Really entertaining game despite the awful weather. Ball was like a bar of soap so lots of mistakes but both sides really gave 100%
We looked great and were 18-0 up at one point. Flanagan got sin binned and Fax got themselves right back into it. For long periods in the second half we clung on. Fax couldn't make pressure count. We then got a late try to make the game ours.
Lilley and Brad England stood out today. Lilley everywhere.
Of the new lads Souter looked solid and some of his dummy half service was really slick. Smith did about 30mins at prop and did ok. Oakes was OK at first but then made a hash of a high kick that led to a Fax try and then made another error and was subbed.
The two Saints lads did ok. Peposhi probably tried a bit too hard and looked a bit ill disciplined. Moss only got on at the end but did put in one really good kick.
McGowan came on for Jowitt at fullback and was ok if unspectacular.
Really crap conditions for both sides. We really toughed this one out with some great defence in the second half in the face of monsoon like horizontal rain and gale force winds.
