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What injury has Corey got?

I suppose after 26 years it's time to stop thinking of them as Shuddersfield and start calling them Huddersbury.

I didn't expect that, well done.

London have rained on the parade of at least two favourites in the playoffs.

It's worth watching for the reaction when Lilley nailed the kick. I thin k it was Joel Farrell who pushed the scrum.

We did push, though?

Too late for the first two - that was a decent effort by Rochdale to keep Barrow in range as they've taken some hammerings in recent weeks. Midlands Hurricanes v Keighley Cougars Swinton Lions v Batley Bulldogs Dewsbury Rams v Hunslet (mainly due to Rams playing midweek) Doncaster v Oldham North Wales Crusaders v Goole Vikings Sheffield Eagles v Halifax Panthers Widnes Vikings v London Broncos Workington Town v Newcastle Thunder

I miss scrums - without them (and add in the 6 again) the game has a less varied feel, and I think has turned it into an even more attritional game than it already was. Not that most teams use the extra space very well, although Sheffield did get the ball against the head at Dewsbury earlier this season to rescue a win from what looked like defeat.

Vincent Pastore, actor, 80. Best known for his portrayal of Sal "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero in The Sopranos. He was memorable as Tony Soprano's friend and lieutenant, who betrayed him when he became an FBI informer. Sal was terminated by Tony, Silvio and Paulie on Tony's boat and was dumped in the Atlantic. Despite not surviving past series 2, his performance and role was pivotal to the whole series. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2gz0epljgo

I assume you support one of the top end Champ sides and not one of those left to rot in the League One of Doom.

The grading system is a mess. It's convoluted and doesn't solve the problem. I'm not sure what the solution is, as all of them have serious downsides. Having London in the Championship again, with the same squad, is going to make it a battle to see who can hammered each week by the fewest points. Huddersfield seem to be getting IMG points for a stadium they aren't playing in. Fortunately no-one outside RL knows about this, because they'd laugh their ar**s off.

Why are there so few fixtures?

Dewsbury have a bit of a "second half" problem - shipped 39 last week at Barrow then 24 in 15 minutes against Sheffield that turned the game round after half time.

Without checking, I've got at least 50, but Ive done all but 2 or 3.

I've done that one - in 2021. I really enjoyed it, despite the hills.

Where is that? I'm up to 178 different parkruns now. Getting hard to find a new one within an hour's drive!

I tried to find them on Google but putting in "Boothtown rugby league brawl" gave this thread as the top answer.

Did York and Newcastle swap teams this week?

Meanwhile in the Championship, tumbleweed blows across the terraces.

Whitehaven were delayed arriving at Sheffield today. Good effort in the first half but they wilted in the second when they were to players short on the bench due to knocks. They didn't give up, though, and it ended 50-14. Two more tries for Billy Walkley.

Eagles - Haven will be close - Eagles are still very short of troops. Midlands v Swinton Lions Goole Vikings v Keighley Cougars Barrow Raiders v Dewsbury Rams Oldham v Batley Bulldogs Hunslet v Widnes Vikings Newcastle Thunder v Rochdale Hornets North Wales Crusaders v Halifax Panthers Salford v Workington Town Sheffield Eagles v Whitehaven

Which means I'll miss it. Marvellous.

Sheffield v Widnes will probably be midweek too. Almost certain to hurt the attendance and Sheffield's revenue, especially if they put it in the summer holidays.

David Hockney, 88 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4gye2zk29zt

It's the Rugby League Way. Change immediately when people complain loudly or there are a few blowout scores. Preferably mid-season.