0:00:32 > 0:00:33Hello.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36There may be no more sunkissed island of love this week,
0:00:36 > 0:00:39but fear not, there's plenty of love to go around in the
0:00:39 > 0:00:45Super League studio.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47Ready to leave you weak at the knees are our very
0:00:47 > 0:00:49own heartthrobs Jamie Peacock and Castleford's Zak Hardaker.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Tonight we'll see the final round of matches before
0:00:51 > 0:00:52the Super 8s commence.
0:00:52 > 0:00:53Here's what's coming up.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57"Let Yourself Go" by Green Day.
0:01:31 > 0:01:32We start in Perpignan, where home side Catalans
0:01:32 > 0:01:34were already resigned to the qualifiers having won
0:01:34 > 0:01:37only two of the last 12 Super League matches.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39By contrast, opponents Castleford were looking to make it a perfect
0:01:39 > 0:01:42dozen having won their last 11 ties.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Mike McMeeken to play the ball.
0:01:47 > 0:01:48Here comes Grant Millington.
0:01:48 > 0:01:53Always causing problems.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56This is where Castleford come into their stride.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00Shenton gets one away to Hitchcox.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02He puts it down!
0:02:02 > 0:02:04Another spectacular finish from Castleford Tigers.
0:02:04 > 0:02:13Or is it?
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Jy Hitchcox, in for Greg Egan, picking up where he left off.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20As he gets the ball up in the air, puts it down, no question.
0:02:20 > 0:02:26The board confirms.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Jy Hitchcox gives Cas the lead.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35Alex Foster looking to test the Catalans line.
0:02:35 > 0:02:36Justin Horo, too long in the tackle.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39A penalty for the Tigers.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42Will they take the two from here or tap?
0:02:42 > 0:02:52There's the answer.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56Luke Gale, expert in these situations.
0:02:56 > 0:03:00A simple two to take the scoreboard on in front of the Tigers fans.
0:03:00 > 0:03:05Luke Gale once again on the spot.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Castleford look for a quick short side play.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Zak Hardaker into space.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11He's got space in front of him.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15Has he got the pace?
0:03:15 > 0:03:18They scramble across but it's in vain.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22That is a sensational try from Zak Hardaker!
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Bang in form.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Shades of a knock-on from Paul McShane, but they spotted
0:03:27 > 0:03:30the space and when you've got Zak Hardaker with that kind of pace
0:03:30 > 0:03:34and that kind of power, no one was going to catch him.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Super try.
0:03:41 > 0:03:47Catalans look to get some kind of foothold.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57Lovely pass away to Lucas Albert, who will split the defence.
0:03:57 > 0:03:58He goes in to score.
0:03:58 > 0:04:03Catalans have a try.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17That was a bit of a missed pass.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20It's been tapped forward so that will be back to zero for Catalans.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23Inside to Gigot.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28Suddenly Catalans Dragons right in the game.
0:04:28 > 0:04:32Tony Gigot finishing off a great move.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35Catalans just two points behind now and it's they who are having
0:04:35 > 0:04:40the swing of possession.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43They are loading up this right-hand side.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Back towards the middle.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51Good hands out to the left.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56There's Yaha and suddenly the game has been turned on its head!
0:04:56 > 0:05:00Catalans lead.
0:05:00 > 0:05:05Daryl Powell with some pondering to do at the break.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09Mike McMeeken takes the ball in and he has won his side a penalty
0:05:09 > 0:05:14right on the hooter.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17He and Vincent Duport sharing their thoughts.
0:05:17 > 0:05:24Luke Gale might be leaving this one to Zak Hardaker.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26He takes the restarts and the kick-offs for Castleford
0:05:26 > 0:05:29so he has some boot on him.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32I think he might well have landed that one as it hangs and dips
0:05:32 > 0:05:34and goes through the sticks.
0:05:34 > 0:05:35Suddenly the scoreline looks a little more
0:05:35 > 0:05:39flattering to Castleford.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Almost 15 minutes gone of this second half and Castleford
0:05:44 > 0:05:52still behind on the board.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Interesting tackle technique by Jason Baitieri.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56I don't think Nathan Massey was too happy about it.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00Big space out on the right-hand side.
0:06:00 > 0:06:06Lovely kick through and he will get there first ahead of Justin Horo!
0:06:06 > 0:06:10That is a superb piece of skill from Greg Minikin.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14No wonder Justin Horo looks downbeat.
0:06:14 > 0:06:18Gale's kick measured to the huge expanse on that right
0:06:18 > 0:06:21and as the ball fell to Minikin, well, that is measured
0:06:21 > 0:06:25to the centimetre.
0:06:25 > 0:06:31The touchdown was exceptional.
0:06:31 > 0:06:36A real ding-dong battle here in the heat of Perpignan.
0:06:36 > 0:06:41Catalans look to clear their lines.
0:06:41 > 0:06:42Some tough tackling.
0:06:42 > 0:06:43Kevin Larroyer involved.
0:06:43 > 0:06:44Vincent Duport has stayed down.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48He's holding a rather delicate region.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50Kevin Larroyer comes in third man.
0:06:50 > 0:06:51Ooh!
0:06:51 > 0:06:56That is painful.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58You can see by the look on his face.
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Vincent Duport in a world of pain.
0:07:00 > 0:07:10The punishment for Kevin Larroyer is ten minutes in the sin-bin.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15Here comes Greg Bird, they've kept him quiet
0:07:15 > 0:07:22for most of this game.
0:07:22 > 0:07:27That's a bit of a sloppy play-the-ball.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29The penalty goes Catalans' way.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Mike McMeeken will go to the sin-bin as well.
0:07:31 > 0:07:36Castleford down to 11, albeit temporarily.
0:07:36 > 0:07:40Catalans right in front of the posts.
0:07:40 > 0:07:45Greg Bird again with another assault on the Castleford line.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48The Tigers need to stand firm here.
0:07:48 > 0:07:49A little dink to the corner.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Vincent Duport.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Has he got that down?
0:07:53 > 0:07:54It's not confirmed.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58We'll go to the big screen.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02Phil Bentham has gone for no try.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05It's a lovely kick from Myler.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08As it comes in, to put the ball down is he in touch?
0:08:08 > 0:08:14That foot from Zak Hardaker and then the follow-through.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16It's a try and immediately Phil Bentham sets off
0:08:16 > 0:08:21to the centre of the sticks and that is a penalty try.
0:08:21 > 0:08:27Zak Hardaker's boot has brought it about.
0:08:27 > 0:08:31Gale checks across the line, tries to get it to Ben Roberts,
0:08:31 > 0:08:34who has slippery feet.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37A two-point ball game.
0:08:37 > 0:08:38Inside the final six minutes.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41Gale will go to the left-hand side.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43Shenton puts one to the corner.
0:08:43 > 0:08:46Oh, Jy Hitchcox!
0:08:46 > 0:08:49Better than the first.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51They will go to the screen once again.
0:08:51 > 0:08:56But Jy Hitchcox, absolutely sensational.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Nathan Ross scored a try up at Newcastle in the NRL,
0:08:59 > 0:09:09Interesting tackle technique by Jason Baitieri.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16Better than the first.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19Nathan Ross scored a try up at Newcastle in the NRL,
0:09:19 > 0:09:20but that was better.
0:09:20 > 0:09:21Even better.
0:09:21 > 0:09:22Gravity defying stuff from Jy Hitchcox.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25Castleford Tigers, with five minutes to play, are in front here.
0:09:25 > 0:09:26The fans have much to cheer.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Again that Catalans right edge the target.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30McShane poised as ever.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Gale looking to thread one through, on the last.
0:09:32 > 0:09:33Still the fifth tackle.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37McShane jinks, dives, scores!
0:09:37 > 0:09:42Castleford Tigers on course for a 12th straight win
0:09:42 > 0:09:45and they edge ever closer to ending a 91-year wait for a first
0:09:45 > 0:09:48league championship.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Zak, how tough a win was that to get?
0:09:51 > 0:09:52Really tough.
0:09:52 > 0:09:56It's always tough to go over to France.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59It's in heat we aren't used to.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02It was a great two points to get in the end.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04We're all already giving you the League Leaders' Shield.
0:10:04 > 0:10:05You're ten points clear.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08Are you guys looking at that, are you being told
0:10:08 > 0:10:09not to look at that?
0:10:09 > 0:10:11How hard is it not to look at the table?
0:10:11 > 0:10:14We're fully aware of where we're sitting at the moment,
0:10:14 > 0:10:15but we can't be too complacent.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18We've got to keep grinding the games out, getting the two points
0:10:18 > 0:10:21and trying to hit some form for the end of the season.
0:10:21 > 0:10:23That's where the business end is.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27We've got a couple more games to win, hopefully get
0:10:27 > 0:10:29the League Leaders' Shield and then all the focus will turn
0:10:29 > 0:10:31to the semifinals.
0:10:31 > 0:10:35There was a moment of contention in the game and in the end it didn't
0:10:35 > 0:10:38matter, but the penalty try, which you were very much part of,
0:10:38 > 0:10:41when you see it back, what do you think of the penalty try?
0:10:41 > 0:10:45It was a tough one because I thought it had been knocked on and I got my
0:10:45 > 0:10:47boot to the ball as well.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50It was one of those where I thought it wasn't a try and obviously
0:10:50 > 0:10:53the video ref disagreed with that and overturned it.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56I'm not quite sure what to make of it, to be honest.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58What do you think?
0:10:58 > 0:11:01I think you tried to stop the try, I've got to be
0:11:01 > 0:11:02honest with you, mate!
0:11:02 > 0:11:05I don't think you're allowed to kick the ball, are you,
0:11:05 > 0:11:08as it's going over and he's seen it as black and white, the referee.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12No contention about Jy Hitchcox's try.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14You've probably watched your guys practice this in training.
0:11:14 > 0:11:19It's just spectacular, isn't it?
0:11:19 > 0:11:21I just called him a freak after he did it.
0:11:21 > 0:11:26Wingers nowadays can finish like that.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29The corner flag doesn't come into contention any more.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32That enables people to finish spectacular tries like that and he's
0:11:32 > 0:11:35come up with an absolute beauty.
0:11:35 > 0:11:36Have you seen many better than that one?
0:11:36 > 0:11:37Not really, no.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41It's the context of the try as well, the importance of the try,
0:11:41 > 0:11:43to get Castleford back in front.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46And a young man who's not been playing all season.
0:11:46 > 0:11:47It's true.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50It's a wonderful position to play, on the left wing, for Castleford.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52I think I might have got a few tries there!
0:11:52 > 0:11:54Not like that.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57It was an amazing finish and to put Castleford out in front adds even
0:11:57 > 0:12:00more weight to the quality of the try.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02What about your own form?
0:12:02 > 0:12:04You've talked about the fact you feel you're playing better
0:12:04 > 0:12:06than when you won Man of Steel.
0:12:06 > 0:12:07Are you faster?
0:12:07 > 0:12:09You look to me to be faster.
0:12:09 > 0:12:10Maybe it's the naked eye.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12Another length of the field try from you.
0:12:12 > 0:12:13I've got a few now!
0:12:13 > 0:12:16I think I have got a little bit quicker.
0:12:16 > 0:12:20That's enabled me, from having a full pre-season.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22I've not had one for the last four or five years.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25That's enabled me to get extra weights and extra training sessions
0:12:25 > 0:12:27that I've not had before.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32What else do you think you've added to your game at Cas?
0:12:32 > 0:12:35Every player has got aspects of their game they need to work
0:12:35 > 0:12:37on and mine is ball-handling.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41I've been working really hard at that throughout the season.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44I've still got a long way to go.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46Don't get me wrong, I'm not the finished article yet,
0:12:46 > 0:12:49but probably that's the only thing that's missing from my game
0:12:49 > 0:12:52and I really want to add another string to my bow.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55Looking at Catalans for the last couple of weeks, they've been
0:12:55 > 0:12:58in contention in a game and fallen away at the end.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00Will that worry Steve McNamara as he goes into the qualifiers?
0:13:00 > 0:13:03I think he'll be pleased at the direction they're heading.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06The performances they've strung together recently have been
0:13:06 > 0:13:08better than the ones eight and 12 weeks ago.
0:13:08 > 0:13:13The key for them is their fixtures at home.
0:13:13 > 0:13:18They are four winnable games and then they need to win one away.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20Then they aren't in the million pound game, and safe.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22I thought the Castleford win was fantastic.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24They've had two standout performances for me.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27The one where they butchered the Rhinos and then when they beat
0:13:27 > 0:13:29St Helens when they had all their England
0:13:29 > 0:13:30players out as well.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33I think that one is up there as well, to come from behind,
0:13:33 > 0:13:35two players in the sin-bin, in France, fantastic.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38Our mission at the BBC is to inform, educate and entertain.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41So with that in mind, here's a look at the current form
0:13:41 > 0:13:43of eighth placed Wigan, who faced second placed
0:13:43 > 0:13:45Leeds on Friday night.
0:13:46 > 0:13:56"Theme From PSB" by Public Service Broadcasting.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20Williams moves into position here.
0:14:20 > 0:14:21Sutton.
0:14:21 > 0:14:28Taking on the Leeds defence down the middle.
0:14:28 > 0:14:33They're advancing efficiently here, Wigan.
0:14:33 > 0:14:37McIlorum with the dummy and slides over.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40Using the wet conditions to his advantage.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42First try, 11 minutes.
0:14:47 > 0:14:54A little step by Leuluai, but put down by Jordan Baldwinson.
0:14:57 > 0:15:00A left foot step, but not finding any give at the moment.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03He off-loads back to Tomkins.
0:15:03 > 0:15:06Tomkins having a look for the arcing run, and a little chip.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09Here comes the chase.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Tomkins is the man to grab and score!
0:15:12 > 0:15:21That's a wonderful, wonderful try from Sam Tomkins.
0:15:22 > 0:15:25Having to pound it out from their own area and they've lost
0:15:25 > 0:15:29it, the ball has been spun to the ground.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32Wigan have it back again with Tony Clubb.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36All that pressure remains on Leeds.
0:15:36 > 0:15:40And Wigan have got a penalty.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45Jamie Jones-Buchanan with a little extra effort.
0:15:45 > 0:15:46Williams with a dummy.
0:15:46 > 0:15:48Williams!
0:15:48 > 0:15:50He's over the line.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52The referee is having a good look here.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54He's asking a question.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56What does he think?
0:15:56 > 0:16:00He thinks try.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03That's a crucial decision on the field.
0:16:04 > 0:16:09The angles are not entirely clear as to whether he got it down or not
0:16:09 > 0:16:12so it's going to count in Wigan's favour and George Williams' favour.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15The try is given.
0:16:19 > 0:16:21Gildart.
0:16:21 > 0:16:25Picking it up and having a dabble.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27Wigan advancing again.
0:16:27 > 0:16:32It's a wet night, a miserable night if you're a Leeds fan
0:16:32 > 0:16:34because the side that has been without 15 of their regular
0:16:34 > 0:16:38first-team stars has been under the pump all night.
0:16:38 > 0:16:43Gildart is in for Wigan's fourth try, the first of this second-half.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45Ten minutes played in the second period.
0:16:53 > 0:16:56Wigan search for the middle.
0:16:56 > 0:16:59Trying to create something here.
0:16:59 > 0:17:02Williams has got the gap now, running into it.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04Has support if he needs it and he passes away.
0:17:04 > 0:17:08Gildart with his second try of the night.
0:17:08 > 0:17:11Spaced by four minutes only.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13It's a double.
0:17:18 > 0:17:23Gildart out at dummy half, back towards the middle again now.
0:17:23 > 0:17:27Leeds hanging on.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Shaun Wane looks on as Wigan search for another try in the last few
0:17:30 > 0:17:35minutes of this game.
0:17:36 > 0:17:38That's a good flick.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40Here comes Gelling trying to create, and has created.
0:17:40 > 0:17:45A very good finish from Tom Davies.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49A bit of sparkle on the night with that try from Wigan.
0:17:49 > 0:17:59Good stuff all around.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01Bateman changing the angle, giving the off-load away,
0:18:01 > 0:18:03quick hands, quick thinking from Tomkins and Gelling
0:18:03 > 0:18:06with a bit of magic as well to draw in the winger
0:18:06 > 0:18:07for his own winger to score.
0:18:07 > 0:18:11Sutton just inside the Leeds half.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14Wigan are going to get their win here tonight to keep them
0:18:14 > 0:18:16in touching distance of the top four.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19They might get more points as well!
0:18:19 > 0:18:24Gildart with the pass away and Williams is over to score!
0:18:25 > 0:18:27It's been very one sided.
0:18:27 > 0:18:31Wigan have got the points and improved their points difference.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35It could be a big night ahead of the Super 8s.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Shaun Wane said afterwards, Wigan were in a lose-lose situation,
0:18:39 > 0:18:42everybody expected them to win, but what did you make
0:18:42 > 0:18:43of the Wigan performance?
0:18:43 > 0:18:45I thought they did as well as they could.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47You're right, it was a zero-sum game for Wigan.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Looking at their attack, it's a lot better than it's been
0:18:50 > 0:18:54recently, a lot more potent, a lot more numbers in position.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57They've been working on it all week and it looked like they had
0:18:57 > 0:19:00and it's good for them going into the semifinal on the back
0:19:00 > 0:19:01of that performance.
0:19:01 > 0:19:09They also nilled Leeds, which is always difficult
0:19:09 > 0:19:12They also nilled Leeds, which is always difficult to nil a side.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15Leeds had a big deal of commitment and they'll be pleased
0:19:15 > 0:19:16about that side of it.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Wigan have been a little bit up and down in terms of their form.
0:19:19 > 0:19:22Will that give them a bit of rhythm going into the semifinal?
0:19:22 > 0:19:25How important do you think that is, going in with a win?
0:19:25 > 0:19:26They have, yeah.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28In recent weeks they've had their star players back
0:19:28 > 0:19:29and that's showing now.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32They've probably had most of the senior boys out
0:19:32 > 0:19:34during the season so they've not been training together,
0:19:34 > 0:19:36they've lost the flow of what they're doing.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38They're getting those players back, they're training together.
0:19:38 > 0:19:41You could see them putting things together and they look really sharp.
0:19:41 > 0:19:43That's really good going into the back end of the season,
0:19:43 > 0:19:44going into the semifinal.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46What did you make of Leeds' youngsters?
0:19:46 > 0:19:49I thought probably technically some of them were poor in terms of how
0:19:49 > 0:19:51they carry the ball, catching the ball,
0:19:51 > 0:19:52fundamental errors.
0:19:52 > 0:19:55But I think the work ethic, the commitment and desire
0:19:55 > 0:19:58from the team, and the willingness to have a go, was really there.
0:19:58 > 0:19:59Those characteristics.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02It was a great test for some of those players.
0:20:02 > 0:20:04Brian McDermott spoke afterwards.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06He can't replicate that in training and that's true.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10Going to Wigan, Wigan is a really difficult place to go and play,
0:20:10 > 0:20:11one of the toughest away places to play.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14I thought in terms of those characteristics they did well,
0:20:14 > 0:20:18but technically they weren't where they needed to be.
0:20:18 > 0:20:20A quick one on Jack Walker, who's not signed the contract Leeds
0:20:20 > 0:20:23have put in front of him yet because he wants
0:20:23 > 0:20:24to play at fullback.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26Obviously Ashton Golding has just signed a four-year deal.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29Do you have sympathy with him as a fullback because there's
0:20:29 > 0:20:30only one in the team?
0:20:30 > 0:20:31I do.
0:20:31 > 0:20:32He's only 17 years of age.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36He's trying to be a rugby player at the end of the day.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39He wants to play rugby league, he wants to be on that team.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42He's set his sights on being a fullback so I think good on him,
0:20:42 > 0:20:45he's backing himself and his ability and I want him to do well.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48The Rhinos will be losing Danny McGuire to Hull KR
0:20:48 > 0:20:50and Rob Burrow to retirement at the end of the season.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54They've both been fantastic servants to the club.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56A huge coup for you guys to get Danny McGuire.
0:20:56 > 0:20:58How much are Leeds going to miss these two?
0:20:58 > 0:20:59Incredibly so.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01They've been two absolutely wonderful players for Leeds
0:21:01 > 0:21:03over the last 15 years.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07The biggest thing you can say about them is they play outstanding
0:21:07 > 0:21:10during the regular rounds, but I think they leave a legacy
0:21:10 > 0:21:11of big-game players.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14They've both won Man of the Match in Grand Finals and featured heavily
0:21:14 > 0:21:16in Challenge Cup wins as well.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19They've been a pleasure to play alongside and I would say two
0:21:19 > 0:21:21absolute champions off the field as well.
0:21:21 > 0:21:25I loved my time with them in and around the dressing room
0:21:25 > 0:21:27and rightly they should go down in Leeds history as a couple
0:21:27 > 0:21:33of the greatest half-backs the club has ever seen.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36And in the same way that you and Kevin Kiley were leaving
0:21:36 > 0:21:39the club, how much do you think this can motivate Leeds
0:21:39 > 0:21:40to win silverware?
0:21:40 > 0:21:41Massively so.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44They'll want to go out on a high and I'm sure the players,
0:21:44 > 0:21:46being friends as well, will want to send
0:21:46 > 0:21:47them out on a high.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50That will be an extra motive for Leeds to do well this year.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53Leeds' chance of lifting the League Leaders' Shield may look
0:21:53 > 0:21:55unlikely, but they are in pole position to take this
0:21:55 > 0:21:57year's Set of Six title, where our Super League sparks
0:21:57 > 0:22:01try to complete six sets with their brains rather than brawn.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04Leeds's Ryan Hall is top of the pile, which only leaves
0:22:04 > 0:22:15Matty Dawson stood in the way of being crowned champion.
0:22:15 > 0:22:16Korma...
0:22:16 > 0:22:17Madras...
0:22:17 > 0:22:18Vindaloo...
0:22:18 > 0:22:21bhuna...
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Rogan Josh...
0:22:23 > 0:22:24Balti?
0:22:24 > 0:22:28That'll do.
0:22:28 > 0:22:34Dog, cat, rabbit, hamster, rat...
0:22:34 > 0:22:37Bird, like a budgie, that'll do.
0:22:40 > 0:22:48Jose Mourinho, Arsene Wenger, David Moyes, who else is there?
0:22:48 > 0:22:50Jurgen Klopp.
0:22:50 > 0:22:51Brendan Rodgers.
0:22:51 > 0:22:55And...
0:22:55 > 0:22:57Harry Redknapp.
0:23:00 > 0:23:06Car, bike, bus...
0:23:06 > 0:23:07Loads of things, isn't there?
0:23:07 > 0:23:10Can't think of anything.
0:23:10 > 0:23:11Trolley.
0:23:11 > 0:23:12Pushchair.
0:23:12 > 0:23:13How many more do I need?
0:23:13 > 0:23:15One.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Aeroplane.
0:23:20 > 0:23:25Pen, pencil, ruler, protractor, ...
0:23:25 > 0:23:27Paper.
0:23:27 > 0:23:28Rubber.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30LAUGHTER.
0:23:34 > 0:23:42Batman, Superman, Spiderman, Captain America, Antman...
0:23:42 > 0:23:46Who else?
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Why is it so hard?
0:23:59 > 0:24:04And congratulations to Matty Dawson, our Set of Six champion.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07On the field, Leigh's set has not been quite so consistent.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09The Centurions losing 14 of their last 16 Super League games
0:24:09 > 0:24:13and in danger of finishing bottom of the table.
0:24:13 > 0:24:16For Derby opponents, Salford, a win would secure them their place
0:24:16 > 0:24:18going into the Super Eights and their highest league
0:24:18 > 0:24:21finish in 40 years.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25Commentary on this one comes from BBC Radio Manchester.
0:24:26 > 0:24:32Leigh centurions heading to the Salford try line.
0:24:32 > 0:24:33They are in here.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36It is their opening score, for Leigh Centurions,
0:24:36 > 0:24:43who have carved their way through.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45He cannot get the final ball away.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47This is the last tackle for the Centurions.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49Two metres away.
0:24:49 > 0:24:53Salford are going to be exposed again.
0:24:53 > 0:25:01Massive gap, a second try for the Centurions.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04Burr, across the line, in towards the right-hand side,
0:25:04 > 0:25:09real problem here for Salford, are they going on?
0:25:09 > 0:25:11They think they have scored, the referee will confirm the score,
0:25:11 > 0:25:19Salford are now in big bother.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Ben Murdoch-Masila, went for the line, he got the ball away,
0:25:24 > 0:25:26nobody there to take it and with that, arguably,
0:25:26 > 0:25:31goes the game for Salford.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34Five and a half minutes remaining, 18-0, there is a dropped goal.
0:25:35 > 0:25:42For Leigh Centurions.
0:25:42 > 0:25:47Here comes Josh Jones, and Johnson, he is nailed.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50All play well, the Centurions will try and go the length of the field,
0:25:50 > 0:25:54he will finish in style.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57What a score, what a night, what a try.
0:25:57 > 0:26:01Salford knocked out of sight by Leigh.
0:26:02 > 0:26:04Zak, how important for Leigh going into the qualifiers do
0:26:04 > 0:26:05you think that victory could be?
0:26:05 > 0:26:07Yeah, massive.
0:26:07 > 0:26:09I reckon they will be disappointed with themselves,
0:26:09 > 0:26:12with the season so far, but to get a good win
0:26:12 > 0:26:15against a good team there, will give them a lot of confidence,
0:26:15 > 0:26:20going into the eights.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23Do you think they will go further in the qualifiers, they know
0:26:23 > 0:26:25what it is about, obviously?
0:26:25 > 0:26:27I think their experience now will be good for them,
0:26:27 > 0:26:30I think they would have liked to have finished outside
0:26:30 > 0:26:34it, to be honest.
0:26:34 > 0:26:35Yes.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38I think they will have known their season was geared around
0:26:38 > 0:26:39surviving this year.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41They got into Super League last year, they should
0:26:41 > 0:26:44be commended for that, but now it is about the survival.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46They understand the dynamics and the pressure of this competition
0:26:46 > 0:26:49and I think that experience will be good for them.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51For Salford, what do you make of Salford?
0:26:51 > 0:26:54They were so solid at the beginning of the season, but they have had
0:26:54 > 0:26:56a really rocky run of late.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59Yes, I am not sure, I don't know if the Challenge Cup has been a bit
0:26:59 > 0:27:06of a distraction or they are getting a bit too complacent, I am not sure.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09I am sure they are going to be looking ahead to the Challenge Cup,
0:27:09 > 0:27:12I am sure they are really excited about the challenge and trying
0:27:12 > 0:27:14to get to the Challenge Cup Final.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17I'm not quite sure what has gone on in the last few weeks.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20Ian Watson was scathing, saying that players will lose their shirts
0:27:20 > 0:27:21because of that performance.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23Do you think there has been maybe complacency?
0:27:23 > 0:27:25That maybe they weren't expecting to do as well,
0:27:25 > 0:27:28they secured their top eight finish, found themselves in the semi-finals?
0:27:28 > 0:27:30I don't think it is complacency.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33It is a new experience for them to be in the competition on two
0:27:33 > 0:27:37fronts, to be up here at the top four, and also be in the semifinal
0:27:37 > 0:27:39of the cup as well.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42It is as if their expectations, at the beginning of the year,
0:27:42 > 0:27:45not to be involved in the middle eights, and they have achieved that,
0:27:45 > 0:27:47then where do you go from there?
0:27:47 > 0:27:50You have achieved your goal for the year and I think
0:27:50 > 0:27:52it is important that that group of players and that group
0:27:52 > 0:27:55of coaching staff, assess whether they are going to go
0:27:55 > 0:27:58for the back third of the year and if they can set themselves some
0:27:58 > 0:28:00lofty goals, they will give themselves a chance.
0:28:00 > 0:28:02Of improving over the back half of the year.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04McCarthy is in contention for that final spot,
0:28:04 > 0:28:06how much can he bring to the side?
0:28:06 > 0:28:09Especially the Finn on the wing, what they call him in Australia.
0:28:09 > 0:28:11He is a real handful and he will bring a lot
0:28:11 > 0:28:12of experience with him.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15McCarthy is a really good player.
0:28:15 > 0:28:17He has been there and done that with Warrington,
0:28:17 > 0:28:20and also been in Australia with St George, he will bring some
0:28:20 > 0:28:22vital rugby experience, especially if he gets chucked
0:28:22 > 0:28:24into the deep end with the semifinal.
0:28:28 > 0:28:29We will see if they are.
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0:29:19 > 0:29:21and after a hat-trick of losses, it wasn't exactly
0:29:21 > 0:29:26an emphatic display.
0:29:26 > 0:29:28But better from Hull, Jamie?
0:29:28 > 0:29:31Yes, I think they were slightly better, but they are a difficult
0:29:31 > 0:29:33side to play at the KC Stadium.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35I think for them, they had some experience back on the side,
0:29:35 > 0:29:37they had their talisman, Gareth Ellis back playing
0:29:37 > 0:29:40and I think he is a player who installs confidence
0:29:40 > 0:29:41in all those around him.
0:29:41 > 0:29:44There was a great try from one of their most experienced
0:29:44 > 0:29:46players in Minichello, but going back to Gareth Ellis,
0:29:46 > 0:29:49he is one of those players that you look around the dressing room
0:29:49 > 0:29:52and think, we have a good chance of winning with him on the field.
0:29:52 > 0:29:55And they talked about stripping back after the loss to Leeds.
0:29:55 > 0:29:57Do you see a different Hull here?
0:29:57 > 0:30:00In the work that they have done in the last few weeks?
0:30:00 > 0:30:02I think they are making less errors.
0:30:02 > 0:30:08If you do not make errors, it goes a long way towards winning the game.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10Completion rates as well.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12Like you say, stripped back to the basics there and get
0:30:12 > 0:30:15the basics right and hopefully get the job done and that is
0:30:15 > 0:30:16what they have done here.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19And a measure of the improvement in Huddersfield, they were really
0:30:19 > 0:30:22disappointed to lose this.
0:30:22 > 0:30:25They have been coming along nicely, they have been developing under
0:30:25 > 0:30:27Rick Stone, I think this game is more about where Hull
0:30:27 > 0:30:30are heading, into the semifinal, can they get some form
0:30:30 > 0:30:31going into it?
0:30:31 > 0:30:33I think they have, following the win, they have some
0:30:33 > 0:30:35of the fundamentals right.
0:30:35 > 0:30:37You can have all the best players in the world,
0:30:37 > 0:30:40but unless you make the tackles complete assists, you have no
0:30:40 > 0:30:44chance, particularly in semi-finals.
0:30:44 > 0:30:48You need to be up around the 80 or 85% mark to do it and I think
0:30:48 > 0:30:50that is what they will be aiming to do, Hull.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52I mean, Huddersfield, if they lose the first couple
0:30:52 > 0:30:55of games, there is a danger that they will put their feet up
0:30:55 > 0:30:57and go, season over, isn't it?
0:30:57 > 0:30:58Yes.
0:30:58 > 0:31:01It could be easily done like that.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04On the other hand, when you're going to play at Huddersfield,
0:31:04 > 0:31:07they have got nothing to lose and everything to gain and that is
0:31:07 > 0:31:08when the game becomes tricky.
0:31:08 > 0:31:12On one hand, yes, they could put the cue on the rack but on the flip
0:31:12 > 0:31:14side of that, they could play some exciting Rugby League
0:31:14 > 0:31:17and cause some upsets.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20And for Hull, how do you sum up the season so far,
0:31:20 > 0:31:21because they were very good against Castleford
0:31:21 > 0:31:27in the quarterfinals, but then not so good.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30I don't think they reached the levels that they did last year,
0:31:30 > 0:31:31I thought last year they were exceptional
0:31:31 > 0:31:33at times last year.
0:31:33 > 0:31:36They have had some great games, I think the game against Castleford
0:31:36 > 0:31:39was a standout performance this year and they will have to reach
0:31:39 > 0:31:42that kind of level, if they want to beat the Rhinos,
0:31:42 > 0:31:45on Saturday, but going for them, they are still in the Challenge Cup
0:31:45 > 0:31:48and still pushing to get into that top four as well.
0:31:48 > 0:31:51The key is at the back-end of the year, they are going to have
0:31:51 > 0:31:53to try and find consistency if they want to try
0:31:53 > 0:31:55and stay in that top four.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57Well with Salford slipping, the door was left wide open
0:31:57 > 0:32:00for Wakefield to swoop in and steal a top four spot.
0:32:00 > 0:32:03Anything more than a defeat by more than 14 points would be enough
0:32:03 > 0:32:06to secure their highest ever Super League finish.
0:32:06 > 0:32:08Saints on the attack.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10Richardson to Fages.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12Peyroux.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15He is back there and Roby jostles them.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17Richardson is available.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20Looks to his left, though, he is in!
0:32:20 > 0:32:22Here's Finn, that will quieten the expectant crowd.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26Richardson was the first score of the afternoon.
0:32:26 > 0:32:27Grix.
0:32:27 > 0:32:29To Finn.
0:32:29 > 0:32:33Right to left, Wakefield go, here is Kirmond.
0:32:33 > 0:32:37250 up for Craig Kirmond.
0:32:37 > 0:32:39Playing the ball, a couple of metres out towards Finn,
0:32:39 > 0:32:43chance for Ashurst, who is in.
0:32:43 > 0:32:47Wakefield hit back.
0:32:47 > 0:32:48Roby.
0:32:48 > 0:32:49Fages.
0:32:49 > 0:32:51Taia.
0:32:51 > 0:32:52Tries to break through.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55Fages.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57Roby is going to get this.
0:32:57 > 0:33:00Just like shelling peas for James Roby.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03Easy as you like.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06Fages to Wilkin.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08Richardson to Knowles.
0:33:08 > 0:33:09Out to Makinson.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12Makinson chips, can he get there?
0:33:12 > 0:33:19Wonderful kick and collect from Tommy Makinson.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22Roby.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25Here is Walmsley, to Fages.
0:33:25 > 0:33:26All Saints this.
0:33:26 > 0:33:29Here comes Percival, going to set Grace in.
0:33:29 > 0:33:37Grace touches the ball down, Saints in command.
0:33:37 > 0:33:44What can Wakefield do at the start of the second half?
0:33:44 > 0:33:45Pinned down.
0:33:45 > 0:33:48Five metres from the line.
0:33:48 > 0:33:49Tries to break through.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51Back to Grix.
0:33:51 > 0:33:52He is a slippery one.
0:33:52 > 0:34:01He is through, Wakefield have a lifeline.
0:34:01 > 0:34:02Towards Arona.
0:34:02 > 0:34:03Finn to his left.
0:34:03 > 0:34:12Cut out pass and Caton-Brown touches down, Wakefield are back within ten.
0:34:12 > 0:34:13Roby.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16Richardson's kick.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19It is not dealt with there by Wakefield.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22Chance here, Lomax, he is going to send McCarthy-Scarsbrook away.
0:34:22 > 0:34:30And that could be the try that seals it for Saints.
0:34:30 > 0:34:31Percival with it.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33Thought he was going to kick for a moment there,
0:34:34 > 0:34:35instead set Douglas away.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38That was a funny looking thing, funny effort, but Taia will touch
0:34:38 > 0:34:42the ball down and that stretches beyond Wakefield.
0:34:42 > 0:34:47They could find themselves out of the four here.
0:34:47 > 0:34:48Disappointing end then for Wakefield.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51Grix will just kick the ball away.
0:34:51 > 0:34:52Saints have not switched off, though.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54What will he do?
0:34:54 > 0:34:58He will drop a goal and he will rub salt into the Wakefield wounds.
0:34:58 > 0:35:01Saints sit in sixth place and finish just a point behind
0:35:01 > 0:35:03fifth place Wakefield.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06Jamie, I don't want to be all doom and gloom, because Wakefield have
0:35:06 > 0:35:09had a fantastic season up to this point and have definitely defied
0:35:09 > 0:35:11the critics, but how disappointed will they be with that performance
0:35:11 > 0:35:13and that result?
0:35:13 > 0:35:16I think they had two options, you beat a side who are lower
0:35:16 > 0:35:18than you in the league, you finish third, or you lose
0:35:18 > 0:35:21by less than five points and you finish fourth,
0:35:21 > 0:35:23and they didn't come up with either.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26I think Wakefield now really need to look at what they're going to do
0:35:26 > 0:35:28in these next seven games.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31They need to try and consolidate a place or do they want to try
0:35:31 > 0:35:33and go after the Rhinos in second place?
0:35:33 > 0:35:36If they have a bad next seven games, that is what people will remember,
0:35:36 > 0:35:38the back end of the year.
0:35:38 > 0:35:41The squad and the coaching staff are capable of more than that,
0:35:41 > 0:35:43but they need to start delivering on that.
0:35:43 > 0:35:46As for St Helens, they were on a bit of a roll at the moment.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48They will definitely be looking like top four.
0:35:48 > 0:35:49Yes.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52Like I mentioned earlier, they could be a team that will get
0:35:52 > 0:35:54into the top four quite easily.
0:35:54 > 0:35:57It is up to the third and fourth team to do
0:35:57 > 0:35:59something about their spot.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02Saints are on a really good run at the moment.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04Will Saints be concerned about their away form,
0:36:04 > 0:36:07because they have got four away fixtures?
0:36:07 > 0:36:10I think they will look at that, because earlier in the season had
0:36:10 > 0:36:13not gone well, but there are seven new games, they have got
0:36:13 > 0:36:16a new coach, who has been in charge for six or seven games now
0:36:16 > 0:36:19and I think, they have got a history of performing at the back-end
0:36:19 > 0:36:23of this year and the players running into the grand final.
0:36:23 > 0:36:26They will be trying to hunt down on third and fourth place.
0:36:26 > 0:36:28Now to the Helliwell Jones where Warrington and Widnes
0:36:28 > 0:36:34were already consigned to the qualifiers.
0:36:34 > 0:36:37But with them Vikings going into the match on the back
0:36:37 > 0:36:39of three straight defeats, a loss threatened to leave them
0:36:39 > 0:36:40holding the wooden spoon.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43It wasn't the most gripping derby, was it, Zach?
0:36:43 > 0:36:45No, I think it was one for the spectators to watch,
0:36:45 > 0:36:48but it is a good two points for Warrington and trying to hit
0:36:48 > 0:36:51some form for the eights that they are going into,
0:36:51 > 0:36:57and bragging rights as well being at a derby game.
0:36:57 > 0:37:01Are Warrington looking a little bit more themselves?
0:37:01 > 0:37:03Yes, they are.
0:37:03 > 0:37:06We speak about this every week in sport and I think they are back
0:37:06 > 0:37:08in the habit of being able to win games.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11I don't think they were anywhere at the levels they were
0:37:11 > 0:37:12when they beat Brisbane.
0:37:12 > 0:37:15Right at the beginning of the season, but you will want
0:37:15 > 0:37:17to go into this middle eight competition with
0:37:17 > 0:37:18the habit of winning.
0:37:18 > 0:37:20The Rhinos did that earlier in the year and did that seven
0:37:20 > 0:37:23from seven and I would imagine Warrington will be
0:37:23 > 0:37:24looking to do that.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26Will they have wanted to put a marker down,
0:37:26 > 0:37:29because obviously these two will meet now in the qualifiers?
0:37:29 > 0:37:30Yes, without a doubt.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32Being a bit of a derby game, they have got
0:37:32 > 0:37:33bragging rights as well.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36They have got quality players, there was a World Cup
0:37:36 > 0:37:38at the end of the year, you want to perform
0:37:38 > 0:37:40at the best of your ability, whether you are English,
0:37:40 > 0:37:43Irish or Scottish, New Zealand, you want to get a spot
0:37:43 > 0:37:46for the World Cup, it is a big competition.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49They have got something other than to win some games, to go out.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52And for Widnes, they were missing quite a few players who should be
0:37:52 > 0:37:54back for those qualifiers.
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Would you, if you were a fan of Widnes, would you be concerned
0:37:57 > 0:37:59going into the qualifiers?
0:37:59 > 0:38:03They have been up and down this year and at their best they are a good
0:38:03 > 0:38:06side but we have not seen that often enough this year and I think,
0:38:06 > 0:38:09you can tell by the voices coming from the camp that this
0:38:09 > 0:38:19is a separate competition.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24Forget what has been going on in the past 23 rounds,
0:38:24 > 0:38:27focus on these next seven, be the best that we can be
0:38:27 > 0:38:29as a Widnes club and if they have that kind of mindset,
0:38:29 > 0:38:31they will give themselves a chance of staying
0:38:31 > 0:38:33in Super League next year.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35So after 23 rounds, here is how everyone stands
0:38:35 > 0:38:36in the betFred Super League table.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38Confirmation that Castleford with that stunning win in Perpignan,
0:38:38 > 0:38:41sit seven points clear at the top of the table with Leeds closest
0:38:41 > 0:38:42in the chasing pack.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45Hull move up to third with Salford snatching fourth place
0:38:45 > 0:38:46by the skin of their teeth.
0:38:46 > 0:38:48Wakefield, St Helens, Wigan, Huddersfield will therefore
0:38:48 > 0:38:50play for away fixtures in the super eights.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Warrington, Catalan, Lee and Widnes are joined
0:38:52 > 0:38:54by Hull KR, London Broncos, Halifax and Featherstone
0:38:54 > 0:38:55in the qualifiers.
0:38:55 > 0:38:57The Super League show returns in a fortnight's time
0:38:57 > 0:38:59with highlights from both the super eights and the qualifiers
0:38:59 > 0:39:04plus the show is available all week on the BBC iPlayer.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08But for now, here is a guide to the teams looking to win a place
0:39:08 > 0:39:16in Rugby League's premier competition with Dave Edwards.
0:39:19 > 0:39:21Hull KR have the chance to regain their place
0:39:21 > 0:39:24in the Super League after last year 's crushing drop goal drama
0:39:24 > 0:39:28in the million pound game.
0:39:28 > 0:39:34It is absolutely, utterly unbelievable!
0:39:34 > 0:39:41Hull Kingston Rovers cannot believe what has just befallen them.
0:39:41 > 0:39:47But 12 months on, will those tears turn to cheers?
0:39:47 > 0:39:50Rovers go into the qualifying as comfortable winners of the league
0:39:50 > 0:39:52leaders shield in the Championship.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55The London Broncos come into the eights having impressed
0:39:55 > 0:39:58in last year 's competition.
0:39:58 > 0:40:05They beat Salford and came close to unseating Leeds.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07Andrew Henderson's team will be looking to upset
0:40:07 > 0:40:08the favourites again.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11Beware the bucking Broncos.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13Halifax are the form team from the Championship,
0:40:13 > 0:40:17they cemented their place with this victory over Hull KR on Sunday.
0:40:17 > 0:40:18Don't underestimate Richard Marshall's team
0:40:18 > 0:40:21who were only two points off second place in the million
0:40:21 > 0:40:27pound game in 2015.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29Challenge cup quarterfinalists and a place in the super eights
0:40:29 > 0:40:33looks like a good season on paper for Featherstone but it was not
0:40:33 > 0:40:36enough to keep head coach Jon Sharp in a job.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39He parted company with Rovers last week with John Duffy moving
0:40:39 > 0:40:41from Swindon to guide them through the next eight
0:40:41 > 0:40:44weeks and beyond.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48So Jamie, how are you and Hull KR approaching the qualifiers?
0:40:48 > 0:40:51We have been looking forward to this part of the year
0:40:51 > 0:40:54for a couple of months now and we want to get our players
0:40:54 > 0:40:55back into Super League.
0:40:55 > 0:40:58Just speaking at the club, I think every stakeholder involved
0:40:58 > 0:41:00in the club has been tremendous this year.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03The support we have had from the fans, through the sponsorship,
0:41:03 > 0:41:05right up to the chairman has been fantastic for the club
0:41:05 > 0:41:09and we are in a position to go out and attack the middle eights,
0:41:09 > 0:41:13that is how we are going to do, we're going to go for it and try
0:41:13 > 0:41:15and get a place back in Super League.
0:41:15 > 0:41:17And the three other Championship sides involved, you will be looking
0:41:17 > 0:41:19out for Featherstone with your Featherstone hat on,
0:41:19 > 0:41:22can you see any of them making it into Super League,
0:41:22 > 0:41:25to think it is a realistic chance for them?
0:41:25 > 0:41:28It is going to be a tough ask, but I think Hull KR have a good
0:41:28 > 0:41:31chance, apart from them, maybe London, the other teams
0:41:31 > 0:41:33we mentioned, they are part-time, some of them are painters
0:41:33 > 0:41:36and decorators, so they are out of the house 14 hours a day
0:41:36 > 0:41:43and I think it will be a tough ask.
0:41:43 > 0:41:46I would fancy a few upsets, one or two games maybe,
0:41:46 > 0:41:48but I cannot really see past Hull KR.
0:41:48 > 0:41:51We have run out of time, the RFL will be releasing the full
0:41:51 > 0:41:54fixture list for the super eights on Wednesday, but from all
0:41:54 > 0:41:55of us here, goodbye.
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