Oh it was quite amusing I agree, strange but amusing.

You're forgetting Phil Clarke's tongue.

2 incidents from Sam Tomkins in the 29th minute should be looked at by RFL. Trip on Currie, and then a few tackles later working Savellio’s leg around.

Ratchford got a 1 match ban for tripping Tomkins in the CC match, didn’t use EGP though. I’m asking too much for consistency from RFL though.

Tomkins seems much slower these days, like all the injuries have taken their toll.

Have you tried emailing the RFL and grassing him up?

Scrums in general are awful. Last night I noticed Castleford started their defensive run the moment the ball was fed into the scrum. I'm sure that's common across the sport and I'll notice it all the time now I noticed them doing it last night. Like all offsides the ref can decide if and when he dishes out a penalty or lets it go. Bizarrely, the option to hold the ball in the scrum is about the only thing making scrums what they are, what with the eradication of any other form of contest. They just don't work in the modern game and I can't remember the last time a team got a significant advantage from getting head and feed.

To answer your last question, very.

I would have understood if Hiku had played the ball, but he hadn't when the penalty was awarded. Child could have shouted for Hiku to go back, making it a slower play of the ball.

He looks finished as a top class FB that's for sure.

Time and again on Thursday he read the game beautifully, but didn't have the pace to exploit the gap.

So you basically confirmed what I said in the post you quoted. Well done

Regards

King James