Dave T

Well, that means we're all happy, business as usual we can both crack on with enjoying our weekends!

I mean, I expect this was meant to be insulting, but being called PC or Woke from certain people tells me my moral compass is working fine.

Must we turn everything into some PC debate? Wigan have every right to create a 30ft x 30ft photo of Flower assaulting the Saints player and bring it on as pre-match entertainment to get the crowd going. Doesn't mean people have to like it or think it's a good idea. Things can be a rubbish idea without just dismissing their views as them being offended.

It could have been captured with Flower being shown a red card rather than the assault being shown like a Batman cartoon.

That's just rubbish refereeing. You can't penalise a team for tackling too well.

Sonic 2 at the Odeon for me. Absolutely shocking planning...

I think it shows that for both teams they need to play more games. NZ look very good at times but they don't always have games to sort combinations etc. Same FOR Tonga, just because Tier One nations have worked out they can sell tickets we can't just screw them and have them only playing Oz, NZ and Eng - they need to play and get wins behind them, create good combinations and a feel good from decent wins. Basically, today was great, give us more!!!!

Yes, that lacks class and is misguided imo. Particularly as the player on the receiving end suffered serious injury.

Yep. As we are seeing now, despite the game being far smaller in the UK, there is more commercial value and TV money for the international game here.

Yup, Wigan probably have 50 or 60k fans (or some similarly ludicrous number) the vast majority are lapsed or pick and choose matches. Too often we (all our clubs) just think if we open the gates they'll come.

Ambitious.

We don't need to go down a weird propoganda route like we did with Toronto, pretending they were the draw. Wigan making real effort should be applauded. What it shows is that effort delivers results. Who'd have thought it?

Indeed - isn't it something like 61 games live they will show across their platforms? Plus the Challenge Cup, and Channel 4's games. FTA presence isn't a problem for us.

I was happy to see the level of effort from the Wire team, 3rd worst defence in the league (based on points against) so to not concede any shows some improvement. Our attack was a bit better in the 2nd half, and if Powell can decide what lineup he wants we should get better. Ultimately, we needed a win, and we got one, I'm used to seeing us play rubbish and get tonked.

I cannot fault effort in the slightest. The defence at the end was worthy of it. We absolutely should celebrate a win.

Big cheers because it's over!!!

We're gonna lose this.

To be offside for an attacking kick like that should see you sinbinned.

He's been excellent. He took his (non) try well too.

Yep, a successful world cup with over 50k for England v Samoa can hopefully support the strategy of widening our opponents. The GB tour to NZ shows that getting crowds away from home is still challenging.

Superb Thewlis there.

Sounds a good atmosphere. I think the crowd has cracked up.

Well that is mean Child.

I thought you had us stretched. And to not even get the ball back was terrible.

I hope they aren't. Let's just write this one off and not shout about it!!!!