Watching Hudds v HKR. Hard competitive game but no excess lying on and no defensive 3rd man attack at the knees. After last night i'd
forgotten that RL is flowing. There should be a third code of rugby - WRL. Wigan rugby league. A cross between american wrestling
and rugby league where once your tackled you have a wrestling match on the floor for the at least the same amount of time
a drive is taken in. Extra marks for a third man coming in and twisting knee ligaments.

We don't need WWF. Lets have WRL live on BBC 3.

Just what I was thinking, refreshing change after last night Wrestle Mania showing.

great match this.

Got to say Wigan are boring as to watch.

HKR fullback has been awful, gifting Hudds this game.

Best performance on the pitch tonight is by Mr Thierry Alibert. I think he's been brill.

spoke too soon

Another thread involving Wigan

Classic Warrington.

Nice one Ron. Thaler from last night should join the pilgrims of boring rl.

Oh so our beating of Saints was boring? and the beating of you last week was too?

The thing is, there getting away with it so as far as there concerned it's legal technique. And there top of the league and in the CC semi final so it must be working.

just because their winning it doesn't make it right.

I'm not saying it's right just as long as referees and the RFL aren't doing anything about it they will carry on doing it.

Wasn't it Cullen who actually timed the time it takes Wigan to peel off in a tackle and that of another team ad concluded they both took the same amount of time.

Do you wear corduroys in real life Ronald?

I can't comment on the Wire game last week. The saints game was passable.

However, in my subjective opinion, and many appear to agree, it is frustrating watching Wigan play the game. It is not defence that is at the root of it; it is the lying on in the tackle, the several men in the tackle and the twisting of players into ever position conceivable with the sole purpose of slowing the game down.

I would never suggest that a Wigan players aim in doing these things is to injure a player or any other malicious intent. I do believe though that Fadge has placed into their minds a mentality of doing anything to win and that starts with slowing the PTB down. E.G Although I am sure all the Wigan players were 'shocked' when Sol was attacked last week, it gave the Wigan defence a much needed rest and time to reset while Wire were battering several shades out of said defence.

This frustration was intensified last night when you can watch two teams play expansive rugby and not resort to underhand tactics.

My only hope is that Wane (or is thatThing from Fantastic 4) couldn't arrange a up in brewery and this tackling technique (banned in the NRL) follows Fadge back over there.