And here's how it all started

Feb 9th 2003 vs Whitehaven, CC 4th Round at Headingley

Connolly
Calderwood - McKenna - Senior - Cummings
Dunemann - Burrow
McDonald - Diskin - Bailey
Furner - Adamson
Sinfield (C)

Feather - Dowes - Chev Walker - McGuire

SCORE 46 - 6

TRIES - Burrow (2), Connolly, Calderwood, McKenna, Cummings, McDonald, Furner, Sinfield
GOALS - 5 - Furner (seems strange now that Sinfield was back up kicker to start the season)

I notice only four of the famous five are in the team. Looking at my handbook, it shows JJB only making one start and 10 sub appearances that year, and only 4 stars and 12 subs in 2004.

When did he become an automatic choice?

Wasn't he badly injured end 2003?

I remember a time when I thought 'what does Tony Smith see in him, he is too small for a second rower'...ha, shows what I know.

Mixture of injuries and competition i believe. Out of the famous 5 he probably had the most competition in his position with the likes of Furner, Adamson, Ali, McKenna, Poching and Ellis all playing second row. Seem to recall him being brought on as a subsitute prop a bit in 04/05. In fact the subs bench of JJB/Poching/McGuire/Dunemann at the 2005 CC Final would suggest he was the replacement prop. As well as playing starting prop in the god awful CC Semi (Hudds) and Early Playoff (Wire) defeats of 2006. Seems he only became full on starting 2nd row week-in week-out in 2007 when we had Peacock and the newly acquired Leuluai to start at prop.

Good job we're not celebrating 10 years of the ordinary instead?

Sinfield v Australia
Oct 2000 - Lost 2-22
Nov 2001 - Won 20-12
Nov 2001 - Lost 12-40
Nov 2001 - Lost 8-28
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Jul 2002 - Lost 10-64
Nov 2003 - Lost 20-23
Nov 2003 - Lost 12-18
Nov 2005 - Lost 6-20
Nov 2005 - Lost 14-26
Nov 2008 - Lost 4-52
Oct 2009 - Lost 16-26
Nov 2009 - Lost 16-46
Nov 2011 - Lost 20-36
Nov 2011 - Lost 8-30

LOL

I thought Sir Kev only picked up the England captaincy this year?

Just goes to show what I know hey?

I agree an honour indeed. Ten years of quality leadership. Well done SIR KEV no 13

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Is that seriously the best that you can come up with up??? You're like the Bruce Forsyth of RL Forums, an iconic figure for his past performances from a LONG LONG TIME AGO but now you just have people begging and wishing you'd retire because you're just embarrassing yourself.

He should change his name to something like Sorrowful Jones

Business end of the season games captained by Sinfield:

2003 - Lost away at Bradford 14-30
2003 - Lost at home to Wigan 22-23
2004 - Lost at home to Bradford 12-26
2004 - Won at home v Wigan 40-12
2004 - Won at Old Trafford v Bradford 16-8
2005 - Won away at Saints 19-16
2005 - Lost at Old Trafford v Bradford 6-15
2006 - Lost at home to Warrington 17-18
2007 - Lost away at Saints 8-10
2007 - Won at home v Wigan 36-6
2007 - Won at Old Trafford v Saints 33-6
2008 - Lost away at Saints 10-38
2008 - Won at home v Wigan 18-14
2008 - Won at Old Trafford v Saints 24-16
2009 - Won at home v Hull KR 44-8
2009 - Won at home v Catalans 27-20
2009 - Won at Old Trafford v Saints 18-10
2010 - Won away at Wigan 27-26
2010 - Lost at home to Wigan 6-26
2011 - Won at home to Hull FC 42-10
2011 - Won away at Huddersfield 34-28
2011 - Won away at Warrington 26-24
2011 - Won at Old Trafford v Saints 32-16
2012 - Won at home to Wakefield 42-20
2012 - Won away at Catalans 27-20
2012 - Won away at Wigan 13-12
2012 - Won at Old Trafford v Warrington 26-18

Played - 27
Won - 19
Lost - 8

Plus in the 2005 Tri Nations when we had the likes of Richard Horne at 7, Paul Johnson at Second Row and Jamie Thackray on the bench it's hardly fair to lay all the blame on Sinfield.

He came back into favour towards the end of 2004 as I recall. I was still unconvinced, and was n't entirely happy when he was in the Grand Final team.

I'm an idiot.