Especially Carl Ablett

They managed fine with Sinfield + 1 other ref on the field for years.

Don't understand Brian's concerns with two refs.
Professional rugby players should be able to just get on with playing rugby within the rules surely.

He hasn't had the opportunity to prepare for it. I'd be very surprised if the top coaches don't instil into the players what they are and aren't likely to get away with under a one ref system. Could see Leeds getting penalised left, right and centre. Correctly, I hasten to add, before I get accused of paranoia. Same would apply to all SL sides under similar circs. The kind of wake up call the UK game needs IMO though it'll be a shame if it spoils what should be a showpiece occasion.

Isn't so much concerns about two refs it's how it been switched at such late notice. They agreed to international rules (which is one ref) when the game was arranged a couple of months ago and now they've switched it just a few days before the game. That is poor and shouldn't happen. Had they had decided 2 refs 2 months ago then fine, but they didn't.

Spot on AG.

Widnes forward Chris Houston has been given a 2 games ban for his accidental/Deliberate (depending on your point of view), push of Phil Bentham.
Depressingly this story has been on most Talksport news bulletins. Very little about the Australia games was mentioned, but this is!

Sebastine Ikahihifo has signed a 3 year contract extension with Huddersfield.

Keith Galloway has left Leeds, and retired from the professional game.

Galloway who's recovering from his 2nd ruptured ankle, has gone home and joined amateur club oakdale.

The RFL have confirmed that they are moving to the Etihad complex in Manchester. For there new base of operationsome.

Surely we've not become so apathetic as for that news to not warrant its own thread?

Dec Patten has been handed a 5 game ban for his tackle that resulted in his sending off, in Friday's game v Hull.

Hull FC star forward Brad Fash now has his own fan club.

What is troubling however is that members of the club call themselves Fashists.

Hull now has hundreds of active Fashists.

Well it's funny because Jean is a fascist in his own right - he/she/it/them is:are anti British.

But this one was funny.