Re: RD 19 | Leeds Rhinos v Castleford Tigers : Sat Jun 24, 2017 9:01 pm  

Cant see Salford being in top 4 at the end of the 8s if im honest. I can see us playing Hull in both semi finals.

Re: RD 19 | Leeds Rhinos v Castleford Tigers : Sun Jun 25, 2017 5:51 am  

The Eagle wrote:

Sadly I have to agree with you. RU used to be dull and RL skillful. It seems the other way round these days

Did you watch the SOO on Wednesday? The standard of rugby down under is of a high level its just SL that is lagging behind.

If you watched the RU - one try came from an inability to catch a high ball and two came from the Lions being unable to slide their defence which is criminal with 15 players on the field. Having said that their try in the first half was superb

Re: RD 19 | Leeds Rhinos v Castleford Tigers : Sun Jun 25, 2017 6:45 pm  

Marty Grrrrrrrrrr! wrote:

Cant see Salford being in top 4 at the end of the 8s if im honest. I can see us playing Hull in both semi finals.

Struggle to see anybody catching the top 4 if I'm honest. I think Wakey will slack off. Especially in the super 8s. Then I think the rest are too far back.

Can see a:
Cas Vs Salford
Hull Vs Leeds

Semi final match up.

Re: RD 19 | Leeds Rhinos v Castleford Tigers : Sun Jun 25, 2017 7:06 pm  

Cas have free run for the rest of the season now that they are out of the CC,They don't have the distractions that Hull FC,Salford and Rhinos have

Also the Winners of the CC regularly go on a bender which ultimately ends their season, so one of Cas' major challengers for the GF could be gone unless they could back up and remain in the game like we did in 2015

Unless Cas implode from here on in then they will definitely get a home semi final in the play off's

Wigan look to have far too much ground to make up in order to make the top 4 although until it is mathematically impossible then they still remain a threat IMO,If they finish 4th then they are capable of winning the GF irrespective of who they play

Re: RD 19 | Leeds Rhinos v Castleford Tigers : Sun Jun 25, 2017 7:14 pm  

Sal Paradise wrote:

Did you watch the SOO on Wednesday? The standard of rugby down under is of a high level its just SL that is lagging behind.

If you watched the RU - one try came from an inability to catch a high ball and two came from the Lions being unable to slide their defence which is criminal with 15 players on the field. Having said that their try in the first half was superb

So you compared 2 different events to support your argument. Have you watched super league or NRL this year? RU is so far ahead of rugby league in the skills stakes it's laughable .

Regards

King James

Re: RD 19 | Leeds Rhinos v Castleford Tigers : Sun Jun 25, 2017 7:17 pm  

Wigan have an easy run in up to the split and are capable of going on a run with all their returnees getting match fit, don't like them but have to respect them

Re: RD 19 | Leeds Rhinos v Castleford Tigers : Sun Jun 25, 2017 7:20 pm  

Wigan are 7 points back and there are only 22 to play for. They need to gain at least 2 points on the top 4 before the 8's imo. I can't see them gaining more than 5 points on anyone in 7 games. Its just too much.

Saints are the dark horses imo. They have an interesting month coming up with Leeds, Hull, Les Catalans and Wakefield. They have just beaten Salford. 3 or 4 wins from that run and the will only be a couple of points off the top 4 coming in to the 8's with perhaps Barba coming in.

If either Wigan or Saints can sneak in to the 4, i wouldnt bet against either of them come knock-out rugby.

Re: RD 19 | Leeds Rhinos v Castleford Tigers : Sun Jun 25, 2017 7:37 pm  

Lebron James wrote:

So you compared 2 different events to support your argument. Have you watched super league or NRL this year? RU is so far ahead of rugby league in the skills stakes it's laughable .

Regards

King James

Nonsense, Its not even close. Outside of maybe 4 sides NZ sides, the standard of club RU is embarrassingly bad. RU in Australia is absolutely on its ar5e, SA are going backwards at a rate of knots and I would fancy most SL sides against the Argentinian or Japanese Super Rugby sides in a game of RU and the Northern Hemisphere is a distant second and in terms of actual Rugby skills even further behind. Outside of Munster, Leinster and Scarlets the pro12 is barely championship standard and the top14 and AP are SL level at best and there is a huge gap between us and the NRL.

There is a reason that 3 of the top 4 nations in RU all pick RL players for their national sides, the only reason the other doesnt, is because there are no RL players who qualify for them.

Re: RD 19 | Leeds Rhinos v Castleford Tigers : Sun Jun 25, 2017 7:55 pm  

SmokeyTA wrote:

Nonsense, Its not even close. Outside of maybe 4 sides NZ sides, the standard of club RU is embarrassingly bad. RU in Australia is absolutely on its ar5e, SA are going backwards at a rate of knots and I would fancy most SL sides against the Argentinian or Japanese Super Rugby sides in a game of RU and the Northern Hemisphere is a distant second and in terms of actual Rugby skills even further behind. Outside of Munster, Leinster and Scarlets the pro12 is barely championship standard and the top14 and AP are SL level at best and there is a huge gap between us and the NRL.

There is a reason that 3 of the top 4 nations in RU all pick RL players for their national sides, the only reason the other doesnt, is because there are no RL players who qualify for them.

really did you watch the lions vs ABs top game, the last two league international i watched live were england vs nz and england vs kangaroos both at the olympic stadium and both dire, don't watch nrl or origin but super league is regressing, could not believe how bad we were friday and other teams forums tend to tell the same tale, Cas are a breath of fresh air and good to watch

Re: RD 19 | Leeds Rhinos v Castleford Tigers : Sun Jun 25, 2017 8:29 pm  

suffolk rhinos wrote:

really did you watch the lions vs ABs top game, the last two league international i watched live were england vs nz and england vs kangaroos both at the olympic stadium and both dire, don't watch nrl or origin but super league is regressing, could not believe how bad we were friday and other teams forums tend to tell the same tale, Cas are a breath of fresh air and good to watch

SL is regressing, i don't disagree, but you arent comparing like to like. You can't compare an All-Blacks v Lions game to a run of the mill leeds v cas game as a fair measure of quality.

The lions (a squad which contains a kiwi, a tongan, and 2 aussies one an RL player, hardly a ringing endorsement of northern hemisphere rugby) playing against the kiwis (containing another RL product) is probably comparable to SoO or a meaningful kiwi v kangaroos game.

Try watching the Rebels, Reds, Kings, Bulls, Bristol, Newport, Zebre, Edinburgh, Worcester, even the Force or Waratahs, they make Leigh and Widnes look like NSW and Queensland.