fans sitting on here instead of going to the match
it had a great atmosphere at times and felt like a cup final with either team possible of winning right to the end.

I don't know about anyone else but I have a good excuse for not going today - my daughter is a bit poorly. I'm gutted, I always miss the best games!

Will be ordering my dvd asap , sounds like a cracking game right to the final whistle , sounds like we defended well late on to keep them out.

Couldnt make the game again due to work , only finished at 3-30



Caught the 2nd half on score centre and what bits BBC RM let slip during their footy coverage.

Cheap shot Wayne, not everyone can make every match for different reasons.

Well I think we were lucky to win today. Scored 2 tries while they had men in the sin bin. Cracking match though and the atmosphere in the last 10-15 minutes was brilliant. Not too good for the nerves though these type of games! Well done lads.

i disagree

many had said they dont consider this cup worth watching, today they was proven WRONG

good cup tie but for me a well below par performance from us our defence at times was shocking and as for attack---what attack

Decent game....but I'd expect that as a minimum from a Leigh team, jackall to do with this cup comp.

A good synopsis Fred.

people who did not go missed a decent game of rl, nowt special but a decent game, and more importantly a leigh win.

Nearly had a bloody heart attack when 'Haven were attacking towards the end - all you could hear were sporadic expletives all over the North Stand whenever 'Haven made a half break





Atmosphere was abysmal for the first hour but really picked up near the end. Never thought we'd have such a dramatic finish to a NRC group game, so I think the new format has certainly been justified.

I could have just said bl00dy crap but may have offended some of our more err sensitive souls.

Your already booked on the coach to Sheffield then ?

Agree completely Fred , am exciting game but very poor technically

Workers dont win games in my opinion , they set the platform , we had enough of them today but not enough ' gamebreakers

i got warned by 2 jobsworth stewards for being too excited in celebrating the winning try.

what stewards didnt see was me shaking hands with some of the haven fans that im good friends with just after and wishing them a safe journey home. i get away with a lot i suppose with mother in law having caravan at whitehaven and when im up there go watch haven (in my leigh shirt) and being a member of whitehaven independant supporters group.

I got a warning as well for being too loud after our first try, must say I was absolutely baffled by it.

Overall had a good day out and must say the setup at Leigh East is absolutely brilliant, thought we deserved to win the game but we pinched a couple of games last season so we'll take an improved performance and move on, we'd have went out even if we'd won.

i do have to chuckle to myself, people seem to be surprised because we don't have any gamebreakers, well we neve have had any with this squad, this is what alot of people have been saying, we also showed our like of size today, like i said can't fault our boys efforts, stewards over reascting, never.

We have gamebreakers in the team its just that we cant do the basics right
like move up in defence and back up the player in motion
.Today 80% of the team did,nt know what the other 20% were doing
half the time if they would just follow the bl--dy player with the ball instead of standing still I,m not a big fan of Watson but if certain players would just put in more effort and move onto his passes at pace instead of
taking them standing still the breaks would come that i have no doubt
Durbin i,d sign him up for 3 years he,s head and shoulders above any
playmaker we,ve had in the past few years and his kickin game is pretty good too top player that lad.. We defo need a class centre and another big forward Hobbo today played out of his skin when he was on the field
another big rugged lad like him and we wont be far off at the end of the season..

TBH Iain your right about the 80 - 20% but lets not forget thats about the percentage of newish boys in the squad still learning to play together, after having watched the game on my 'big' telly Watto did some really good stuff but it was spoiled by either late support or non existent support,(which makes him look stupid) the couple of times they did work out tries were scored off him, we have two second rowers big strong young eager kids in AJ (yes I know he played centre today but he's a 2nd rower) and Haggerty Id be telling them to stick on wattos shoulders, Riddy is I think finding the step up hard he's not doing that bad but breaking no pots but its still early days for all the team.
But they are all we have so they will have to grow together (and fast).

Your What? Some Leythers just ask for trouble

Just what me and Matt were discussing earlier on in the week. The difference today was I cannot remember him giving one penalty away and all his aggression was controlled. He had them on the back foot every time he drove the ball in and made loads of hard yards.Maybe my MOM today. Well done Hobbo.

As DS has said I am not a huge fan of Watson also,but I was defending him to the hilt today amongst our own supporters.What you have said above Fred is spot on for me. Also without Watson we would have little or no direction. Maybe this mantle could be taken on/shared by Durbin in the future as I believe he is more than capable.

I think Riddy has looked better in each game and does not look out of place in this division. He certainly works his socks off for the cause and does not shirk his defensive responsibilities.

....and as a team only 5 penalties all game



When i listened to the game against Fev on the radio I think we gave away 5 penalties in about 5 minutes at one point



I will add a well done to Hobbo also, put in some good runs down the left in the second half. Also read in the rugby rags this morning he recieved a formal caution but ultimately had no case to answer from his sending off

Must say meet the Haven fans in the Leigh East club , great set of fans who wished us good luck, Say to you guys too, except when you play Leigh of course

some of us have work to do, sorry if me working offends you pal.