:00:36. > :00:39.We've made it to round three of the Super League season.
:00:40. > :00:44.But we had some big scores and a big comeback.
:00:45. > :01:18.Ringside for round three are Ashton Sims
:01:19. > :01:22.The full house signs were up at the Jungle on Thursday
:01:23. > :01:24.as the early leaders, Castleford, took on Leeds.
:01:25. > :01:27.Ten years ago, the Tigers were promoted from the championship.
:01:28. > :01:43.COMMENTATOR: Castlemen are back and it's party time for the Tigers.
:01:44. > :01:49.COMMENTATOR: And Castleford have won it!
:01:50. > :02:10.He's playing a different game to everyone else.
:02:11. > :02:13.It's a night when Leeds know they will need to perform
:02:14. > :02:22.The locals have been looking forward to this for an awful long time.
:02:23. > :02:25.Castleford Tigers in red-hot form against their big city rivals
:02:26. > :02:35.And the noise provided a full house is deafening.
:02:36. > :02:40.Springer trying to force his way over by that Leeds defence.
:02:41. > :02:43.Is there in numbers and with some enthusiasm.
:02:44. > :02:46.You can see Danny McGuire desperate to get numbers across there,
:02:47. > :02:48.because Castleford have those numbers, and they are
:02:49. > :02:57.Hardaker delays the pass, and gets it away for Greg Eden
:02:58. > :03:01.to score the first try with only three minutes played.
:03:02. > :03:04.A tap restart, and another six tackles to have a go here.
:03:05. > :03:10.Andy Lynch is a very nearly over the line.
:03:11. > :03:28.Over the top, and Minikin will finish.
:03:29. > :03:37.Castleford have started in electrifying fashion.
:03:38. > :03:40.Looking to get up and go here as quickly as they possibly can.
:03:41. > :03:43.They need a response here, but not like that, they've lost it,
:03:44. > :03:47.He feeds it to Eden, who is going to take
:03:48. > :03:49.them all on the outside, and brushes away Handley.
:03:50. > :03:57.Hardaker is eventually going to be hauled in and put down.
:03:58. > :03:59.But all the momentum is with Castleford here,
:04:00. > :04:12.Offside against those Leeds defenders.
:04:13. > :04:36.Milner's having a glance to see where the numbers might be.
:04:37. > :04:40.He's going to bring it wide right, and this is where the numbers are!
:04:41. > :04:48.Given the space, it still took some finishing.
:04:49. > :04:50.But Minikin has his second of the night.
:04:51. > :05:06.McShane has just taken it away from Ashton Golding.
:05:07. > :05:15.It's all going Castleford's way at the moment.
:05:16. > :05:25.Up to that 20 metre mark in very quick time here.
:05:26. > :05:44.And we have barely played 23 minutes of the game.
:05:45. > :05:47.Gale is trying to make things happen down the left-hand side.
:05:48. > :05:49.Again, it's brought in by Sene-Lefao.
:05:50. > :05:52.Shenton eager to keep things going here.
:05:53. > :05:54.Castleford just seem to offer a threat every time
:05:55. > :06:05.Half an hour played, and Castleford absolutely
:06:06. > :06:09.Webster's quick antics, back to Minikin.
:06:10. > :06:14.Might have scored himself, but saw that McMeeken
:06:15. > :06:29.Well, Leeds, I'm sure, will be anxious for the hooter
:06:30. > :06:35.to sound so they can regroup and prepare themselves
:06:36. > :06:37.for a second-half, because Castleford absolutely
:06:38. > :06:41.Junior Moors is the latest to push through the defence.
:06:42. > :06:45.Skips around the full-back, kicks it towards his right hand side.
:06:46. > :06:49.Minikin is there, and Greg Minikin completes a first-half hat-trick.
:06:50. > :06:53.Castleford complete a first half tearaway.
:06:54. > :07:07.Well, the penalty has given them a chance to kick for goal,
:07:08. > :07:10.but they are never going to kick for goal in a million years
:07:11. > :07:14.They are going to keep on flowing, and keep on smiling,
:07:15. > :07:16.the way they are playing at the moment.
:07:17. > :07:23.And one of those is Zak Hardaker against his parent club,
:07:24. > :07:41.Some honest endeavour down the middle.
:07:42. > :07:45.Milner picks it up and keeps it going, and now a big driven
:07:46. > :07:50.They've got plenty of grunt down the middle,
:07:51. > :07:52.haven't they, Castleford, as well as the flare out wide.
:07:53. > :08:05.McShane with a step back on the inside, and two tries
:08:06. > :08:20.The Castleford fans are loving this tonight.
:08:21. > :08:25.It's going to be a kick here, and a test.
:08:26. > :08:27.Leeds just need something here to lift their spirits.
:08:28. > :08:29.The ball bounces off the chest, rolls around,
:08:30. > :08:39.REFEREE: Right, I've got a zero tackle.
:08:40. > :08:46.The referee giving the try, but check the grounding,
:08:47. > :08:52.Lovely piece of footwork here from Anthony Mullally,
:08:53. > :09:00.He's the man who get hands on ball to score Leeds'
:09:01. > :09:04.The Leeds fans celebrate as though it were a matchwinner.
:09:05. > :09:17.Hardaker dealt with this time by the Leeds defenders.
:09:18. > :09:20.Shenton taking over the duties of acting half.
:09:21. > :09:30.Flick pass away for Webster to charge over.
:09:31. > :09:46.Lynch edging forward to the left, but it's
:09:47. > :09:49.gone right to McShane, who drops it back on the inside for
:09:50. > :09:54.Massey has the ball pinned to his arms.
:09:55. > :10:08.Gale again providing something, Hardaker with the pass
:10:09. > :10:12.Both winners both scoring hat tricks, and Castleford
:10:13. > :10:26.Eden is away on this left-hand side, has support here.
:10:27. > :10:34.Gale will run away to put his name on the try scoring list.
:10:35. > :10:46.Now in support he scores the try, and they can score from anywhere.
:10:47. > :10:54.You can see Gale talking to his backs about what might
:10:55. > :10:58.A little skip from him, away to Shenton.
:10:59. > :11:05.And Michael Shenton has just joined the party.
:11:06. > :11:23.And they do have an opportunity here with the overlap.
:11:24. > :11:29.And Joel Moon will score a late consolation for Leeds.
:11:30. > :11:33.But a game long since won by the razzle-dazzle of Castleford.
:11:34. > :11:36.12 tries for them on the night, and a record Super League defeat
:11:37. > :11:52.The whole place will be erupting with excitement very soon.
:11:53. > :11:58.Ashton Golding might provide something special at the end.
:11:59. > :12:07.Well, what a night for the Castleford Tigers.
:12:08. > :12:11.66-10 against their bitterest rivals.
:12:12. > :12:17.They are in some style at the moment.
:12:18. > :12:22.Obviously you guys played Castleford last week.
:12:23. > :12:28.Yes, obviously we had a taste of them the week before.
:12:29. > :12:30.We got to see first-hand how they are playing this year,
:12:31. > :12:33.and they are playing with a real air of confidence.
:12:34. > :12:35.Even in these muddy conditions, you saw a few of those
:12:36. > :12:40.Long-range, short range, offloads, finding the right pass at the end,
:12:41. > :12:46.How impressed are you at how well they are playing
:12:47. > :12:49.just three games in, and it is quite a new team,
:12:50. > :12:54.Yes, the noise in pre-season coming out of Castleford
:12:55. > :12:57.was they were going to take the league by storm with the brand
:12:58. > :13:03.They have been outstanding, their first three games.
:13:04. > :13:08.It's almost like tour rugby, everybody's expecting to get
:13:09. > :13:10.the ball, and everybody's expecting to play on every plane.
:13:11. > :13:20.You can see that by the amount of points that they've scored,
:13:21. > :13:22.and I thought they were absolutely outstanding against Leeds.
:13:23. > :13:24.Leeds were very disappointing, but don't take anything
:13:25. > :13:28.Because we have two big eyes, we thought we should also
:13:29. > :13:32.Obviously the backs are getting huge rap, and the winners
:13:33. > :13:34.scoring loads of tries, but how important are the pack to
:13:35. > :13:40.If you have a look here, Springer's offload to another front
:13:41. > :13:42.row, and Andy Lynch, one of the oldest guys
:13:43. > :13:44.in the competition, making a clean break.
:13:45. > :13:47.You've got to love that, seeing the forwards play with each
:13:48. > :13:49.other, and tell you what, as a defender, it's
:13:50. > :13:52.And I think the criticism you could level Castleford last year
:13:53. > :13:55.was that perhaps they didn't have that all the time, and particularly
:13:56. > :13:57.when Andy Lynch was injured, you didn't have that go forward,
:13:58. > :13:59.but I thought physically they just dominated Leeds and allowed
:14:00. > :14:02.the back is space to play and execute very well.
:14:03. > :14:05.Is that the key, that they are creating the space, the forwards?
:14:06. > :14:08.Yes, they did, I thought they had Leeds on the back foot all night.
:14:09. > :14:10.I thought they ran harder and were more effective
:14:11. > :14:14.The Leeds forwards sometimes get four men into a tackle,
:14:15. > :14:17.but they are not pulling down the Castleford forwards, they were
:14:18. > :14:21.It is hard to pick out a winger, because obviously both
:14:22. > :14:23.of them scored hat tricks, but Greg Eden, how
:14:24. > :14:27.Obviously he's very new into the system for them.
:14:28. > :14:29.Particularly if you are Wayne Bennett, who knows him well,
:14:30. > :14:31.are you looking at that and thinking, maybe
:14:32. > :14:36.Obviously he played well, he was there for a couple of years.
:14:37. > :14:42.I think it was Nathan Brown who had a lot of raps on him coming
:14:43. > :14:44.over to the Broncos, but this year, the way
:14:45. > :14:46.he's started, I think the Castleford fans must be...
:14:47. > :14:48.They were pretty bitter about the Solomona exit,
:14:49. > :14:50.but I tell you what, with guys like Minikin
:14:51. > :14:53.and Eden coming back in, not only do they score these
:14:54. > :14:56.wonderful tries, but they set up a couple on the weekend, too.
:14:57. > :14:58.And he's linking up really well with Zak Hardaker, isn't he?
:14:59. > :15:00.He's talking about the fact that he's happy.
:15:01. > :15:03.He's playing with a smile on his face.
:15:04. > :15:09.How you seeing his game develop while he's Castleford?
:15:10. > :15:11.I think Zak carrying the ball is back to how
:15:12. > :15:14.he was in 2015 when he won the man of steel, breaking tackles.
:15:15. > :15:17.He's got that determination about him where he just wants to win
:15:18. > :15:19.games, but I think he has added to his game.
:15:20. > :15:21.I was at the England training session last Monday
:15:22. > :15:24.and he was putting balls, passing balls that I've
:15:25. > :15:27.not seen him do before, which he has had to add to his game
:15:28. > :15:30.and I think that is one of Darryl's great skills as a coach,
:15:31. > :15:33.the ability to upskill the players he brings into his side
:15:34. > :15:36.I think that's a great sign for full-back too,
:15:37. > :15:40.is one you can pick the right side, but two you can also play
:15:41. > :15:43.at the back at full speed but then have the mindset to steady up.
:15:44. > :15:46.Bring defenders into you, and find the pass, either fit the winger,
:15:47. > :15:49.the centre or the winger, the way he started I think
:15:50. > :15:50.the Castleford fans must be pretty happy.
:15:51. > :15:54.Gary Hetherington has put an open letter out of the fans today.
:15:55. > :15:56.Amongst it, he says, "This month is an important one
:15:57. > :15:58.with games against Catalan, Wakefield, Huddersfield, and Wigan.
:15:59. > :16:02.At its end, we will be in a much better position to make an accurate
:16:03. > :16:04.judgment on the performance of all our players,
:16:05. > :16:06.coaching staff and senior management including myself."
:16:07. > :16:08.What do you make of him saying that?
:16:09. > :16:09.I think he is stopping knee jerk reactions.
:16:10. > :16:13.We have got to remember we are four rounds into Super League and I think
:16:14. > :16:16.that letter and the tone of that letter is yes, we understand
:16:17. > :16:18.some things aren't right, the performance was humiliating,
:16:19. > :16:21.it's not where we want to be, but give us another four weeks.
:16:22. > :16:24.Let's get nearly to Easter and judge us then when we have had time
:16:25. > :16:28.to perhaps get our full squad out on the pitch and we have had two
:16:29. > :16:31.Do you feel though that possibly for the first time,
:16:32. > :16:34.despite what happened last year, that Brian McDermott's position
:16:35. > :16:39.I think Brian is the right man for the job.
:16:40. > :16:43.If I would have been a Leeds fan, if it had been Leeds at home, full
:16:44. > :16:45.strength squad against Castleford and you got beat by that many
:16:46. > :16:49.But if it was Leeds away at Castleford, missing eight or nine
:16:50. > :16:52.regular players in a derby that Castleford were waiting for,
:16:53. > :16:54.I reckon Castleford targeted that game in pre-season and thought,
:16:55. > :16:56.we will try and embarrass the Rhinos here.
:16:57. > :16:59.Last year's meeting between Salford and Warrington went right down
:17:00. > :17:01.to the wire as Chris Sandow kicked the winning point
:17:02. > :17:05.They met again on Saturday, no Sandow anymore, but watching
:17:06. > :17:14.COMMENTATOR: Smart move from Salford.
:17:15. > :17:17.O'Brien slips a gap, gets away, and he's put down just short
:17:18. > :17:24.They are going to get Sa'u in at the corner!
:17:25. > :17:34.Flicks the ball away, a lovely little pass to Declan Patton.
:17:35. > :17:39.He shrugs off Gareth O'Brien and touches down.
:17:40. > :17:48.It is flicked away, picked up by Griffin.
:17:49. > :18:09.He will skirt the line here, looking for a gap may be.
:18:10. > :18:13.Hughes takes it beautifully, he's going to rumble
:18:14. > :18:17.Again, switched the point of the attack, and it's Griffin
:18:18. > :18:19.causing all sorts of problems on this left edge for Salford.
:18:20. > :18:25.He's put that one down over the back of his head.
:18:26. > :18:31.So much asked of him in guiding this Warrington side around the field.
:18:32. > :18:39.Patton manages to smuggle the ball away.
:18:40. > :18:41.Gidley looms the pass out to Johnson!
:18:42. > :18:51.Jack Johnson, really fine try for Warrington.
:18:52. > :18:58.Tomkins is there, Salford in full flow.
:18:59. > :19:03.O'Brien from the tee, and he keeps up this
:19:04. > :19:16.They are lining up the big men on this left-hand side.
:19:17. > :19:19.The ball will come out the back to Lui, onto Dobson.
:19:20. > :19:21.Slides in a kick, Sa'u will get there.
:19:22. > :19:24.That's a great finish, just before the line!
:19:25. > :19:31.Tomkins comes back to this left edge, where Mossop
:19:32. > :19:38.The ball has come loose and it has been stripped, says Jack Smith.
:19:39. > :19:47.O'Brien to finish it off, Warrington still without a win.
:19:48. > :19:50.At this stage of the year, I think you're going to get some
:19:51. > :19:55.I'm not making excuses for any of us about the standard of rugby league.
:19:56. > :19:58.We all go in underdone at this time of the year
:19:59. > :20:01.because we have such long seasons, and so I don't think you necessarily
:20:02. > :20:04.can determine who is going to win the competition in the first few
:20:05. > :20:07.weeks, and I don't think you're going to necessarily pick
:20:08. > :20:09.who is going to come last in the comp either in
:20:10. > :20:19.It was a great response from the Leeds game.
:20:20. > :20:22.We spoke earlier in the week about the kind of things
:20:23. > :20:24.we could control and the grit and determination we have shown
:20:25. > :20:26.today again against a few rough calls, I felt,
:20:27. > :20:33.Is the way we came through that and we have come
:20:34. > :20:36.through the other side, that was pleasing as a group
:20:37. > :20:39.We will get to Warrington in a minute, but how impressed
:20:40. > :20:41.were you with Salford and the solidity that
:20:42. > :20:45.Yes, they have bounced back really strong for the million pound match.
:20:46. > :20:48.I think guys like O'Brien and Junior Sa'u, they have big games
:20:49. > :20:51.for Salford on the weekend and I can see them doing really
:20:52. > :20:55.Salford obviously are up against Hull KR in that million
:20:56. > :20:58.pound game, don't want to bring it back for you too much,
:20:59. > :21:00.but how much is that motivating them, do you think,
:21:01. > :21:07.Well, anybody who was involved in that game will probably never
:21:08. > :21:11.want to be involved in it again, I'm sure.
:21:12. > :21:16.Let's remember, if it hadn't been for the previous year
:21:17. > :21:23.caps deduction, they wouldn't have even been
:21:24. > :21:27.in the bottom four and they wouldn't have been in the middle eight.
:21:28. > :21:30.They are a better side than the position said last year.
:21:31. > :21:33.But do you think it has brought them together as a unit because the core
:21:34. > :21:37.I think bad experiences and good experiences bring
:21:38. > :21:40.I think going through that experience would have done.
:21:41. > :21:44.They are always going to be a tough side to beat,
:21:45. > :21:47.they were a tough side to beat last year and have just brought up
:21:48. > :21:51.And so to you guys, yet to win in Super League.
:21:52. > :21:54.It seems amazing to those of us who saw you absolutely hammer
:21:55. > :21:58.Yes, I know, a few weeks ago we probably played one
:21:59. > :22:01.of the better games I have probably been involved with at Warrington
:22:02. > :22:04.but I can tell you right now that there is no lack
:22:05. > :22:05.of confidence or deflation around the club.
:22:06. > :22:07.We did our video, we copped our medicine yesterday
:22:08. > :22:12.We have got probably one of the competition's strongest
:22:13. > :22:14.teams coming to our home ground this weekend.
:22:15. > :22:17.Is that the kind of game you think maybe you need, in that Wigan,
:22:18. > :22:20.the focus on Brisbane was so big for you that maybe you have dipped
:22:21. > :22:23.off and maybe Wigan coming to the Grand Final is what you need?
:22:24. > :22:25.Yes, well we have had some really tough battles
:22:26. > :22:28.with Wigan over the years, especially the couple
:22:29. > :22:30.of years I have been here, obviously the Grand Final.
:22:31. > :22:32.I think once you get back to your home ground,
:22:33. > :22:35.it gives you a lift anyway but against a local rival
:22:36. > :22:38.like Wigan, I think they are definitely going to be up
:22:39. > :22:42.for it and we are going to be up for it big time, so come Thursday
:22:43. > :22:45.So, what were you picking out that video?
:22:46. > :22:51.Without going too much into it, I know there are handling errors
:22:52. > :22:54.at times and penalties at times, but take nothing away from Salford,
:22:55. > :22:59.I thought they were clinical and they took their half chances.
:23:00. > :23:05.We have got two days to prepare for one of the biggest
:23:06. > :23:08.matches of the year, which is Wigan at home.
:23:09. > :23:10.And how important to get that first win in Super League?
:23:11. > :23:13.Because it can't be nice sitting at the bottom.
:23:14. > :23:23.No, it's not great, is not a great feeling.
:23:24. > :23:26.With the squad we have got in, you know, every team has got
:23:27. > :23:30.We've got a couple of injuries but we are certainly
:23:31. > :23:34.With the team we have got out there, we shouldn't the bottom,
:23:35. > :23:37.We are fighters over there at Warrington,
:23:38. > :23:41.For once the weather in the south of France made us
:23:42. > :23:43.all happy to stay at home - it was a rainy afternoon
:23:44. > :23:46.in Perpignan for the visit of Widnes Jamie, and Catalans have
:23:47. > :23:53.They were looking like they were on course to do
:23:54. > :23:56.the same when they go out in front through Williams.
:23:57. > :23:58.Terrible conditions, you don't often get that at Catalans,
:23:59. > :24:00.but you have got to give Widnes credit for getting
:24:01. > :24:04.To go 14-0 down, this is a bit of a fortuitous try
:24:05. > :24:08.Nice footballing skills, he's shown those before, hasn't he?
:24:09. > :24:11.Yes, he has got that ability about him.
:24:12. > :24:13.He was playing well at the start of the year.
:24:14. > :24:18.I think him and Walsh are good for the side.
:24:19. > :24:22.Yes, we had them in Round 1 and they just seem like we were
:24:23. > :24:23.talking about before, the real perfect
:24:24. > :24:27.Both got a great kicking game so I don't know
:24:28. > :24:31.And defensively they seem to be playing more as a unit perhaps maybe
:24:32. > :24:36.New guys in there like Sam Moa and Greg Bird have got
:24:37. > :24:40.It may have given them some kind of defensive lift, I'm not sure,
:24:41. > :24:43.but the way they are playing at the moment, you know,
:24:44. > :24:46.the big mobile pack and I think they will do really well as well.
:24:47. > :24:49.Widnes did well to come back into this, and how important
:24:50. > :24:54.for them after the start of the season they've had.
:24:55. > :24:56.I think it's outstanding from Widnes to come back into this.
:24:57. > :24:59.From 14-0 in these conditions to come back and outscore them.
:25:00. > :25:03.A little bit of luck there for them, but if you notice all of the Widnes
:25:04. > :25:05.tries come off in and around the acting half.
:25:06. > :25:11.They have had to change how they are going to play this year
:25:12. > :25:14.because they've lost Kevin Brown to Warrington, then they have lost
:25:15. > :25:16.Mellor, lost Gilmot, all the half-backs so the key
:25:17. > :25:18.for them now is in and around the hooker role.
:25:19. > :25:22.And I think if you had asked Widnes when they were 14-0 down,
:25:23. > :25:28.would you have a point, they would say yes, but at full
:25:29. > :25:32.Or only kicked one and scored three tries.
:25:33. > :25:35.They will say it is probably a point lost in the end
:25:36. > :25:38.And confidence wise, what can this do for them?
:25:39. > :25:43.Everyone has been tipping them to finish bottom and they have gone
:25:44. > :25:45.to a team that is undefeated, been 14-0 down, come back
:25:46. > :25:48.into the game, outscore them three tries to come away with a point.
:25:49. > :25:52.I think it is great for Widnes they have been able to do that.
:25:53. > :25:54.They are going to need that confidence because they
:25:55. > :25:57.They certainly do, they will be tested there.
:25:58. > :25:59.The Fourth Round draw for the Challenge Cup paired
:26:00. > :26:01.Bradford with Featherstone, and that tie will bring
:26:02. > :26:03.back memories of their semifinal meeting in 1983.
:26:04. > :26:05.It was a match that saw the try of season.
:26:06. > :26:10.I'll let the late David Coleman reveal the winner.
:26:11. > :26:13.Just right now I want to come to the result of the Rugby league
:26:14. > :26:23.You will remember we showed you seven of the season's best tries
:26:24. > :26:26.and I asked you to nominate the top three in order of preference.
:26:27. > :26:28.Our judges were very French and Alex Murphy,
:26:29. > :26:31.our Rugby League Cup final commentators, and your selection had
:26:32. > :26:34.Well now here they are in reverse order.
:26:35. > :26:37.In third place was try B scored by Ian Robinson
:26:38. > :26:48.In second place was try G scored by James Leuluai for Hull,
:26:49. > :26:51.when they beat Castleford to reach the Challenge Cup final.
:26:52. > :27:01.COMMENTATOR: Beautiful change of pace!
:27:02. > :27:10.And in first place, try F, scored by Ellery Hanley
:27:11. > :27:21.for Bradford Northern in the first semifinal of the Challenge Cup.
:27:22. > :27:30.Goodness gracious me, this could be the try of the season!
:27:31. > :27:42.And the first correct postcard out of a massive entry
:27:43. > :27:45.was from Mr H Bagley of Illingworth, Halifax in West Yorkshire.
:27:46. > :27:48.Well, Mr Bagley is our guest today at the Challenge Cup final,
:27:49. > :27:51.with his wife he supports Halifax but he would love to see
:27:52. > :27:57.He has been to Wembley a couple of times before, a long time ago,
:27:58. > :28:08.Yes, any player in and around my age, he was their idol.
:28:09. > :28:12.I remember watching him, he was a fantastic player,
:28:13. > :28:17.Obviously for me I was a Leeds Rhinos supporter
:28:18. > :28:19.and when he came to Leeds he was a top try scorer.
:28:20. > :28:22.Changed the way forwards played, was always supporting on the inside.
:28:23. > :28:26.I have been fortunate enough to meet him a few times.
:28:27. > :28:28.It's not very often you get to meet your idol.
:28:29. > :28:32.The performance of Marc Sneyd during Hull's defeat against Catalan
:28:33. > :28:34.last week had plenty of people talking, not least the former
:28:35. > :28:36.Great Britain international Gary Schofield, who said he'd want
:28:37. > :28:46.Sneyd and Hull were back on the field in Huddersfield.
:28:47. > :28:49.Hull arrived at the John Smith stadium with a record of won one,
:28:50. > :28:52.lost one with just three tries in their opening two games.
:28:53. > :28:54.Danny Brough was making his 200th appearance for the Giants,
:28:55. > :28:56.but with 13 players unavailable for the home side,
:28:57. > :29:09.COMMENTATOR: Sneyd is away on the far side,
:29:10. > :29:20.Brian Hinchcliffe, oh he has passed the ball straight to Sneyd,
:29:21. > :29:26.Houghton again, this time he will fling it back
:29:27. > :29:31.Kelly goes himself, wonderful, it is great stuff from Kelly.
:29:32. > :29:40.Sees Sneyd, Sneyd towards the line, and Sneyd with a try.
:29:41. > :29:57.Wonderful stuff, and Kelly is in for his second.
:29:58. > :30:02.Here comes Sneyd, good pass out to Talanoa.
:30:03. > :30:05.Talanoa is one-on-one, he's got Griffin in support.
:30:06. > :30:07.Griffin is in, and Griffin will ground the ball,
:30:08. > :30:22.Sam Wood is in for Huddersfield Giants.
:30:23. > :30:26.More speculative, and Kelly will get it.
:30:27. > :30:50.Surely Griffin has a chance to stretch away.
:30:51. > :31:12.STUDIO: A resounding 40 point margin of victory for Hull.
:31:13. > :31:14.28 points for Marc Sneyd, and happy head coach.
:31:15. > :31:16.This time of year is just about trying to
:31:17. > :31:18.build a bit of fluency with the ball.
:31:19. > :31:21.And hopefully tonight will go towards doing that, I think, and you
:31:22. > :31:24.will see a little bit better from us against St Helens next week.
:31:25. > :31:26.We had a lot of players obviously didn't
:31:27. > :31:28.play today, but we didn't make things easy for ourselves.
:31:29. > :31:30.We probably handed for five tries on a
:31:31. > :31:32.platter to Hull, so it was not great.
:31:33. > :31:35.We have a lot of players that are young and inexperienced out
:31:36. > :31:38.there, there were some real basic errors and fundamental errors that
:31:39. > :31:42.Have you scored many try hat-tricks in your career?
:31:43. > :31:46.That's my first one, so I'm happy with that.
:31:47. > :31:48.There has been a lot of talk, certain comments that
:31:49. > :31:52.Has that had any effect on you at all?
:31:53. > :31:56.I think it has bothered the people around me more than it's
:31:57. > :32:04.I couldn't care less, I'll be honest with you.
:32:05. > :32:07.Pleased for Marc, obviously, he has come through a bit
:32:08. > :32:11.And it wasn't his best performance last
:32:12. > :32:13.week by any stretch, but like all good players,
:32:14. > :32:18.You know, in the best possible way, and that is scoring a
:32:19. > :32:20.hat-trick and kicking obviously Huddersfield
:32:21. > :32:23.to death, so that is a
:32:24. > :32:28.I have little doubt that Garry Schofield
:32:29. > :32:30.will take the credit for
:32:31. > :32:35.Do the players take any notice at all of
:32:36. > :32:41.I think Gary's got an overinflated sense of
:32:42. > :32:43.his own importance over whether he motivated Marc Sneyd.
:32:44. > :32:45.I think my dealing with Marc is he is a pretty
:32:46. > :32:47.laid-back kind of guy, and I think he will have wanted
:32:48. > :32:52.I think players have their own personal pride in the
:32:53. > :32:54.performance, and know when you've not played well, and all players
:32:55. > :32:56.have that who stay at the top along time, because you know if you've not
:32:57. > :32:58.delivered, you want to deliver the next week, and I think that's
:32:59. > :33:02.You know Albert Kelly obviously very well.
:33:03. > :33:04.How do you see him and Sneyd going as the season
:33:05. > :33:08.I think they will complement each other.
:33:09. > :33:10.He's got a great kicking game, and he runs
:33:11. > :33:14.With Albert Kelly it is more about his running game, and
:33:15. > :33:16.his ability to score a try out of anything.
:33:17. > :33:18.Huddersfield obviously very much down on troops.
:33:19. > :33:20.Still, though, Rick Stone saying guilty of
:33:21. > :33:26.They need some players back, I guess?
:33:27. > :33:29.Yes, it is a bit tough, obviously they were down
:33:30. > :33:32.But they just ran into a red-hot Hull FC team.
:33:33. > :33:35.Marc Sneyd on the back of those criticisms just gave all his critics
:33:36. > :33:37.out there 28 reasons not to doubt him again.
:33:38. > :33:39.But I've had a good relationship with Rick Stone.
:33:40. > :33:43.I know he'll get the best out of his troops, and once they get a few guys
:33:44. > :33:45.back, I think Huddersfield, they'll be all right.
:33:46. > :33:50.Do you think they have the depth in their squad, though, to
:33:51. > :33:56.We had them in our second warm up game, and they
:33:57. > :34:00.Guys like Tommy Symons, and there is a few
:34:01. > :34:02.guys who will probably get a little bit longer
:34:03. > :34:09.immediate, I think they should do well.
:34:10. > :34:12.I think most teams, if you put out a fully fit team against a team
:34:13. > :34:15.with nine or ten players out, they will hammer them.
:34:16. > :34:18.We saw a lot of close games in the first couple of
:34:19. > :34:21.rounds because they both had nearly fully fit sides out, and the two
:34:22. > :34:23.blow away scores have been almost fully fit
:34:24. > :34:25.sides against those with
:34:26. > :34:29.But ultimately, does it come as you get
:34:30. > :34:33.towards the end of the season, is it those ones that have got the depth
:34:34. > :34:37.You look at the people who are not playing yet.
:34:38. > :34:40.The depth of your squad gets you high up in the league, and
:34:41. > :34:43.then at the back end of the year, it's about having your best players
:34:44. > :34:50.You need your best 17 out if you want to win the Grand
:34:51. > :34:54.Final, it is probably your 17 to 25 who determine where you are going to
:34:55. > :34:58.Well, Saint Helens has not been a happy hunting ground for Wakefield
:34:59. > :35:03.Their last win was at Knowsley Road back in
:35:04. > :35:07.They were back in town again on Friday, and Dave Woods was
:35:08. > :35:12.COMMENTATOR: Wood's having a good look around here to see what might
:35:13. > :35:19.He's made a bit of yardage there as well.
:35:20. > :35:21.Good length straight from Arona to put them within five metres
:35:22. > :35:25.Here's Ashurst first, closing in again.
:35:26. > :35:36.Just trying to slow things down here, James Roby, and the referee
:35:37. > :35:46.So, Williams with a chance to kick the first two points of the night,
:35:47. > :35:53.But might be a valuable contribution on a night as
:35:54. > :35:59.Outfield again looking to size them up here,
:36:00. > :36:04.Lots of mistakes from both sides, but
:36:05. > :36:07.Wakefield it would seem are handling the conditions just the better at
:36:08. > :36:09.the moment, and providing a bit of width here.
:36:10. > :36:28.From Mason Caton-Brown. Well, the referee wants another look. Thinks
:36:29. > :36:33.it's a try. The grip on the ball is pretty good. The dive is terrific.
:36:34. > :36:44.And that is a mighty fine finish from Mason Caton-Brown. Try given,
:36:45. > :36:51.and that is one of those WoW tries from the Wakefield winger. Looking
:36:52. > :36:55.to roll forward again, and they are looking to test on that right
:36:56. > :37:03.right-hand side again. Williams goes down for a second time, and adjudged
:37:04. > :37:11.to have just a little too much interference here, so another
:37:12. > :37:17.penalty. Hardly surprising they are going for two. It is going to be a
:37:18. > :37:27.10-0 lead with Williams' goal. Wakefield rolling on. Issuing all
:37:28. > :37:33.kinds of instructions here, James Roby, and McCarthy-Scarsbrook is
:37:34. > :37:36.throwing himself on the line. Wakefield defenders just about
:37:37. > :37:43.hanging on here, look how close they are here. Desperately needing
:37:44. > :37:48.revival of spirits. It is Ryan Morgan now who has it, and he is
:37:49. > :37:53.over to score. St Helens finally on the scoresheet here. And boy, how
:37:54. > :38:02.much did they need that, with half-time looming? You can see how
:38:03. > :38:10.bad conditions are here. It is not a night for free-flowing rugby league.
:38:11. > :38:14.They are old-fashioned conditions, with an old-fashioned response
:38:15. > :38:20.required. St Helens moving it left, and suddenly there is a chance here
:38:21. > :38:23.for Percival. St Helens have another, and suddenly they are
:38:24. > :38:32.perking up in this second half. Finding the fight.
:38:33. > :38:44.It's a slam forward by Walmsley. Roby rolling in again. They are
:38:45. > :38:49.searching out now. Trying to make some space for Percival, who has got
:38:50. > :38:55.his second, has he? Yes, he has. Mark Percival with a second, and
:38:56. > :39:08.Saint Helen for the first time just pushing their noses in front. They
:39:09. > :39:12.are testing again here. Held up short, St Helens defending
:39:13. > :39:18.desperately. Finn once more, and Miller is on the chase. Has he
:39:19. > :39:22.touched it down? There is a complaint here from Wakefield. What
:39:23. > :39:28.is the referee saying? REFEREE: No try, I want to check for
:39:29. > :39:33.a penalty try. Looking for the penalty try.
:39:34. > :39:39.Richardson came in here. Has he done enough to take Miller of the ball to
:39:40. > :39:44.warrant a penalty try being given. There is no way he has touched it
:39:45. > :39:48.down. But would he have done had it not been for that infringement? The
:39:49. > :39:52.video refs says he would, and Wakefield are going to get a famous
:39:53. > :40:00.victory here, and it is going to be back-to-back defeat the Mac Helens.
:40:01. > :40:11.Let's get straight to that final penalty try. What do you think? It
:40:12. > :40:19.is opinion, you can't be 100% that it is a try, but if they don't score
:40:20. > :40:22.it, how can you be sure? You say, he has a strong chance of scoring, I
:40:23. > :40:27.think he has a strong chance of scoring. I'm with JP. We had a chat
:40:28. > :40:34.about this before. I think Miller has got a real strong chance, and it
:40:35. > :40:41.is a bit body on body. Oh, man. I don't know. I'm on the fence on this
:40:42. > :40:44.one. I think it is a penalty try. I'd have backed into score if he
:40:45. > :40:50.hadn't have been interfered with. That is that one done. Wakefield
:40:51. > :40:58.deserved to win the game? I thought Wakefield were the better side. I
:40:59. > :41:05.thought Saint Helens Kmart all guns blazing, Wakefield were good value
:41:06. > :41:11.for their win. If Smith kicks three goals, a couple of conversions, that
:41:12. > :41:15.is your story, but fair play to Wakefield. Interestingly, Wakefield
:41:16. > :41:19.have got very close in the first two games, but at least you have
:41:20. > :41:22.Brisbane to look at. If they have narrowly lost again, how hard would
:41:23. > :41:26.that have been for them? I guess you feel you deserve to win. It is
:41:27. > :41:30.always deflating when you have been in matches and then you just don't
:41:31. > :41:35.get those two points at the end of it, especially this year, it has
:41:36. > :41:43.been quite tough, but with the players that Wakefield got in trying
:41:44. > :41:48.conditions again, like the Catalans stuff, it was just chopped up, but
:41:49. > :41:51.they came out with the game, and it tells you a lot about your team's
:41:52. > :41:56.character when you can grind out a game like that, especially when you
:41:57. > :42:00.haven't won at a place like the talent and a couple of years. Given
:42:01. > :42:12.the difficult conditions, how good was Mason back to's try? This was
:42:13. > :42:15.such a finish. I think it was finished, the bar has been raised,
:42:16. > :42:19.particularly with the rule about taking out the corner post on that.
:42:20. > :42:28.That is a great try in these conditions. That is what you want,
:42:29. > :42:36.ball out in front. I tell you what, that would be a top two try. Like
:42:37. > :42:39.you say, very slick, and Wakefield deserved the win, and they deserved
:42:40. > :42:43.it, because they have no money in the bag, they haven't won since
:42:44. > :42:46.June, whereas you guys have the performance against Brisbane in
:42:47. > :42:53.terms of winning. And said Helens Jamie alluded to it, surprised to
:42:54. > :43:00.see them start so slowly again. Yes, it is hard for me to talk about
:43:01. > :43:04.teams starting slow, but we are talking about squad depth on the
:43:05. > :43:10.show a lot, and they have got a good squad depth there, so I think Kieron
:43:11. > :43:17.Cunningham, he just needs to get his troops back up for this week. We
:43:18. > :43:22.have had a tough start, but... It is difficult for them next week, I
:43:23. > :43:25.think they go to Hull. This Wakefield game is one they should
:43:26. > :43:31.have won. Time to test the all-round knowledge about Super League stars
:43:32. > :43:47.instead of six. This week's challenger is Saint Halinska Kyle
:43:48. > :44:02.Amor. Chicken, lamb, beef, steak, dear... Um... Pork!
:44:03. > :44:11.Blackbird, goose, ostrich... Pigeon. Seagull Ade hawk. Pass.
:44:12. > :44:23.Javelin, fencing, hurdles, diving, swimming, discus.
:44:24. > :44:41.Whitehaven, Workington, Barrow, Um... Dalton, Carlisle.
:44:42. > :45:09.Boy bands? Take that, oasis, stone roses, The Killers... Take That? Did
:45:10. > :45:27.I say that? In sync. Um... Is that six? Oh! My mind is blank here.
:45:28. > :45:39.That's shocking, isn't it? Ashton, if I say carry on films, do you even
:45:40. > :45:47.know what we are talking about? Seagulls? We will educate you later
:45:48. > :45:50.on. Lee made the seven mile journey to the DW Stadium, and what you make
:45:51. > :45:56.of Wigan's start of the season, Ashton?
:45:57. > :46:06.Red-hot. We were talking of air before, they have done brilliantly.
:46:07. > :46:09.He has had a start of the season, in a second we see Joe Burgess getting
:46:10. > :46:22.injured. How difficult will that be for them? That is when we start
:46:23. > :46:25.talking about squad types. Yes, they have others out as well, but they
:46:26. > :46:31.have younger players they can bring in. But it will be a loss for the
:46:32. > :46:36.Wigan side. George Williams, Wayne Bennett made a lot of play during
:46:37. > :46:40.the England four nations about having to come out and control the
:46:41. > :46:49.game. I use seeing him control the game more? I think he has been at
:46:50. > :46:52.the heart of everything Wigan have done, and every week he seems to be
:46:53. > :47:00.stepping up in performance and being more and more company. And
:47:01. > :47:04.all-round, Wigan have dealt with the challenge, they seem to have managed
:47:05. > :47:17.to grind out the results. Yes, and on the back of a long string of
:47:18. > :47:24.performances, from Williams, from McLoughlin. They are all over the
:47:25. > :47:29.pitch. And Lee, just beaten by the better team? Yes, I think they have
:47:30. > :47:34.been impressive. When you win the Grand Final, you get confidence, and
:47:35. > :47:39.you can see that from the way they have played on the results they have
:47:40. > :47:43.got since those two big aims. So, the champions are still unbeaten,
:47:44. > :47:48.and here's how they stand after Round 3 of the Betfred Super League.
:47:49. > :47:55.Castleford lead the way ahead of champions Wigan. Warrington remain
:47:56. > :48:01.on the foot of the table. Live commentary of Hull FC against St
:48:02. > :48:09.Helens on five live sports extra, and the Super League Show returns
:48:10. > :48:13.next Monday night at 11:30pm, with the one o'clock repeat on Tuesday.
:48:14. > :48:17.And you can join us whenever you like on the BBC iPlayer. That's it
:48:18. > :48:19.this week, thank you to Ashton and Jamie for joining us. We will see
:48:20. > :48:25.you next week. Goodbye.