Ray French is fine until Saint Helens are playing.

When Saints play French doesnt get the games anymore because he makes a mess all over the studio floor. The man can ejaculate every time a Saints player touches the ball.

I remember some years ago he was commentating a game (cant remember opposition v Saints) Anyway the attack put in a lovely kick down field and followed it up by what must have been about a 50 metre chase tackling Wellens over the line who had caught the ball. Cue Ray French "That was excellent from Wellens"...................

If you think the commentary by Ray French is bad, you have obviously never heard the Eddie Waring pronunciation of the French test side. Trust me it is pure comedy gold, unfortunately it put back RL attempt to be taken seriously by the BBC decades.

Rugby League is a Northern sport.

I don't have a problem with hearing archetypal northern accents like Ray French, Brian Noble or any of the others talking about it.

Can't understand them a lot of the time but it doesn't diminish my enjoyment of the game at all.


Who on earth was that Halifax player interviewed after the Fax v Bradford game the other day?

Obviously Whitehead placing the ball on the line confused him. He needs to be forced into retirement.

Does tha know lad,I am reet glad to eer it.Me whippets el be reet exarted an all.

Presumably it was because Bentham, being the lazy swine that he is, took an age to get over the line and blow the whistle. I didn't think he was going to give for it a moment as well.