interesting results already ... close at york, swinton getting a thumping, didnt think Batley would lose and a good win for Leigh

Will take that. Was certainly a grind. Both teams completion rate was excellent considering the conditions. Thought we had blown it when we were 16-10 up, ignored the chance for a DG, then conceded a pen on the 5th tackle for them to score under the posts.

Fev looked like a team that probably still need a few more games playing together. They will definitely improve. Having said that we will as well. We weren't great at certain points. But it's exactly the type of game we would have lost in the past.

Onto Swinton.

Not a classic by any stretch of the imagination but it wasn't going to be in those conditions. We really missed Keyes and his kicking, and in the first half the kicking from Lilley was poor, with the chase being non existant too. Fev looked value for money, and their kicking was much better than ours. And they made more ground in the tackle too. We missed our on a couple of scores with people not backing themselves in my eyes, but that confidence will come throughout the season hopefully.

What happened with the scrapping in the stand? We were stood behind some young Fev lads who were pretty lairy, sweary and looking for bother, and the shenanigans in the crowd happened not long after they joined the throng. We don't need that sort of behaviour in the game at all.

Couldn’t make the game due to work but certainly a great result against a quality Championship outfit. Looks like it was a mud fest from the pictures, this time of the season is all about grinding out results like this.

I've criticised him in the past but I thought Lilley was excellent today. We struggled up front because of Magrin dropping out, which meant we only had 3 props.
Two huge errors dealing with kicks gifted Featherstone 10 of their 16 points, we were lucky that they didn't cost us in the end.

Couldn't make the game but listened to the second half on Pulse 2 and I have to commend Mick Gledhill's commentary today for the way he created/communicated the tension and made it such an exciting game to listen to.

Good start. Onwards.

We were stood in middle of featherstone supporters unfortunately. Some of comments they came out with were pretty disgusting. Charming lad behind us repeatedly wished for ref to rejoin army so he could go back to afghanistan and get shot again!. when fighting occured they were generally cheering it on as if it was just part of entertainment. Came across as a bunch of inbred hillbillies and glad 'gone back to their pit village. Cant say its going to be a away fixture i'll be attending.


On the field thought we did what we had to, to grind out the win. Wasn't conditions for throwing it about and we went in with a gameplan and stuck to it. Thought Chisholm was very quiet in 1st half but grew into game in 2nd half.

Really pleased that we managed to get through with a win, it was baltic out there and a real mudfest.

Honestly thought we rode our luck for periods, they seemed to be winning the collision, making more metres and winning the kicking game as well.

Thought that their first try was dubious cos of the offside, and thought Chisholm’s was dubious cos of the grounding but we will see from the video I guess. Thought we’d blown it when Jy made a break and we didn’t score from it, and they scored two quick ones shortly after.

On the topic of Hitchcox, what a quality player - unreal footwork even in this weather, difficult to catch and I’m glad we have him. Also Lilley was a real leader out there, made sensible decisions and is the cool organised head we need especially in the absence of Keyes.

Shows a real spirit that we found a win. Bodies were well and truly put on the line - as shown by Crossley breaking his two front teeth!

COYB! Bring on the bloody sunshine.

Fev seem to have picked up some 14-18 yo scallies in the past year - feel sorry the older and more respectful fans will get tarnished with the same brush

Good win guys.. Can't wait for Odsal this season.

You completely forget to mention that a Bradford fan thought it was ok to punch a 15 year old girl and then boot her auntie.


That’s what the fighting was about. I know the girl I coach her at rugby. My daughter has spoken to her tonight. This guy called her fat then swung a punch at her. Her auntie obviously had a go at him for it and he booted her.

I don’t know why it happened but I can’t think of any acceptable reason for a girl to go watch a game of RL and get punched by a man.

Did you actually think Fev fans would just stand and let this happen

Absolutely disgraceful yet you call us hillbillies and say you won’t attend our ground.

I love how the Fev fans are trying to create a different story to what happened.

This 15 year old girl was giving abuse to every Bulls fan, some very vile comments, when she couldn't handle the verbal response from the Bulls fans, the girls dad headbutted a Bulls fan.

Sounds like the minority of idiots Fev seem to have always had in their following are still around. It must be hereditary.

Amazing how there are different stories depending on which Fev fan you speak too. Yet there’s only one coming from the Bulls side. We had a few idiotic Fev fans in front of us (left of the post) who saw a bit of commotion in the middle and immediatley went over to try cause more trouble.

Anyway, good win. Much needed. Some poor mistakes led to their tries which I don’t think would have been on hard ground. However we have to play the conditions better. Thought the halves were smart throughout the game and the forwards just never stopped despite being down to 3 props. Was very impressed with Hitchcox, how on earth he made two breaks with that pace in those conditions amazes me!

I think Hitchcox was a bit patchy really. One of the breaks came when Lilley’s pass went to nobody and the defence was wrong footed. That said he did really well to make the break but if he’d shown a bit more composure we would have scored if he’d drawn the fullback and put Minchella in on his right. Instead he threw a long ball to Flanagan on his left who was covered.

He made a right mess of clearing the kick that led to Briscoe’s try too. It just needed hacking away.

Despite the blooper he didn’t hide and will be a real asset on a firmer pitch.

I was surprised how we stayed in it given we only had three bona fide props on the field. At times we struggled to get on the front foot in the first half. Anyone else a bit puzzled by our use of subs? Flanagan didn’t come on until the second half and I’m not sure Oakes would’ve got on at all had it not been for Webster’s concussion.