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To call the match today mediocre is bonkers beyond belief. It was a hard fought contest in foul conditions that had tension right up to the final whistle. Both sides made some errors - understandably - but our defence was superb. Hull hardly looked like scoring a try and the one they did score was from a superb kick from them and a bit of bad luck on our part. The only concern for me is that we still lack the guile or the punch to convert pressure on the opponents' line in to points. I came away feeling disappointed but very optimistic about the season ahead.

regardless of closeness we again failed to beat a big club when we had the chance- we got and are on 0 points!!!!! with 2 away games to come 0 from 3

How'd you figure we're on 0 from 3? Have we already lost those games?

What happened to your score prediction.
You had Hull by 30 and they scraped home by 4.

Plus we play Hudds next, a team that we beat 3 times last season and we will be looking to come away with 2 points from that one.

Let's see what you are posting in 2 weeks from now.

What A clown you are , if you'd watched the game then you would have seen two teams battling it out in terrible conditions and could have gone either way.

That's even more bonkers than the OP.

could of should OF - we got the same amount of points if we were beaten by 50... 0

Could have should have....
And, if we'd lost 50 - 0 we'd now be bottom of the table. As it is we're 8th. So not the same at all.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz try attending a game. The lads worked their socks off today, a man down. Game could've gone either way & I saw enough to be looking forward to the next game!

If you're relating to the John Smiths advert it was Peter Kay and not Jonny Vegas. Top bombing there mate.

What a buffoon you are, if Grix had been a fraction of a second faster we win that game. We had a proper armwrestle with a huge pack and lost by the finest of margins. I'm proud of that effort today

Very pleased with today's performance. At last, a Trinity team with backbone for the full 80 minutes. Only downside, apart from the score, 30 bulbs not working in the floodlights made the afternoon so gloomy. Very difficult to see from the north stand the finer points of the game down at the Benidorm flats end. I know the floodlights are not up to standard but 30?

Really impressed with you today definitely no easy beats. Those saying the mighty Hull FC where not all that need to credit yourselves who were more then a worthy match for us. Top 8 for me you guys if you keep that up.

Can't have been that gloomy, you could see that there were 30 bulbs missing

Quite dazzling actually

There seems to be quite a few threads' on this board just having a moan, personally I blame Scott Grix, had he had the crap game a lot on here were expecting they would have centred their frustration on him and and left the other more important grumbles for a later date

I know, how dare he catch all those high bombs and look a threat with ball in hand as well as excellently organizing the defensive line.....

no need for insults Mr C. I did watch the game and I know the conditions were bad but good teams adapt to suit conditions. We have gone through the same pattern of play for years and do not seem to sign a player who can split a defence. Five charges forward and a hopeful kick seem to be the norm. We have had a couple of games where we have ripped through sides but apart from Wigan last season we do not seem to get on top of the majority. The defence yesterday was 100% better. By the way the pitch is in a right state this morning.

TBF, you couldn't honestly expect players "splitting defences" on that playing surface and with the weather as it was.

If you expected to see that in the conditions of yesterday's game, you were always going to be disappointed; it was a day for Kear rugby - five drives and a kick for territory, then pressure the opposition to make a handling error in their own half.

What did you think of Hull ?
Challenge Cup and top of the table before the Super 8's.
Apart form the 40/20 they played a "safer" game than we did.

I think that you are being grossly unfair on Chester and the team, who bust a gut yesterday and were very unlucky not to get something from the game.

You may be proved right in your theory but, I dont think so.

We have some exciting young backs who will score tries for fun on harder faster tracks but, yesterday was about as far away as you can get to that scenario.

I'd say we DID play the conditions.

I thought the kicking was good on the whole. I can't think any kick was caught on the full with a good chase every time.
Grix was mom for me. He made a few key tackles himself but the team were far more organised with him at the back.

The key part of the game was Ashurst injury for me. We were handling the lack of England and we handled two lots of 3 sets on our line with great defence but losing him was a bridge too far and they broke through.

We could still have won.

Haven't heard anyone talk about Tupou pass to Johnstone buy it deserved to be a game winner.

Walker proved he earned his place and Fifita really caused them problems.
Arona was on at prop for a long time.

The extra week for recovery will help a lot.
Lots of positive with the score the only real negative.....as long as the injuries are only temporary.

I'll be honest I didn't see that one. I did see BJB bomb a near certain try from a TJ mini break and a good pass he dropped with the line at his mercy. It was 60 yards out but he's a speedster and wouldnt have been caught. Ball watching I'm afraid and not the first time he's been guilty of it.

Not saying it cost the game but on days like yesterday you gotta take em to win.

You really need to see the highlights and get a side on view to appreciate it fully. I've not been a big fan of Bill Tupou since he arrived but I think he's been our best centre by far during the friendlies and carried that form on yesterday.