After last weekends stunning Tetley’s Challenge Cup victory over the Bradford Bulls the Broncos were brought crashing back to earth by a rampant Wigan Warriors as round fifteen of Superleague, the eve of the Magic Weekend, once again sprung a few surprises. Castleford, under the new leadership of Daryl Powell, had a tough looking trip to the South of France; Warrington played host to a resurgent Hull FC at the Halliwell-Jones; and the Saints managed to halt a six game losing streak with a fight back win at the home of the Champions. It was another exciting Superleague weekend and we round up all the details here. |
Saints recovered from an early 16-0 deficit to end their five match losing streak with a victory in the first Monday night fixture of the season. Nathan Brown’s side forced two second-half tries with intense kick pressure and confirmed what could be a season changing win six minutes from time through youngster, Luke Thompson. |
Hull FC gave their best performance of the season in an enthralling 26-16 victory over the Warrington Wolves at the Halliwell Jones Stadium. Despite the return of Wolves captain Lee Briers a second-half fight back from the black and whites gave the Hull side a well-earned two points in a game dominated by strong defensive efforts from both teams. |
NO doubt some of you will not want me to write about the proposed restructuring of Super League, just because I’m Australian. If that’s you, I kindly invite you to skip to the second and third items of this column which hopefully you will find informative and/or entertaining. To those of you who are still here ... well, where do we start? It seems to me there are two extremes when it comes to competition structures. |
What will you be doing on the 8th September? The inaugural Wigan 10k run will be an event not to be missed. While you are getting fit, feeling good about yourself, and bumping into numerous Rugby League Superstars, you can also be raising money for a brilliant cause, 'Joining Jack'. |
North Wales Crusaders maintained their place at the top of Championship One after edging past Oxford in a 12-4 win. Oxford continue to defy the odds in their impressive start to the season and Crusaders are the latest side to pushed all the way at Iffley Road. |
Huddersfield held off last season’s finalists, Leeds to progress into the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup despite having a man sent off. 21 year-old centre, Joe Wardle scored a first half try to help his side establish a two try lead but knew his fate after sending three punches to the head of Carl Ablett. |
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England take on the Exiles on Friday 14 June at The Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington. The match is a crucial part of England’s preparations for this autumns World Cup. Be there to cheer England to victory. Plus buy any £20 adult ticket for this game and get a free England Supporters shirt. There are only a limited number of shirts left so book now whilst stocks last. To take advantage of this offer simply call 0844 856 1113. |
The half-way round of Superleague XVIII proved as unpredictable as the British weather as Saints, Catalans and Hull KR found to their cost. While the fight for top spot continues with gusto, the tussle to avoid the 2013 wooden spoon is also hotting up. It was points a plenty as we saw sixty-six tries across our seven Superleague matches over a very busy weekend. We take a look back at the action.... |
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