0:00:32 > 0:00:35Hello, the weather did its best to ruin Round 4.
0:00:35 > 0:00:38But while some of the Super League landscape resembled a Christmas
0:00:38 > 0:00:43card, only two games failed to stand up to the Beast from the East.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45The Wakefield captain Danny Kirmond is alongside Brian Noble
0:00:45 > 0:00:49for the verdict on the four matches that survived.
0:00:49 > 0:00:59And first to the DW Stadium on a night to wrap up warm in Wigan.
0:01:03 > 0:01:08We've not been on many pitches but we've got through our training.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10We've all prepared for tonight and if we let the weather affect
0:01:10 > 0:01:13what we do, we wouldn't do anything in this country.
0:01:13 > 0:01:17So we just get on with it and do what we can.
0:01:17 > 0:01:18This is a massive challenge for us tonight.
0:01:19 > 0:01:20Pretty hostile conditions.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Not just coming to Wigan as well.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26They are on the back of a loss, they want to get themselves back
0:01:26 > 0:01:28on track and being the top side that they are it will be
0:01:28 > 0:01:36a pretty tough ask.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41COMMENTATOR: Heremaia feigning left and coming right here.
0:01:41 > 0:01:46Wigan's defence on their mettle at the moment.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Heremaia.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51Back towards the middle.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Little kick from Gilmore to the in-goal area.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55And Matt Whitley, has he got there?
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Yes, the referee has given the try.
0:01:58 > 0:02:06Widnes open the scoring with six played.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09The ball bounced but into the hands of Miller.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13And they've got a penalty here.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16Second effort from Ben Flower.
0:02:16 > 0:02:21This is a warm up they might want to kick.
0:02:21 > 0:02:24So ten minutes played and Widnes now leading eight points to nil.
0:02:24 > 0:02:34It's all looking rosy for them so far.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41Hammered in by Greg Burke, former Wigan man, of course.
0:02:41 > 0:02:42He will surely be enjoying it tonight.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45It is absolutely freezing, but his side are doing well.
0:02:45 > 0:02:46Craven with a high kick.
0:02:46 > 0:02:47Tomkins underneath it.
0:02:47 > 0:02:48Oh, he has dropped it.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51It's a knock-on and he's thrown it away and the referee
0:02:51 > 0:02:52has given a penalty.
0:02:52 > 0:02:59This will take them to double figures.
0:02:59 > 0:03:00What a start they're having here.
0:03:00 > 0:03:06Widnes, 13 minutes played, Gilmore's goal.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Heremaia dashing out a dummy half again back towards Cahill.
0:03:08 > 0:03:09Rattling around.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13It is kept alive.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Heremaia stays down injured, but Widnes carry on and Sam Wild has
0:03:16 > 0:03:19burst through a couple of defenders.
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Well, he was looming large on that Wigan line.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Hanbury quickly out there.
0:03:25 > 0:03:34Missed that pass from Mellor and it's a score by Marsh.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Their night reflecting their recent form, Widnes really loving
0:03:36 > 0:03:41this at the moment.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Escare.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46Widnes will be anxious to keep Wigan out here.
0:03:46 > 0:03:52The dying embers of this first half.
0:03:52 > 0:04:01Last few moments and they've got a penalty here, Wigan.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03They're not in the market for two, they want the full six
0:04:03 > 0:04:05if they can get them.
0:04:05 > 0:04:06O'Loughlin now.
0:04:06 > 0:04:07Here's Williams.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09Great pass from Williams and a guiding finish from Joe Burgess.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11The referee has given it.
0:04:11 > 0:04:17A timely moment for Wigan.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Quickly in comes Powell.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Widnes having to defend here again.
0:04:22 > 0:04:30Tomkins opposite back on the inside.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32A former Widnes man, Willy Isa come just
0:04:32 > 0:04:33short of six yards out.
0:04:33 > 0:04:34Powell quickly out.
0:04:34 > 0:04:35Sutton!
0:04:35 > 0:04:36Super effort from Ryan Sutton!
0:04:36 > 0:04:38And a big reach as well.
0:04:38 > 0:04:43And Wigan are back in it now.
0:04:43 > 0:04:48What a response in the second half.
0:04:48 > 0:04:49Williams up and running.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Isa.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Firmly on again.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57Widnes have just been backtracking for the whole of the second
0:04:57 > 0:04:58half so far, it seems.
0:04:58 > 0:05:00Wigan really turning up the heat.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Powell again.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Joel Tomkins chopped down.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Quick play of the ball from him.
0:05:06 > 0:05:11Davis back towards the middle.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Club comes smashing his way through.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Witness defenders hanging on.
0:05:15 > 0:05:19Leuluai.
0:05:19 > 0:05:20And he slips over to score!
0:05:20 > 0:05:23Tommy Leuluai.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28They are back within touching distance now.
0:05:28 > 0:05:34Williams to Burgess.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Joe Burgess with his carry.
0:05:37 > 0:05:38Leuluai.
0:05:38 > 0:05:41Bateman.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44Straightening things up and taking Wigan another step or two closer
0:05:44 > 0:05:47to where they want to be.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Leuluai, left to Powell.
0:05:50 > 0:05:51Leuluai.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Powell back to Williams.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55Williams to Farrell, who slides through and Liam Farrell,
0:05:55 > 0:05:56underneath the sticks.
0:05:56 > 0:06:01Wigan have the lead for the first time from 16-nil down.
0:06:02 > 0:06:11They lead the game.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17Down the blindside, it is Mellor, takes it on a stride or two.
0:06:17 > 0:06:18Inside Wigan's territory.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Widnes desperate to steady the ship here.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25They were completely in control and now they find themselves adrift.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28The kick bounces nicely for Tomkins, who is through.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30And on his travels.
0:06:30 > 0:06:31Looking round for support.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33He doesn't need support!
0:06:33 > 0:06:35He's underneath the sticks again.
0:06:35 > 0:06:41And Wigan are like an unstoppable express train in this second half.
0:06:41 > 0:06:46Different half, different story.
0:06:46 > 0:06:47Leuluai.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Here is Williams.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Gildart.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56Running into a blockade.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Having to take the tackle.
0:06:58 > 0:07:03Wigan with time on their side now.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05It is ticking down, two minutes left to play.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07Leuluai.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Williams.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Dancing and darting this way and that.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Back to Powell now.
0:07:13 > 0:07:14Powell to Tomkins.
0:07:14 > 0:07:15Great hands by him.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19Bateman with the pass and Davis with the score.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23That will cap off a remarkable turnaround by Wigan.
0:07:23 > 0:07:2616-nil down at one stage.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30They are going to win here and they are going to win big.
0:07:30 > 0:07:31Happy with the few points.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Disappointed we got to 16-nil down.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36But I thought the way we responded, very, very proud.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39We have been in a tough place for a few weeks,
0:07:39 > 0:07:40not trained this week.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42Like every other Super League team.
0:07:42 > 0:07:45But to come back and score some points, I thought that second half
0:07:45 > 0:07:48was a big improvement.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51We worked hard in the first half, but we still had to do a lot
0:07:51 > 0:07:53of things without the ball.
0:07:53 > 0:07:54We lost the penalty count 6-2.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58We had five sets less than Wigan had.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01Then we get a penalty and don't kick the ball out.
0:08:01 > 0:08:06So we created lots of problems for ourselves in the first half.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Second half they came out with their tails up having just
0:08:08 > 0:08:11scored before half-time.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15Just had a sense that, just to keep going after us.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19It took them a long time to break us down and get back into the lead.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22And the last ten minutes I felt we just went soft on ourselves
0:08:22 > 0:08:32and we showed our underbelly and let them tickle it a little bit!
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Straight out of the Brian Noble post match interview, that last comment!
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Quite interesting because if you just look at that game
0:08:38 > 0:08:41with the untrained eye, I have to say I thought 16-nil up,
0:08:41 > 0:08:42Widnes playing really well.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44But Denis saying even when they had the lead,
0:08:44 > 0:08:47he wasn't a happy coach.
0:08:47 > 0:08:47They left the croc in the water.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Some of the mistakes that they made gave Wigan every opportunity
0:08:50 > 0:08:51to come back into that.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54And that is reflected in what Sean has just said.
0:08:54 > 0:08:55He understood that as well.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57They played really well in the second half, Wigan.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00But on the back of some of these mistakes you are actually opening
0:09:00 > 0:09:03the door for them and letting that crocodile come and snap
0:09:03 > 0:09:04you back on the legs.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06So that's what you've got to do.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08You've got to finish good teams off when you've got the opportunity.
0:09:08 > 0:09:10And keep playing.
0:09:10 > 0:09:11Just not finding touches.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13Denis would have been suicidal!
0:09:13 > 0:09:14Did it twice!
0:09:14 > 0:09:17What is it like for the coach when that's happening?
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Because it is things that are in your control, Tanya.
0:09:19 > 0:09:24And that is what you are trying to impress upon the players.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26These things are in our control, that we can fix up.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29And clearly with the penalties as well, not a lot of ball.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31A great play from Sam Tomkins.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34Give him a running chance and an opportunity, and he has been
0:09:34 > 0:09:36looking for that all year and he is away.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39All the teams this week have not had a chance to practice but clearly
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Widnes couldn't reverse the situation and Wigan
0:09:41 > 0:09:42got on the front foot.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44They were playing the ball quickly and there were penalties
0:09:44 > 0:09:46and compounding errors from Widnes as well.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Just gave them every opportunity.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Danny, from both teams point of view, how crucial that try
0:09:51 > 0:09:54on the stroke of half-time because I guess if you are Widnes
0:09:54 > 0:09:57and you've gone in and they are nil, you feel a lot better about yourself
0:09:57 > 0:09:59and for Wigan, getting on the board.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01Yes, it will really pick Wigan up a lot, that.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04They would have known the errors and the kick into touch
0:10:04 > 0:10:05and the mis-kicks to touch.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09They will come back to hurt Widnes in the second half and I think that
0:10:09 > 0:10:11try just before half-time gave them a leg up.
0:10:11 > 0:10:17And probably sent them in with a bit more energy knowing
0:10:17 > 0:10:20they're going to come out in that second half and the mistakes
0:10:20 > 0:10:23in the first half are going to really hurt Widnes.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25And you could see that at the start of the second half,
0:10:25 > 0:10:28they came out with a great deal more enthusiasm, really.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30What are you making of Wigan so far this season?
0:10:30 > 0:10:33They've talked about being different, trying to play a slightly
0:10:33 > 0:10:34more attacking style.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37What are you making of the changes that have been made to the team?
0:10:37 > 0:10:39I think the teams that went to Australia have
0:10:39 > 0:10:42that tough element.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44So we have seen some indifferent scorelines,
0:10:44 > 0:10:45maybe through fatigue.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47And clearly the weather has played its part.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49I do not think they are in full swing yet.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52I think they are being allowed to off-load a little bit more
0:10:52 > 0:10:54and a little bit de-structured, if you like.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56The skill set has to match that.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58It is clearly OK for everybody to say we're going to play
0:10:58 > 0:11:01a different way and going to do this, that, and the other.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03You still have to practice those things.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05And in many respects the level of attention and detail
0:11:05 > 0:11:08to your skill has to be better to play that way.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12So it might take a while for them to be as fluent as they want
0:11:12 > 0:11:13in that department.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Well St Helens were due to play Salford on Friday
0:11:15 > 0:11:18but that was delayed by almost 48 hours because of a frozen pitch.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20They finally got going on Sunday afternoon when Saints
0:11:20 > 0:11:22were defending a 100% record.
0:11:22 > 0:11:22The commentator for this one is Matt Newsome.
0:11:24 > 0:11:25Logan Tomkins.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27Along the line for Robert Louis.
0:11:27 > 0:11:32McCarthy makes a cutting run.
0:11:32 > 0:11:34The penalty goes Salford's way.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36Garth O'Brien, then.
0:11:36 > 0:11:38To try and give Salford the lead.
0:11:38 > 0:11:44And he does so with aplomb.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47This is where Saints are dangerous.
0:11:47 > 0:11:48So many ballplayers.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51So many pivots.
0:11:51 > 0:11:52Great kick through by Barber.
0:11:52 > 0:11:53And Tommy Makinson got there first.
0:11:53 > 0:12:01And Saints take the lead.
0:12:01 > 0:12:02Alex Walmsley.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05Bumping back defenders.
0:12:05 > 0:12:07And managing to dump the ball off back to Roby.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10Here they are in dangerous position once again.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12Barber cuts through the defence and out in the corner.
0:12:12 > 0:12:20It was a loose off-load, but he made the best of it.
0:12:20 > 0:12:25McCarthy-Scarsbrook, out the back it goes to Richardson.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28Tries to step that Salford cover, but they stood firm.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Now Roby is poised.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32This is where Saints are at their dangerous best.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35Barber again, will he get to the line?
0:12:35 > 0:12:36He stretches out an arm.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39They just cannot handle him.
0:12:39 > 0:12:45Barber masterclass!
0:12:45 > 0:12:47O'Brien with the drop out.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49He shanked that, and that is being kind.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51It's gone out on the bull.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54And that is a cheap penalty to give away.
0:12:54 > 0:13:01Danny Richardson, cool as a cucumber.
0:13:01 > 0:13:10It has become one-way traffic.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14Peyroux into a little bit of fisticuffs with Lama Tasi.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18He has the biggest of grins on his face.
0:13:18 > 0:13:25And it looks as though Lama Tasi's going to the bin for ten.
0:13:25 > 0:13:26Theo Fage.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28To Walmsley.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31Richardson did well but managed to work the ball away to Barber.
0:13:31 > 0:13:35Tommy Makinson now.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39Looking for a gap.
0:13:39 > 0:13:40Finds Lomax.
0:13:40 > 0:13:42Big booming ball to this left-hand side.
0:13:42 > 0:13:43Percival.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Salford trying to stop Saints, but they can't do so.
0:13:46 > 0:13:47And here goes Percival.
0:13:47 > 0:13:48He has Lomax on his shoulder.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50O'Brien had to make that tackle.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54Saints in full flight here.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57Richardson, lovely inside ball.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00McCarthy-Scarsbrook will not be stopped.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Stunning effort from Saints.
0:14:03 > 0:14:08Back to their glorious best.
0:14:08 > 0:14:09Fage to Richardson.
0:14:09 > 0:14:10Chip and chase from him.
0:14:10 > 0:14:16That is a player with confidence.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18Ball bounces loose but has been plucked up.
0:14:18 > 0:14:19Peyroux.
0:14:19 > 0:14:20Dumps it off to Fage.
0:14:20 > 0:14:21Fage with the dribble kick.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23It chases on.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25They didn't force it dead and I think that
0:14:25 > 0:14:26might well be the score.
0:14:26 > 0:14:32What a super finish.
0:14:32 > 0:14:33Richardson.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36The hooter's gone.
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Saints playing with a flourish here.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43Not giving up on this one yet.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45Still more points to be had.
0:14:45 > 0:14:47A lovely wraparound between Barba and Peyroux.
0:14:47 > 0:14:48Barba's got so many options.
0:14:48 > 0:14:49Goes back on the inside.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52Makinson to Thompson, what a parting shot!
0:14:52 > 0:14:55Superb finish from Saints.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57Wonderful score.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01You're never going to be brilliant when you have a disruptive week
0:15:01 > 0:15:06in some tough conditions and the game gets changed,
0:15:06 > 0:15:09so all those factors make it hard, but in the end I thought we got
0:15:09 > 0:15:12on with it well and came away with a job well done.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15I thought we were really good first half, we just,
0:15:15 > 0:15:17discipline, and, like I say, Barba just being able to come up
0:15:17 > 0:15:21with the quality that he's got on the back end of that.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23So yeah, I'm not worried, I'm really confident
0:15:23 > 0:15:27in the group of players there, but we do need to be looking
0:15:27 > 0:15:34at ourselves seriously with our discipline issues there,
0:15:34 > 0:15:37that we're not going to let that continue and probably
0:15:37 > 0:15:38structure our season, really.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40If there's anyone that's going to complain about training
0:15:40 > 0:15:42in the snow it would be a bloke from North Queensland!
0:15:42 > 0:15:45But he actually made light of it and said,
0:15:45 > 0:15:47"What are you blokes whingeing about, haven't you ever
0:15:47 > 0:15:50seen snow before?"
0:15:50 > 0:15:52to his team-mates that have lived here all their lives.
0:15:52 > 0:15:53So it was quite funny.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56I knew he was in a good place and he's enjoying training,
0:15:56 > 0:15:59he's playing well and, yeah, it's showing on the field.
0:15:59 > 0:16:00It's great and it's good to have him.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03We may only have Ben Barba for the season.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06There's a lot of feeling he will go back, but are you enjoying
0:16:06 > 0:16:08watching him play, and he was quite special again in this
0:16:08 > 0:16:09game, wasn't he?
0:16:09 > 0:16:13Absolutely, fantastically skilled, and a great athlete himself.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15This second phase football that Saints are playing,
0:16:15 > 0:16:17you can clearly see they're all enjoying themselves,
0:16:17 > 0:16:20not just Ben Barba, he just happens to be the icing on the cake
0:16:20 > 0:16:22on this particular occasion.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24But the freedom and the smiles on faces that we're seeing
0:16:24 > 0:16:26is on the back of...
0:16:26 > 0:16:29Well, Danny, you'll have them in a few weeks,
0:16:29 > 0:16:31how do you go about stopping this kind of thing?
0:16:31 > 0:16:34Well, firstly, I think he fits perfectly into that St Helens team
0:16:34 > 0:16:36and the way they play, the offloads and the players
0:16:36 > 0:16:40on the back of that.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43They've got a number of players who'll push through and support him.
0:16:43 > 0:16:46With Ben Barba, I think it's not stopping him, you've got to stop
0:16:46 > 0:16:47what comes before that.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51The forwards, the Walmsleys, the Amors, the offload.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53Once they offload, they're pushing through off the back of Roby
0:16:53 > 0:16:55and it's really difficult to stop.
0:16:55 > 0:16:56Barba's so quick on his feet.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58You get a one-on-one with him and you've not
0:16:59 > 0:17:00really got much chance.
0:17:00 > 0:17:01I'd back you a little bit, mate!
0:17:01 > 0:17:03LAUGHTER.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06They, Justin talked about the disruption of the game
0:17:06 > 0:17:08being postponed 48 hours.
0:17:08 > 0:17:08You had a similar sort of thing.
0:17:08 > 0:17:12How difficult is that?
0:17:12 > 0:17:15Are you good to go, did you have enough warning?
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Yeah, I think we kind of knew that Friday was going to be off.
0:17:18 > 0:17:22It is disruptive, you don't get a chance to get on the field and do
0:17:22 > 0:17:24as much work as you normally would, but preparation and everything
0:17:24 > 0:17:26like that's pretty much similar.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29You still get a chance to do your video and things like that.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32The main thing is the people who travel struggle to get in.
0:17:32 > 0:17:34We have a few that travel over from Lancashire,
0:17:34 > 0:17:37and they weren't available to get to training a couple of days,
0:17:37 > 0:17:38but apart from that...
0:17:38 > 0:17:39Look, it affected everybody, didn't it?
0:17:39 > 0:17:43So, as he said, you've just got to be ready to go when it comes.
0:17:43 > 0:17:46Luckily, we got our game on Sunday and managed to get ahead with it.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49Salford, as Ian Watson said, it doesn't look good because they've
0:17:49 > 0:17:52only had the one win but they've only really had two bad halves.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54Is it a case of staying calm there?
0:17:54 > 0:17:55Clearly.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58As Watto says, and Danny's team played them a couple of weeks ago,
0:17:58 > 0:18:01which I watched, and they were very strong and very durable.
0:18:01 > 0:18:05I think they have to have a certain amount of ball and a certain amount
0:18:05 > 0:18:07of things, but the game against a hot Saints team,
0:18:07 > 0:18:09they'll do that too many teams, not just to Salford.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11He's a confident coach, Watto, and I'm confident
0:18:11 > 0:18:13he knows where they're at.
0:18:13 > 0:18:18Next up for St Helens is a trip to Warrington on Friday.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20You can follow that game on 5 Live Sports Extra.
0:18:20 > 0:18:24Join them from 7pm on Friday.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27They'll also be at Headingley on Thursday for Leeds against Hull FC.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29And don't forget to check out the latest 5 Live
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0:18:34 > 0:18:37The other team with the 100% record going into the round were,
0:18:37 > 0:18:38of course, Wakefield.
0:18:38 > 0:18:40A fabulous start for you guys.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43A lot of people have been talking about the size of the pack
0:18:43 > 0:18:45and if that makes a difference, but your outside backs
0:18:45 > 0:18:48have been doing a lot of the work, haven't they?
0:18:48 > 0:18:49Yeah.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51I think the games at the start of the year,
0:18:51 > 0:18:53the conditions as they are, they're real energy battles.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56The outside backs are coming in and taking a lot of this work
0:18:56 > 0:18:57off the front rowers.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00I think both centres have been carrying the ball strong.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03You can see Bill Tupou here, taking four/five men to put him down
0:19:03 > 0:19:05and that's going to create space for everyone else
0:19:05 > 0:19:06out wide after that.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09He's getting through a lot of work, as are all the outside backs,
0:19:09 > 0:19:12the wingers coming in and doing the work as well.
0:19:12 > 0:19:14You can see Bill carries the ball so strongly,
0:19:14 > 0:19:16he's getting offloads, and then he can change
0:19:16 > 0:19:17his line as well.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19As you see here, getting the try against Hull KR.
0:19:19 > 0:19:21He's in some real good form at the moment.
0:19:21 > 0:19:23A real unsung hero for you.
0:19:23 > 0:19:25And Reece Lyne on the other side, he's not a guy
0:19:25 > 0:19:26that gets the headlines?
0:19:26 > 0:19:28Yeah, he's a really big guy, Reece.
0:19:28 > 0:19:31He's still quite young and I think he weighs about 105 kilograms.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33You can see he's got great footwork as well,
0:19:33 > 0:19:36as you can see there, making a lot of defenders miss.
0:19:36 > 0:19:37He's doing that on regular occasions.
0:19:37 > 0:19:40Do you think the role of wingers has changed as well,
0:19:40 > 0:19:41as the years have gone by?
0:19:41 > 0:19:44We're seeing in your team and a lot of the teams,
0:19:44 > 0:19:47the wingers doing a heck of a lot of legwork coming out of defence?
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Yeah, you can see here, Tom's just took that
0:19:50 > 0:19:53carry and then Bish, who's a right winger, is coming over
0:19:53 > 0:19:55onto the left-hand side of the field and taking a carry.
0:19:55 > 0:19:57That just shows the workload they're getting through.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59They don't do much defending, the wingers, but they're getting
0:19:59 > 0:20:03in and taking a lot of work off the big fellas, and I think you're
0:20:03 > 0:20:04seeing that in the defence now.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Our middlemen have a lot of energy and we're able
0:20:07 > 0:20:08to defend our line a lot better now.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11How important to go with that the kicking game?
0:20:11 > 0:20:12Well, yeah.
0:20:12 > 0:20:14Obviously with the kickers that we've got, we've
0:20:14 > 0:20:17obviously got Liam Fiin, who guides the team around the field
0:20:17 > 0:20:19really well and Milky as well, he's really improved that side
0:20:19 > 0:20:20of his game.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23You can see the kick chase on the back of it,
0:20:23 > 0:20:26the energy from what we're doing in defence as well.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28It's leading to turning teams over in really tough
0:20:28 > 0:20:29positions to come out of.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33As I said before at the start of the season, an energy battle -
0:20:33 > 0:20:35these are the places you don't want to be stuck with
0:20:35 > 0:20:38the ball coming out of your own ten yard line.
0:20:38 > 0:20:40And how important for you guys that that is helping
0:20:40 > 0:20:44you to keep the energy up, to help that defence?
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Yeah, these things here, like taking him into touch there,
0:20:46 > 0:20:48I think that was a penalty in the end.
0:20:48 > 0:20:51They're the things that lift your team up, get
0:20:51 > 0:20:54you going and you might be feeling a little bit low, a little bit
0:20:54 > 0:20:57tired, but things like that really get you going on the back of it
0:20:57 > 0:20:59and build the momentum in the game.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02How nice for you guys to see Tom Johnstone back and back scoring?
0:21:02 > 0:21:05You wouldn't have known he'd had such a serious injury, would you?
0:21:05 > 0:21:07Yeah, he's been unbelievable at the start of this season.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09I think the cruciate ligament in your knee,
0:21:09 > 0:21:11it's a really tough injury to come back from.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14And for someone with so much speed, like Tom, I think it's
0:21:14 > 0:21:15even more difficult.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18It takes you normally 12-18 months to come back and he's come back
0:21:18 > 0:21:20and looks like maybe missed maybe two weeks.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23You can see the things that he's doing here,
0:21:23 > 0:21:24these are brave things to do.
0:21:24 > 0:21:25To dive over this.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28This next one, picks the ball up low and then dives over like that.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31You're putting your body on the line and it's very risky,
0:21:31 > 0:21:33it's easy to do a shoulder or something like that.
0:21:33 > 0:21:35He's just playing really well.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37You can see here, the pace, it's not gone at all.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40David Mead's a very quick player and Tom manages to burn him.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42How nice for you guys to see that?
0:21:42 > 0:21:43Oh yeah, that's lovely.
0:21:43 > 0:21:46And as a forward, you can stand back on the 20 yard line.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49I think Tom and Bish, they're both capable of doing that
0:21:49 > 0:21:53at any time in the game, and Mason as well.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56He's our third winger, who's really pressuring those two as well,
0:21:56 > 0:21:59and keeping them playing as well as they are.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01A real strength in depth you have, haven't you!
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Match number four for Wakefield this season was against Huddersfield.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06That was delayed until Sunday.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08No Tom Johnstone for Trinity this week, but here's what happened
0:22:08 > 0:22:11with commentary from Dave Woods.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15COMMENTATOR: Finn just having a look at the situation here.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19England drives it in.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21Last play in this set.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Still looking for the first score nearly midway
0:22:23 > 0:22:25through this first half.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27Grix picks it off up the ground.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29There's a bit of space out wide here.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33Ben Jones-Bishop will score in the corner.
0:22:33 > 0:22:41First try of the afternoon.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Away and Jake Mamo is in the line.
0:22:44 > 0:22:47Trying to push himself over, he's very close there.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50Referee says just short.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53Leaning again over the top and it's going to be a nice,
0:22:53 > 0:23:00simple finish for Gaskell.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02Getting themselves up and running again here.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04Pauli Pauli, with all his power here, he's
0:23:04 > 0:23:06a difficult customer to stop.
0:23:06 > 0:23:09Eventually put down.
0:23:09 > 0:23:14Trying to slow him down here as much as they can.
0:23:14 > 0:23:19And eventually the referee says Ikahihifo was lying on too long.
0:23:19 > 0:23:25Penalty in front of sticks.
0:23:25 > 0:23:33To give his side a four point lead, Liam Finn strokes it over.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Great place to start the set.
0:23:36 > 0:23:41Matty Ashurst.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44Well, again, they're slowing it down and Leeming this time is the man
0:23:44 > 0:23:47at fault and the referee is going to put the whole
0:23:47 > 0:23:52team on a warning here.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55So, Finn with another relatively easy kick.
0:23:55 > 0:24:02It's a six point lead, 10-4.
0:24:02 > 0:24:06Trying to smash their way out of trouble here, Huby.
0:24:06 > 0:24:12Huddersfield trying to reduce the yardage as much as they can,
0:24:12 > 0:24:15stepping it up in defence again.
0:24:15 > 0:24:20Another good effort forward, and the referee has given a penalty,
0:24:20 > 0:24:22and it's a yellow card.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26Remember, Huddersfield were on a team a warning,
0:24:26 > 0:24:32and it's Kruise Leeming who's shown a yellow card.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34Finn again.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Back towards the middle comes Ashurst.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39Lobs it over the top to Huby.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42Huby across the line, stepped back on inside by Kirmond.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44He's got support there as well from Hirst, who will not
0:24:44 > 0:24:48go down with the ball.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50He's offloaded to Grix, and Grix is within touching distance
0:24:50 > 0:24:52of that Huddersfield line.
0:24:52 > 0:24:54Hampshire wants it played as quickly as possible.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57Here it comes.
0:24:57 > 0:25:01Finn, Finn with a left footed chip, that's wonderful!
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Ben Jones-Bishop with a finish, but what about the creativity
0:25:03 > 0:25:09of Liam Finn's kick?!
0:25:09 > 0:25:10Gaskell's running out from his half.
0:25:10 > 0:25:11He's lost it.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Dying seconds of the game.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17It was a kick to the corner anyway, and Mason Caton-Brown with a clean
0:25:17 > 0:25:20pick up and a score.
0:25:20 > 0:25:24In stoppage time, Wakefield get another.
0:25:24 > 0:25:31They've done it again, it's another Wakefield win.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35I wish we'd had a camera on him when he saw the ball, you're very
0:25:35 > 0:25:36excited by that!
0:25:36 > 0:25:39He said there's some pink on it as well, I want one!
0:25:39 > 0:25:42We'll see if we can sort you out with an orange and pink ball
0:25:42 > 0:25:43just to keep you happy.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46Danny, fantastic, four wins out of four now for you guys.
0:25:46 > 0:25:47You must be absolutely buzzing.
0:25:47 > 0:25:48Yeah, we are.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51I think it's been the manner of the wins as well.
0:25:51 > 0:25:53I think they've all been really hard fought.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55I think the first game against Hull KR was always
0:25:55 > 0:25:58going to be tough going there, their first game back
0:25:58 > 0:25:59in Super League.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02Then the last three have been a real slogs, down the middle as well.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05Catalan really bashed us up a little bit in the middle,
0:26:05 > 0:26:07and we managed to come through on that, and then
0:26:07 > 0:26:08again at the weekend.
0:26:08 > 0:26:10It was a very physical game.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13We had to defend our line for a long period of time in the first half,
0:26:13 > 0:26:16and managed to come through it and get a really good win.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19How much confidence does it give you, when you've defended
0:26:19 > 0:26:22like the way that you did in that first half and kept them out?
0:26:22 > 0:26:27Yeah, I think that goes off the back of last year, as well.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30I think we've always been a team that could score points but we also
0:26:30 > 0:26:31leaked a lot of points.
0:26:31 > 0:26:33I think we've changed that a great deal last year,
0:26:33 > 0:26:36and we've kind of gone off the back of that.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38At the start of that game, I think we defended five
0:26:39 > 0:26:40back-to-back sets at one point.
0:26:40 > 0:26:43It just breeds the confidence, and you know you can do that.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45I think it also saps out of their confidence as well.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49When you go back up the other end then and score, it really takes
0:26:49 > 0:26:50a lot out of the opposition.
0:26:50 > 0:26:53From Huddersfield's point of view, to have had that much pressure
0:26:53 > 0:26:55and not got over the line, will that worry Rick Stone?
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Yeah, I think it will, because boy they had a lot...
0:26:58 > 0:27:00I've watched the footage before and pounded the Wakefield
0:27:00 > 0:27:01line for 20 minutes.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03Two things - Wakefield defending really, really well,
0:27:03 > 0:27:06so you have to say that's the difference in their team
0:27:06 > 0:27:08that's been crept in over the last 12-18 months.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11Not only can they score points, they can bend their backs,
0:27:11 > 0:27:12which will help them right throughout the season.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15Secondly, probably Rick Stone will be looking for a bit more
0:27:15 > 0:27:17dexterity or touches, to try and break those
0:27:17 > 0:27:18kind of defences down.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21But this time of year, with the weather the way it can be,
0:27:21 > 0:27:24it's as much about how well you defend and then getting
0:27:24 > 0:27:26an opportunity the other end, which can be soul destroying
0:27:26 > 0:27:28for a team that's been pounding away.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31So yeah, it's a great reflection from Danny that the defence
0:27:31 > 0:27:33is as good as their attack at the moment.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36How are you lot dealing with the fact that people are now
0:27:36 > 0:27:38looking at you in games and saying you're the favourites?
0:27:38 > 0:27:41You are not underdogs any more, are you?
0:27:41 > 0:27:44It's not that band of brothers things of pitting your wits
0:27:44 > 0:27:45against everybody else.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47People are saying favourites, possibly top four this year?
0:27:47 > 0:27:48Yeah, I think...
0:27:48 > 0:27:51It's nice that people are saying that, but we deal with it
0:27:51 > 0:27:52in just the same manner.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55I think we've a very level-headed bunch of blokes at the club
0:27:55 > 0:27:57who all work really hard for one another.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59We've really kept that underdog mentality.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01We know the moment we stop working hard, we've not got any
0:28:01 > 0:28:04world-class superstars, but what we have got is a great
0:28:04 > 0:28:06bunch who work really hard for one another.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08Once we stop doing that, that's when we'll fall off.
0:28:08 > 0:28:11But I think the attitude at the moment is just showing that's
0:28:11 > 0:28:12going to keep going for...
0:28:12 > 0:28:14Well, throughout the season.
0:28:14 > 0:28:18I think you have a few stars in that team personally, but there you go!
0:28:18 > 0:28:20England have finally confirmed that they'll be playing a mid-season Test
0:28:20 > 0:28:21against New Zealand.
0:28:21 > 0:28:27They'll meet the Kiwis on June 23rd in Denver.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31Ultimately we want to have a league out there, that's the end goal.
0:28:31 > 0:28:33We've got a great target audience there, they love the sport,
0:28:33 > 0:28:39they're fanatical about it.
0:28:39 > 0:28:42So I think to grow the game, that's one place we need to be
0:28:42 > 0:28:45targeting and what better way, then to take two of the best teams
0:28:45 > 0:28:50in the world and play against each other in a great place like Denver?
0:28:51 > 0:28:54Yeah, I think it will be great, and with the World Cup
0:28:54 > 0:28:57being there in a few years' time, it's only going to build
0:28:57 > 0:29:01the game over there, get people more aware of the sport.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04To go over and play a game in the US will be pretty
0:29:04 > 0:29:06special, pretty unique.
0:29:07 > 0:29:10I'm sure American fans out there will appreciate the game.
0:29:10 > 0:29:16It will be physical and we'll put on a good show.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19Look, it's good not only from a selfish point of view,
0:29:19 > 0:29:21as an English player, it's another chance for us to get
0:29:21 > 0:29:24together, to improve as a team and keep chasing that
0:29:24 > 0:29:25number one spot.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27That's what we're here for.
0:29:28 > 0:29:31So why Denver, why is it so important we go to the USA?
0:29:31 > 0:29:34I think it's important that England get another hit out
0:29:34 > 0:29:35against New Zealand, to keep the momentum
0:29:35 > 0:29:39from the World Cup going, first and foremost.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42To Denver, is to showcase the sport in relation to the fact
0:29:42 > 0:29:45the World Cup's going to be there in 2025, so there has
0:29:45 > 0:29:48to be moves made now, and there are moves to have a league
0:29:48 > 0:29:51in the USA as well further down the track, to increase the awareness
0:29:51 > 0:29:55of our great product.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58So they've chosen Denver.
0:29:58 > 0:30:00Clearly the people on the ground over in
0:30:00 > 0:30:03America think that's the right venue.
0:30:03 > 0:30:06I've been to the Mile High Stadium, I spent a week there
0:30:06 > 0:30:07with the Denver Broncos.
0:30:07 > 0:30:08It's a fabulous city.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10You also know Jason Moore, who is making
0:30:10 > 0:30:11all of this happen?
0:30:11 > 0:30:12I do.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14And it's very ambitious, the project there, so this
0:30:14 > 0:30:17is probably one of the steps to raise the profile
0:30:17 > 0:30:20of the sport over there, so when the next steps come along,
0:30:20 > 0:30:23I think they're all very exciting moves.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26You know my views on the USA market and the North American market
0:30:26 > 0:30:27and the Canadian market.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30I think there's a lot of gain to be made over there.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33Are you excited that the game is going over to the USA?
0:30:33 > 0:30:36Yeah.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38As Brian says, I think it's great we're getting another
0:30:38 > 0:30:39international in mid-season.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42It's great on the momentum of what happened last year.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44I think England performed very well and I think
0:30:44 > 0:30:46everyone was really excited about international rugby again.
0:30:46 > 0:30:48It's not really been like that for a long time,
0:30:48 > 0:30:50probably since the days of Great Britain.
0:30:50 > 0:30:52For once, people are saying this England team's a good
0:30:52 > 0:30:54team, not let's get back to Great Britain again.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57Let's move forward with things how they're going and I think
0:30:57 > 0:30:59this is a great step in the right direction.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01I think, as Brian says, Toronto is going really well.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05You can see the amount of fans they get over there in Canada.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07Yeah, let's showcase it a bit further afield as well and buy
0:31:07 > 0:31:08into that other market.
0:31:08 > 0:31:11It's going to be important, isn't it, that they fill the stadium
0:31:11 > 0:31:14up and really get a buzz that you get in Toronto?
0:31:14 > 0:31:15I hope so, definitely.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18It's a challenge for some of our fans to get over there,
0:31:18 > 0:31:21if they're going to do, the middle of the Rockies, Colorado,
0:31:21 > 0:31:22Denver is a fabulous place.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24I'd recommend it highly, but clearly the game's going over
0:31:24 > 0:31:29there so they'll have plans to fill the stadium, I'm sure.
0:31:29 > 0:31:32Warrington to Hull is never the most straightforward of journeys
0:31:32 > 0:31:36on a match night and even more so when the M62 is closed.
0:31:36 > 0:31:40The Wolves took a train as far as Leeds and then jumped on a coach
0:31:40 > 0:31:42for the rest of the journey, so it was game on.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44The commentary for this one is from Matt Newsome.
0:31:51 > 0:31:54COMMENTATOR: Scott Taylor and Dean Hadley applying the squeeze there.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56Toby King taking it forward for Warrington, looking
0:31:56 > 0:31:58for a quick play of the ball.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01And it's to their cost, as Ben Thaler blows up for playing
0:32:01 > 0:32:02the ball improperly.
0:32:02 > 0:32:07That will be a penalty to Hull.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10Cold night, even a big man, a hard man like Lee Radford
0:32:10 > 0:32:12needs his cup of coffee.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16Marc Sneyd from the T will make no mistake from there.
0:32:16 > 0:32:21It's a 2-point lead for Hull.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Tuimavave causing problems.
0:32:25 > 0:32:29Minichiello back to Sneyd.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31He offers the ball up to Josh Bowden.
0:32:31 > 0:32:35Hull clamber to within a yard away.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39Washbrook back to Sneyd again.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41The kick goes up towards that far side.
0:32:41 > 0:32:42Back down to Manu.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45Lovely looping pass.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48Bureta Faraimo, the man on the spot for Hull and Ben Thaler has no
0:32:48 > 0:32:52problems with the finish.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55It is more smart work from this USA International, and Hull fans
0:32:55 > 0:32:58have something to cheer.
0:33:00 > 0:33:04Washbrook again in this position, ten metres away.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07Here comes Jake Connor.
0:33:07 > 0:33:12A real menace, a real trickster, as he sets off across the field.
0:33:12 > 0:33:13Tuimavave now.
0:33:13 > 0:33:17We know what slippery feat he has.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21Manages to dunk the ball back to Washbrook.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23Hull throwing all sorts of shapes at Warrington here.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25As Minichiello takes the ball to the line.
0:33:25 > 0:33:26Ratchford involved in the tackle.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28Akauola also involved.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30The ball comes loose.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33A penalty for a strip and Stefan Ratchford is the
0:33:33 > 0:33:36man at fault.
0:33:37 > 0:33:40The arm still in the tackle from Ratchford.
0:33:42 > 0:33:46Hull ever keen to rack up points will take the two from the T.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48Marc Sneyd, on the cusp of half-time, makes
0:33:48 > 0:33:54it a ten point lead.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01Josh Griffin.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04As Hull go for that shift to the right hand side.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07Muscular defence from Warrington.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10Faraimo goes off on one of those trademark blockbusting runs.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13They are struggling to put him down.
0:34:13 > 0:34:16Declan Patton came in, that was a swinging arm.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20Faraimo looks in a world of trouble.
0:34:20 > 0:34:27Manu comes flying in as well.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31They struggled to put the big man down and looked at
0:34:31 > 0:34:32that, swinging arm to the chin.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35Don't think Faraimo quite knows where he is at the moment.
0:34:35 > 0:34:36Declan Patton I think knows what's coming.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38It's a red card for him.
0:34:38 > 0:34:39Warrington down to 12.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42I don't think there was intent, I don't think there was malice
0:34:42 > 0:34:43but he certainly connected.
0:34:43 > 0:34:49Faraimo, to Hull's relief, at least is walking off.
0:34:50 > 0:34:53So Marc Sneyd, again so accurate from the T, manages to land it
0:34:53 > 0:34:57from a long way out.
0:34:57 > 0:35:01It is a two converted score lead now for Hull.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08Jake Connor with something to say, it would appear,
0:35:08 > 0:35:14from that smug grin on his face.
0:35:14 > 0:35:18He is an agitator, a grub his coach has called him, but he's a very
0:35:18 > 0:35:19good player as well.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Brad Fash to Washbrook, away down that left edge come Hull.
0:35:22 > 0:35:23That's lovely.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26Talanoa - and there is the gap for Tuimavave.
0:35:26 > 0:35:28Now they are cutting loose, Hull, and Warrington have laid nothing
0:35:28 > 0:35:32but a finger on them.
0:35:32 > 0:35:35Lee Radford, to be fair, doesn't look too happy about it.
0:35:35 > 0:35:41Warrington down to 12.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43Have they a response in them here, as Chris Hill goes
0:35:43 > 0:35:48buccaneering towards those posts?
0:35:50 > 0:35:52Clark, who has been a live wire for them.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55That's a lovely ball from Ratchford and Jack Hughes, they have
0:35:55 > 0:35:58got a response.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00Cut a great line, and Warrington finally have some
0:36:00 > 0:36:02points on the board.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08Mike Cooper plays the ball to Clark.
0:36:08 > 0:36:09Again they are in range.
0:36:09 > 0:36:14That is a lovely short ball for Westwood.
0:36:14 > 0:36:16But muscle up in defence will do.
0:36:16 > 0:36:18The ball has been worked wide and that is a fine
0:36:18 > 0:36:20finish in the corner by Ryan Atkins.
0:36:20 > 0:36:25The try is good and suddenly, well, this isn't game over.
0:36:25 > 0:36:28Warrington are right back in the game.
0:36:31 > 0:36:38Hull's crowd lifted, as Hadley finds a team-mate in space.
0:36:38 > 0:36:42Hull closing in on that line.
0:36:42 > 0:36:44It was Scott Taylor who took the ball in.
0:36:44 > 0:36:45Hadley will target this right-hand side.
0:36:45 > 0:36:49Good hands from Hull.
0:36:49 > 0:36:51Here goes Jamie Shaul, slips the net and then cleaned out
0:36:51 > 0:36:53at the second attempt by Tom Lineham.
0:36:53 > 0:36:56Now Don Crosby and Jake Connor are at it.
0:36:56 > 0:37:03And it takes a bit of separating those two.
0:37:04 > 0:37:05Really good feet from Jamie Shaul.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08Lost his footing and then came Tom Lineham with the flop.
0:37:08 > 0:37:10Marc Sneyd, then, just to stretch out that lead
0:37:10 > 0:37:13and give a little comfort to Hull.
0:37:13 > 0:37:17Makes it an eight point ball game.
0:37:17 > 0:37:19Still no change in the expression from Lee
0:37:19 > 0:37:23Radford.
0:37:23 > 0:37:24Hadley from dummy half.
0:37:24 > 0:37:28Looking to soften up some of those Warrington defenders.
0:37:28 > 0:37:29Connor is in at the play-the-ball.
0:37:29 > 0:37:34Hull have this game in the palm of their hands.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36It's a man advantage they have at the moment.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38Liam Watts, struggling to break through.
0:37:38 > 0:37:43It's a bit of a wrestle between him and Don Crosby.
0:37:43 > 0:37:44Liam Watts sets off...
0:37:44 > 0:37:47And he struck heads with Don Crosby.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49I think he might find himself in a little bit
0:37:49 > 0:37:52of trouble here.
0:37:52 > 0:37:53As Murdoch-Masila gets involved.
0:37:53 > 0:37:56Don Crosby has his words to say.
0:37:56 > 0:37:59Look at the eyes from Liam Watts, he brushes heads, well,
0:37:59 > 0:38:03it's a little bit more than that.
0:38:03 > 0:38:07I think Liam Watts is going to join Declan
0:38:07 > 0:38:09Patton in being sent off in this game.
0:38:09 > 0:38:10Both sides down to 12.
0:38:10 > 0:38:13Lee Radford's expression says it all.
0:38:13 > 0:38:17Liam Watts with a moment of madness.
0:38:17 > 0:38:22So, Hull, they have the lead.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24It's 12 against 12.
0:38:24 > 0:38:27One more score would settle it.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31As Taylor drives them towards those posts.
0:38:31 > 0:38:36Westbrook, Marc Sneyd is in the pocket
0:38:36 > 0:38:38and Sneyd will land the
0:38:38 > 0:38:40drop goal and that must be it.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42For Hull it's a fine win, marred by the
0:38:42 > 0:38:45dismissal of Liam Watts.
0:38:45 > 0:38:50But for Warrington, the inquests will continue.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52They are yet to find their form.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54First thing's first, any complaints on the red
0:38:54 > 0:38:55cards from either of you?
0:38:55 > 0:38:56BOTH:No.
0:38:56 > 0:38:57Right, we can move on.
0:38:57 > 0:38:58Lee Radford, happy and angry.
0:38:58 > 0:39:01Very happy with how they got out in front, but not happy
0:39:01 > 0:39:04that they let Warrington back in?
0:39:04 > 0:39:07Particularly in the main, they went down to 12 men, Warrington.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09You'd think, maybe there's that element with players sometimes
0:39:09 > 0:39:12who relax who are a score up and in the ascendancy, but they gave
0:39:13 > 0:39:15Warrington every opportunity.
0:39:15 > 0:39:17They actually got better, Warrington, with 12 men.
0:39:17 > 0:39:23They became more vigorous carrying the ball.
0:39:23 > 0:39:25A bit more expansive with it and tested the Hull defence.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28How impressed were you with Jake Connor, and where do
0:39:28 > 0:39:29you think his best position is?
0:39:29 > 0:39:30Wherever you want to play.
0:39:30 > 0:39:31Centre, he's played well.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34He's played well in the halves now, we've seen that.
0:39:34 > 0:39:36He's a really useful acquisition.
0:39:36 > 0:39:39He has a tendency to get under people's skin, as we saw there,
0:39:39 > 0:39:42when there were a few conversations with different players, but that's
0:39:42 > 0:39:43part of his genius and his magic.
0:39:43 > 0:39:44He tests you.
0:39:44 > 0:39:47How much do you think Warrington were missing Kevin Brown,
0:39:47 > 0:39:49particularly in that first half, just in terms of pushing
0:39:49 > 0:39:51them around the field?
0:39:51 > 0:39:53Yeah, I think Kev's probably developed into that
0:39:53 > 0:39:54role for Warrington.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56He's the guy who guides them around the field.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58But I think they're a very dangerous team
0:39:58 > 0:40:01when they play through the ruck.
0:40:01 > 0:40:04As Brian said, when they went down to 12 men, that's what they did.
0:40:04 > 0:40:08They carried the ball hard, they've got some big ball-carriers,
0:40:08 > 0:40:11Ben Murdoch-Masila, Ryan Atkins, all win of ruck, and when they do
0:40:11 > 0:40:12that, they flood through in numbers and people
0:40:13 > 0:40:14like Daryl Clark and Rathcford...
0:40:14 > 0:40:17Do you think they're still trying to find their style this season?
0:40:17 > 0:40:19They're clearly having more structure put on them by Steve Price
0:40:19 > 0:40:21but it's sort of mix and match?
0:40:21 > 0:40:25I think at the start of the year, you have to play a different game
0:40:25 > 0:40:27to what you're eventually going to play in the summer.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30I think maybe the structure's the way that they're going to go
0:40:30 > 0:40:32down at the start of the year.
0:40:32 > 0:40:34I think as the ground gets a bit drier and the pitches
0:40:34 > 0:40:37are a little bit quicker, I think you'll see them coming
0:40:37 > 0:40:39to the normal Warrington that we expect to see,
0:40:39 > 0:40:42the quick rucks and Daryl Clark getting out of there, beating people
0:40:42 > 0:40:43and just flooding through.
0:40:43 > 0:40:44I think as well...
0:40:44 > 0:40:46We're looking forward to summer rugby, aren't we?!
0:40:46 > 0:40:48It takes time, doesn't it, and Steve Price is new.
0:40:48 > 0:40:51So, the four home teams whose games went ahead got their rewards
0:40:51 > 0:40:54with four home victories, and here is where it's left them
0:40:54 > 0:40:57in the Betfred Super League table.
0:41:01 > 0:41:03St Helens Wakefield lead the way, they are two points clear
0:41:03 > 0:41:04of Wigan at the top.
0:41:04 > 0:41:08Hull FC move up to fifth, and Hull KR have gone up two places
0:41:08 > 0:41:09without even playing.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11They go above Salford and Huddersfield on points difference.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13That's just about it.
0:41:13 > 0:41:14My thanks to Danny and to Brian for joining us.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18There's no truth in the rumours that rugby league is applying to be part
0:41:18 > 0:41:20of the next Winter Olympics, but we'll leave you with some
0:41:20 > 0:41:22snowy moments from the Super League archives.
0:41:22 > 0:41:25See you next week - goodbye.
0:41:27 > 0:41:37MUSIC: "It May be Winter Outside (But in My Heart It's Spring)"