Defence defence defence............our defence was awful not just tackling but our containment of the ball to prevent an offload, so much work needs to be done for us to truly improve, The fourth word is TRAVESTY and this is because we played a team who pushed us all the way showed team spirit and guile, and had a following to match, it is pure travesty that a team like this is prevented from playing in the top tier while other teams are promoted too early and above their fighting weight. Well done Halifax I hope it isn’t at our expense but keep that up and build upon it and I cannot see how you missing out on a license next time round....

We've got the Rhinos on Friday night too.

We're gonna get hammered. Our defence is appalling.

I think it is clearly apparent to all but the galactically stupid and TM ... that our defence is woeful and has not improved since he has arrived.

We need a defensive coach ASAP ... TM needs to get over his ego trip admit he is clueless in defence and get someone in who could sort it out (Adrian Vowles for me)

I am sure our next royal spanking will be dished out next friday as the Rhinos know how to score and against our defence will have a field day....

And well done Halifax, you exposed our crap defence and desereved at the very least a replay at your gaff.........

probaly the last thing we needed was replay.
we got more important games ahead.

Kind words indeed, tigerman1 + 1

But don't be TOO harsh on your defence. Halifax are playing like a team possessed in attack this season, and, albeit granted we are rattling barrel loads in against the likes of Batley, I've never seen such an obsession to offload and score on almost every play from a Fax team over the many years I have followed them. And we have a truly awesome combination in Black, Gleeson, Beswick and Penky who constantly scrurry around and are looking constantly for those elusive gaps. NL teams simply can't cope with them, now they've proved they are GENUINE quality by rattling your guys as well!

thought Ben Black was fantastic and is certainly one i would be pleased to have in our squad as were a few others, the support play from Fax was impressive.

Ben is a top player, good kicking game and got alot of speed too, so if he finds a gap it's goodbye and hello try line!

That's three.

Yeah that's what we thought last year with a worse team when Saints and Leeds came to town.

Top player, please. He is good, but he is a reserve grader.

Nah hes crap. Only plays like that once a season.

Thought before the game i would be pleased if we competed for 40 minutes out of the 80 but to compete for 81 is just outstanding.The game basically came down to a coin toss. Top game, good day out. Hope both teams can kick on from here. I for one would be well chuffed if Cas could make it to the final. As we have shown today anything can happen in cup rugby.

Great game, but coin toss? Nah. Brent Sherwin showed that touch of class when it mattered.

TRAVESTY was the fourth you need to try and keep up instead of just firing in

We are talking about his games for Halifax in the championship. He always stands out as one of the better players so yes he is a top player

End of the day both teams were making 60 and 70 metres in each set. Whoever recieves the ball first would be getting first shot. Nice drop goal. Game over. Way it goes.

Yeah but his forth word was about 30 words in.

True mate, but it still takes a lot to get the goal.

You mean "fourth" surely ?

haha, indeed I did.

Tiger Bond, If you take time to read the post i explain the reason for the 1st 3 words and then the fourth, its not quite rocket science now is it. As a note if you don't rate Ben Black i'd be intrested in your thoughts on Sione Faumuina.

I was only messing man, and he is e.

This has been the most worrying part of the season so far for me...you dont need to be a world class player to learn basic tackling skills and at cas at the minute this is whats missing (that and actually playing through 6 sets of tackles and holding the ball), every week seems to be the same ole tale, cas have got a chance of killing a game and some basic schoolboy error pops up, usually after going in front in the match and usually occuring in our own 25....players fault through lack of brain matter or TM s coaching how to kill a game?....the choice is yours