[uSaturday [/u

[uChallenge Cup[/u
Leeds 12 - 10 Wigan. FT
Saints 32 - 12 Barrow. FT
Batley 12 - 74 Catalans FT

[uSunday[/u

[uChallenge Cup[/u
Bradford 22 - 26 Warrington.

[uChampionship[/u
Featherstone 36 - 32 Dewsbury
Leigh 40 - 46 Fax

Watching the Leeds game, the commentator kept going on about Challenge Cup games with no Tries scored.

Didnt have their facts, Halifax 0 Hull 0 at Headingley in 1988.

Wasnt the replay only about 4-0 or similar?

Yep. 4-3 to Fax at Elland Road. A Tony Anderson try in the right hand corner if I remember correctly.

Two games with an aggregate of just 7 points - amazing.

We were loosing 0-3 (Kevin Dick penaly & drop goal) when Kieth Neller was tackled close to the Hull line atthe play the ball TA at acting half back kicked the ball foreward and scooted round the markers to score wide out as I recall.

Didn't Neller put the kick in?

Yes he did.

Very disappointing result at Batley. Had £40 on them with 20 Handicap.
I thought Catalans were supposed to be injury ravaged? I backed Wigan off scratch too (£20). Not a good day betting wise

I hope some of you lot haven't gone over to Batley instead of supporting Fax tomorrow. I would have gone to both but Fax comes first!

After everyones big hype over the game, I genuinely thought Batley could win, and win well.

What on earth happened to them?

never in doubt, Catalans are good Batley are Sshhhii!!te

Even so, would never have expected that score line.

Viva La France I guess.

Yes you are both correct. Now it would be a penalty to the defence for not playing the ball properly

What was the attendance?

Think the crowd at Batley was 2132. But the crowd for the tie of the round at Headingley for Leeds v Wigan was a miserley 9242. I sense the game at the top level (and in particular the CC prior to the semis) are losing their appeal and
attendances are suffering. Its not that long ago and this fixture would have commanded 15,000-18,000 at Headingley. Maybe our crowds in comparison are not that bad.....

heard the crowd at Headingley was restricted due to the Cricket!

Even though it was called off!

That's correct. As soon as you announce a game as all-ticket, it instantly puts off thousands. That's the RL way.

Des Johnson making a name for himself again ............................



[uFrom the St Helens forum[/u

I tend to agree, I don't think that one was in doubt. Although I didn't expect that scoreline, I'm sure Cats had injuries and suspensions that were somewhere around double figures at the beginning of the week!



Oh dear, what's happened there then? Looks like Sparrow gave a good account of themselves on the pitch at least.

Do Saints even have a Directors Box, Eamon McManus seems to sit in a section of that main stand, with all the other supporters only a couple of rows away, I'd imagine Des would have been sat in a similar place

Did you hear Dave Woods try and hype it up ridiculously? "This would have been a sell out if the gate hadn't been restricted" There were massive gaps in the main stand and in the Wigan end.

Must say though his commentary is a lot better though, makes a refreshing from Ray "He's going for the li...ooh look at that face in the crowd!" French.

Yeah, that'd be because of the restricted capacity

I meant that the areas of the ground which are usually densely populated weren't yesterday. Wigan didn't bring as many over as I thought they would either.

Mind you, that could well be Leeds' average gate once the Football season starts up again...

Yes, they weren't allowed to be densely populated because there was a restriction on the capacity...



Wigan took over 2,100 which isn't bad going, to be fair.