Lo-n-Fresh takes the opportunity to rest a few for the trip to Parkside.

Damo White, Big Zee, Damien Cardace, Tommy B Goode, Ian Hendo Henderson, Greg, Billy Barthau, Maria, EEELLOOIII, Superkev, Mathias Not There, Big Mickey S, Bad Boy Bousquet, JaJa, JB, Fast Freddie, JPB, Morgan, Le Petit Président.

JPB is back!!!!

for how long until he is broken again...

Give it half hour

sounds like an absolute belter at York. TO going down by two points. Shame I couldn't make it to this one.

Straightforward for the Dragons, but Hendo Henderson sent off and facing a ban was unnecessary.

Draw at 3.30 this afternoon.

Elsewhere, not a lot of upsets, unless you count Fev losing at the hated rivals.

Seen the highlights. No issue with the red card at all.

Wakey away... I can feel it in my water.

First tie out: York at home

Damn - if only Toulouse had beaten them!

Interesting to see what sort of side gets put out. Some of the senior side could use a rest, there's the injured contingent who aren't going to play and the reserves are coming off a Grand Final defeat.
We should have enough for a very hit-and-miss York side whatever. Hope my fellow Yorkists have a grand time.

Hey guys any idea what your squad will be like for your game against york in the cup???
And do you have an idea of the score for the game, im in a prediction comp and would like to know your ideas for your match

As I hinted above, not a clue what the side will look like. Until we get a squad list announced, I'm reluctant to call it any more specific than 'home win'.

Apart from giving the injured an extra week, I think that the time is opportune for a rest for Pryce, Casty, and Henderson.

Maybe the coach should pick this team, with some regular first choice players and some reserve team players. I don't know who is hooker for the reserve team so I left his spot empty on the interchange selection.



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If this team is picked I predict Catalans to win by 40, with York scoring two tries and leading or equaling Catalans for the first 20 minutes....

Final score 52-12 (9 tries, 8 conversions, vs 2 tries, 2 conversions). Half time Catalans lead 24-12.

If we thought we were struggling, [url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/yorkcityknights/10412226.Knights_turn_to_kids_for_French_quest/York might be fetching a couple of trialists and a bunch of kids[/url.

Squad news! And it's a lot stronger than expected with Anderson and Millard back in.

Damo White, Renaissance Man, Big Zee, Tommy B Goode, Ian Hendo Henderson, Bulldozer, Mr Anderson, Greg, Billy Barthau, Maria, EEELLOOIIII, Superkev, Number 69, Mathias Not There, Big Mickey S, JaJa, Viiiiiinnnnn-ceeennnntttt Dupoooo-ooooo-ooooorrrttttt (rat ta tat ta tat), JPB, Morgan.

York are fetching:

Tom Carr, Ben Dent+, Nat Browne, Greg Minikin+, George Elliott, Simon Brown, Jonny Presley, Craig Potter, Kris Brining, Jack Aldous, Aaron Lyons, Ed Smith, Jack Iley, Harry Carter+, Austin Bell, Luke Stenchion, Joe Picketts*, Tyler Craig+, Ash Haynes*.
* - trialists
+ - U20s

They're missing their skipper James Ford as well as Sam Scott, Jack Latus, Jack Lee, Adam Sullivan, Nathan Freer, Jack Pickles, Jason Golden, Matt Nicholson and Sam Orange and all dual-reg/loan players.

Catalans coach is mad to risk star players. Not that there is much chance of them geting bashed around. But an ACL or even a hamstring can go without even being touched by the other team.

Like I proposed the club should mix a core of 7 or 8 first choice players and give the reserves a run in the other 9 positions. It doesn't matter how much Catalans win by since for and against don't count in the CC. Play safe should be the selection rule.

If that is the situation with York, then I was being too generous to predict a 52-12 victoire. Perhaps 72-6 might be closer to the mark?

I wish Id have had the time to read this yesterday. Catalan were -64 on the coupon. With such an inexperienced york side away from home this was the proverbial banker.

92-8 was the final score and so we are in the QF's again.

Main thing now is to get a home game draw.

Second thing is not to draw Huddersfield, Wigan or Warrington -- the other teams would be no threat at Gilbert Brutus.

Semi finals will be at a neutral venue.

That was hard on York. Nice words on Twitter from the Dragons players in regard of York's effort, but for a multitude of reasons, a scoreline like that was almost bound to happen. I hope York come away with something positive from it and that it wasn't a wasted experience.

Next round: At home would be a huge boost.
When is the next round anyway? (he says, full well knowing that he's already online and could just look it up)

A win is a win for us at the moment.

Anyone at home in the draw at 1330 would be a result.

It seems as if nobody knows when it will be. A contact has just been on the phone to the RFL and reports that the commercial director is "in discussions" over where, when, how. In discussions? It should have been sorted months ago.

Bizarre stuff... even for RL.