StrennyKnight

(I've taken it out of my quote too now)

Thats a different code to the one I got sent so people might want to check their own emails (rather than everyone trying to use that specific code Tom F got!)

Got an email from the RFL at 8pm tonight with a discount code for Premier Sports (£18.99 for a 3 month subscription) After managing to get back into my old account (which has been dormant since they stopped showing the Championship in those fabulous old Monday night encounters)....anyway, I managed to apply the code and it looks like they will be charging me £6.33 a month for a period of 3 months only. Bargain.

I'm sure that this is exactly how it things would have played out, had one of the expected poor performers ie. York, Toulouse, Huddersfield (and possibly Castleford) finished bottom of the pile. Unfortunately for the decision makers, the Bulls (and the whole point for the increase to 14) did which has forced the silence and usual fudge of matters to extend beyond the domestic season's finale.

Not England, but Agnes Wood is in the Wales Squad

Apologies Andy, I didn't listen in yesterday - but look forward to listening back to it on BBC Sounds at my leisure through this week. There's got to be a book in this incredible year at York RLFC, hasn't there?

Yes, properly leading with the forearm when going into contact....

Ooo, I didn't see that bit, what did he say? I would be really surprised if that was the case. He usually comes across as pretty fair, and most coaches prefer to discuss their own players rather than the opposition in interviews - even the quick pitch side ones at half time

I remember watching her play her first game down at the plastic York St John pitch against Leigh I think, early in the summer. She made some decent carries that day but team mates were telling her where she needed to be standing for restarts and set plays - she even said on the Sky interview today she was pretty clueless at the start of her time in RL! But through the rest of the season she grew in confidence and has never once looked out of place in the team...and then what an absolutely fabulous performance today. Full of pace, power, determination and heart at such a young age. And this is facing up to opposition players with plenty of international experience. Couldn't be prouder of her, everyone else in the 17 today, and everyone involved with the Valkyrie in 2026

Well I think that in the light of the frankly disastrous results in both semi-finals, the only right thing to do now would be to quickly arrange a 3rd/4th Place playoff game and make it a double header at Old Trafford next Saturday. Actually maybe they should just put the Grand Final on first as the undercard to the correct main event?....

Great minds again Dunbar!

A couple of decent stints for Dodd in an attritional Play off win for the Raiders yesterday. The reward is a very tough Semi Final against the Roosters next Saturday. Difficult day for Roche today though in a Knights side who were blown away in a blistering first half by the Broncos. A better second half for the Knights was never going to be enough to get back into contention and sadly Roche was pretty anonymous for much of the game I thought.

The York Press website haven't even bothered with a report on Sundays win over Wigan yet - or indeed Fridays upcoming Semi final against Leeds. (They have just reported Cody Hunters signing however, less than an hour after the club releases the news) I've got no idea if the printed version reported it on Monday but is any wonder the Womens game in York and in general struggles to grow?

I cant make it across there on Friday either but it is being shown Live on Sky (Sky Sports Mix)

The last time York played at Headingley, this was exactly how Leeds were able to take the game away from York in the second half and win, very comfortably in the end. Not sure that York 'smashed' Wigan. They put together half an hour of error free and consistent attacking rugby in the first half and followed it up with a gritty defensive second half performance that contained Wigan and frustrated them into making some uncharacteristic handling errors. Yes, a great result against a team who have been peerless for over a year but it was by no means a thrashing.