Sat 7th Feb: CC3: Widnes Vikings v Leeds Rhinos KO 15:00 (The Sportsman)

[League Express]

Sat 7th Feb: CC3: Widnes Vikings v Leeds Rhinos KO 15:00 (The Sportsman)

Discuss the third round Challenge Cup game here.

[tiffers]

Can't see beyond a comfortable Leeds win

[doc]

Big crowd, no injuries, no sendings off and less than 40 conceded will do for me.

Not sure how Widnes will do.

[Wollo Wollo Wayoo]

Tough on the BBC to select a 2nd game from the fixtures available once the London v Bradford game is taken out of the equation.  I think the Doncaster v Cas game has a better, although still unlikely, chance of an upset.

[muckymunksy]

Leeds by 30 

Widnes fans to attack Leeds after the game

[Chronicler of Chiswick]

Leeds by 40.

[Thunder Road]

Leeds by 40+

[Chrispmartha]

Leeds resting Miller and Connor for this one

[Click]

52 minutes ago, Chrispmartha said:

Leeds resting Miller and Connor for this one

I hate the term "resting" used like this, I could understand if this game was being played in April/May, even March but in the first week of February... somethings wrong if a club is resting players already  

[Spidey]

1 hour ago, Chrispmartha said:

Leeds resting Miller and Connor for this one

Widnes for the win then

 

[graveyard johnny]

16 hours ago, Wollo Wollo Wayoo said:

  I think the Doncaster v Cas game has a better, although still unlikely, chance of an upset.

you're right Cas always have a chance but can't see Donny been so poor they can't turn that Cas team over

[Hopie]

Leeds recent record on obscure live feeds is not great, having been knocked out of the cup on the iPlayer in recent seasons. Let us hope they come through this one on YouTube and the squad avoids injury.
 

 

[graveyard johnny]

is the loiners v chemics game free on youtube without a subscription and having to give them your mothers maiden name and her blood group?

[Chrispmartha]

3 hours ago, Click said:

I hate the term "resting" used like this, I could understand if this game was being played in April/May, even March but in the first week of February... somethings wrong if a club is resting players already  

It was my term.

Not picked to play then, is that better?

[Chrispmartha]

52 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:

is the loiners v chemics game free on youtube without a subscription and having to give them your mothers maiden name and her blood group?

Yes

[N2022]

On 05/02/2026 at 13:00, Click said:

I hate the term "resting" used like this, I could understand if this game was being played in April/May, even March but in the first week of February... somethings wrong if a club is resting players already  

Resting in advance of something starting? If that can apply to a season why not to a career? Leeds are resting me this weekend, too.

[V02]

Excited to see how George Brown and Fergy McCormack go. Two bright futures ahead of them. 

[Chrispmartha]

10 hours ago, V02 said:

Excited to see how George Brown and Fergy McCormack go. Two bright futures ahead of them. 

Future Halfback pairing IMO

George Brown look a really classy player - shades of Danny McGuire

Fergus also has shades of a you Sam Tomkins about him.

I think in a few years we will finally have some very good young British halfbacks when you add George Whitby and Ewin Irwin in

[graveyard johnny]

is this another game with no video ref ruining it? I  hope so- last nights viewing was a delight to watch as far as keeping the action rolling was concerned

[V02]

3 hours ago, Chrispmartha said:

Future Halfback pairing IMO

George Brown look a really classy player - shades of Danny McGuire

Fergus also has shades of a you Sam Tomkins about him.

I think in a few years we will finally have some very good young British halfbacks when you add George Whitby and Ewin Irwin in

Think Fergy will end up as a fullback who can also play 6. Agree with the Tomkins comparison. 

Actually think a better comparison with Brown would be Croft- not electric pace-wise but bigger body, bit more ball playing. 
 

In terms of spine players there’s a couple other impressive kids knocking about. Kemp brothers at FC, Sharpe brothers at Cas.
 

Hopefully they continue to progress rather than stagnate as they go through the reserves process.

[graveyard johnny]

is Sivo playin?

[The Hallucinating Goose]

Looks like a good crowd in. 

[Futtocks]

3 hours ago, V02 said:

Kemp brothers at FC

[The Hallucinating Goose]

Not quite sure what the weird inflatable players are supposed to be!

[bratman]

Think Abdull needs a bigger shirt!