For anyone recording the game on series link to watch later you will need to check it is set for 3.30 to start recording. The guide is showing bbc 2 5.30 to 6 for this game.

ZZZZZZZZZZZZ

I didn't know that Don Howe had risen from the grave, and decided to take up RL coaching. That was 60odd minutes of unfettered tedium. No wonder people aren't turning up, anymore.

another horrifically boring game of RL.

Reminds me of us this season just gone. Widdop will fit in nicely with our Bennett-lite bore coach. This percentage risk free, turgid coaching has to go.

Bennett may as well just pick 17 forwards, what a bore fest that was.

If this is where superleague is going then crowds are going to drop off a cliff

Exactly at least we know why Bennett likes Pricey so much
and had him as his assistant for a year.. proper snoozefest

Just a quick one as i've completely missed the reason, but why don't Australia want to play us this year? They are happy with New Zealand and Tonga but not us, it just seems really weird to me. Do they not take us seriously or is there another reason?

Think Mal Maninga was interviewed last week and said that this international period is about developing the oceanic teams and giving them more exposure, that’s why we’ve had this International 9’s Competition for the first time.

Not enough time in the tour.
Tours are generally 3 to 4 weeks.
As mentioned the nines effected the NZ test that only had time for 2.

Ahhhh righty fair enough cheers

Hardaker & Philbin injured! Austin on the Wing!

Unbelievable. He has been a great coach in his time but I think old age as got the better of him.

Blake Austin to play on wing. What a farce. https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sp ... RkjHplQdSk

Blake Austin to play on wing. What a farce. https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/sp ... RkjHplQdSk

Is there a winger in the squad with better wing credential than Austin?
I don't think there is...I'm going to lump on him.

Heard it all now..a HB on the wing...bet he touches the ball twice all game...

there's a thought on twitter bennett might be ing about, and despite the stated intent, blake may start at half, widdop at fb and lomax on the wing.

Whats happened to coote? why isn't he being considered whatsoever?

Why haven't alot of playera been considered at all, why only 2 Wingers and 1 centre and 6 half backs. Because Bennett couldn't give a about GB Lions at all, this is a weird build up for England combinations. Bennett should go for me and an English coach should take over.

Its a big game.....

Its a big game.....

It's ridiculous and makes a mockery of the whole thing.

its either that... or Austin has been playing on the wing in training and killing it.... So he has thought its worth a go.

Austin scores a couple of tries and he looks like a genius.

Is there a better player than Austin for wing.
I'd say not...and I bet him to earn me a few quid.

Got to say - seen virtually nothing from Widdop except for his goal kicking that justifies the word 'marquee'.
Then again virtually no-one comes out of the Lions tour to date with much credit.

So that's 3 tries, yes, 3 tries in 240 minutes of RL.
All 3 scored within 10m of the opposition's line, in the last quarter of each game, and barely ANY attempts from outside the 10. Dull, risk free, rubbish.

Is this fella trying to bore the opposition (and the watching public) into submission? British RL REALLY is going down the pan, in terms of entertainment

Well done NZ - fully deserved to win.

But I have to say I hate Maguire's methods.
Same when at Wigan.

Slow the play down, hands remaining the ruck, slow to get off taķing advantage of the refs not taking action.
I really hate it and it turns me off the sport.

But as said above, there's virtually no creativity from GB.