My view is that it's always good to win matches - I expect Paul feels that too. However, I'd rather we peaked at the other end of the season, than before it actually starts!

To be fair, our pack was not U'20's, all of them regular 1st team squad members.
It's our backs that were kids, apart from Steve 'Iron' Maden
I reckon NW Crusaders will do rather well in the championship next season, they were a helluva lot better than Rochdale the other week.

But the starting pack did not play all the match at least two long periods the 1st team element was down to one or two, the pack doers not run a game that was down to our three young half backs/playmakers and Dengate who has played a total of 1 game.
Duffy, Bate, Briscoe, and Bullock are all under 22 so are hardly experienced players, the young guns who played a significant role in the game Ward, Pendlebury Warburton etc are all under 19 and a couple on were show only 17 and played well.

ok.

When comparing both teams NWC fielded a considerably stronger team than us so against the majority of our U20's it was always going to be a tough match. I thought we played pretty decent the only thing that we lacked was creativity in the halves & at dummy half. Had we played one of our 1st team HB's or dummy half the game could of looked alot differently. Jono Smith looked good for them he's a stand-off in a fat mons body it's a shame he likes his pies too much

Me too Keith.

Was talking to some Cru fans before the game and they think he is a special player.

Was impressed with Cru doubt they will be relegated think they will finish about 8th.

So what was the score then people?

Still the same as Fred Parky reported on the previous page of this thread - 12-24 to NWC.

Close game then Alan.Anyway don't look too much into friendlies and Crusaders will be in the top 8.

Saw Smith play for Warrington Wizards at Coventry Bears a couple of years ago (as you do) and you could see he certainly had summat special about him. Bet he's a coach's nightmare at times mind if he starts playing off the cuff a bit.