He was the best stand off in Yorkshire for his age that's where he played for Dudley Hill.

For the benefit of people looking at this thread who don't have Sky

Wigan 18 Bulls 12 at Half Time

Tries from Kopczak and Bateman, two Ah Van goals.

Bateman is mainly a backrower but is equally as good at Stand Off

And good awareness/positioning for his try

Its on BCB rlhttps://www.bcbradio.co.uk/rl and Yorkshire radio for those of us still at work

Bateman for hooker or stand off? Get a grip. This is Superleague against Wigan. Far cry from Dudley Hill.

Thanks. Bit of colour commentary on the first half overall?

1. Ah Van shouldn't play for the team again this year..truelly shocking and it's not unique to this game
2. O'loughlin needs to learn how to not tackle someones head, there were a couple before he got pulled for it...also sliding in with his knees on the Kopz try...naughty
3. Our defence at times is shocking...do we have. Defensive coach???

How on earth are we still in the game

Bateman's deffo not a hooker but could be more than a job against 'lower' SL teams at 6. He's been playing 6 for last 3-4 games for u20's at least.

Uhm...

Wigan should have put the game to bed really. Three very easy tries slicing through our porous defence, plus one gift when Ah Van dropped the ball in the in-goal area. Pat Richards has missed three of his four kicks, so they'd be further in front if he was on form.

We've had very little territory - only two attacks really. But both ended up with tries so that's how we're still in it. Both tries were kicks - one by Herbert, one by Jeffries, that we're knocked back into the hands of the scorer. We don't look like creating anything other than through kicks.

Anyway, 2nd half underway...

Please don't compare under 20's to Superleague. He may be playing well at that level but its not a good measure of how he'd go in Superleague. Especially in a struggling team.

Hats off to Bradford. I thought Wigan would dance through this game after the first ten mins. Good match now.

Ah, Tomkins in as I type. He's a class act.

24-12

Try for Tomkins, goaled by Richards

Went past Royston, Kopczak and Kearney as if they weren't there

Elima does a good 1 on 1 rip and then gets pushed to a drop out pretty easily for mine. Stuff like that sums up our season.

At least Wigan can't be d to really push on with the CC final next week.

28-12

Charnley in after quick cross field passing - pretty straightforward try

No goal

It's last week all over again...............