Official Match Thread - Eagles v Hunslet : Tue Aug 20, 2013 7:46 pm  

Thursday night, 7.30pm ko at Don Valley.

Should be a run of the mill victory against a relegation threatened team.

Eagles 62-4 Hunslet

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Re: Official Match Thread - Eagles v Hunslet : Tue Aug 20, 2013 8:16 pm  

Hopefully we'll put Hunslet to the sword thursday and a few more turn up as it's the last league game at DVS

Eagles 46-10 Hunslet
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Re: Official Match Thread - Eagles v Hunslet : Tue Aug 20, 2013 8:18 pm  

Oh yeah, good point.

Maybe 1000ish then.

Re: Official Match Thread - Eagles v Hunslet : Tue Aug 20, 2013 9:11 pm  

I know the Challenge Cup is a big game and it should be the only game being played on Saturday but why are there no superleague games and all championship games being played on Thursday Night !! Not complaining really as we will have 5 full days rest before the biggie away to Featherstone

Re: Official Match Thread - Eagles v Hunslet : Tue Aug 20, 2013 9:25 pm  

I think it's right the Cup Final is a stand alone fixture for that weekend. It's rugby league's day out.

Plus it gives us more rest. Can't see any negatives to be honest.

Re: Official Match Thread - Eagles v Hunslet : Tue Aug 20, 2013 9:49 pm  

I have to agree with E.S.O the cup final is a show piece for rugby league and i think no other fixtures should take any attention away from it at all ie no super league fixtures

A true national sporting event (no matter what some RL fans think of the challenge cup these days)

Re: Official Match Thread - Eagles v Hunslet : Wed Aug 21, 2013 8:21 am  

Need some serious help - please take them apart

Re: Official Match Thread - Eagles v Hunslet : Wed Aug 21, 2013 8:46 am  

Should be an easy win provided complacency doesn't set in. 52 - 12 to Eagles.

Crowd 800, don't think many will be going to go just because it's the last league match at DVS.

Re: Official Match Thread - Eagles v Hunslet : Wed Aug 21, 2013 8:51 am  

E.S.O wrote:

I think it's right the Cup Final is a stand alone fixture for that weekend. It's rugby league's day out.

Plus it gives us more rest. Can't see any negatives to be honest.

The negatives are the big journeys on a Thursday night. We didn't draw the short straw. If I'd have been doing the fixture list I'd have used the Bank Holiday - but, at the end of the day, it's the clubs that approve the plan.

Re: Official Match Thread - Eagles v Hunslet : Wed Aug 21, 2013 10:56 am  

In which case we'd have ended up playing Monday/Wednesday which wouldn't have been very enjoyable.