

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That's a carbon copy.

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He picks up his second try.

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And Leeds just exercising their dominance.

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Andrew looks fairly perplexdd.

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Kyle Ablett.

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Off-load.

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Gets it away.

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Good hands.

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Achurch into space.

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James Segeyaro.

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And his former team-mate could not stop him.

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Leeds move further ahead.

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Going into the break.

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The Leeds fans are enjoying themselves.

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Ferris.

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Kicking here.

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Loose ball.

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Bobbled up awkwardly.

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Jordan Lilley pounces!

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Leeds Rhinos six minutes into the second half!

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In sight of the line once again.

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Cuthbertson.

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He gets the ball.

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Ablett picks it up.

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Back to the left side.

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Daniel Harrison making the challenge.

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Ablett will regain his feet and Segeyaro will

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target the short side.

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Looking to wriggle away.

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Achurch will get there.

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He schools for the Rhinos, Mitch Achurch.

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Looking classy at the moment, Leeds.

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That is a lovely pass to Watkins.

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And a fine line.

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They are stretching this gale away from the Broncos.

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Cunningham from dummy half.

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Rare sight of the Leeds line.

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Going to power his way through.

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That is a great try.

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London Broncos are not finished yet.

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Can they mount a comeback?

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Segayaro, Kyle Ablett.

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Devastating.

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Here goes Watkins.

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They have got support outside.

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Briscoe gets a hat-trick.

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Is that the nail in the coffin for the London Broncos?

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London certainly not giving up on playing this game.

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Goes down the right-hand side.

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He's got support inside and out.

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He goes through.

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He is going to touch down himself.

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The big winger would not be stopped.

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London Broncos, four minutes to go.

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Keeping up the fight.

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Andy Atkins.

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To the right-hand side.

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Through the hands it goes.

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Stepping, driving, scoring.

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Surely!

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Yes, he reaches out.

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It is a consolation for London.

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But Leeds get the points.

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Could be a useful consolation.

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The London coach with us last week said it might come down

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to points difference.

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That could have been a useful result.

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Leeds once again in cruise control and

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this is how it stands in the qualifiers.

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It is Leeds and Leigh who

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are on top with a 100% record.

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The first three teams after seven games

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will be in the Super League next season.

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If they finish today Hull KR would play London for the fourth and

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final place at the top of the division and Salford would be

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relegated.

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All those still to play for in the remaining four wdeks

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That is your lot this week.

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Have a great day at Wembley if you are

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to explore her roots in Bangladesh.

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It's a journey of food and family.

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