JonM
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6 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said:
I've only been watching the Widnes Toulouse game for about the last half hour but it's been a shocker from what I've seen, absolutely riddled with basic errors from both sides. Both teams missing lots of regular starters though.
Yes, I think only 5 of this Widnes team started against Toulouse at the start of the season, and no Ashall-Bott for Toulouse who was definitely their standout in that game.
24-4 to Widnes. Probably a bit under 20 minutes to go, given the amount of stoppages for injuries.
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5 hours ago, langpark said:
How does that even happen? They announce a sellout but only 80% turn up?
I was hoping someone called langpark might now the answer to why lang park is a sellout at 80% full
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10 minutes ago, sheddingswasus said:
In the two matches Oldham have played there more than a few late tackles.
51 minutes in the first half with the number of head injury assessments for Widnes players. I think TO have been rather lucky not to be down to 12 on several occasions.
If Toulouse were less intent on bullying the Widnes players and bit more focused on playing rugby league, they'd be miles ahead given the difference in size and speed, but it's 18-4 Widnes HT. If they come out and play in the second half, they'll win - they're absolutely dominant in terms of territory.
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Widnes 6-0 up against Toulouse after 5 minutes, after a penalty. Rob Butler's tackle was so late the ball was 40 metres away in the other half of the field. Fortunately for him, the referee and touch judges were already in the other half of the field too. The T.O side look about 10kg per man bigger than Widnes, can't see them staying behind for very long.
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Seems strange to have announced a sell out at Lang Park and then a crowd which is 9k below nominal capacity.
18 191 for St. George v Parra in Wollongong.
17 055 for Manly v Wests at Brookvale yesterday and 17 527 for Newcastle.v Canberra.
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1 hour ago, Dave T said:
I actually don't think we need to overthink what the actual name is, unless it is something like Blue Sox obviously.
The important thing is that it is fully embraced. Even at Leigh where at the start it was clunky and less than professional, they fully bought into it and it wasn't just a new kit with a logo.
Whether you like it or not, The Hundred have gone in different direction to animal names, but again, they've gone bold and fully embraced it.
London need to go big, or not bother.
A big problem, is it costs a lot and is a lot of effort. Something London haven't been great at.
Exactly. I don't think London Spirit or Oval Originals were particularly great names. I don't think naming a team Saracens or Wasps or Arsenal or Spurs at whatever point in the past would've done anything all by itself either. It's not the actual name that matters, provided it's not too stupid. It's what you do with it.
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4 hours ago, Deadcowboys1 said:
Dear Lord, we are in a sorry state if schoolkids think hounds are more aggressive than Broncos. What do they teach them at school these days?
I suspect most people in the UK would have no idea what a Bronco was and the most common answer would be a Ford Bronco SUV.
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8 hours ago, Wellsy4HullFC said:
I like how you've merged 2 players together there
It was Jamie Morley anyway, wasn't it? Or Adrian Fielden? I forget.
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4 hours ago, sam4731 said:
Speaking about Baddiel and Skinner, I'm always a bit gutted when a football major tournament comes around that we don't have a three lions alternative.
Who can forget the England 2008 World Cup song? Sadly I can't even find it on YouTube
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearts_of_England
This one from 1995?
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Phil "he's a stepper" Ford? Sadly, no Mike Gregory to run the length of the field. Suspect Paul Eastwood probably doesn't want to be reminded of the two missed kicks that might have won us the Ashes.
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John Kear back as Batley coach until the end of the season. Up against his former assistant in his first game I think?
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22 hours ago, wilsontown said:
Yep, the units being replaced are the original ones. They're old.
It's a good network but looking a bit tired and unloved the last time I used it. The station at Tynemouth is magnificent, though.
I ran the length of Hadrian's Wall back in March, and to turn it into a proper coast to coast thing, continued on to Tynemouth, before getting the metro back. The priory, castle, beach, town centre etc. are beautiful. The station feels very grand relative to its current status, but seems to have had a fair bit spent on it recently. Judging by the adverts, they have regular book fairs and Farmer's markets inside the station, so it obviously gets a lot of use.
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17 minutes ago, Charlie said:
You’d like to think the loan company would of wanted more then a word especially from king
Indeed. Likewise, I doubt HMRC have just accepted vague promises. Hopefully this is good news.
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10 minutes ago, dkw said:
What makes you assume that, because its a very bizzare assumption given the teams have spent the last 3 or 4 years complaining about a lack of competitive games, and the ridiculously inconsistent fixture list, leading to some clubs going weeks without a game, over a month without home games etc.
It seems equally bizarre to assume that the L1 clubs would ask for more games and an official at the RFL would just say no.
There's no obvious reason why the RFL would want to restrict the number of games played by L1 clubs - what would they gain by it?
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12 hours ago, Welshleaguelover said:
Curtain raisers are Mickey Mouse
I dunno. Having England v France as a curtain raiser for a Fev game in Toulouse last season seemed to go well.
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My assumption is that L1 clubs didn't actually want more fixtures, because presumably if they did, they could simply have told the RFL that there needed to be loop fixtures and it could have been arranged well before the season started. I don't see any reason why the RFL would have said no, you need to play fewer games.
Perhaps the risk of two away trips to Cornwall was too much for some clubs?
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On 23/06/2025 at 14:26, Luke HKR said:
Crowds this week (not mentioned from what I see).
Just adding 2873 for Toulouse v Oldham - presumably the 38C temperature reduced the attendance somewhat.
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Jacobsen Venture Group Limited was added as a supporting creditor to the court case yesterday. A supporting creditor is a party who joins the initial creditor in their attempt to have a company wound up. That seems pretty strange, as Sosaia Kailahi is Jacobsen Venture Group Limited's owner, and supposedly also the majority shareholder in Salford.
I guess we'll see the court case outcome today and maybe things will become clearer.
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Seems like the third time they've played this week, with another fixture planned for this evening. I'd suggest not clicking on the adverts for live streaming of the game though
I really hope it's something like this:
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18 minutes ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:
I've never been on the Tyne and Wear metro and I have to say this doesn't particularly encourage me to!
It's a very good system, although sometimes the only words I understand in fellow passengers' conversations with each other are swear words.
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Yes, all outcomes are still possible. Hopefully the showers will occur during the early tea break. Forecast for later on doesn't seem too bad.
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Run rate is barely an issue unless we get a lot of rain - 108 off 39 overs is well below 3.
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Good final couple of sessions in prospect if the weather holds. England 117/0 at Lunch requiring 371 to win. India with about a 70% chance of winning according to Cricviz and the bookies, but all 4 outcomes definitely possible.
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1 hour ago, Damien said:
News Corp have had nothing to do with Sky for years now.
You're absolutely right - it had passed me by that Murdoch had sold Sky UK to Comcast.
Sat 28th-Sun 29th Jun: The Betfred Championship Match Thread
in The General Rugby League Forum
Posted · Edited by JonM
FT Score Widnes 24 Toulouse 4. Toulouse cut out the foul play in the second half, and continued to make far more metres with ball in hand, but way too many errors and very much one man rugby at times with little attacking flair. Overall, pretty rubbish, tbh. Widnes out on their feet at the end, but a great victory for us.