You still have a strong team to beat Widnes.Anyway hope to see the saints with good support.

12 - 4 to Saints after 12 mins. Jammer and Mc. Scarsbrook tries Foster 2 goals. Widnes try from Grady.

18 - 4 to Saints after 20 mins. Try Soliola - goal Foster.

Is it on radio pal?

No it's on Saints Facebook page. or you can follow the scores on the saints website. Facebook is best if you are on that.

No pal, im not into the whole social network thing.

What's the team ?

22 - 4 now Gardner in for a try.

All 19 named earlier are playing at some point.

Roby scores now making it 28-- 4 lol

32 - 4 to Saints. try from Jammer - goal from Foster

Was my source correct in saying that foster playing at fullback and gaskell at 7?

Looks like it. Well it gives him in that position on FB

36 - 4 on halftime. Armstrong finishes off a fine Gardner break.

cool, he's still 100% with his info then



And if true, a very good move by royce as jamie has all the skills to be a good fullback.

Second Half Dixon try 40 - 4 Bit of a clash as both sides are in their away strip. lol Foster has kicked 4 from 8 goals.

Kurt Haggerty scores for Wid. Saints 40 - Wid 10

I didn't expect to put on a score like this to be honest. I know we've put a full squad out apart from the injuries to perry, wello and eastmond but pre season games have a habit of being crap and very poor rugby.

Thackrey scores for Wid 40 - 14 ( here we go again)

Wheeler in for a try. 46 - 14 after 60 mins.

penalty try to us.

52 - 14

Widnes try 52 - 20 to Saints.

Final score 52 - 20 to Saints.

52 is a good score to put on for our first game in few month but can't say im to happy with having 20 points against us.

I know the will have been alot of swapping and changeing of players but still could have kept that score down.

Just hope the was no injuries.

congratulation from a wolf.

Nice to see Louis get a couple. Well worth the move.

see you in a month

James Graham. He looked pretty bad when he went down. I think he was limping when we picked up the cup but I can't be totally certain. We really don't need him to be injured at any time during the season, especially since we don't have Perry in action yet.

I enjoyed the match, especially the first half. I think the gap is partly in the ability/experience in the squad and partly the changes on the field. In the first half we fielded a really strong team, whereas I think Widnes fielded a slightly weaker one, either that or we simply mullered them! In the second half we fielded some of our 'second string' players and the difference was obvious. However, there were also a lot more changes in the second half. Both Meli and Gardner played fullback, for instance, whereas in the first half only Foster played fullback. It's a friendly, it's the first time Simmons has had chance to see his team play in the flesh, and there were some impressive performances out there.

Defence needs more work but again, some of that could have been the change to the structure and the fact that it was their first hit out. Some fantastic attack moves and a lot more free-flowing than we have been used to recently. (Hopefully we will build on that!) I was especially impressed with LMS, Leon, Jammer, Roby, Gardner (like a new player!) and John Wilkin, who looked trimmer, more confident and more creative than in recent years. Shenton went very well too and it was so good to see Wheeler - he has such a good side step, more pace than when I last saw him play and strength too. They all looked slimmer, fitter and sharper. Their passing was faster as was their speed at the PTB.

However, next week will be a better indicator as it's SL opposition. But for a first run out with a new look team I was encouraged. A few of them need to sharpen up in defence and maybe Meli thought we wouldn't recognise him by shaving his head but I knew it was him the minute the first bomb was dropped ...