SL Round 23

amacachi

Fri 31 Jul
Hull FC v Huddersfield Giants KO 20:00
Salford City Reds v Wakefield Wildcats KO 20:00
St. Helens v Wigan Warriors KO 20:00 Sky Sports

Sat 1 Aug
Leeds Rhinos v Warrington Wolves KO 18:30 Sky Sports
Catalans Dragons v Celtic Crusaders KO 21:00

Sun 2 Aug
Bradford Bulls v Harlequins RLKO 15:00
Castleford Tigers v Hull Kingston RoversKO 12:00

Hull
Wakefield
Wigan
Leeds
Catalans
Bradford
HKR.

Decent start to this match, can see some blows coming soon, lotta niggle so far.

Stev_o

How good is Eastmond? Only 19 too amazing prospect.

amacachi

Stev_o wrote: »

How good is Eastmond? Only 19 too amazing prospect.

****in right. Noticed him a few weeks back for the first time, his lack of great height could very well prove an asset.

amacachi

We had to say it eh? :P

WakeyTyke

Stev_o wrote: »

How good is Eastmond? Only 19 too amazing prospect.

Said it in an earlier thread about where Richie Myler would be going that Saints already have a potential international scrum-half in Eastmond.

Wigan and Saints are very equally matched - though Cunningham is clearly struggling.

couerdelion

Lucky, luck Leeds.

If they don't improve they'll be nowhere near old trafford this year and it'll be a Hudds/Saints final.

amacachi

Only caught the last 5 minutes, some heartbreak for Warrington.

Ya don't see Wigan sneaking into the final?

couerdelion

Can't see Wigan doing it. They've improved a lot this year but I think if it came down to a one on one match with any of the top 2 they would struggle.

Leeds were dire last week, after the first 20 they stopped trying, it was as if they couldn't be bothered. I'd still put my money on Leeds ina decider though.

Saints weren't at their best either but still had enough to see Wigan off when they realised local pride was at stake.

WakeyTyke

I don't think Leeds are playing anywhere near the standard of rugby that won them the Grand Final last year. If it wasn't for their tenacity and character that is enabling them to snatch wins in matches they barely deserved to win they would only be mid-table. The loss of Gareth Ellis has weekend their pack considerably.

Saints, to their credit, are still winning despite missing a lot of key players.

The excitement at the end of the season will be who makes the top 8 and will certainly make up for loss of the tension associated with no relegation. Bradford and Hull are the first big casualty to miss out, could Wires, Dragons, even Wigan, be other big clubs to miss out?

Dozen Wicked Words

The big news of this round is Harlequins finally break their losing streak, happy days, back in the play-offs for now at least.

Oh, and just seen on skysports news, Brian Carney has a confirmed broken arm.

Paul Tergat

Well, thank God that there is no relegation this year as Bradford have just been so so awful.

There are just so little positives that I can take out of this season as a Bulls fan. Thinks have to change next season starting with a new manager.