Soldato
Saw the incident today, its bad, but by no means the worst thing I've ever seen on a rugby pitch.
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Ben Flowers was the worst I saw live, very cowardly and ruined the game completely.
This was certainly the worst in many, many years IMO.
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It was my first grand final and it wasn't a contest after that.
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Pretty sure Hiku did something that looked worse earlier in the season but didn't get a lengthy ban. Not condoning it though!
Reasonably good Magic Weekend so far. Saints getting stuffed, London winning their foot-of-the-table clash. Now to see how our slightly reworked side does against KR.
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Meanwhile, things looking ever worse for Whitehaven. Hopefully they can find a way forward, but they've been having utterly dismal attendances and are struggling to pay the players that they still have. Plus, HMRC won't be giving them the same kind of leeway regarding unpaid tax as a soccer club would get so a winding up order is looking increasingly likely.
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Meanwhile, things looking ever worse for Whitehaven. Hopefully they can find a way forward, but they've been having utterly dismal attendances and are struggling to pay the players that they still have. Plus, HMRC won't be giving them the same kind of leeway regarding unpaid tax as a soccer club would get so a winding up order is looking increasingly likely.
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So...how far forward do KR have to throw it before Tom Grant remembers that there's a forward pass rule? 
Soldato
I've seen quite a few this season, makes me think if the refs aren't 100% certain they've been told to let it go for the sake of entertainment.
Soldato
Back to the top again, days I never thought I'd see.
Enjoyed the London result yesterday too!
Enjoyed the London result yesterday too!
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Any thoughts on a potential NRL buyout of Super League?
The boss of the NRL (V'Landys) is pretty ruthless and won't take any rubbish from some of the chairmen, so we wouldn't get the lack of ambition we see now.
The worry is that we then become a feeder competition for the NRL. I can't see the fortunes of Dewsbury etc being high on their list of priorities
The boss of the NRL (V'Landys) is pretty ruthless and won't take any rubbish from some of the chairmen, so we wouldn't get the lack of ambition we see now.
The worry is that we then become a feeder competition for the NRL. I can't see the fortunes of Dewsbury etc being high on their list of priorities
Yep, I share your worry personally.
It needs something to happen and I certainly think there is scope to make the sport more sustainable.
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God damn Leeds, how come no one discusses ref mistakes?
Catalans v Wigan later. Deeply unconfident given recent performances.
12-12 HT.
Egalité probably a fair reflection of the half. Both sides making errors. Both sides also playing decent rugby at times.
Need to not do what we've been doing of late and concede early in the second half through something stupid.
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*sigh*
And there it is. Put ourselves under pressure, miss a couple of tackles, Wigan try.
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And again
Egalité probably a fair reflection of the half. Both sides making errors. Both sides also playing decent rugby at times.
Need to not do what we've been doing of late and concede early in the second half through something stupid.
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*sigh*
And there it is. Put ourselves under pressure, miss a couple of tackles, Wigan try.
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And again
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Letting me down badly here JRS!
Kendall refs us out of the game as soon as we get any momentum up.
I don't understand how Wigan haven't come away from all that down to 12 men for ten minutes. Multiple infringements in quick succession denying Dragons a go at the try line, including a dangerous tackle on Benji.
Oh wait. Chris Kendall is reffing. So I do understand.
And as I type this another infringement! Finally getting around to carding one of the buggers.
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A late consolation try for les Dracs.
I'm sore that Kendall waited until Wigan were two tries in front before he started pulling them up for the high tackles that they'd been making all bloody match. But Wigan overall were the better side, and that final score of 18-26 isn't too far out of sight.
Oh wait. Chris Kendall is reffing. So I do understand.
And as I type this another infringement! Finally getting around to carding one of the buggers.
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A late consolation try for les Dracs.
I'm sore that Kendall waited until Wigan were two tries in front before he started pulling them up for the high tackles that they'd been making all bloody match. But Wigan overall were the better side, and that final score of 18-26 isn't too far out of sight.
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Soldato
Some of the refs do need looking at, it ruins the game completely.
Kendall's made himself untouchable by complaining about getting abused on social media. So now any criticism of him is held up as being abusive. Some of that criticism probably isn't warranted, a lot of it genuinely is and has been for far too long. There are much better, fairer, more competent referees in the game than Chris bloody Kendall and it's well past time that someone in power pointed that out to him.
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Jesus. Watching Huddersfield v Saints on el Beeb - have all of Huddersfield's home matches been this poorly attended?