Just Browny
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50 minutes ago, Tommygilf said:
And were due to pay huge maintainance fees on should they still own (part) of it - hence why the council sold their bit too.
That was never a long term home for them because it was, clearly, too huge.
What's long term? They've played there for 30 years on similar attendance figures.
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Six Leeds players does suggest a level of domination that I can't quite see reflected in the final league table. But all of the players selected have had a good years and a big impact so I'm not sure why some Wigan fans are throwing a wobbler.
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As pleasing as any win this year, as well as some skilful young players we have got some physical ones too.
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Good to see the big Geordie, Sam Luckley, still in the squad. Hopefully his years of experience fervently supporting Newcastle United will have a positive influence on the younger guys. And hopefully Mikey will resist the urge to break anyone's foot.
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The OP had it right really. I'd also agree Toulouse have just been a nose ahead of York, although both have played excellent refreshing rugby. Their points difference is more than 100 points better than York: they haven't conceded 50+ in any game and have been in a lot of games they ultimately lost, including of course that golden point game v Leigh.
I think best of the rest would have to be Arthur, Powell, and Burgess, who have all meaningfully achieved improvement v 2025.
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2 minutes ago, Loiner said:
Where all he will talk about is bevan ###### French.
'Bevan' doesn't need a surname.
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Good commentary choices. Because Wilkin won't let him get a word in edgeways, Dave Woods should still have plenty of energy to do the Wigan game tomorrow.
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4 hours ago, Tommygilf said:
I'm surprised, purely from a declining numbers POV, that we haven’t seen 9 a side being adopted at pretty much all age group amateur teams.
I believe juniors play with these numbers, not sure when the full transition is in RL.
U6s - 3-5 players per side, recommended 4
U7s - 3-5 per side, recommended 4
U8s - 3-6 per side, recommended 5
U9s (contact) - 3-7 per side, recommended 6
U10s (contact) - 4-9 per side
U11s (contact) - 6 - 11 per side
https://www.rugby-league.com/uploads/docs/PRIMARY COACHES HANDBOOK 2026.pdf
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I have been thinking about this a fair bit recently as I help coach an u8s team which currently plays tag rugby but should start some form of contact next year. I have phrased it like that because the communications from the RFL about what is due to happen next year are utterly dire and every coach I speak to has a different understanding of what will happen.
Anyway, the kids that I coach (and that they play against) are not going to stick around playing tag/touch until they are 14. They will be lost to the game as they want to be playing 'proper rugby' now. Secondly, I don't believe that banning them from playing contact rugby will reduce to zero their chances of repetitive collisions or brain injuries: these are young kids (mostly boys but some girls) who like rough games and making the odd daft choice. So I don't think there is a zero-risk option, or if there is it will have other health costs if kids end up playing computer games or staring at screens instead. I agree with a graduated approach: in RL it seems like the generation of kids I deal with will go from 0 to 60 over one winter.
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5 minutes ago, gingerjon said:
Yes.
Whether you think the evidence is compelling or not is a different question.
But, yes, there is plenty of evidence to back it up.
For starters: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articles/archive/2017/07/bankidsrugbytackling/
I'm not sure that says why '13 bad, 14 ok' though? In fact it is described as a 'compromise' in that link.
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Good luck to him. I thought he was on a two-year deal and that was part of his reasoning for joining York.
He has certainly been a great addition to Super League and hasn't looked like time is catching up with him on the field.
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18 minutes ago, gingerjon said:
Starting in 2027.
Let's not dilly dally.
Would suggest they need to go over now to start prepping.
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15 minutes ago, StandOffHalf said:
I had heard suggestions that the England management had asked for a less taxing itinerary.
I think it is just Australians who don't have to pay tax in PNG.
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1 hour ago, RigbyLuger said:
Does that affect football?
Yes.
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I don't put the failure of the 8s down to loop fixtures. I put it down to the same reason we have poor crowds for playoff games up to the Grand Final, and for Challenge Cup matches.
People travel further to attend games than they did 30 years ago, and even further still than they did 50+ years ago. And there is rightly more pressure on men to spend time with their families or doing domestic stuff than there was 30 or 50 years ago. And kick off times are much less predictable.
All this and a few other factors add up to any games that are organised at a few days' or weeks' notice are either a faff to attend or impossible, and the 8s created a scenario where a third of the season was planned out with two weeks' notice. Complete mess.
Anyway have we got a broadcast deal yet?
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I feel like Jill Halfpenny Fan is being a bit half-arsed in his attempt to answer this.
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16 minutes ago, RigbyLuger said:
BBC Sport.must still be asleep to have missed this.
Wigan captain Farrell to retire at end of season - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/articles/cp3klq70xnxo
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Why is tackling Nsemba an automatic set restart?
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Extraordinarily cheap six again, then a knock on ignored.
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I don't think the short kick off is really about getting the ball back. Most sides are more dangerous from 20-40m out than they are from 0-10m out; Warrington definitely are.
Anyway, Wakefield were slightly better than us today so fair play. We shaded the first half but in the second their forwards were too big and strong for our pack to handle. Still I was pleased with the debut from Mckler (another academy product) and I thought we toughed it out well at times.
I watched it on BBC. While Sky coverage is basically SaintsTV, BBC coverage has become a bit 'Yarksher Telly' now with Shortle and Hendo. Still good to have a game on BBC2 on a Saturday afternoon, that's the slot we want.
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Absolute nothing in that. What on Earth are we looking at.
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Rubbish by Tanginoa at marker
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They love a moan at Wakey don't they, **** me. Like 7000 Daryl Powells.
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Huddersfield Giants
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A rich university is going to bring more prosperity to the people who live in and around Huddersfield than a rugby team. No idea why you would be angry at a thriving uni.