:00:38. > :00:42.Grand Final is now just four months Grand Final is now just four months
:00:43. > :00:48.away. There are fresh faces towards the top of the table and some big
:00:49. > :00:53.names near the bottom. After a merry and occasionally magic month of May.
:00:54. > :00:55.# Everybody gather round # I've got something important to
:00:56. > :01:00.say # We've got a whole lot to be
:01:01. > :01:06.grateful for # On this ride beautiful day...
:01:07. > :01:13.Sensational solo try! St Helens look to have snatched it.
:01:14. > :01:18.# Come on, brothers and sisters # Let me see the smile spreading ear
:01:19. > :01:22.# You know this year there's been a whole lot of crying
:01:23. > :01:27.# And complaining about the way we live
:01:28. > :01:40.# Don't you think we should try and... Look at that score! Burgess
:01:41. > :01:43.has it. It is a hat-trick! Jamie Jones-Buchanan and Iestyn Harris
:01:44. > :01:48.know the course and distance to the Grand Final. They are here with the
:01:49. > :01:51.lowdown on Round 17. No, you'd have got long odds on Salford and
:01:52. > :01:55.Wakefield making it Old Trafford backing fabric that both were in
:01:56. > :02:00.play-off positions at the start of the weekend -- backing the bid. They
:02:01. > :02:07.met on Saturday, the commentator is Matt Newsome.
:02:08. > :02:12.Tompkins shifts the point of attack again. O'Brien goes through. The
:02:13. > :02:17.ball comes loose. Ashley Gibson and Wakefield are away through Mason
:02:18. > :02:20.Caton-Brown. Will you take it to the line? He has got Michael Dobbs and
:02:21. > :02:25.scrambling across but he will not get there and Mason Caton-Brown
:02:26. > :02:32.touches down under the sticks. What a try. Salford in a good position
:02:33. > :02:37.here. Dobson looks for the cutout. It has been cut out by Wakefield as
:02:38. > :02:46.Rhys Lynn scampers away downfield. Will anybody catching? Will he get
:02:47. > :02:52.him? No, he won't. That is two length of the field intercepts.
:02:53. > :03:08.Wakefield battering on the door. Close into the sticks here. Academic
:03:09. > :03:13.Fifita poise. There are cutting away Dennis right hand side and Rhys Lynn
:03:14. > :03:21.gets his second. Good hands from the Trinity side.
:03:22. > :03:26.Pick from dummy half here. Salford eyeing a response. Dobson away to
:03:27. > :03:38.the right side. I O'Brien chiming in. Good hands. Be be in the corner
:03:39. > :03:42.and Salford are on the board. -- Bibby. Bibby was almost away but
:03:43. > :04:00.Wakefield scramble. This is a decent position. Chris brining. Kopzcak
:04:01. > :04:11.scores. Salford. Tom kinase onto Murdoch Masiello. That is great
:04:12. > :04:15.hands to get Bibby in for his second.
:04:16. > :04:22.Great comeback from Salford. Can Wakefield find another response as
:04:23. > :04:30.Jarrett runs the line. Caton-Brown away and that is tried number two
:04:31. > :04:39.for him and Wakefield back in front. Can Salford swing the pendulum once
:04:40. > :04:51.again? Brining into doubly half. He will go to the left-hand side where
:04:52. > :04:57.Tasi will crashes way through. Well held by Williams and that is a great
:04:58. > :05:03.line, support on the inside from bachelor. Bachelor looks to get away
:05:04. > :05:08.and he is now at the last. Jowitt wants a quick play of the ball.
:05:09. > :05:14.Cutout ball to Mason Caton-Brown and that is the hat-trick. And Wakefield
:05:15. > :05:21.take the lead again. Time ticking away. Anthony England for Wakefield.
:05:22. > :05:27.Just four points in front. It has been an absolute cracker. Kyle Wood
:05:28. > :05:34.steps into acting half-back. To Williams, dropped short. Straight
:05:35. > :05:37.through the gap and that will said little Wakefield from bachelor.
:05:38. > :05:43.Seven wins in a row and they are back in the top four. -- that will
:05:44. > :05:47.settle it. A really good team performance today in tough
:05:48. > :05:53.circumstances, third game in what is it, seven or eight days? Probably
:05:54. > :05:57.two really tired teams as well but I thought on the whole, we probably
:05:58. > :06:02.edged it. We defended quite well and to be fair, the effort was there and
:06:03. > :06:06.feel position wise, we were dominating the game first half, it's
:06:07. > :06:09.just they scored, Ukip Mason open field and he is not getting caught
:06:10. > :06:14.and to be fair, the same with Rhys Lynn on the other side -- if you
:06:15. > :06:18.give Mason open field. You were at that game, six Super
:06:19. > :06:24.League wins in a Roper Wakefield, what is it they are doing so right?
:06:25. > :06:26.I just they are working really hard for each other. They had some young
:06:27. > :06:30.boys out there with some experienced players and to a man, they scrambled
:06:31. > :06:33.whenever Salford created opportunities. Salford will quite
:06:34. > :06:36.dominant in large parts of the game and Wakefield just kept scrambling
:06:37. > :06:39.for each other, worked for each other and took their opportunities
:06:40. > :06:43.well. They are playing exceptionally well at the moment, they are every
:06:44. > :06:47.bit as good for where they are in the table in the top four. And they
:06:48. > :06:51.have got a real character about them, haven't they? With Salford
:06:52. > :06:54.coming back, on home soil, the quality Salford has shown, to come
:06:55. > :07:00.back and win that, what does that say about the character? There is
:07:01. > :07:03.something in the air on the rhubarb triangle, Wakefield Featherstone
:07:04. > :07:08.doing well in their own league and a revival of rugby league then there.
:07:09. > :07:11.John Kay has a big hand to play in it as well. When you have smart
:07:12. > :07:16.players getting to the ball to players who are coming to the peak
:07:17. > :07:20.of their career, Ben Jones Bishop, Caton-Brown, who can score tries
:07:21. > :07:25.performed, in a world where structure has died off a little bit,
:07:26. > :07:29.they can look up play and doing well scoring loads of points. Mason
:07:30. > :07:33.Caton-Brown had to wait to take a chance but he really has grabbed it.
:07:34. > :07:41.Just look at the speed of the man here. Louis is pretty quick himself
:07:42. > :07:44.and he looks like... Superdry, he took his opportunities really well
:07:45. > :07:48.and Wakefield did that exceptionally well because that was against the
:07:49. > :07:51.run of play and this came from a Salford error. They got the scrum,
:07:52. > :07:56.they took their opportunity and they did that all afternoon, just making
:07:57. > :08:00.Salford pay for those little small errors that they have probably not
:08:01. > :08:03.been doing, Salford. Scoring is hat-trick, great afternoon for him
:08:04. > :08:09.and Wakefield. What did you make of the quality of the game overall? The
:08:10. > :08:11.intensity just came in floods. Wakefield started quite high
:08:12. > :08:17.intensity then completely dropped off. Salford were nowhere near
:08:18. > :08:20.Verstappen then Todd Carney came on and the intensity picked up and they
:08:21. > :08:23.went in front, and then they dropped off again and Wakefield came back
:08:24. > :08:27.and I think they were trying their best to keep that intensity at a
:08:28. > :08:30.high level but it was impossible for either team, third game in eight
:08:31. > :08:34.days, to have a real intense 80 minutes but the quality of the play
:08:35. > :08:38.was really good. There wasn't a lot of errors and they will both be
:08:39. > :08:41.happy. It is quite a scalp for Wakefield to get because Salford
:08:42. > :08:44.happen in cracking form and have shown a huge amount of character
:08:45. > :08:54.particularly at home. And you said, six on the road, playing some great
:08:55. > :08:57.job, some great rugby for the crowd but credit to Wakefield, they have
:08:58. > :09:00.done it under the radar, probably don't feel like they are under any
:09:01. > :09:04.pressure and performing every week and I hope there is a drop of this
:09:05. > :09:08.week, we have got them on Saturday. The Castleford coach Daryl Powell
:09:09. > :09:11.made six changes out of league leaders, like many others, faced
:09:12. > :09:15.their third game in ten days. St Helens the opposition at the Jungle,
:09:16. > :09:21.looking to avenge their Challenge Cup hammering just three weeks ago.
:09:22. > :09:25.# Welcome to the Jungle, we've got fun and games
:09:26. > :09:28.# Got everything you want # Honey, we know the names
:09:29. > :09:33.# In the Jungle # Welcome to the Jungle
:09:34. > :09:35.# Watch you to your # Knees
:09:36. > :09:39.# In the Jungle # Welcome to the Jungle
:09:40. > :09:49.# Watchet bring you to your # It's going to bring you down.
:09:50. > :09:56.Decent position for Saints. Roby to Smith. That's a bit loose. Percival
:09:57. > :10:00.will retrieve. He will do more than that. Spots a gap and personal is
:10:01. > :10:09.through. A bit of something for nothing there from Mark Percival.
:10:10. > :10:16.Roberts steps back in. McCarthy-Scarsbrook defends. McShane
:10:17. > :10:24.again, to Roberts. Here is Webster. Nice pass. Try on debut, Ciaran Gill
:10:25. > :10:42.in the corner. . McCarthy-Scarsbrook, he said the
:10:43. > :10:48.sat adapter Route one. McCarthy-Scarsbrook over.
:10:49. > :10:56.-- said the SAP nav to Route one. Rise to the right side of the rock,
:10:57. > :11:01.sees Roberts. McMeekan with a dummy. He is in, crucial time for
:11:02. > :11:08.Castleford. Real Saints pressure here. Smith.
:11:09. > :11:14.Walmsley. Roberts does well. Roby again. Far side, Percival, is that
:11:15. > :11:15.in? Regan Grace. No, he is in touch. Castleford somehow managing to keep
:11:16. > :11:27.Saints out. McMeekan, up towards the 40. What
:11:28. > :11:36.can Castleford do here? Roberts to homes. Cutout pass to Minikin.
:11:37. > :11:40.Kicked through. It is a footrace. Holmes is brave. Never mind the
:11:41. > :11:44.game's afterward, the game is over, Holmes scores. One of the biggest
:11:45. > :11:51.winds that I've been involved in, to be honest. For a team to roll into a
:11:52. > :11:55.game against the opposition that have had a significant rest period
:11:56. > :12:00.on us and with a full strength team and then we have also played about
:12:01. > :12:07.with our team a little bit, to try and keep players fresh, then to come
:12:08. > :12:13.out with that kind of performance, I think was awesome. Look, we tried
:12:14. > :12:17.hard. It is disappointing because we worked on a few things on how we
:12:18. > :12:19.were going to improve our game and unfortunately, we didn't do those
:12:20. > :12:27.today, so that is what made disappointing. But I can't fault our
:12:28. > :12:30.effort. Obviously they weren't at full strength today but they haven't
:12:31. > :12:33.lost for a reason because they are very good footy site and Castleford
:12:34. > :12:38.showed that again today. We have just got to improve and get better.
:12:39. > :12:43.We had to dig in right at the end and the amount of scrambled tackles
:12:44. > :12:49.to keep them out, it just shows the character that we've got and what
:12:50. > :12:51.we'd become as a club. We got genuine depth and genuine belief
:12:52. > :12:54.that we've got something special here.
:12:55. > :12:58.Daryl Powell saying it was a huge win, a lot of the players think it
:12:59. > :13:00.was the best win of the season, a lot of the players who weren't
:13:01. > :13:04.playing, who were arrested. What does it say about Castleford that
:13:05. > :13:09.you can take out so many of their key players and still win? That is
:13:10. > :13:12.it, a lot of people talking of Daryl Powell as being one of if not the
:13:13. > :13:16.best coach in Super League. It is a real test when you take that many
:13:17. > :13:19.players out because of injury or for preservation and they still come up
:13:20. > :13:23.against a great win over St Helens team who have had a little bit of
:13:24. > :13:27.form recently, they have improved and I think Paul McShane just got
:13:28. > :13:31.off the line all day. One of the great things about their predicament
:13:32. > :13:34.was being able to give the young Boys and opportunity, lads like Alex
:13:35. > :13:38.Foster, who are coached a fair few years ago, seeing his career and the
:13:39. > :13:42.way he has developed, playing at the top Super League club and out of his
:13:43. > :13:45.skin, it is great to see. It is something when you can take that
:13:46. > :13:50.many players out and they still go unbeaten. We'll St Helens be kicking
:13:51. > :13:55.themselves a bit? Yes they will, and jumping on the back of that, one of
:13:56. > :13:57.the most impressive things for me was the psychological side of the
:13:58. > :14:03.game because Daryl Powell was quite critical of the concept of it before
:14:04. > :14:06.the game, but to actually get your players not believing what he was
:14:07. > :14:10.saying externally and internally, and in a belief that we are against
:14:11. > :14:14.the odds but we are going to perform is a brilliant psychological thing
:14:15. > :14:17.to do. Yes, St Helens will be disappointed and the Head Coach said
:14:18. > :14:20.he wasn't too disappointed with the effort and he will see signs they
:14:21. > :14:22.can work on but I think that game was all about Castleford and their
:14:23. > :14:34.psychological fact that they are there at the top of the table and
:14:35. > :14:36.off that, you would say they could stay there. You mentioned Paul
:14:37. > :14:39.McShane, you know him well, he has been called up for the England
:14:40. > :14:41.squad, part of that group at the moment. How have you seen him
:14:42. > :14:44.develop in the last couple of seasons? Again, it is Daryl Powell.
:14:45. > :14:46.You look at Daryl Clark he has emerged out of the Castleford team
:14:47. > :14:49.and is an international player and he's got the best out of Paul
:14:50. > :14:54.McShane. It is probably down to him. I asked Darryl beforehand and I
:14:55. > :14:59.think Powell's frame of mind, as you spoke about, he spoke about playing
:15:00. > :15:02.two games in one day when he was an international comedy Daryl Powell,
:15:03. > :15:06.showing his toughness. He translated that into the team in the changing
:15:07. > :15:11.rooms but also brings the skill out as well. I love Paul McShane, he has
:15:12. > :15:13.a lot of talent and ability and probably just needed that
:15:14. > :15:17.environment for him to fulfil his skills. And isn't he just. So
:15:18. > :15:29.Castleford continue to lead at the top of the big battle towards the
:15:30. > :15:31.bottom of the table was in Huddersfield, when Warrington were
:15:32. > :15:34.in town on Sunday. This is pretty much one-way traffic. Yes, it was
:15:35. > :15:36.and the easy thing to do is to talk about the Warrington Wolves and how
:15:37. > :15:39.potentially passive they where in this game but I would probably flip
:15:40. > :15:41.it, I think this is the best Huddersfield have played all season
:15:42. > :15:43.and they became progressively better. They have started to get
:15:44. > :15:47.some of their players back and started to play with some
:15:48. > :15:51.confidence. Great ball to McGilvary to score a try and they grew in
:15:52. > :15:56.confidence within this game, as they felt that perhaps Warrington weren't
:15:57. > :15:58.quite there. They just got better and better. Danny Brough was
:15:59. > :16:01.probably at the best he has been all season and they are starting to play
:16:02. > :16:06.with confidence at the right time, because they can really push the top
:16:07. > :16:10.eight. They brought Jordaan Turner and that you think the turning point
:16:11. > :16:14.in their form was when Jake Mamo started to play? They seem to have
:16:15. > :16:17.gotten better and better since he found his feet. I think it was when
:16:18. > :16:23.they beat us a few weeks ago, unfortunately! Lesson, Warrington
:16:24. > :16:27.have always had the players there and I believe that when you look at
:16:28. > :16:29.the team, there is a lot of talent, a lot of international players.
:16:30. > :16:33.Huddersfield started with quite low confidence, they had to go through a
:16:34. > :16:37.rut but they have pulled out of it and when that confidence tide
:16:38. > :16:57.changes, this is what you can come up with and this is what Warrington
:16:58. > :17:02.are chasing right now. Warrington don't really seem to be able to
:17:03. > :17:21.score points at the moment, do they? No, they have had three really poor
:17:22. > :17:23.games and their confidence looks shot to pieces. Their efforts, you
:17:24. > :17:26.can see the effort is there, it is just a little bit disjointed and all
:17:27. > :17:26.over the place and people are making wrong decisions but I
:17:27. > :17:27.magnificent quality in the play and put that
:17:28. > :17:29.sometimes you will come up against a team that poor and Warrington have
:17:30. > :17:30.of. You just would not expect good at the wrong time but it is a
:17:31. > :17:35.Warrington to be the ones to be in that situation. You would have said
:17:36. > :17:42.that about lives last year. You could explain what was going on with
:17:43. > :17:46.lives, but... You can, but Warrington, what they do, they play
:17:47. > :17:49.a really high risk game, a lot of flowers, a lot of off-the-cuff rugby
:17:50. > :17:53.and when it works, it works and they are magnificent at times. When your
:17:54. > :17:57.confidence is down, and it doesn't work, you can look abysmal and I
:17:58. > :18:00.think at this moment in time, Warrington's confidence is really
:18:01. > :18:04.down but Tony Smith has been there before and has delivered before and
:18:05. > :18:11.I still feel that Tony Smith will deliver at some stage this season.
:18:12. > :18:17.Hole and Wigan met in the semifinals of both major and petitions last
:18:18. > :18:19.season but the run of form wasn't happy reading heading into their
:18:20. > :18:28.Saturday night at KCOM Stadium Maka delete Stadium on Saturday. Dave
:18:29. > :18:36.Woods saw this one. Here it goes to the right-hand side. Slipper by
:18:37. > :18:42.Kelly. Manages to slip away. And there cut back on the inside and
:18:43. > :18:45.cuts through three Wigan defenders to open the scoring, three minutes
:18:46. > :18:57.played. It is going to be Jake cover who
:18:58. > :19:03.hoists it towards the corner. Minichiello will pick it up,
:19:04. > :19:10.Minichiello. Well, it looks like a second for Hull, there are some
:19:11. > :19:24.complaints. Referee once another look. He wants another trial. Seems
:19:25. > :19:27.to hit the arm of the Wigan player Davis. From Hull's point of view it
:19:28. > :19:34.went backwards and Minichiello gets the touchdown. Try confirmed, Hull
:19:35. > :19:43.have a second. Strong start from them.
:19:44. > :19:52.Having a look that he has taken a slip under the duress of the
:19:53. > :19:58.defenders from Wigan. Looking at the referee for a possible penalty and
:19:59. > :20:02.it is a big ball over the top, Houghton for the second time has
:20:03. > :20:08.made the way for Michaels to score. What a great start from Hull.
:20:09. > :20:19.asking them to do a bit more here. have done a lot of
:20:20. > :20:22.asking them to do a bit more here. Chris Green having a struggle and
:20:23. > :20:28.the referee has given a penalty. You could hear the shouts of "Move" and
:20:29. > :20:36.Powell was hanging on. Kept a hold of the ankles for too long. So,
:20:37. > :20:37.right in front of the sticks, not the best kicking day so far for him
:20:38. > :20:52.but over it goes, 18-0, Hull lead. They are testing them again here
:20:53. > :20:59.down the middle. Houghton going to that right-hand side. It is a
:21:00. > :21:03.surging run here. Washbrook back inside for Houghton. Complaints from
:21:04. > :21:07.the Wigan players that there was a forward pass there. They are not
:21:08. > :21:11.happy and in fact, Liam Farrell has clearly said a word too many because
:21:12. > :21:28.he has been shown the yellow card. Sin-bin for dissent as Hull get
:21:29. > :21:32.there for. -- get their fourth. He has given the ball away and Joe
:21:33. > :21:35.Burgess can put the foot down. In hot pursuit, Minichiello coming from
:21:36. > :21:41.a long way out but Michaels will get there. No, he doesn't. Still surging
:21:42. > :21:46.for that line again, Burgess is hell Maka delete held up short but what a
:21:47. > :21:53.run by the winger. Hull getting back in numbers, they can create the
:21:54. > :21:58.space and there is plenty of it here on this side and Tom Davis with a
:21:59. > :22:01.walk in in the end and a timely comeback from Wigan, first try of
:22:02. > :22:18.the afternoon. Houghton. Here is Matongo again. He
:22:19. > :22:24.is a handful. Houghton, flicked to the left-hand side and a gain, the
:22:25. > :22:29.big surge. The referee says it is a handover so Hull's attack comes to
:22:30. > :22:41.zero. Minichiello falls over, has a little bit of... There is little bit
:22:42. > :22:47.of nonsense here. Mark Minichiello and Isa getting mixed up with each
:22:48. > :22:51.other. There you see, Isa just tripped him up.
:22:52. > :22:59.So a chance for, right at the end of the half to extend that lead to 22
:23:00. > :23:13.points. The kid goes over, 26-4. The ship to his left and Farrell is
:23:14. > :23:20.there. More urgency and determination. 200th game for Liam
:23:21. > :23:24.Farrell today. Here is a ball left Paul Marshall. Marshall goes in and
:23:25. > :23:31.out, look at this, classic winger's try from Liam Marshall. Had the
:23:32. > :23:32.confidence in his pace and it's a great finish from the young man who
:23:33. > :23:45.is making a big mark this season. Hoisted left. Marshall, still going,
:23:46. > :23:53.keeps it alive. Here is Farrell. Wigan with a little air of
:23:54. > :24:04.desperation. Not sure, keeps it alive to Isa. Forsyth. It is Isa
:24:05. > :24:11.again. Luluai I once it gets it -- wants and gets it. Flows superbly
:24:12. > :24:17.and what an eye-catching that is -- try that is for Wigan. They'll
:24:18. > :24:19.behind that they are scoring some eye-catching scores.
:24:20. > :24:28.Kelly puts it high. Looks as though it has been knocked backwards. Kept
:24:29. > :24:38.alive, the referee says it is still the sixth tackle. The chip and the
:24:39. > :24:45.chase by Jamie Shaw. Wow. Well, they will have to go for a video replay,
:24:46. > :24:49.surely and they do. He says try on the field and for the skill levels
:24:50. > :24:55.involved, it deserves to be a try and it looks as though it will be.
:24:56. > :25:06.Chip and chase and acrobatic finish and it is a confirmation of four
:25:07. > :25:11.points that steady the Shaul ship. -- the Hull ship.
:25:12. > :25:15.Trying to keep it alive, Williams jabbing it forward. It is picked up
:25:16. > :25:20.and suddenly there is a lot of space for Albert Kelly. And Kelly is away
:25:21. > :25:24.and I don't think anyone is going to catch him here. Albert Kelly will go
:25:25. > :25:30.90 yards underneath the sticks, celebrating even before he got there
:25:31. > :25:41.will stop back to back tries have put Hull back on course.
:25:42. > :25:50.Forsyth, energy and power but he is repelled. Keeps it alive again.
:25:51. > :25:54.Williams dabs it through. Burgess, should be and is, a Wigan try. But
:25:55. > :25:56.there is only 11 minutes left to play, so it is a long way back from
:25:57. > :26:09.here. Out to Kelly. He going for a one
:26:10. > :26:14.point. Albert Kelly gets the drop goal. Well, it gives his side a 21
:26:15. > :26:16.point lead, I'm not entirely sure the tactical necessity of that but
:26:17. > :26:27.over it goes. Spinning left. Williams dodging and
:26:28. > :26:35.weaving and keeping it alive. Added on by Tierney. Burgess stepping back
:26:36. > :26:39.on the inside. More defenders enthusiastically wrapping themselves
:26:40. > :26:44.around him. Marshall at the dummy half. He has seen the gap and he has
:26:45. > :26:46.got it. Well spotted, Leah Marshall. Second try of the game for that
:26:47. > :26:57.young fellow. Testing the determination in these
:26:58. > :27:03.late stages of that Hull defence. Maka Laura going wide. They have
:27:04. > :27:09.created the space here and the dive for the corner for Tom Davies. He
:27:10. > :27:13.will get the final score of the game. Six tries apiece put Hull have
:27:14. > :27:19.outplayed Wigan tonight and it is they who will get the victory.
:27:20. > :27:23.Hull's season seems to be incredibly up and down but particularly when
:27:24. > :27:26.you look at the table, how important is a win to keep them in touch with
:27:27. > :27:31.the top four but also to give them a cap against Wigan. Hugely important,
:27:32. > :27:35.I don't think it will go down as one of the best performances of the year
:27:36. > :27:39.but what it shows is they have got strength in the ranks and they can
:27:40. > :27:42.score from anywhere and dangerous to play against. Lee Radford, the
:27:43. > :27:45.coach, is probably a little bit concerned that they are leaking a
:27:46. > :27:49.few too many points and if you want to go on and win competitions, you
:27:50. > :27:53.might want to win Challenge Cups and Grand Finals, you have to build it
:27:54. > :27:57.from your defence first and that is where his concern will be and if he
:27:58. > :28:03.can tighten that up and keep scoring those points, watch out for Hull.
:28:04. > :28:08.Jamie Shaw had a really good game and a really good response to being
:28:09. > :28:14.dropped out of the England squad, could reply by him. It is a
:28:15. > :28:20.world-class try, it is one of those you will see replayed again and
:28:21. > :28:24.again, magic from him. But Hull as a team, they are possibly the biggest,
:28:25. > :28:27.strongest team out there and Wigan started this game with an error and
:28:28. > :28:30.allowed them to get on a bit of a roll and when they do, they are
:28:31. > :28:34.difficult to stop and there's not a lot you can do about it. You have to
:28:35. > :28:38.starve them of the ball and have a really good game plan some decent
:28:39. > :28:42.structure. Listen, they have got a lot of people out injured and Wigan
:28:43. > :28:46.have been two years one of the best teams in structure, getting to
:28:47. > :28:50.appoint an putting special play in and when you had Tomkins and Finch
:28:51. > :28:54.and otherwise, they were fantastic and it has probably dropped away
:28:55. > :28:58.over the years. If you look at the Lewis Tierney try, it is beautiful
:28:59. > :29:03.but is it something that you don't necessarily expect of Wigan but they
:29:04. > :29:05.will be happy with that. Yes, we will be happy with that. Yes, we
:29:06. > :29:14.know the structure is good and we know they will score tries prolific
:29:15. > :29:22.and at this into the game there is no structure at all the dishes
:29:23. > :29:26.players being able to off-load. A scramble defence from Hull is very
:29:27. > :29:29.good and they have gone all the way across to the other side, Farrell
:29:30. > :29:34.comes up with the killer pass for the try and if they can keep that in
:29:35. > :29:36.their game, when they start to get the players back, because
:29:37. > :29:41.consistency is what wind you competitions and that is what we can
:29:42. > :29:44.have always been, is consistent. It must be frustrating the Shaun Wane
:29:45. > :29:47.because when you have a lot of young players in there, they'll give you
:29:48. > :29:50.enthusiasm and energy and quality but won't give you consistency and
:29:51. > :29:55.that is where we can have struggled this year, they haven't quite had
:29:56. > :29:59.the consistency, and if they can stay in the mix, they have a chance
:30:00. > :30:07.of the top four. Six without a win to Wigan and next up on them as a
:30:08. > :30:11.local derby against Leighl. There is commentary from the Leighl sports
:30:12. > :30:16.village on 5 Live sports extra. The Super League returns next Monday at
:30:17. > :30:23.11:30pm on BBC One in the North with the Tuesday repeat at 1:15pm on BBC
:30:24. > :30:26.Two. We have seen Wakefield and Castleford continuing their
:30:27. > :30:29.impressive seasons, but what about life outside Super League. Both
:30:30. > :30:31.clubs have their own affiliated ladies' teams and this is what match
:30:32. > :30:41.day is like for them. I've always been interested in rugby
:30:42. > :30:45.but I never thought I'd actually played myself and once I got into
:30:46. > :30:50.it, I just loved it. I love the contact, I love the physical side of
:30:51. > :30:54.it, having your team-mates with you, altogether, hitting as hard as you
:30:55. > :30:59.can. There is definitely a stereotype, when I say I play rugby,
:31:00. > :31:02.I like to wear make-up, do my nails, look girly. A lot of people I meet
:31:03. > :31:03.have never watched women play rugby and I prefer watching the women,
:31:04. > :31:16.personally. It is developing into a really good
:31:17. > :31:24.league. When they come here it changes their perception. Women can
:31:25. > :31:34.play just as well as the men. It is the full contact game.
:31:35. > :31:56.No messing about. Let's go. And incredibly exciting time to be
:31:57. > :32:03.involved in women's rugby league. The interest is huge, the passion is
:32:04. > :32:06.brilliant. It is some of the best Rugby League we will ever see, it is
:32:07. > :32:13.fierce and fast and highly competitive. We are exploring
:32:14. > :32:23.women's Super League at the top of the amateur game. It is an
:32:24. > :32:31.aspirational competition in addition to the league we are watching today.
:32:32. > :32:38.Like Wakefield, playing a small number culminating in a final. There
:32:39. > :32:49.is a plan looking to 2021 when we have the World Cup.
:32:50. > :33:06.The scoreline is what it is. We're dominating. I cannot ask for any
:33:07. > :33:11.more than you are giving. We were the first club to affiliate a female
:33:12. > :33:16.team which raised a few eyebrows but create a lot of interest. Our
:33:17. > :33:26.aspiration is to get more females playing the sport. All the
:33:27. > :33:31.facilities are open. We're playing some curtain raisers throughout the
:33:32. > :33:45.year. It is a great thing for the sport. With more opportunities it is
:33:46. > :33:49.something to aim for. It is motivation and hopefully we will get
:33:50. > :33:56.there. Everybody that is enjoying it will get what they want. I want to
:33:57. > :34:01.have a career in it. We just need to get some money behind it. Not
:34:02. > :34:10.bothered about getting paid, I just love doing it so I would love to do
:34:11. > :34:20.it full-time. Don't leave nothing left. Every single one of you,
:34:21. > :34:25.nothing left to give. The face of Rugby League is changing. On the
:34:26. > :34:29.whole it is a positive change. The concept is the right idea. The right
:34:30. > :34:39.direction. I have some reservations about it. The aspiration has to be
:34:40. > :34:45.to enter that league on merit. To earn that position and in the Super
:34:46. > :34:54.League. Seems like this have been consistently top of the women's game
:34:55. > :34:57.and for them it is probably disappointing if they cannot enter
:34:58. > :35:05.Super League because they are not a fully professional club. Ultimately,
:35:06. > :35:12.it will attract people because people will hopefully see these
:35:13. > :35:18.games and be inspired. Is this something that is long overdue? To
:35:19. > :35:26.have a pathway for the women's game? It is important. About 40% of Rugby
:35:27. > :35:31.League audiences is female. It is massive that we've got that. We are
:35:32. > :35:40.really keen to get it going in Leeds. There's a girl working really
:35:41. > :35:48.closely on our team. Getting a lot of funding in and getting these
:35:49. > :35:52.opportunities out. They need to be playing at the Jungle, at Bellevue,
:35:53. > :35:58.getting fully affiliated with that badge and that logo. It's a
:35:59. > :36:08.brilliant initiative. Something that we are trailing, massively, in rugby
:36:09. > :36:18.union. Yes. I watch the rugby sevens competition. It was fantastic. The
:36:19. > :36:28.level was skilful and fast paced. There is everything that you get in
:36:29. > :36:32.men's rugby. Widnes were looking to record back-to-back wins for the
:36:33. > :36:39.first time this season. The referee was a busy man.
:36:40. > :36:46.These clubs have a variety of troubles. Widnes desperate for
:36:47. > :36:52.points at the bottom of the table. Ian Thornley diffused a kick and
:36:53. > :36:54.then took exception to the challenge. It was the start of a
:36:55. > :37:16.busy afternoon. With both sides down to 12 it was
:37:17. > :37:24.first blood to Catalan. With both sides struggling with this plan, it
:37:25. > :37:28.was a while before points came. Great strength to score between the
:37:29. > :37:33.post. It was not long before the referee was reaching for his cards.
:37:34. > :37:37.Richie Myler was shown the yellow card for holding onto long in the
:37:38. > :37:48.tackle. The Dragons were back down to 12 men. With the one-man
:37:49. > :37:58.advantage, they took advantage of the space in the defence. Charlie
:37:59. > :38:04.runs and was in support. Skipped past the defenders and put them
:38:05. > :38:11.ahead. Widnes extended their lead just after the break. He spun on one
:38:12. > :38:17.leg to get away from the tackle. The Vikings were ten points ahead.
:38:18. > :38:21.Whilst there were still more tries in the game there were also more
:38:22. > :38:27.yellow cards and again it was one of the Catalan players who was ordered
:38:28. > :38:32.off the pitch. He came in late on the tackle. Once the scuffle was
:38:33. > :38:37.sorted out the referee reached into his back pocket and the Dragons were
:38:38. > :38:43.back to having 12 on the pitch again. Thomson added a penalty
:38:44. > :38:51.before the yellow card came out once again. Catalan were down to 11 for a
:38:52. > :39:00.couple of minutes. They converted this penalty and Widnes were well in
:39:01. > :39:03.control. The second try completed back-to-back wins for the first time
:39:04. > :39:10.this season. They are off the table for the first time in nine weeks.
:39:11. > :39:22.The less said about Catalan, the better. How important was that for
:39:23. > :39:26.Widnes? They've struggled with confidence. They are coming into a
:39:27. > :39:33.position where they are getting some players back, they are getting some
:39:34. > :39:38.confidence back. There's nothing to say that they cannot get themselves
:39:39. > :39:48.out of trouble. They've got balance within the team and they've got some
:39:49. > :39:54.matchwinners. The last time they had a victory, Gremlins was on at the
:39:55. > :40:06.cinema. 1984. The 2017 meeting of Leeds versus league. He finds him
:40:07. > :40:14.once again. They were quick to stop him. He's got a couple of extra
:40:15. > :40:25.metres. He finds him at close range and Leeds have scored. Great ball
:40:26. > :40:33.out to Watkins who find the pass for Tom Briscoe. Leeds double the lead.
:40:34. > :40:40.The inside of the sticks. Out the back it goes away to the right hand
:40:41. > :40:52.side. Clever hands. Natty Dawson scores. Fine finish. What can he
:40:53. > :40:59.line up here? Up goes Joel. He climbed highest and Leeds score.
:41:00. > :41:07.Drinkwater with the kick. Chaos in the backline. Cut back infield,
:41:08. > :41:18.spins across, smart try foreign leagues. -- smart try for Leeds. As
:41:19. > :41:27.the ball is gathered, something has happened off the ball. Still going
:41:28. > :41:40.on. Exchanging words. Inside the first couple of minutes of the
:41:41. > :41:47.second half. Drilling the kick. Alt on the right-hand side. There he is
:41:48. > :41:55.for his second. Tracked it brilliantly. Another high kick and
:41:56. > :42:04.another tester out on the left-hand side. Leeds keep the ball alive.
:42:05. > :42:11.They are targeting the right-hand side. He was kicked out. This might
:42:12. > :42:23.go for the penalty and it is all kicking off here. No option but to
:42:24. > :42:29.send him to the sin-bin. Matty Dawson. They are not finished with
:42:30. > :42:38.this one. Kicked to the far side. Will Bush won round the corner. 2-0.
:42:39. > :42:44.Leeds are comfortable winners. Rugby League is one of the hardest sports
:42:45. > :42:49.in the world. I've got a bit of history and involvement. That is
:42:50. > :43:00.probably the hardest sport ever. The only box once every three months. We
:43:01. > :43:10.do it every seven days. It is for games in 12 days for us. It does not
:43:11. > :43:21.get much tougher than that. That is obviously our first year in. You
:43:22. > :43:30.cannot overestimate. It is only when you go through the second catch. It
:43:31. > :43:44.was the quality of that game. Why we should not have three games in seven
:43:45. > :43:51.days. The rain did not help. They did get very wet and very cold. That
:43:52. > :43:57.is the problem with the game. The spectacle of it. I don't mind
:43:58. > :44:01.playing rugby. You don't need to train when you've got that many
:44:02. > :44:10.games in that sort of space of time. Not always a bad thing. It is for
:44:11. > :44:18.the quality, the spectacle, not helping. I was fortunate enough not
:44:19. > :44:28.to be at that game. It is there for all to see. If anybody wants to look
:44:29. > :44:33.at it, if they've got any indication, look at what all the
:44:34. > :44:38.coaches are saying because they know what is best and they are all saying
:44:39. > :44:50.it is too much. Leeds will be happy but just put it to bed and move on.
:44:51. > :45:01.Jeremy Peacock says you should get on with it. I said earlier that I
:45:02. > :45:05.believe our bodies are related to what our minds think. I believe it
:45:06. > :45:10.is a positive experience and two points and that is what you want at
:45:11. > :45:14.the end of the day. And a positive experience that we were not there.
:45:15. > :45:25.Absolutely. Positive all-round for all of us. We are 17 rounds into the
:45:26. > :45:41.Super League season and six to go. This is how it is shaping up.
:45:42. > :45:51.That is it for this week. We will be back fresh and raring to go next