The problem is we play to different interpretations of the rules, and until we play to their rules we will never win. The other problem is that when we have one of our referees, he changes from how we play week in week out, and refs to their style.

While watching the Aussies v PNG the commentator said that you can tackle a man in the air if he is going to score but an attacking player can't tackle a defender in the air ,is this different to our rules as well

So, in summary - you'd play Huddersfield Giants against the Aussies??





I thought Ben Harrison was an Irish International - what's he doing in the England squad????

I'd swap Griffin for Crabtree and bring Cudjoe in. So only one more Hudds player in the team. If McBanana had had the sense to pick Gleeson then it would be a lot easier to replace shenton and we could make a straight swap. As it is Shenton is injured and Atkins was probably the worst player on the field leaving us with the scary prospect of Tony Clubb playing against austalia despite missing more tackles than ANY other player in SL.



I would prefer instead to move briscoe and widdop into the centres and put cudjoe on the wing with Goulding on the other. At least all those players can tackle and it will allow S.Tomkins to move to Fullback where he looked far more dangerous.

And Ben Harrison is from Cumbria, god knows why he was ever in the Irish team. Deserves his spot in the england team though.

The Irish team have gotta be from somewhere - cos they're not from Ireland!!!