0:00:38 > 0:00:43Welcome to the Super League show. We were going to be at Castleford, but
0:00:43 > 0:00:47the Beast from the East scuppered us and their game against Wigan was
0:00:47 > 0:00:52postponed. We have sought refuge at Headingley in the company of Stevie
0:00:52 > 0:00:56Ward and Brian Noble. We start with Super League Leaders Shield Helen is
0:00:56 > 0:01:04taking on the champions, Leeds. COMMENTATOR: Parcell, you can see
0:01:04 > 0:01:10how close Leeds Rhinos are getting. Jones-Buchanan towards the middle.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14Richie Myler keeping it alive. Joel Moon trying to inject himself
0:01:14 > 0:01:18between a couple of defenders but he had to take the tackle. Hammered in
0:01:18 > 0:01:26again... They still have a couple of tackles in the bag here. Mullaly...
0:01:26 > 0:01:36With a wrestle! Anthony Muller Ali is over for the game's first try. --
0:01:36 > 0:01:45Mullally. Leeds are striking early. James Roby... It is taken in with
0:01:45 > 0:01:53determination by Wilkin. James Roby again, coming left. Richards to
0:01:53 > 0:02:01Lomax... Barba! More than just involved. He scores the tri-! He
0:02:01 > 0:02:12kept them guessing, and slides over. Richardson playing it quickly. Back
0:02:12 > 0:02:16towards the middle, it is brought here by Douglas. He has lost the
0:02:16 > 0:02:20ball... And it has gone backwards. The referee has given a penalty, for
0:02:20 > 0:02:30St Helens, here. It looked like a loose curry. The referee has decided
0:02:30 > 0:02:36that it was stolen. -- it looked to be a loose carry. Richardson with a
0:02:36 > 0:02:40chance to get a 2-point lead for his side. St Helens with the lead for
0:02:40 > 0:02:50the first time tonight, 26 minutes played. Barba...
0:02:54 > 0:03:02James Roby, his sixth tackle. -- the sixth tackle. Richardson. Swift
0:03:02 > 0:03:05knocking it backwards, Richardson picking it up, putting speculation
0:03:05 > 0:03:10back on the inside. That is brilliant from St Helens! Swift will
0:03:10 > 0:03:15finish. A pass on the ground by Tommy Makinson. It was all pretty
0:03:15 > 0:03:20special. A look again, he thinks it is a try. That has gone backwards.
0:03:20 > 0:03:25They are having a look here to see if Richardson stays in the field of
0:03:25 > 0:03:31play. And he does, before he gets the pass away. Handling here on the
0:03:31 > 0:03:38ground was extra special, and Swift with a finish. A try to remember for
0:03:38 > 0:03:49St Helens. Swift, scoring. Parcell... Atkinson is still injured
0:03:49 > 0:03:54in back play. That will be a concern for St Helens. Leeds Rhinos carrying
0:03:54 > 0:04:01on regardless. Taken on by Briscoe, on the inside... Richie Myler will
0:04:01 > 0:04:13finish! With sunflower, it will seem. A really good try for them.
0:04:13 > 0:04:21Carl Ablett, ready to run this clear, if you can. Taking it out. St
0:04:21 > 0:04:30Helens are desperate to keep the Leeds Rhinos down here. Hull call
0:04:30 > 0:04:37surrender... Walters is not playing it properly, Carl Ablett...
0:04:41 > 0:04:46St Helens with a chance to add two, and it goes over for Richardson.
0:04:46 > 0:04:59They have the lead again. Matt Parcell, spinning it back... Inside
0:04:59 > 0:05:02for Carl Ablett to have a real go. Great pressure from Leeds at the
0:05:02 > 0:05:07moment. They get a penalty! James Roby, not getting off the tackle
0:05:07 > 0:05:12quickly enough. They go for two. They are going to level things up.
0:05:12 > 0:05:18You can see James Roby hanging on the back and the referee has decided
0:05:18 > 0:05:22for too long. Kallum Watkins settles himself, to try and level the
0:05:22 > 0:05:35scores. He does! 14-14, and very nearly one hour played. Parcell,
0:05:35 > 0:05:40trying to find their way through here again. Carl Ablett playing it
0:05:40 > 0:05:44to Richie Myler. A chip over the top... And he will try and get hold
0:05:44 > 0:05:51of this... It is bouncing! Ash Handley! With a try. It suddenly
0:05:51 > 0:05:56gives leads the lead again. They held on throughout the game and now
0:05:56 > 0:05:59they are leading it -- it suddenly gives the Leeds Rhinos the lead
0:05:59 > 0:06:05again. Carl Ablett has to stand and wait... The referee is fine with
0:06:05 > 0:06:14that. Sixth tackle, it is a poor one. The St Helens defence... It is
0:06:14 > 0:06:22deflected and dropped! It is Ash Handley again! A calamity of errors
0:06:22 > 0:06:25but it works out for Leeds Rhinos! That score may have just settled
0:06:25 > 0:06:35this. They rarely give up, but you feel it is a fight against the odds
0:06:35 > 0:06:43here for St Helens. Percival, put down. The last unbeaten record of
0:06:43 > 0:06:46the Super League going, it would seem tonight. Here comes Regan
0:06:46 > 0:06:52Grace... He has support on the inside as well! From Barba...
0:06:52 > 0:07:01Breaking away from Carl Ablett... Ben Barba! A sensational St Helens
0:07:01 > 0:07:10try, and a sensational comeback is on the cards here. Remarkable stuff.
0:07:10 > 0:07:15Parcell... Leeds are happy to roll the clock down here now, surely?
0:07:15 > 0:07:20They have time on their side. They know the potency of the St Helens
0:07:20 > 0:07:26team. Here goes Parcell, a dummy half... Got it down! Matt Parcell
0:07:26 > 0:07:33has got it down. The referee confirms that try. And that, surely,
0:07:33 > 0:07:36is a gutsy win for leads at the end of this unbeaten record for St
0:07:36 > 0:07:44Helens? STUDIO: A heck of an effort from the Leeds Rhinos, wasn't it? It
0:07:44 > 0:07:49was an outstanding win. One of the indicators in the first half was
0:07:49 > 0:07:54saying that the Saints would grab that win. I was thinking, they need
0:07:54 > 0:07:58to do something special here.But it
0:07:58 > 0:07:59that win. I was thinking, they need to do something special here.But it
0:07:59 > 0:08:01was outstanding to get this two points, and especially that could be
0:08:01 > 0:08:05a big result this season.And what does it do for their confidence and
0:08:05 > 0:08:09belief, and spirit in the camp to get a win like that?There were a
0:08:09 > 0:08:18few young boys playing, Smith did well, Ash Handley, it was a big
0:08:18 > 0:08:21boost throughout the course of the year. When we are down in numbers
0:08:21 > 0:08:26and not playing that well. To win, and to beat a St Helens team all out
0:08:26 > 0:08:35for that win. It is quite magical, really.Leeds keep knocking those
0:08:35 > 0:08:38wins. That's the key to their success. If they don't have
0:08:38 > 0:08:41structure here, then don't do that... But they are winning the
0:08:41 > 0:08:46games. The coach gets them ready for important parts of the season. I
0:08:46 > 0:08:50think he Saints have began the season well. There's an emphasis on
0:08:50 > 0:08:56the game Friday night, with how good they were. People forget how tough
0:08:56 > 0:09:00Leeds are and how they keep themselves in the game and produce
0:09:00 > 0:09:04place to get over the line. Anyone watching the first half of the game
0:09:04 > 0:09:08would have thought, here they come in the second half but Leeds had a
0:09:08 > 0:09:12different idea. That's often the case. A big kick for them, they will
0:09:12 > 0:09:17be in the race when it matters.For these guys, you have a new half-back
0:09:17 > 0:09:24pairing with Richie Myler involved. Is that changing? Or has he slotted
0:09:24 > 0:09:33into your systems?He has that dynamic game which suits how we play
0:09:33 > 0:09:39but he has also brought in a lot of structure. We have a formula when it
0:09:39 > 0:09:46is put on us. And when teams can deal with off-the-cuff kinds of
0:09:46 > 0:09:52stuff. You have Joel Moon, half the time, we don't know what he is going
0:09:52 > 0:09:57to do! But he is such a powerful player. A lot of the time, with him,
0:09:57 > 0:10:05his defence. It goes unsung. He is brilliant at it. Richie is keen to
0:10:05 > 0:10:13get stuck in. It is a good pairing. We had the World Cup challenge and a
0:10:13 > 0:10:17premature test in that partnership that as we go along these games and
0:10:17 > 0:10:21keep picking up these fixtures, we will get better and better.Are we
0:10:21 > 0:10:25seeing a slightly more mature Richie Myler, he seems to relish the lead
0:10:25 > 0:10:32right now?How old is he? He is a good footballer and has been in good
0:10:32 > 0:10:36systems and I think he enjoys Leeds...Can he work back into the
0:10:36 > 0:10:40England setup?My question is, why not? If he plays well enough, for
0:10:40 > 0:10:45shock.On Saturday Wakefield did their best to get their game against
0:10:45 > 0:10:48Widnes on, but the beast from the East meant it did not last long...
0:10:48 > 0:10:48It
0:10:48 > 0:10:53East meant it did not last long... It was all smiles as snow fell
0:10:53 > 0:10:57lightly over the West Yorkshire ground, but by the time the teams
0:10:57 > 0:11:00came out, conditions had become a little more brisk, as Wakefield
0:11:00 > 0:11:05began to look more like a winter wonderland scene then a rugby field.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09With such challenging conditions, there wasn't much hope of
0:11:09 > 0:11:13free-flowing play. The first and only real action of the game came in
0:11:13 > 0:11:16the eighth minute. Danny Koeman tried to break through the Widnes
0:11:16 > 0:11:21defence and was held up for a little too long. The ball seemingly
0:11:21 > 0:11:25stripped from his grasp and a penalty awarded to the home side.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28Sometimes, Liam Finn, in the swirling blizzard, managed to get
0:11:28 > 0:11:34the opening two points of the game. Sometimes giving the camera operator
0:11:34 > 0:11:39a chance to clear the lens. With 26 minutes gone, the referee deemed
0:11:39 > 0:11:45that conditions were unplayable, and due to play safety, he called off
0:11:45 > 0:11:49the game. The fixture will be rescheduled and fans will be hoping
0:11:49 > 0:11:57that Beast paw do not trouble in threes...-- beasts.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01You played in dreadful conditions in winter rugby? What is wrong with
0:12:01 > 0:12:06people?You would go up the middle track...And they didn't even give
0:12:06 > 0:12:09you an orange ball?No! You had to identify your own players, the mud
0:12:09 > 0:12:14would kick in in winter rugby. You would have two check out their eyes
0:12:14 > 0:12:18or by how many teeth were missing! It was a different game for sure!
0:12:18 > 0:12:22But seriously, we do have some catch up to play. Castleford with two
0:12:22 > 0:12:29games to fit into the season. How tricky will that be?You wonder
0:12:29 > 0:12:34about those games, where they will fit in. With the squad sizes as they
0:12:34 > 0:12:38are, it is a tough ask, it is a tough challenge. They need to fit in
0:12:38 > 0:12:43somewhere. People required to play, maybe they are not that experienced
0:12:43 > 0:12:48in playing at a Super League level. But I think from the experiences
0:12:48 > 0:12:53that Castle have picked up in the last year, they should be OK.Is it
0:12:53 > 0:12:57a possibility to play one of the games on the international weekend?
0:12:57 > 0:13:01It is a conundrum, you have two time it as best as you can. They will be
0:13:01 > 0:13:05looking at their calendar now. There are good players and a squad that
0:13:05 > 0:13:09they have, the dynamics of injuries coming in, you need to plan
0:13:09 > 0:13:13meticulously. You could lose a home game that you may not have done in
0:13:13 > 0:13:18the normal run of things. So get your calendar out and make sure that
0:13:18 > 0:13:22you can fit it in at a time when it damages you the least.Normally we
0:13:22 > 0:13:26had to the south of France for some good weather but Catalan against
0:13:26 > 0:13:30Warrington was played in driving rain... COMMENTATOR: So, Warrington
0:13:30 > 0:13:37are poised in position. Chris Hill... Roberts to Hughes... Chris
0:13:37 > 0:13:45Hill with his 200th appearance. Warrington pressing once again. Into
0:13:45 > 0:13:51the hands of Tyrone Roberts... Sliding in a kick. For Catalan, they
0:13:51 > 0:13:56look to draw the ball away. The referee says he has a foot in touch.
0:13:56 > 0:14:06It will be a drop out. Roberts with a teaser. Tony Gigot had to mop up
0:14:06 > 0:14:11otherwise the try would have been scored. Lucas Albert trying to give
0:14:11 > 0:14:19it some air... It was scrappy for Roberts. George King mopping up here
0:14:19 > 0:14:25for Warrington. They fancy their chances. Having made a good start to
0:14:25 > 0:14:31the game. All Warrington so far. Hill involved again, as he rumbles
0:14:31 > 0:14:36through the line. They struggled to put it down in these clotting
0:14:36 > 0:14:42conditions in Perpignan. It is a slick move, way to the right hand
0:14:42 > 0:14:49side... Mitch Brown! Diving in at the corner. Catalan cut open.
0:14:49 > 0:14:57Warrington in full flight. A wonderful score for Mitch Brown.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01Clark again, offering one up to Chris Hill. Looking to raid the
0:15:01 > 0:15:10Dragons line. Daryl Clark... Looking to push through! That was a terrific
0:15:10 > 0:15:16finish from Daryl Clark, and the try is confirmed by Chris Kendall. Soft
0:15:16 > 0:15:26Catalan defence. Daryl Clark, sharp as a tack, in attack! Sign of a
0:15:26 > 0:15:32response from Catalan, as Warrington press again. Mike Cooper... Five
0:15:32 > 0:15:36metres way, if that. Brown with a lovely pass. They have trouble on
0:15:36 > 0:15:45that side. Just about half recovering there... Catalan. Urging
0:15:45 > 0:15:52that drop-off to Jack Hughes. Eventually taking the bait. Again,
0:15:52 > 0:16:05Warrington with the tackle here. Clark to Brown, it goes straight to
0:16:05 > 0:16:13Ben Westwood! Where was the Catalan defence? It was a simple try.
0:16:13 > 0:16:22Murdoch-Masila was all on his own. The grounding was looking good and a
0:16:22 > 0:16:26try is awarded. Suddenly, Warrington pulling clear with plenty to do for
0:16:26 > 0:16:33Steve McNamara and the Catalan coaching staff... The Dragons,
0:16:33 > 0:16:39finally getting a sniff of things in an attacking position here. Dumped a
0:16:39 > 0:16:47to the right-hand side. A kick goes through, it a dangerous one. Fouad
0:16:47 > 0:16:54Yaha nowhere near it. Albert looks to be in a bad way. Mitch Brown is
0:16:54 > 0:17:01picked up and gone with the ball. Warrington... Finding their rhythm,
0:17:01 > 0:17:08it should be said. In these rather tricky conditions. They have
0:17:08 > 0:17:12deteriorated throughout this first half. A chip ahead from timeline. It
0:17:12 > 0:17:21is getting scrappy and testy now. There is a tussle in midfield
0:17:21 > 0:17:25between two of these opposing players. Plenty of peacemakers
0:17:25 > 0:17:31about, to be fair. Daryl Clark is inching to have a pop... Let's see
0:17:31 > 0:17:39what happened. As Tom line and sent the kick away... -- Tom Lineham. As
0:17:39 > 0:17:43play continues, there seems to be a number of scraps going on. Kevin
0:17:43 > 0:17:47Brown was involved in one of them. Chris Kendall will lift up the
0:17:47 > 0:17:54yellow card. Heading to the sin-bin, Fouad Yaha. Catalan down to 12 men.
0:17:54 > 0:18:01For the remainder of this first half. Tom line and joins -- Tom
0:18:01 > 0:18:08Lineham joins him. Hughes has been on the ball, quite literally, for
0:18:08 > 0:18:14much of this game for Warrington. He has been a real threat. Hill,
0:18:14 > 0:18:20wanting to get that try... Unable to force his way through on this
0:18:20 > 0:18:28occasion. Ben Murdoch-Masila! You will not stop him from there. A
0:18:28 > 0:18:33superstar in the second half. As the rain comes down, there is plenty to
0:18:33 > 0:18:43cheer for those fans who have made the trip. Catalan, running aground
0:18:43 > 0:18:50as they try to soften up the Warrington line. Iain Thornley...
0:18:50 > 0:18:54That was well accounted for in the end by Chris Hill. They will target
0:18:54 > 0:19:04the middle. The Dragons. Still working their way through. Julien
0:19:04 > 0:19:09Bosquet tries to have a Bustinza, he makes it to the line! Have Catalan
0:19:09 > 0:19:17scored? Chris Kendall goes to the screen, a no try call.
0:19:17 > 0:19:23Controversial... There was a dummy run there. Has it taken the defence
0:19:23 > 0:19:27away from Greg Bird? The video referee says that it has. Chris
0:19:27 > 0:19:37Kendall chalks off the score. Filthy conditions in Perpignan. Picked out
0:19:37 > 0:19:44of the air by Rashford. Catalan's hopes of getting a score in this
0:19:44 > 0:19:49game there, they have the duck egg next to their names so far...
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Meanwhile, in back play, it is all going off! Michael Mcllorum and
0:19:52 > 0:19:57George King at the heart of this one. Michael Mcllorum looks in a
0:19:57 > 0:20:03wryly suck -- rather sorry state. Chris Kendall will make his evening
0:20:03 > 0:20:08worse, it could be game over for him... And he trudges off to the
0:20:08 > 0:20:19sin-bin. No more Michael Mcllorum in this game and George King joins him.
0:20:19 > 0:20:25Roberts has enjoyed himself on this soggy turf in Perpignan. Tom Lineham
0:20:25 > 0:20:28putting it back infield. Jack Hughes again, to prise a hole in this
0:20:28 > 0:20:36Catalan rearguard. It is muddy and it is slippery. It is a time where
0:20:36 > 0:20:43Catalan will be wanting to take down pretty sharpish. Brown's pass picked
0:20:43 > 0:20:57up by Roberts. He coasts through! Warrington make it a four score game
0:20:57 > 0:21:01in the south of France. It terrific performance from the Warrington
0:21:01 > 0:21:06Wolves. The Catalan Dragons beaten at home by a Warrington side, just
0:21:06 > 0:21:11starting to find their rhythm. Bleak times for the Catalan Dragons, that
0:21:11 > 0:21:15is just one win from six.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17times for the Catalan Dragons, that is just one win from six. STUDIO:
0:21:17 > 0:21:21Brian Steve Price saying afterwards that it was a big improvement from
0:21:21 > 0:21:26Warrington.Yes, I think that they are incisive and decisive, the
0:21:26 > 0:21:29kicking game was superb. Conditions were not the best but they played
0:21:29 > 0:21:33better than Catalan by a fairway. They look strong and you can see
0:21:33 > 0:21:37some of the principles that Steve is trying to get into their team,
0:21:37 > 0:21:41coming to fruition. They have struggled in some of their
0:21:41 > 0:21:44functionality but clearly they have a style that they want them to play.
0:21:44 > 0:21:49It looks like they got that on Saturday.Kevin Brown had a
0:21:49 > 0:21:53fantastic game guiding the team around the field, how important is
0:21:53 > 0:22:00he in conditions like that?You can rely on Kevin for that. Forgetting
0:22:00 > 0:22:03that team around. What not many people know about Kev committee is
0:22:03 > 0:22:09really decisive. He can direct and navigate the team around the field.
0:22:09 > 0:22:15Going over to Catalan, you need that presents. You need that ability to
0:22:15 > 0:22:24get the ball out, pin them down and put pressure on them.For Catalan,
0:22:24 > 0:22:28that was really poor, wasn't it? Yes, they have lost their aura.
0:22:28 > 0:22:33Everybody would prepare for a tough trip. But they have lost that
0:22:33 > 0:22:36element of them being invincible at home and that started to happen last
0:22:36 > 0:22:44year. They are not getting them out of the ball. Five out of six on
0:22:44 > 0:22:51losses but I do know that new principles, they will be working
0:22:51 > 0:22:55hard on their fundamentals. With one win and their confidence grows...
0:22:55 > 0:22:58They got that last week but you regress that much, was but a
0:22:58 > 0:23:07surprise?Maybe they have taken a fourth, it is natural, you go in and
0:23:07 > 0:23:13think you have two win, and maybe you did apply as hard as you should
0:23:13 > 0:23:17have done but against any team in this Super League, you can get
0:23:17 > 0:23:20beaten. Maybe that breath after the storm, there's another storm coming
0:23:20 > 0:23:26next week, you always need to be ready. With one, two, three, your
0:23:26 > 0:23:29confidence builds and you get a winning streak but it is the same,
0:23:29 > 0:23:36but in a losing streak, that is hard to break.A couple of years ago,
0:23:36 > 0:23:42Leeds found themselves in this position. How easy is it to break?
0:23:42 > 0:23:47It isn't easy, we were in freefall. It was so tough, we were not getting
0:23:47 > 0:23:52that win, to take a breath and reassess. It is really tough. Teams
0:23:52 > 0:23:58come after you. This could be similar for Catalan. It was such a
0:23:58 > 0:24:03tough place to go and get a win there. But now teams are going on
0:24:03 > 0:24:06the back of this Easter period thinking it is two points they can
0:24:06 > 0:24:10get while they are in this slump. Easter isn't really what they want
0:24:10 > 0:24:16right now?If you ask the players and the coaches, nobody wants it but
0:24:16 > 0:24:20it is unavoidable, you need to prepare. It is a defining moment in
0:24:20 > 0:24:23the season, the first defining moment. The first part of the year,
0:24:23 > 0:24:27the first five or six games, teams are trying to get better and
0:24:27 > 0:24:31produce. At Easter, you find yourself in a serious position after
0:24:31 > 0:24:35that time.There were two eye-catching transfers in the week,
0:24:35 > 0:24:39O'Brien moving from Salford to Toronto and Liam Watts moving from
0:24:39 > 0:24:46Hull to Castleford. The teams faced each other on Friday night...
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Hull to Castleford. The teams faced each other on Friday night...
0:24:48 > 0:24:51COMMENTATOR: Another week of upheaval with the exit of O'Brien
0:24:51 > 0:24:56and speculation about the financial situation at Salford but it is a big
0:24:56 > 0:25:00night for them. We have a penalty here, and it's a chance to put
0:25:00 > 0:25:04points on the board, surely? Robert Lui does just that. First to
0:25:04 > 0:25:15Salford! Clare a real opportunity, they haven't had many, to be fair.
0:25:15 > 0:25:24That was so easy. Dean Hadley touched down! A good spell for the
0:25:24 > 0:25:36black and whites. Play goes on... You may have been out. The American
0:25:36 > 0:25:42Faraimo there. The referee is going back, it was a penalty. A late hit.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46Marc Sneyd could kick those with his right foot and they would go over
0:25:46 > 0:25:52every time. Good stuff here from Salford. McCarthy with a great
0:25:52 > 0:26:07flowed! 'S first try, the Fijian, in Salford colours. A real influence on
0:26:07 > 0:26:13the first half, Tyrone McCarthy. I think he has earned a penalty...
0:26:13 > 0:26:21Danny Washbrook isn't happy. At the stroke of half-time, Robert Lui...
0:26:21 > 0:26:31And Salford hit the front! Just over one hour has gone. It is a real arm
0:26:31 > 0:26:37wrestle. A breakthrough for Johnson! Does he have support? It's a real
0:26:37 > 0:26:45opportunity for Salford. Littlejohn, the Australian scrum-half, with his
0:26:45 > 0:26:55first try for the club too! Robert Lui has been terrific all night, and
0:26:55 > 0:26:59he is terrific again! That could be the try that wraps it up. Time is
0:26:59 > 0:27:07running out. It is a big win for Salford, this. Logan Tomkins, moving
0:27:07 > 0:27:12it quickly over... And Johnson will score! 9.9 for artistic impression
0:27:12 > 0:27:17but it is four defeats from six matches for the black and whites.We
0:27:17 > 0:27:22made a couple of errors at the start of the game. That is worrying, after
0:27:22 > 0:27:26last week at Castleford. The boys knew the job last night -- tonight
0:27:26 > 0:27:30and they knew what was expected. They delivered. They deserve all
0:27:30 > 0:27:36they got out.I asked for every kick to be a competition. They have
0:27:36 > 0:27:41conceded more tries than anyone else. I ask for every kick to be a
0:27:41 > 0:27:44competition. If you do those percentages committee would probably
0:27:44 > 0:27:49gather that was not the case. It is a disappointment.All of the guys
0:27:49 > 0:27:52here know, they are valued here and we want to keep them, they want to
0:27:52 > 0:27:57be here. We did not want to lose O'Brien but he made a decision on
0:27:57 > 0:28:04the back of a very good offer to him. And his family. In any walk of
0:28:04 > 0:28:09life, if you get a massive pay rise and you are offered the chance to do
0:28:09 > 0:28:12that, then most people will accept it, especially with the kind of
0:28:12 > 0:28:16money that he was looking at. I can't blame him for that.That was a
0:28:16 > 0:28:19heck of a win for Salford after a difficult
0:28:19 > 0:28:21heck of a win for Salford after a difficult week for them?
0:28:21 > 0:28:26Yes, they do have a really good team ethic there. To put a performance in
0:28:26 > 0:28:32like that, from a bit of chaos created earlier in the week. With
0:28:32 > 0:28:36Gareth O'Brien making that move. It shows a lot of heart and courage. I
0:28:36 > 0:28:40feel like they have put out a big performance. They have shown skill
0:28:40 > 0:28:48and top-class drive.And Robert Lui really leading from the front?Yes
0:28:48 > 0:28:54committee is an elusive player. One of those players you look at, he
0:28:54 > 0:29:00catches your eye and you have to notice. And make preparations for
0:29:00 > 0:29:05defending against him.You said that Watson is a good coach, and one that
0:29:05 > 0:29:11the players are right behind?He can galvanise the team after disruption,
0:29:11 > 0:29:15losing a good player like Gareth O'Brien. They have really fixed on
0:29:15 > 0:29:21their game. They have a great team ethic. He has done a great job. Hull
0:29:21 > 0:29:26are not bad themselves.For them, is it a blip or will they be more
0:29:26 > 0:29:31worried about it?I can think of the few reasons as to why they would not
0:29:31 > 0:29:36be as fluid as they are at the moment. They have good players.
0:29:36 > 0:29:41Every team wants their best players to have a good show. The game last
0:29:41 > 0:29:47week took a lot out of Hull against Leeds Rhinos. They were not ready
0:29:47 > 0:29:52go. And I think the coach himself has said that they were second best.
0:29:52 > 0:29:57It's a fair indication of what Salford did on the night.Were you
0:29:57 > 0:30:03conscious of facing a team without Halton and Kelly in it?Yes, you
0:30:03 > 0:30:07register to play against him. He is a leader, one of those players that
0:30:07 > 0:30:13really enforces what Hull are about, and you have Albert Kelly, who can
0:30:13 > 0:30:17score those tries. They make a really big difference. That was
0:30:17 > 0:30:20probably something going into the game last week against Hull, that
0:30:20 > 0:30:25week cannot have accounted for. Of course you talk about Jake Connor,
0:30:25 > 0:30:33playing out of position and things like that, it culminated in a
0:30:33 > 0:30:35performance that work for us. And going into that game against
0:30:35 > 0:30:41Salford, it may have played into that, for Hull's performance. And
0:30:41 > 0:30:46they may have been tired and struggling.To two teams looking to
0:30:46 > 0:30:47get upwardly mobile,
0:30:47 > 0:30:48struggling.To two teams looking to get upwardly mobile, on Thursday
0:30:48 > 0:30:52night it was Huddersfield against Hull KR.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55COMMENTATOR: They are applying all of the pressure, can they make
0:30:55 > 0:31:03something of it? The effort was made... Held up within sight of the
0:31:03 > 0:31:11line. Roberts is over! They finally get their numbers. And they get the
0:31:11 > 0:31:16gaps as well. Huddersfield, deservedly, with the opening points
0:31:16 > 0:31:25of the night. It was coming. They are switching back towards the
0:31:25 > 0:31:33right-hand side. Quick hands from Quinlan. How classy was that from
0:31:33 > 0:31:38the Australian? Wonderful stuff, Hull Kingston Rovers with their
0:31:38 > 0:31:47response, and they love it, the travelling supporters. Taken down
0:31:47 > 0:31:57the middle, again. Heffernan, stepping away on his left foot.
0:31:57 > 0:32:04Classy stuff again! The centre is having quite a night already.
0:32:04 > 0:32:15Quinlan was the beneficiary this time. Great stuff from Hull KR.
0:32:15 > 0:32:23Tommy Lee... Mose Masoe, driving in and driving in. The referee gives a
0:32:23 > 0:32:33penalty. Just unable to get clear there. You can see his involvement,
0:32:33 > 0:32:38he climbs on the back of Mose Masoe. The referee says it is a penalty. An
0:32:38 > 0:32:42important kick for Ryan Shaw. Hull Kingston Rovers with a two score
0:32:42 > 0:32:50lead. That is exactly what he has done. 14-6, 30 minutes played.
0:32:50 > 0:32:56Atkin. Apart from the opening seven minutes or so, Hull have been the
0:32:56 > 0:33:09dominant side. They have shown real verve and tenacity in equal measure.
0:33:09 > 0:33:16Tommy Lee, now they go wide again! That was lovely, that little kick.
0:33:16 > 0:33:26For Ryan Shaw, that kick was exquisite. The finish putting in
0:33:26 > 0:33:30two. The referee, on the advice of his touch judge, is going for a
0:33:30 > 0:33:38video replay.We are going to try. Obstruction in backplate...Let's
0:33:38 > 0:33:46have a look at the obstruction here. Kingston Rovers looking to take it
0:33:46 > 0:33:51wide, no obstruction there, you would save. Some commitment from the
0:33:51 > 0:33:56outside backs. A misread from the Outside-backs rather than any kind
0:33:56 > 0:34:04of obstruction, that would have left a huge gap. This should be a tribe.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08Hull Kingston Rovers with their third try of the first half. And a
0:34:08 > 0:34:20commanding lead to boot. He has every right to be satisfied. Leaning
0:34:20 > 0:34:26and going wide... Trying to cut in. Held up just short. That is still
0:34:26 > 0:34:31definitely need to score next. Broth coming up left... A little kick and
0:34:31 > 0:34:37taking the deflection. Rob Mulhern! Look at him go! Charging away. He
0:34:37 > 0:34:42tries to push him away, the prop forward is still going. Out of the
0:34:42 > 0:34:52grasp, Germain McGillvary, turning it inside, what a finish! From the
0:34:52 > 0:35:00prop forward, Rob Mulhern. Well, they are going for a replay... Just
0:35:00 > 0:35:07making sure it was who we thought it was. Rob Mulhern going all that way.
0:35:07 > 0:35:17They are looking offside at the kick... It seems to be OK. Off he
0:35:17 > 0:35:22went, determination and! Was he going to go the distance? Denny
0:35:22 > 0:35:25breath, brushed away. Germain McGillvary, could not complete the
0:35:25 > 0:35:39tackle. He may have competed himself but he makes sure of the try. --
0:35:39 > 0:35:43Danny Brough. Hull KR looking for their second win of the season in
0:35:43 > 0:35:55the driving seat. Lee, pushed back down the middle here. Tommy Lee,
0:35:55 > 0:36:01just waiting and measuring the situation. Inside and out, it goes
0:36:01 > 0:36:08right again... Andrew Hefernan striding through again. Timing the
0:36:08 > 0:36:15past... An easy finish for Ryan Shaw again. They looked very classy as
0:36:15 > 0:36:18they have gone wide, Hull Kingston Rovers, what a performance from them
0:36:18 > 0:36:34tonight. Easy, easy, charmed the crowd. Mose Masoe taking it in, with
0:36:34 > 0:36:40sheer determination. A well earned break on the sidelines! Hull KR,
0:36:40 > 0:36:45going wide again here. They want another, Ryan Shaw putting his foot
0:36:45 > 0:36:50down. Inside the past... Claiming forward, but Danny McGuire will not
0:36:50 > 0:36:58stand and wait for any decision from the referee. He glides over. It is a
0:36:58 > 0:37:02crowning try for a regal performance for Hull Kingston Rovers tonight.
0:37:02 > 0:37:07Second win of the season in the bag and boy, haven't they done it well?
0:37:07 > 0:37:11STUDIO: You know Rob Mulhern from his time here at Leeds Rhinos, could
0:37:11 > 0:37:19you believe that break?No! That's a world of pain! To have had that in
0:37:19 > 0:37:23the tank, fitness wise, that is remarkable. I know him quite well
0:37:23 > 0:37:27from being at lead say few years ago. Played in the championship for
0:37:27 > 0:37:36a year. -- from being at Leeds. He's come back and made a mark. Almost
0:37:36 > 0:37:40making the decision to look at his diet and look at his lifestyle. You
0:37:40 > 0:37:45can see how it is paying off on the field.He has clearly been doing a
0:37:45 > 0:37:53few sprints.Very impressive! A heck of a win for Hull KR.Tim Keene said
0:37:53 > 0:37:57100% completion in the first off, he doesn't think he has ever had a side
0:37:57 > 0:38:01that has done that.It is rare, those kinds of numbers gives your
0:38:01 > 0:38:04team the opportunity to win. It strangles any opportunities of
0:38:04 > 0:38:09winning. We cannot take away from the fact that he has an outstanding
0:38:09 > 0:38:15coach. 500 or 600 top level games that he has coached. Of your game,
0:38:15 > 0:38:20with set plays, they are really well organised. Maguire has that speed
0:38:20 > 0:38:23and finishing touch, but you can clearly see that they are already
0:38:23 > 0:38:28working hard for each other.You played against Chris Atkin at Elland
0:38:28 > 0:38:32Road. They have been looking for a half but Tim Sheens Lane, maybe we
0:38:32 > 0:38:44have the half-back pairing that we needwe were talking, before the
0:38:44 > 0:38:48game, and Atkin really shone, causing issues. He was brilliant.
0:38:48 > 0:38:55Maybe psychologically, that kind of motivates you as a player. There is
0:38:55 > 0:38:59talk about bringing another half, or looking at a different way to
0:38:59 > 0:39:03present the team. Atkin obviously took it upon himself and has put up
0:39:03 > 0:39:07his hand, saying that he will look to be that half, and play for his
0:39:07 > 0:39:14team. You know, he's not a bad teacher to happen that aspect.Are
0:39:14 > 0:39:18you scratching your head with Huddersfield's form this season?
0:39:18 > 0:39:24They have been stop start. Good bits and bad bits, but to me, they looked
0:39:24 > 0:39:30a little flat. We don't know why. But you have to give full credit to
0:39:30 > 0:39:35Hull KR. They looked after the ball, they looked incisive and really
0:39:35 > 0:39:40sharp on the fringes. Set plays came off.Do you think they were taken
0:39:40 > 0:39:47for granted a bit by Huddersfield? If you have that kind of mentality,
0:39:47 > 0:39:51and by no means am I suggesting that they have, but if you go anywhere
0:39:51 > 0:39:56near, you will be beaten. There are many teams that will get you. You
0:39:56 > 0:40:00have to do all the little things that you are prepared to do, maybe
0:40:00 > 0:40:06they didn't?After a truncated Round 6, this is how things look in the
0:40:06 > 0:40:12BetFred Super League table... St Helens remaining top, Hull FC
0:40:12 > 0:40:16dropping down after their defeat at Salford. Super League teams entering
0:40:16 > 0:40:20the draw for the fifth round of the Challenge Cup, that's on the BBC
0:40:20 > 0:40:26sport website on Tuesday. Live commentary of witness against
0:40:26 > 0:40:31Salford on BBC five live. You can also hear Leeds against Castleford
0:40:31 > 0:40:35from Elland Road on Friday. That's all for now, it is warmer in here
0:40:35 > 0:40:39than it would have been at Castleford. Stevie, thank you for
0:40:39 > 0:40:42jumping in at the last minute for joining us. See you next week, in
0:40:42 > 0:40:50the studio! Goodbye.