My Australian "spy" tells me that Kodi Nikorima and Aleki Falepaini are outstanding players and are certainly worth going to watch.

No worries mate, maybe another time then.

Can't believe they changed the pub name to 'The Goose'. Will always be The Spinning Jenny to me.

Did the spy mention that Stevie Ward has had a reoccurrence of his quad muscle injury and is very doubtful of taking his place in the England team.

Is that the lad thats meant to be potentially top class?

A blow if he is out because I've heard a few people rave about him.

To be fair Matty, it does say over the door The Goose at the Spinning Jenny.

Are you coming for a drink with us Matty, be good to meet some of you, there will be a few of us off our message board in there.

What time will you be in there? Just in case I get down early.

From about 1 o'clock or soon after mate.

He did indeed. He knows everything.

It's full title is "The Goose at the Spinning Jenny"

Its full title is the Goose at the Spinning Jenny that has never served me a pint fit to drink.

Keep the money in RL circles, East and Miners on the doorstep.

or as one drunken Leyther referred to it one evening in the summer 'The Goose and Dragon'. Confused with the George and Dragon 50 yrds away

Nothing wrong with the real ales in there maurice, or you wouldn't see Frank in there. Or me and Roman Officer for that matter.

"OH LORD ITS HARD TO BE HUMBLE".

"I can't wait to look in the mirror, 'cause I get better looking each day.
To know me is to love me, I must be a hell of a man
Oh Lord it'd hard to be humble
But I'm doing the best that I can"

We are starting in Witherspoons at 12 o'clock, then Littentree, will be in the Goose later now.

Anyone know how much it is to get in?

Think it's £3 mate, just leaving to go now.

Good afternoon.
AIS won 22 -20 in a close but at times scrappy game.

John Bateman the England loose forward and captain was the games outstanding player (by a mile)

Four tries to each side. England blew three or four tries, Duckworth, Currie, Williams and Percival being the main culprits.

George Wiliams kicked two touchline goals in the second half. It's a pity they didn't give him the first kicks in the first half

I thought our 8 & 10 were very good. They were strong in tackle and didn't take a backward step.

I thought I recognized the name. John Bateman played for Bradford against us earlier this season at home when we beat them 60 - 12.

Bradford haven't had that much luck recently holding onto their best young players, with two of the Burgess brothers departing for Australia, and that young FB leaving for Wire. Be interesting to see whether they manage to keep hold of Bateman.

Bateman is tied down long term.

So was Joel Tomkins.

Bateman was outstanding today.

I also thought the number 8 and 9 were good also.

Ward the second row showed up a lot better in second half and Owens at FB looked safe.

Wasn't impressed by the 3/4 line though overall and Learmonth wasn't up to his reputation today but he appeared to take a knock so that would explain that one.

Was #10 Micky Learmonth ?

if so, he is only 16yo thats a pretty fair effort playing up front against older opposition. The interchange prop Greg Richards is only 16 as well.