yes. was a very close game indeed and you are right that decision swung the game in our favour. up until then it was very even and if anything widnes has the momentum.
gutted to see mose going but it was expected
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yes. was a very close game indeed and you are right that decision swung the game in our favour. up until then it was very even and if anything widnes has the momentum.
gutted to see mose going but it was expected
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Didn't see the Wire game on TV. Is there anything in the Ben Currie charge of deliberate contact with the ref?
Banned for 2 matches after submitting an early guilty plea.
I remember seeing it at the time and the only reason I really noticed it was because the ref shouted at him as the two sides were packing down for the scrum.
I can't remember exactly what the contact was but I think it was grabbing at his arm to get his attention because he was aggrieved at the awarding of the scrum.
Rovers on telly tonight in the rarest of all things...a Tuesday night rugby league game! Already hate the fact they are on Thursdays but when Friday night football is back and if the Prem League vote in for more midweek fixtures I can imagine RL coverage may get a little "lost".
Good grief Rovers don't do things the easy way! Had a game winning lead and managed to throw it all away but thankfully Albert Kelly saved the day with a try off the restart with a few minutes to play.
Another 2 points and Salford now out of the race for the top 8?
Another 2 points and Salford now out of the race for the top 8?
I think Widnes and Salford are going to be stuck at 10th and 11th. So annoyed with our performances since the Magic Weekend. No tactics at all.
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Expecting the worst for Wigan at home v Leeds tonight.
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I want nothing less than an excellent response to the 27-0 second half thrashing we suffered at the hands of Salford. Pretty disgraceful collapse after leading 18-4.
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I see #newera has kept all RL fans on the edge of their seats as this thread drops off the first page
Its been a competitive season so far, with nobody being able to maintain any form. BUT, does anybody think it will be anything other than Sts v Leeds at OT in October?
Wigan are in 3rd and have won 3 away games all year. They have ground out narrow wins at home v Salford and Widnes. I hope they are going to come good at the back end of the season, but its not looking good atm.
HKR look to have put all their eggs in the CC basket. I really hope it works out for them
Its been a competitive season so far, with nobody being able to maintain any form. BUT, does anybody think it will be anything other than Sts v Leeds at OT in October?
Wigan are in 3rd and have won 3 away games all year. They have ground out narrow wins at home v Salford and Widnes. I hope they are going to come good at the back end of the season, but its not looking good atm.
HKR look to have put all their eggs in the CC basket. I really hope it works out for them
I see #newera has kept all RL fans on the edge of their seats as this thread drops off the first page
Its been a competitive season so far, with nobody being able to maintain any form. BUT, does anybody think it will be anything other than Sts v Leeds at OT in October?
Wigan are in 3rd and have won 3 away games all year. They have ground out narrow wins at home v Salford and Widnes. I hope they are going to come good at the back end of the season, but its not looking good atm.
HKR look to have put all their eggs in the CC basket. I really hope it works out for them
So do I because its all we have left! Bitterly disappointed at the way we played against FC and with it went our chances of the top 8. Pretty miffed by that. Hoping we can make it to the Challenge Cup Final.
Got to agree with you on the Leeds v Saints final, Leeds have been a cut above the rest this year.
All being said though Tony, Wigan are still 3rd!!! I know which league position I'd rather be in!
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Wigan really are in a false position - trust me. Finishing 3rd is likely to result in away games v Leeds, Sts and Wire
Leeds really were good last night, was very impressed. They would probably have been disappointed that they weren't out of sight at half time though.
Just about to set off for Headingly! Nervous but excited!
Just about to set off for Headingly! Nervous but excited!
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Meant to chime in earlier, but today, I am a Hull KR fan. We hate Wire! 
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Amazing display from the the team today to make the CC final an all Yorkshire affair!
It's fair to say our league performances have severely lacked behind out CC ones so I'm glad today that we gave a CC performance to be proud of!
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It's fair to say our league performances have severely lacked behind out CC ones so I'm glad today that we gave a CC performance to be proud of!
#weareahkr
What a brilliant day! At least 3/4 of the attendance was Rovers fans, we had the south, west and half the north filled and it was great! The atmosphere from the Robins fans was awesome, one of the best I've been witness to.
Lost my voice now and time for a beer! Brilliant!
Lost my voice now and time for a beer! Brilliant!
Bit of a relief to get through Leigh today. Looked bleak at half time but Leigh fell away sharply after 50 minutes and were practically nilled in the second half. Some odd decisions from Thaler to go to the video ref for our trys when he was stood mere feet in front of the groundings, especially the Puletua try....God knows why he had to review that.
Tough game out of the way though as Leigh will no doubt have been confident but I guess its one of their first majors tests ina while and has ended their huge unbeaten run.
Disappointing news that Albert Kelly is a doubt for the Challenge Cup final with knee ligament damage.
Tough game out of the way though as Leigh will no doubt have been confident but I guess its one of their first majors tests ina while and has ended their huge unbeaten run.
Disappointing news that Albert Kelly is a doubt for the Challenge Cup final with knee ligament damage.
Coming across to Widnes this weekend or watching it on Sky? I'm tempted to drive up from Reading but might wait for the Salford & Leigh games at the end of September.
Depends on what I'm doing but I actually live in Lowton, so its pretty easy to get to all the NW games. Leigh is a 5 minute drive!
Gonna be a hard game and I'm not sure how Rovers will approach it in terms of resting players for the CC final and either writing the Widnes game off or just give it our best shot with whoever is left. Then again it may be a full strength team.
Went to Rovers v Halifax and was nice to see Scott Murrell playing for them. It was a dour atmosphere because we knew it would be a straightforward win. Just a shame we didn't post more points as points diff could be significant between 3rd and 4th.
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A bit of a reality check for Leigh over the last few weeks. It all boils down to how they perform against Wakefield in the league game and (most probably) in the play off. I think Wakefield have strengthened enough to keep their SL place.
A close game and Leigh a little unfortunate but I think they did lose to the better side. I can see all Superleague sides beating any of the Champ sides in the fourth place playoff. Perhaps an early indicator that one-up-one-down is perhaps the way to go? Or maybe even a call for franchising to come back and actually do it properly this time, rather than allowing Cas and Wakey to keep plodding on with their dilapidated grounds.