Warrington gave Ben Westwood a happy testimonial with a 20-0 win over Wigan in their final friendly of the year. The game looked in doubt as snow descended on the North West overnight but 50 plus fans and past players turned out armed with shovels and wheelbarrows to ensure it could go ahead. READ MORE ON THIS STORY.... - www.rlfans.com/indexmain.php?fid=0&id=993

Warrington gave Ben Westwood a happy testimonial with a 20-0 win over Wigan in their final friendly of the year. The game looked in doubt as snow descended on the North West overnight but 50 plus fans and past players turned out armed with shovels and wheelbarrows to ensure it could go ahead. READ MORE ON THIS STORY.... - www.rlfans.com/indexmain.php?fid=0&id=993

Just returned from a trip abroad, so missed the match. It sounded very much a warm up game for the first team, but did any players 'catch the eye' ( other than Mr Thaler ) ?

Rhys Evans was very good and the pick of the backs for me. The forwards all played very well and dominated the opposition. It was credit to Wigans defence and some sloppy handling that we didn't score more.

All in all, a good solid workout in tough conditions that should set us up for a good start to the season.

Any injuries?

No injuries to report. Good run out for the lads. Wigan will miss the likes oh Hock, Carmont and co. C'mon the Wire !!!!

What did Thaler have on his head? (Apart from the usual appendage)

I think Ben Harrison may have took a bit of a knock. He didnt come back on after his first stint.

And Joel limped off-didn't look too serious though.

You have to give credit to everybody who helped make this game happen because I suspected it would be called off when I saw the conditions this morning.

I did not attend the match but I hope that Ben Westwood enjoyed the game and Im sure that Warrington fans will be pleased with the final score and keeping Wigan pointless.

I don't enjoy these pre-season games because they can be very mis-leading of how teams will perform during the season but with the loss of some key players and the arrival of some new ones its going to be interesting to see how Wigan adapt.

Roll on round 1.

Apart from the obvious requirement for refs to have glasses, the one I heard mentioned last night was it had a tiny camera on them. At ref debriefs (and I suppose maybe even at disciplinaries) it means they can actually see what the ref could see.

Credit to everyone for getting the game on yesterday. Shame the weather ruined the attendance. Haven't been that cold at a match for a while! Couldn't believe how poor Wigan looked yesterday. I know its only a pre season game but in attack they had little go forward and barely got near our line all game! Squad depth is going to be a problem for them it seems.

I can confirm Thaler was indeed wearing glasses that contained a small camera during the first half. The 'ref cam' will be worn by all referees during live sky games this year (dependent on them working!)

Source: I'm friends with the touch judge.

I happened across a second division Union match today on Sky (by accident, honest), and they were very keen on using 'ref cam'. Gave an interesting perspective, but could become a bit annoying if overused I feel. Will be good if they use it for when they're bollocking someone after a scrap though!