Just watched the game here in Sydney

Big big bret Hodgo fan....they guy is a champion.

Good luck with the rest of the semis.

What does 'wire' mean?

it comes from the Wire making industry, that warrington were a big part of.

In a nutshell the Wire industry that used to be in Warrington are intertwined.

You see what i did there

I thought wire was invented by two scotsmen fighting over a penny.
Interesting......Wolves defense was bloody inspirational

originally called the , " WIREPULLERS", not sure when it was abbreviated but deffo after 1950

wirepuller
n.
1. [iSlang[/i One who uses subterfuge, private influence, or underhand means to reach a goal.

what about a drop goal


2.[islang[/i one who uses lee briers to get many a 1 point conversion!

I'm always proud to be a Wire. But they aren't half making it easy at the moment!

More specifically, back in the days when the sport was part time and the players were working 'hard' jobs locally, wire pulling was a major (the main?) industry in the town, thus, it would be a safe bet that the majority of the players were full time wire pullers playing Rugby in their spare time.

I don't think we'll ever get team nicknames based on local industry ever again. Could you imagine it? every team would end up being called "the phone monkeys", given that call centres is all we seem to have anymore!

The way your lot are playing the game right now is an absolute joy to watch, as well as being a nice antidote to the spoiling, slowing brand of RL that has emanated out of some clubs in recent seasons. As a neutral, I can confidently say that if every coach aspired to play the way that Tony Smith has got Wire playing, the whole competition would be signifcantly improved as a spectacle.

Enjoy it - I know I would.

On the subject of team nicknames, where did the term "Loiners" for Leeds ever come from? It brings to mind some rather unpleasant images for me, but maybe 'loin' means something different out that way to what it does on this side of the pennines.