I thought Lomax looked average as well last night, hence why I said it raises the question of whether Lomax improves him. The pack were great and with Roby there won the game on their own. The backs had a defensive purpose, but from 1-7. they could have sat out our attacking plays and it would have been the same result. Could have even been a better result if the pack attacked alone as one of them would have had to kick in general play.

SL has been dull and unispiring for about 3 years now, for me.

It's been in rapid decline for a long time now - the simultaneous rise of professionalism/athleticism and decrease in player talent/quality over the last decade in particular have utterly strangled RL as a spectacle. The lunacy of slowing PTBs with the all-in wrestling the last few years has just given it even more of a kicking while it's already been down.

Yeah it's terrible isn't it. A real borefest! I love nothing more than seeing incessant running from dummyhalf, with little to no passing of the ball to the threequarters. That's proper rugby.



Although I do wonder whether it's got anything to do with the fact that Saints haven't won a major honor since 2008 that's perhaps warping your view?

Funnily enough I found the years between 2003 - 2009 very dull and uninspiring myself.

Unfortunately that's a fair point.

Good effort. No, though.

Yes - it's far more entertaining to see 4 or 5 men at a time writhing around on the ground for 80 minutes instead isn't it?

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Great to see that again, but you have to say the defence was appalling both one and one and from a total lack of organisation. It made for a highly entertaining game, was by today's standards was highly amateurish

Great game and some great tries which would grace SL today IMO.

Wigoon didn't like it up them did they? Amazed to see mild mannered Phil Clarke acting like a thug.