0:00:38 > 0:00:43Hello, it is around three of Super League, and we are on the road in a
0:00:43 > 0:00:56town where everything is black and white. Welcome to Widnes.
0:01:02 > 0:01:10Is he going to go all the way again? What they try! He is delighting
0:01:10 > 0:01:21those Widnes fans. What a finish that is. He is going to score. His
0:01:21 > 0:01:30hundredth try in the Widnes colours. What an interception. He has got him
0:01:30 > 0:01:39on the outside, what a tackle. Widnes are the rugby champions of
0:01:39 > 0:01:41the world.
0:01:47 > 0:01:53Yes, a club steeped in history, but we are in the modern day now. Here
0:01:53 > 0:01:59are Tom Gilmore and Joe Mellor.All anybody speaks about is the 80s were
0:01:59 > 0:02:02we used to win trophies, so hopefully now we can do it again,
0:02:02 > 0:02:10and get a run of games together and get the young lads group and when
0:02:10 > 0:02:13some trophies.You have theoretically be the half-back
0:02:13 > 0:02:16pairing for a couple of seasons, but you have played so few games
0:02:16 > 0:02:23together.It wasn't the ideal season last year, I was injured before the
0:02:23 > 0:02:29season and Tom was injured early in the season, but we managed to play
0:02:29 > 0:02:33together at the end, hopefully this season we can stay fit.Has it been
0:02:33 > 0:02:36a frustrating season that you have been playing well but only got the
0:02:36 > 0:02:42one wins over?It is frustrating, but playing against big teams in
0:02:42 > 0:02:46tough games, sometimes you come off worse. We are staying positive, and
0:02:46 > 0:02:51hopefully we can pick up a win today.And you both talked about the
0:02:51 > 0:02:54injuries you have suffered last year, but have you seen how the
0:02:54 > 0:02:57younger players who had to step into those roles have grown from the
0:02:57 > 0:03:03experience?It was too early for some of them, they played a lot of
0:03:03 > 0:03:06game time, but hopefully we will see more coming through this year.
0:03:06 > 0:03:12Gentlemen, thank you for joining us. The round started just down the road
0:03:12 > 0:03:19from here, at Warrington, where Wigan were the visitors. Four tries
0:03:19 > 0:03:24from Liam Marshall made at a comfortable win for Wigan last year.
0:03:24 > 0:03:30Their Challenge Cup quarterfinal went right to the wire, but not
0:03:30 > 0:03:34right for the wire, as it sailed wide. Your commentator for
0:03:34 > 0:03:42Warrington against Wigan is Dave Woods.
0:03:45 > 0:03:52COMMENTATOR: Wigan's defence remaining intact, Warrington 40
0:03:52 > 0:04:03metres out at the moment. A duck and a dart, Cooper. Warrington looking
0:04:03 > 0:04:07towards this right-hand side with Hughes, but Wigan are hanging on,
0:04:07 > 0:04:13and in fact the referee has given a penalty for that late hit club
0:04:13 > 0:04:16catching Roberts late with the shoulder. So a penalty for
0:04:16 > 0:04:25Warrington. Goodwin with his chance to give his team an early lead, and
0:04:25 > 0:04:32Warrington do lead 2-0.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37It goes for Atkins, good Atkins, and Mitch Brown down the right-hand
0:04:37 > 0:04:45side. Making rapid progress. Warrington want it played quickly,
0:04:45 > 0:04:53and here it comes, Atkins again with the running. Westwood missed out.
0:04:53 > 0:05:00Ben Currie with a wonderful pass out wide, and Tom Lineham will score the
0:05:00 > 0:05:08try. Great pass, good work all round by Warrington. Everybody wants to
0:05:08 > 0:05:11join in the party.
0:05:17 > 0:05:22Richard joining in from the full-back position. Warrington still
0:05:22 > 0:05:32rolling on, opportunities knocking. Held up from moment, Tyrone Robert
0:05:32 > 0:05:43trotted off, and it is driven in.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52It would have been a try, but Atkins just unable to catch this,
0:05:52 > 0:06:00desperately close. Frustrating times, as well.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Good work from the Warrington defence, and as they try to keep it
0:06:09 > 0:06:14alive, the board is given away. Bryson Goodwin goes streaking away,
0:06:14 > 0:06:22and there is plenty of pace, including Tompkins. Brown out a
0:06:22 > 0:06:30dummy half. Ratchford with the weaving run. And I think he has been
0:06:30 > 0:06:35taken a little higher. Tompkins going high, so it is a penalty for
0:06:35 > 0:06:45Warrington. Goodwin with the chance to take his side into double
0:06:45 > 0:06:53figures. Relatively straightforward, as it proves, and it is 10-0.
0:06:58 > 0:07:04Roberts delivering it back on the inside for Ben Westwood. It is a
0:07:04 > 0:07:13chilly, chilly night at Warrington. Murdoch-Masila, and a surging run
0:07:13 > 0:07:19from him. That is what he made his reputation on last season with
0:07:19 > 0:07:23Salford, and he has taken Warrington to within touching distance. They
0:07:23 > 0:07:29Now can move it left, Brown with the long pass picked up by line.
0:07:29 > 0:07:39Searching back on the inside. The next will be the last. Here comes
0:07:39 > 0:07:47the kick. Atkins is trying to get in, the ball is there, and Atkins
0:07:47 > 0:07:52drops on it and will claim the try. Well, the referee wants to have a
0:07:52 > 0:08:00look at this again. He thinks it is a try on the field. They are all
0:08:00 > 0:08:08onside. He gets the hand on there, and did it go backwards anyway, even
0:08:08 > 0:08:16if it was a Warrington hand, the ricochet off Wigan legs. Roberts did
0:08:16 > 0:08:20seem to have knocked it backwards, and Atkins will claim the try. And
0:08:20 > 0:08:28it is confirmed. Warrington moving closer.
0:08:32 > 0:08:38Williams, Andy Goode left foot by him, great support, and Wigan have
0:08:38 > 0:08:43support now. A wonderful position they find themselves in. Still
0:08:43 > 0:08:51tackles in the bag as well. Tompkins takes it forward. They are plotting
0:08:51 > 0:09:00and planning. Sean O'Loughlin, Williams with the pass out wide, and
0:09:00 > 0:09:05Marshall with the dive for the corner. Well, the flag has gone
0:09:05 > 0:09:11down. The referee will have a look at whether there was a foot in touch
0:09:11 > 0:09:18here. Remember the flag is nothing to do with it. The fact it went down
0:09:18 > 0:09:23suggests they were getting close to that touchline. Feet still in the
0:09:23 > 0:09:36field of play, and that looks about good enough. It is terrific from
0:09:36 > 0:09:47Marshall, and Wigan are edging their way back in here. Thomas Lee off and
0:09:47 > 0:09:50running, Williams gets the offload and is back on the inside for
0:09:50 > 0:10:03Farrell. Warrington lining up, and it is back with Tony Clubb, who
0:10:03 > 0:10:15putters is way over. Wigan have something to cheer at the end, but
0:10:15 > 0:10:17surely time is running out.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24The Wigan head coaches here. Do you feel they stepped up another notch
0:10:24 > 0:10:29against Wigan in that defence?They got some confidence here, it was a
0:10:29 > 0:10:33very tight game, it could have gone either way at the end, but I know
0:10:33 > 0:10:37they got confidence and a win under their belts. They were going back
0:10:37 > 0:10:42home and facing a wood inside that travelled to Australia, there was
0:10:42 > 0:10:45always a chance they would get something out of it, and I think
0:10:45 > 0:10:50they are aside that are little more structured, and they have worked
0:10:50 > 0:10:54very hard this season.You know Kevin Brown very well, is it suited
0:10:54 > 0:10:55very hard this season.You know Kevin Brown very well, is it suited
0:10:55 > 0:10:59him a little more?I think it is a little more structure, he likes to
0:10:59 > 0:11:04be organised. He believes that they best suit his game, and he can make
0:11:04 > 0:11:07them better players, and that is what he is allowed them to do, give
0:11:07 > 0:11:12them some leadership roles in the captaincy role, she thrives on that
0:11:12 > 0:11:20kind of thing.They looked a little flat, did you feel they lack that
0:11:20 > 0:11:32bit of energy?I think they did, the travel can make it difficult, there
0:11:32 > 0:11:35were reasons why they didn't have a lot of intensity in the game, but
0:11:35 > 0:11:39one or two were terrific in defence, they have done a lot of work
0:11:39 > 0:11:42preseason, and I didn't think Wigan had too much to answer against a
0:11:42 > 0:11:46defensive structure. I hope the signs are looking good for
0:11:46 > 0:11:51Warrington.The leaders going into the round was led Helens, and they
0:11:51 > 0:12:02travelled to Huddersfield. The first real trouble for the league leaders.
0:12:03 > 0:12:08Jon Wilkin scores the first try, it is easy in the end for the Saints.
0:12:08 > 0:12:14That is a good run around, and broth with the dummy, he is always
0:12:14 > 0:12:19dangerous close to the line.
0:12:29 > 0:12:36James Roby, and in the end, that has got to be a penalty from Dominique
0:12:36 > 0:12:41Peyroux. The young scrum-half has kicked superbly all season, and
0:12:41 > 0:12:46Saints are head once more. Huddersfield have had a lot of ball
0:12:46 > 0:12:52in this first half, Saints have defended really well, Dale Ferguson
0:12:52 > 0:12:59as they look to try and strike before half-time. Alex Walmsley
0:12:59 > 0:13:04guilty as charged, can't have too many complaints there. And broth to
0:13:04 > 0:13:09give us a level game close to half-time, up go the flags, it is
0:13:09 > 0:13:16eight apiece. Well, an unexpected chance for St Helens right on the
0:13:16 > 0:13:21stroke of half-time. Dominique Peyroux brought down. James Roby has
0:13:21 > 0:13:24been involved in everything with a ball, he is involved again, and he
0:13:24 > 0:13:28scores for Saint Helens.
0:13:32 > 0:13:38Lomax, what a good run from Taia, and he took the angle superbly.
0:13:38 > 0:13:45Lomax with the pass, and Taia with the try, Saints dominant now. Either
0:13:45 > 0:13:50side of half-time, they have been devastating. Here is Robi again,
0:13:50 > 0:13:56Lomax with a high kick, and Percival will get it. He takes the high ball,
0:13:56 > 0:14:00that was right off the training ground, and that could be game, set
0:14:00 > 0:14:09and match. Huddersfield now, Roberts trying to get over, he may well have
0:14:09 > 0:14:17squeezed over the line, and he has. The second try for the Giants.
0:14:17 > 0:14:26Obviously really proud, the boys did what they needed to tonight.
0:14:26 > 0:14:31Huddersfield a tough place to play, and I thought we did well, so very
0:14:31 > 0:14:37happy.It was a little frustrating, happy with the way we competed for
0:14:37 > 0:14:41the majority of the game, I thought we played well, it was a tough game,
0:14:41 > 0:14:46and they took their chances a bit better than ours, a couple of lapses
0:14:46 > 0:14:49of concentration in certain periods just before half-time, and after
0:14:49 > 0:15:01half-time, really cost us in the end.In Round 1, it was our attack
0:15:01 > 0:15:07that was outstanding, in Round 2, it was defence, and tonight it was a
0:15:07 > 0:15:11mix. Every game is important, but it is important to win.Dennis, IU
0:15:11 > 0:15:16impressed by what you're seeing from St Helens?Very. They have done some
0:15:16 > 0:15:20work in the pre-season started to look like a side that starting to
0:15:20 > 0:15:24understand the coach towards the end of last year. I think they have got
0:15:24 > 0:15:30some fantastic quality in their side, Percival and Lomax, and they
0:15:30 > 0:15:33have the outside backs that are great with the ball in hand, and
0:15:33 > 0:15:39then you have got Walmsley and James Roby in the pack, they are a tough
0:15:39 > 0:15:45side to play against. They went to France on the back of a massive
0:15:45 > 0:15:49first game, and I thought they looked sluggish, but they managed to
0:15:49 > 0:15:52scrape the win, and against Huddersfield they look like they
0:15:52 > 0:15:55were back to normal again, they were impressive.Huddersfield had fits
0:15:55 > 0:15:59and starts, they were blurred in patches.I think that will be
0:15:59 > 0:16:04Huddersfield throughout the season, personally. They have a slim squad,
0:16:04 > 0:16:07not really in-depth squad, so they will have times in the year where
0:16:07 > 0:16:11they are skinny, and the best they can really try and achieve is to get
0:16:11 > 0:16:19around that age and that is a target for them to get into that eighth
0:16:19 > 0:16:25place. Probably the best side in the moment in the Super League, and they
0:16:25 > 0:16:29did OK to compete.A couple of hours to kick off of your game. What is
0:16:29 > 0:16:33the next couple of hours like for you?It is easy backstage, because
0:16:33 > 0:16:37the prep is done. Have got to do something now, I haven't worked hard
0:16:37 > 0:16:42enough in the week. The team is ready to go and they will turn up. I
0:16:42 > 0:16:46will have a chat with some key players, but nothing too formal, it
0:16:46 > 0:16:50will just be a quick quiet word to see how people are, but I try to
0:16:50 > 0:16:55stay out the way, because I probably get more nervous than they do
0:16:55 > 0:16:59leading up to game time, so I keep myself out of the way. The boring
0:16:59 > 0:17:06part about being involved in game day is the corporate staff.You are
0:17:06 > 0:17:10suited and booted!Freezing cold in a suit, so I will go up to the
0:17:10 > 0:17:14directors' lounge, a bit of that before the game, we have prepared
0:17:14 > 0:17:18well this week, I'm happy with the way we are running, the training
0:17:18 > 0:17:23sessions have been really on top note, so they just have to transfer
0:17:23 > 0:17:25that now, we are missing a few players but the young lads coming
0:17:25 > 0:17:31into the side, Chamberlain is playing on the win today, he is
0:17:31 > 0:17:35exciting in a World Cup that he will be waiting for this opportunity, so
0:17:35 > 0:17:41there is a lot happening here at Widnes, and they are starting to put
0:17:41 > 0:17:46this game into some form of recognition.Wakefield are one of
0:17:46 > 0:17:55the 100% team is going into this round, and they travelled to
0:17:55 > 0:18:01Catalans. COMMENTATOR: Wonderful opportunity
0:18:01 > 0:18:10for Wakefield to try to build something here, and here is Tupou,
0:18:10 > 0:18:19trying to bring to the line, testing the central defence of the Catalans.
0:18:19 > 0:18:28Good defending the Catalans for the moment. Finn Stanton waits, he will
0:18:28 > 0:18:36go down this side, Reece Lyne get there. The Wakefield players are
0:18:36 > 0:18:44looking confident. The referee has gone for the square in the air here.
0:18:44 > 0:18:48Here is the reach, and that looks perfectly OK. It is a try, try for
0:18:48 > 0:18:59Wakefield, and they take the lead. RX Da Costa, in their marshalling
0:18:59 > 0:19:06his troops, switching it towards this left-hand side, and the holes
0:19:06 > 0:19:10are beginning to open, and Garcia will get his way over the line to
0:19:10 > 0:19:21score. Bullying his way in. Catalans have their response. All things
0:19:21 > 0:19:25being equal, it will be another wave of Catalans attack coming forward
0:19:25 > 0:19:39here. Julien Bousquet coming forward, and a penalty has been
0:19:39 > 0:19:47given for Catalans. So, here is an opportunity to take his side further
0:19:47 > 0:19:57ahead, and the flags go up, and Catalans have an extra two. Da
0:19:57 > 0:20:05Costa, a little ramble forward by him, edging his side close again.
0:20:05 > 0:20:10They are going for a drop goal attempt, but it comes to the maul
0:20:10 > 0:20:18and it is picked up by Paulie
0:20:18 > 0:20:18attempt, but it comes to the maul and it is picked up by Paulie, and
0:20:18 > 0:20:26Tom Johnson is away, he chases hard, but they can't get to him, Johnson
0:20:26 > 0:20:31in lightning form again, and what a wonderful Wakefield try.
0:20:31 > 0:20:42Sensational play from the winger, and what a wonderful score that was.
0:20:42 > 0:20:46Just double-check to make sure there wasn't a foot in touch, but the try
0:20:46 > 0:20:49is given, Wakefield rejoice.
0:20:54 > 0:21:01Catalans looking for something here in these late stages. They'd love to
0:21:01 > 0:21:05go in at the end of the half with some kind of a lead. They are
0:21:05 > 0:21:10pushing hard. The ball has gone to ground, the referee says penalty. It
0:21:10 > 0:21:20was stolen. Every chance they will go for goal here, I think the signal
0:21:20 > 0:21:23has already been sent out to take the two points and take the lead at
0:21:23 > 0:21:34half-time. Albert, quick and efficient, and Catalans should have
0:21:34 > 0:21:39the lead at half-time now.
0:21:40 > 0:21:50Wakefield moving closer. Tupou is put down, Finn is in a dummy half,
0:21:50 > 0:21:54and Miller is scampering across the face of the defence, trying to put
0:21:54 > 0:21:59questions in the minds of those Catalans players. The French side's
0:21:59 > 0:22:06defence holding on for the moment. It is the big hit forward, and carry
0:22:06 > 0:22:10forward again, terrific stuff, and he has not tackled. He is allowed to
0:22:10 > 0:22:17carry on, and he has made his way to the goal line here. The big fellow
0:22:17 > 0:22:21causing real problems as he took it in initially. The referee said play
0:22:21 > 0:22:24on, and they are just going to double-check that he wasn't tackled
0:22:24 > 0:22:29here. But he is fairly confident he has scored a try. Have a look at
0:22:29 > 0:22:35this. He goes to ground, but nobody is in the act of making a tackle, so
0:22:35 > 0:22:41he has every right to get himself back on his feet. He does that
0:22:41 > 0:22:45quickly and efficiently, you can see the Catalans defenders are moving
0:22:45 > 0:22:48back to defend the next tackle, not realising that the last one hadn't
0:22:48 > 0:22:55been completed. And David Fifita just about keeping his feet to drive
0:22:55 > 0:23:00himself over the line. There is confirmation that the board is
0:23:00 > 0:23:10touched down. It is a Wakefield tribe, and Wakefield have the lead
0:23:10 > 0:23:20again, crucially. Art it goes. West is coming down. Good catch, terrific
0:23:20 > 0:23:25catch, and Johnson is off again here. He has got support on his left
0:23:25 > 0:23:34hand side. It is taken on by Tupou, now switched out, wonderful clearing
0:23:34 > 0:23:37by Wakefield, and they have done a wonderful job of clearing their
0:23:37 > 0:23:55lines. Catalans forced into defence here. Penalty given Wakefield's way.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58You can see he wants to tap the ball and run, but I think the decision
0:23:58 > 0:24:03from the benches to go for goal. Here is the penalty. Just the lift,
0:24:03 > 0:24:12the legs go up in the air. Liam Finn with a chance to give his side a
0:24:12 > 0:24:166-point lead. He has hit it really well, wonderful confident strike,
0:24:16 > 0:24:26and it is 16-10. Da Costa inside. Catalans moving forward, not finding
0:24:26 > 0:24:32a way through at the moment. Da Costa is in there again. Numbers on
0:24:32 > 0:24:35the left-hand side, swiftly through hands it goes here, towards that
0:24:35 > 0:24:41left-hand side, and Tupou puts his head down and runs for the corner.
0:24:41 > 0:24:46He has got it back to within two. The difficult kick from the
0:24:46 > 0:24:51touchline, but Catalans in touching distance again. Well, this is huge,
0:24:51 > 0:24:57absolutely huge. Put this over, and Catalans could be edging towards
0:24:57 > 0:25:00their first point of the season, but he has put it wide, and Wakefield
0:25:00 > 0:25:09hanging on here. Last few seconds, Wakefield, job done, you feel. They
0:25:09 > 0:25:15just want to keep that ball in hand and run the clock down. Catalans
0:25:15 > 0:25:20desperate now, but they know they are not going to get another
0:25:20 > 0:25:23opportunity, and the hooter sounds, the referee says that is it, a blow
0:25:23 > 0:25:28of the whistle. This wonderful start to the season from Wakefield and to
0:25:28 > 0:25:30just keeps rolling on.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37The Leeds Rhinos Richie Myler has joined us. Your old team struggling
0:25:37 > 0:25:43to get off the mark. You thinking you are glad you're not a part of
0:25:43 > 0:25:48it, or are you thinking of what they went through last year?That was a
0:25:48 > 0:25:52slow game last night, I watched it, they are struggling at the minute
0:25:52 > 0:25:56that I have a lot of senior players in that team at the moment, and they
0:25:56 > 0:25:59are going in the right direction. They are obviously just unfortunate,
0:25:59 > 0:26:03they have had a lot of players in the World Cup and that will take
0:26:03 > 0:26:07time to bedding, but hopefully they can turn it around.You saw a few
0:26:07 > 0:26:13sparks of recovery?Yes, I think they are struggling a bit, because
0:26:13 > 0:26:17the halves are down. Although they like to think they can keep left,
0:26:17 > 0:26:21right and centre, once they get a few more people back on the field,
0:26:21 > 0:26:27hopefully they can turn it around. Fabulous winter Wakefield, unbeaten
0:26:27 > 0:26:31this season so far.They are exceptional, and everybody was
0:26:31 > 0:26:36saying before the season that they had got topside together, and three
0:26:36 > 0:26:39Ramdin they are doing exceptionally well. And jumping on the back of
0:26:39 > 0:26:44that with Catalans, I think teams are better going to the south of
0:26:44 > 0:26:49France now, it as a siege mentality, they go over on the same day, travel
0:26:49 > 0:26:52in the morning, play the game and get out of the country, and it is
0:26:52 > 0:26:55that siege mentality which teams are better equipped now going to the
0:26:55 > 0:26:58south of France it makes it makes it a more difficult challenge for
0:26:58 > 0:27:09Catalans.And wonderful to see Thompson flying down that when.We
0:27:09 > 0:27:12missed him last year in Super League when he got that injury, and credit
0:27:12 > 0:27:15to him after he got that, and seeing him chasing that down, fantastic
0:27:15 > 0:27:21try.And how is the jet lag, are you feeling better?Wednesday I started
0:27:21 > 0:27:29to sleep normal, I have to kids, so that doesn't help.How is your rib
0:27:29 > 0:27:35cage, that was some challenge you took?It looked worse than what it
0:27:35 > 0:27:39was. We have a good squad, and we're going for the line-out today and
0:27:39 > 0:27:43hopefully we can get the results. We are missing quite a lot with a few
0:27:43 > 0:27:49not playing, so we were quite down on troops, so we will be relying on
0:27:49 > 0:27:53our young boys to step up and really command position, and hopefully
0:27:53 > 0:27:57fight for a shirt, we have spoke about it all week. There are not too
0:27:57 > 0:28:00many places in this team come up for grabs that often, and they have a
0:28:00 > 0:28:04chance to check it.We appreciate joining us just before the game.
0:28:04 > 0:28:10Have a good one.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13Salford and Hull KR will be forever remembered for that epic £1 million
0:28:13 > 0:28:18game and they met this week. COMMENTATOR: Hull Kingston Rovers
0:28:18 > 0:28:25looking to attack with Tommy Lee stepping into acting half-back. It
0:28:25 > 0:28:32is pounced on by Thomas Minns. Super stuff.
0:28:33 > 0:28:39Salford relying on their playmakers. O'Brien sending a wicked bouncing
0:28:39 > 0:28:45kick through, and he picks it up himself. What a response. Salford
0:28:45 > 0:28:51again close to the posts. Whipping the ball away. Junior Sauer, what a
0:28:51 > 0:29:03line and score. Find stuff from Salford. Rob Lui, back to the ten
0:29:03 > 0:29:09they go. Lee Mossop celebrating a 200th Damon milestone, taking
0:29:09 > 0:29:18Salford within metres of the goal-line. There is a penalty for
0:29:18 > 0:29:24and O'Brien from the tee makes no mistake from that kind of range.
0:29:24 > 0:29:29Salford on the attack again with O'Brien. Was he tripped? He regains
0:29:29 > 0:29:34his footing. Criswell and for the line. What on the load for Jake
0:29:34 > 0:29:44Bibby. Stunning stuff from Salford. -- what an off-load. Coming from
0:29:44 > 0:29:47behind, Salford working hard. Cutting room. Has Rob Lui alongside
0:29:47 > 0:29:55him. Classic Rob Lui, going back to his Cowboys days and Salford are
0:29:55 > 0:30:05running away with it. Tompkins sends up the little pass. Hull Kingston
0:30:05 > 0:30:12Rovers swarming the attack, they are offside. A soft penalty. O'Brien
0:30:12 > 0:30:16from the tee, makes no mistake from there. Bang in the centre, drilling
0:30:16 > 0:30:26it through. A bit of one-way traffic. A bit of respite as Shaun
0:30:26 > 0:30:32Lunt picks up the off-load. It ricochets through and Adam Quinlan
0:30:32 > 0:30:36gets there first. Superb finish. Rob Lui takes Salford into a promising
0:30:36 > 0:30:42position. Away to the left-hand side and O'Brien with the cutout ball and
0:30:42 > 0:30:51there is Niall Evalds. That might but it's too bad. It's been a
0:30:51 > 0:30:54thoroughly professional display from Salford. They come to the left edge
0:30:54 > 0:31:03again. Niall Evalds goes through again, and stretches out a poor, a
0:31:03 > 0:31:08stunning win for the Salford Red Devils.A massive to get the win. We
0:31:08 > 0:31:11felt over the last few weeks we have really improved. In the Wigan game
0:31:11 > 0:31:15we were good in large parts. In the Wakefield game our defence stood up
0:31:15 > 0:31:21and we outscored them. Unlucky not to come away with a result. Today we
0:31:21 > 0:31:24have shown what we are as a group and how committed the boys are to
0:31:24 > 0:31:28each other, to come out with a great attitude and be really enthusiastic
0:31:28 > 0:31:32and get the two points with a great performance.Obviously very
0:31:32 > 0:31:39disappointed, I think all the boys are. Started well, but the period of
0:31:39 > 0:31:45time in the first half, where we had no ball. The penalty went against us
0:31:45 > 0:31:48and we were struggling to make ground. We started to shoot
0:31:48 > 0:31:53ourselves in the foot with poor options. At half-time I thought we
0:31:53 > 0:31:58regrouped, were ready to come out and we gave up the try for the first
0:31:58 > 0:32:02set, very disappointing.Important for Salford to get the win and they
0:32:02 > 0:32:06played well.Exceptionally well. I thought they built on last week's
0:32:06 > 0:32:09performance against Wakefield. They were good defensively against
0:32:09 > 0:32:13Wakefield but didn't do enough with the ball. They certainly did that
0:32:13 > 0:32:17this week against Hull KR, throwing the ball like they did at the start
0:32:17 > 0:32:22of last season, looking dangerous in the halves and on the edge. The pack
0:32:22 > 0:32:26of forwards did well. It was a really good team performance. Hull
0:32:26 > 0:32:31KR will be very disappointed after a great performance the week before.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34Tim Sheens being get Salford himself would have wanted a good
0:32:34 > 0:32:37performance. They will be exceptionally disappointed about
0:32:37 > 0:32:42that.Again bring in the Widnes chief executive. James, is your life
0:32:42 > 0:32:46taken up by what might be happening next year. Maybe going down to ten
0:32:46 > 0:32:55teams down to 14.There is a lot of debate for the future, but as we
0:32:55 > 0:33:01have seen today, there is a lot going on at club level. Like most
0:33:01 > 0:33:05chief executives, your day to day life is firefighting is and keeping
0:33:05 > 0:33:11things moving forward. There is the club level, what you do as a sport,
0:33:11 > 0:33:15and those meetings come and go.Do you have a preference?The
0:33:15 > 0:33:20preference for me would be the licensing model, but that is a long
0:33:20 > 0:33:23finished debate. We see the benefit of it now with an academy that has
0:33:23 > 0:33:2819 players in the first-team squad. The work we have done in the
0:33:28 > 0:33:32community and with the constantly improving facilities. There is a lot
0:33:32 > 0:33:35of work to do before we get to a definitive collective position in
0:33:35 > 0:33:40the sport beyond this year.What would you like to see happening?A
0:33:40 > 0:33:45timeline of when everything will be announced. As a game we want to know
0:33:45 > 0:33:49what direction we will go in because teams want to plan and fans want to
0:33:49 > 0:33:53plan. The million pound game is coming again this year. Will there
0:33:53 > 0:33:58be a restructure next year or not? Will it stay the same? Those are
0:33:58 > 0:34:02questions that need to be answered and relatively quickly.We are
0:34:02 > 0:34:05seeing just a little bit of the work you do in the community behind us.
0:34:05 > 0:34:09Is that a problem in terms of planning for you and would it be
0:34:09 > 0:34:13possibly in doubt if you don't know what is happening going forward?
0:34:13 > 0:34:17Every club has its own philosophy. Some clubs will have a plan for the
0:34:17 > 0:34:21very short-term, disbanding their academies and disk into doing what
0:34:21 > 0:34:26they do in the community. But this is a cornerstone of our philosophy.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30We want to be at the heart of the community. -- and discontinuing what
0:34:30 > 0:34:35they are doing in the community. That is unchanged for us. With all
0:34:35 > 0:34:39the parameters that may change in the sport, we want to have those two
0:34:39 > 0:34:43key drivers that keep you a stronger club that is emotionally attached to
0:34:43 > 0:34:48the wider community.Looking at next season come you do need to know what
0:34:48 > 0:34:52is happening sooner rather than later.We do, and like all debates
0:34:52 > 0:34:55and dialogues it can take more time than you like, and finding a
0:34:55 > 0:34:59collective consensus can be difficult. We will get there in the
0:34:59 > 0:35:03end. Everybody recognises we have to get there quickly. We all want a
0:35:03 > 0:35:07vibrant Super League and a strong sport of Super League, so we have to
0:35:07 > 0:35:12make some decisions and get forward. It gives us something to talk about.
0:35:12 > 0:35:17Hull FC were back in England after their trip down under to Australia.
0:35:17 > 0:35:28They headed to slightly colder climes at Castleford. COMMENTATOR:
0:35:28 > 0:35:31Will Hull's Australian adventure to bite them at the Jungle? We will
0:35:31 > 0:35:44see. A quick play-the-balls. Still then this need. What an opportunity
0:35:44 > 0:35:52opportunist try. Terrific from Marc Sneyd with Hull hitting the front.
0:35:52 > 0:35:59Marc Sneyd causing all sorts of problems with ball in hand. The
0:35:59 > 0:36:08penalty against Foster for holding on. You can't do that, Alex. Gave
0:36:08 > 0:36:15the referee no choice. Will it be eight points for Hull and Marc
0:36:15 > 0:36:23Sneyd? Of course it is. Terrific start from Harbaugh. Not too many
0:36:23 > 0:36:29opportunities. They have one now. Minikin with the bouncing ball. Have
0:36:29 > 0:36:34they squeezed in at the corner? The long pass from Jamie Ellis. We will
0:36:34 > 0:36:45have to do have a look at this. Did Griffin get across in time? Minikin,
0:36:45 > 0:36:56a terrific try. The Tigers are finally on the board. Just before
0:36:56 > 0:37:00half-time Ellis... A brilliant run from Webster. He picked the angle
0:37:00 > 0:37:05perfectly. Wonderful from Webster on the stroke of half-time. Castleford
0:37:05 > 0:37:15are level. The try just before half time making all the difference. A
0:37:15 > 0:37:20click through from Ellis and McMeekin! It looks like a try either
0:37:20 > 0:37:25side of half-time from Castleford. Jamie Ellis involved in all three
0:37:25 > 0:37:33tries. You can see there, James Giles, the video referee, being
0:37:33 > 0:37:38asked by Chris Kendall to check the onside offside. He's onside and has
0:37:38 > 0:37:58got the ball down. Mike McMeekin extends Castleford's lead. Shenton!
0:37:58 > 0:38:05The Castleford captain, has he made it three tries in eight minutes?
0:38:05 > 0:38:11Michael Shenton on the wing because of that injury in the first half to
0:38:11 > 0:38:20Greg Eden. I have to say, this looks OK. And it is going to be a try. 20
0:38:20 > 0:38:27unanswered points for the Castleford Tigers. You feel they have to score
0:38:27 > 0:38:36next. And the main man, Faraimo, once, twice, three times, and it's a
0:38:36 > 0:38:42try. A stutter, a stumble, and he dives over the line. Faraimo, maybe
0:38:42 > 0:38:51a lifeline for FC. Again, they come to the left-hand side. It's a long
0:38:51 > 0:38:55pass out, and Shenton again makes it look very easy. He is a natural
0:38:55 > 0:39:04winger. A natural try scorer. Is that it for Castleford? Will it be
0:39:04 > 0:39:11back-to-back wins for the Tigers? They appear to be running out of
0:39:11 > 0:39:14steam. And Mickey Paea. Nobody was going to stop him from that
0:39:14 > 0:39:26distance. They will not go away, Hull FC. Just two scores in this.
0:39:26 > 0:39:33Hull will still believe. Was that a forward pass, was it a knock-on?
0:39:33 > 0:39:37Castleford claiming Bowden was in an offside position and he is. A
0:39:37 > 0:39:40penalty for the Tigers right in front of the posts. Luke Gale will
0:39:40 > 0:39:48not miss this. That makes it a ten point a game. A long way back for
0:39:48 > 0:39:49Hull.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55It took Castleford a little while to get going, but when they did, did
0:39:55 > 0:39:58they look more like their old selves?The combinations are
0:39:58 > 0:40:02starting to come back. They have had a difficult start after taking the
0:40:02 > 0:40:05beating at St Helens. It's taken time for them to build resilience
0:40:05 > 0:40:13back up. I thought Luke Gale was a lot better, going to the line and
0:40:13 > 0:40:18the combination on the left edge. Castleford are looking more like the
0:40:18 > 0:40:22attacking threat we are used to seeing from them. Defensively they
0:40:22 > 0:40:28were stronger as well. It was a difficult game for Hull. Coming back
0:40:28 > 0:40:31from Australia and having to deal with that. I don't think Lee Radford
0:40:31 > 0:40:35was happy with their performance.We had a right old go at them,
0:40:35 > 0:40:41virtually all of them apart from Mickey Paea.Underneath that I think
0:40:41 > 0:40:45he will be aware it is difficult to go to Australia and deal with the
0:40:45 > 0:40:48travel and everything there, and then come back and have to prepare
0:40:48 > 0:40:52for a weekend game. Castleford will have been really eager for that game
0:40:52 > 0:40:57and want to put in a good performance. It's difficult to go to
0:40:57 > 0:41:00Castleford anyway, but off the back of that, doubly so. He will be aware
0:41:00 > 0:41:04of that and wanted a reaction from his team because they have started
0:41:04 > 0:41:09the season very well.The reason we are here is for today's game with
0:41:09 > 0:41:15Widnes taking on the champions, Leeds Rhinos. COMMENTATOR: Heremaia
0:41:15 > 0:41:19from dummy half takes the ball to the line, into the hands of Gilmour.
0:41:19 > 0:41:29A slick move away to the left-hand side. Leeds make the tackle. Danny
0:41:29 > 0:41:32Craven sends the ball back infield to Heremaia. To the onrushing
0:41:32 > 0:41:39Wellington Albert who frees up the float. Mellor to the left-hand side,
0:41:39 > 0:41:48and he will go himself and touch the ball down. Widnes in front. A quick
0:41:48 > 0:41:53tap. Jamie Jones-Buchanan. We must get a presence from him. Works the
0:41:53 > 0:41:56little pass away. Lead is within range here with Richie Myler
0:41:56 > 0:42:04directing the troops. The dummy half attempts to go himself. As he got
0:42:04 > 0:42:12the ball down? Leeds will celebrate, looks like Dwyer got it down. Picked
0:42:12 > 0:42:17up I Rhys Hanbury. Scampering to the line. He surely has enough pace.
0:42:17 > 0:42:27Will go to the outside and take on the full-back. Just held up short.
0:42:27 > 0:42:33Terrific work from Ashton Golding to make the challenge. A sweeping kick
0:42:33 > 0:42:40from Crossfield from Tom Gilmore. And Krishna Nino, what a start to
0:42:40 > 0:42:51his Widnes career. Bats Krisnan Inu. Jones-Buchanan makes the tackle on
0:42:51 > 0:43:00Craven. The ball comes loose. More than one in the tackle ball steel.
0:43:00 > 0:43:11Robert Hicks says yes. A rocket of a right foot to level that one from
0:43:11 > 0:43:27Krisnan Inu. Softening up the Leeds defence. Back it goes for a drop
0:43:27 > 0:43:32goal from Craven. Popping it through the posts. Robert Hicks confirms and
0:43:32 > 0:43:42it's a dagger through the Leeds parts. -- Leeds hearts. Chapelhow
0:43:42 > 0:43:50again with his foot strapped up heavily. It hasn't stopped him.
0:43:50 > 0:43:55Walker will go from dummy half across the line. Spins his way
0:43:55 > 0:44:02across the stripe. It's a superb try for the Widnes Vikings. Might they
0:44:02 > 0:44:09celebrate? What a performance from Danny Walker. Fizzed across field
0:44:09 > 0:44:15from Mellor to Gilmour. Chapelhow again battering his way through.
0:44:15 > 0:44:19Walker playing with the poise of a man far beyond his years. Mellor
0:44:19 > 0:44:27takes it to the line. It comes loose. Stripped by Leeds. The icing
0:44:27 > 0:44:34on the cake from Widnes. Krisnan Inu. What a signing in the
0:44:34 > 0:44:41off-season. Playing a big role for this Vikings side.Quite a try
0:44:41 > 0:44:47scoring machine here at Widnes.I'm doing my best.Are you enjoying
0:44:47 > 0:44:53yourself?100%. The fans and boys are making me feel at home. I feel
0:44:53 > 0:44:58welcome at it makes it easier for me.We have played four game now and
0:44:58 > 0:45:01we could have won them all. Got pipped in the last two and weak won
0:45:01 > 0:45:06the first. Nice to get two points and keep going up from there.You
0:45:06 > 0:45:11don't always get what you deserve in sport. It's one of those misnomers.
0:45:11 > 0:45:16We just needed to keep the numbers high, stick at the fight and keep
0:45:16 > 0:45:20our skill level good and recognise there is a process at the moment and
0:45:20 > 0:45:23the scoreboard will take care of itself. We will start to recognise
0:45:23 > 0:45:29that as a group that we fit, we are fighting for each other. And we have
0:45:29 > 0:45:34ability. We will keep plugging away. The fact we went to Australia last
0:45:34 > 0:45:40week I don't think had a bearing on it at all. But the fact we are
0:45:40 > 0:45:43missing some players, it made us more disjointed than we normally
0:45:43 > 0:45:49are. But again, I will say again, we had enough out there and we expected
0:45:49 > 0:45:54to win. I wanted to win that one.It was a handsome win in the end for
0:45:54 > 0:45:58Widnes.I didn't think there was too much in the game. Leeds competed and
0:45:58 > 0:46:02they were in the bar. It's probably the travel that got them. And the
0:46:02 > 0:46:07changes they made. You felt Widnes got stronger as the game went on.
0:46:07 > 0:46:11Widnes were patient through the game and took the opportunity.Brian
0:46:11 > 0:46:14McDermott is not making excuses and didn't put it down to the travel,
0:46:14 > 0:46:18but all three other teams that have gone to Australia and comeback have
0:46:18 > 0:46:23lost.Coaches try not to use any excuses that players can hang their
0:46:23 > 0:46:27hat on. None of the coaches have used it as an excuse but it has to
0:46:27 > 0:46:31take it out of you. They have gone back and within a week they have had
0:46:31 > 0:46:35a really tough game out there. Made a lot of changes and it will impact
0:46:35 > 0:46:39your performance. A lot of young players out there today but credit
0:46:39 > 0:46:43to them, staying in the fight. Widnes have been really good this
0:46:43 > 0:46:46year, really close in all the games they have played and they will be
0:46:46 > 0:46:50happy with their place in the table. Widnes had a few players out
0:46:50 > 0:46:53themselves. Are we seeing what they went through last year and the young
0:46:53 > 0:46:58players on the game time they had last year?I think so. Widnes will
0:46:58 > 0:47:08do OK this year and they have a good chance of making the top eight. This
0:47:08 > 0:47:11picture is a big weapon for them because no team likes to come here
0:47:11 > 0:47:14to play on this field, no matter what they say, off the record it's
0:47:14 > 0:47:17very difficult to play on and Widnes are always dangerous at home. Denis
0:47:17 > 0:47:20Betts will be looking to hang his hat on the home form.Krisnan Inu is
0:47:20 > 0:47:24looking like a good signing. Exceptional signing. When he left
0:47:24 > 0:47:27Catalan Dragons last year I thought it was a strange decision for them
0:47:27 > 0:47:33to let him go. A real coup for Widnes to get him because five of
0:47:33 > 0:47:36six Super League clubs would have wanted him. He has shown he has a
0:47:36 > 0:47:40real threat on that right-hand edge. It's what they needed, that threat
0:47:40 > 0:47:45on the edge they have not had in recent years and they now have it.
0:47:45 > 0:47:51Lets see how that leaves everybody in the bet Fred Super League table.
0:47:51 > 0:47:56St Helens and Wakefield are the only teams with a 100% record in the
0:47:56 > 0:48:01Catalan Dragons are the only team yet to win.
0:48:16 > 0:48:20We are back to the warmth of the studio next week for the Super
0:48:20 > 0:48:25League show. Thank you for braving the elements. From a very chilly
0:48:25 > 0:48:28Widnes, goodbye.