: Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:51 am
I thought Warrington were better yesterday than I've seen them on TV this season and actually played some pretty good rugby at times. Cas were excellent though and worked really hard as a team for the win.
Whilst everyone played their part, there are a few players who deserve special praise:
Richard Owen - took everything that was thrown at him and backed up well in attack.
James Ford - a couple of good takes under pressure and a try saving tackle in the corner.
Mitchell Sargent - astounding work rate for 80 minutes.
Rangi Chase - just pure class. The partnership with Sherwin is starting to come together really nicely.
Michael Wainwright - perhaps the most determined player we've ever seen in a Tigers shirt. He ran well, put in some big hits (one forcing a knock-on), made a try saving tackle, made a try and scored a try. He's made it very difficult for TM to drop him when McGoldrick becomes available again next week.
Oh and I think my argument about the pitch down t'lane being too small is still valid. It helps teams to slow the game down and stop us playing as we saw again on Friday. That's much harder to do on a bigger pitch.