Both McCloskey and Cross were picked up during a development camp in Limerick last year for the Irish Wolfhounds. There were a number of clubs in attendance including Wigan and of course the Irish coach Mark Aston who also coaches Sheffield Eagles. These two lads were very appreciative of the opportunity they were getting from Saints and aware of the huge step up in standard they would be making. Watching these two last year as well as a number of other Union lads trying their hand at league really showed how different the two games are and what issues they face in trying to adapt. I really hope they have some success and Saints get some reward for taking them on.

I think he means because he went through and over the defenders rather than trying to step them

I took it to mean that he feels daft playing against academy players as he's physically far bigger than the other players. Imagine yourself playing with a team full of kids, you would feel out of place.

If that were true, he'd be ripping it up, wouldn't he? Given that Forster's the latest to get called up to the firsts, I'd guess he's not doing.

Not so much daft, as awkward. However, it might simply have been that he didn't have to travel far to score and so didn't plough over them. But if he had have done, they would have been ironed into the ground, Tom & Jerry stylee.