Probably him, blonde lad.

yeah

The Wolves Under 18s side today was:

Gene Ormsby, Vinny Kakopa, Paul Brearley, Tom Brannon, Ben Jones, Bobbie Goulding, Sam Caslick, Bradley Brennan, Keith Holden, Glenn Riley, Gareth Morgan, Aaron Smith, Greg Hamilton.

Subs: Oliver Giles, Ryan Duffy, Rubin Holland, Brad Dwyer.


The Wolves Under 20s side was:

Chris Murphy, Kevin Penny, Rhys Evans, Ryan Shaw, Rhys Williams, Craig Harvey, Gareth O’Brien, Adam Neal, Gavin Williams, Jamie Peasnell, Ben Evans, James Laithwaite, Jack Cooper.

Subs: Scott Leatherbarrow, Chris Fleming, Liam Hulme, Anthony Morrison.

Match Reports to follow

He's awful.

It looks like they've given up on being a hlafback and are trying to reinvent him as a interchange hooker. He seems to take some real bad options at times, almost like he lacks a sort of game awareness.

Goulding was ordinary to say the least in this game and was totally outplayed by the younger Salford 6.

What is the name of the Salford standoff ?

Niall Evalds. I wouldn't say he totally outplayed Goulding

i dont know from what i have seen of him he looks a decent player. he reminds me of a higham

WARRINGTON WOLVES U18s 32 SALFORD CITY REDS U18s 39

A very entertaining encounter saw the Salford City Reds Under 18s record an excellent victory over their Warrington Wolves counterparts in the RFL Academy Under 18s Championship at Wilderspool Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The Reds started off very brightly and finished the stronger with the Wolves edging the middle periods but it was the visitors who rightfully snatched the win in an end to and encounter.

Salford opened the scoring in the second minute when a high kick by stand off Niall Eualls was fumbled by the Wolves defence and then from close to the line scrum half John Stott put Eualls over at the right of the posts and they increased their lead nine minutes later when a short ball from hooker Gareth Owen found prop forward Alex Davidson who powered over under the posts. Eualls added both conversions.

The Wolves got back into the game shortly afterwards when a penalty on the Salford line allowed the ball to come out to scrum half Sam Caslick who stretched over to score and then just before the half hour substitute Brad Dwyer went on his own from acting half back and brushed off three defenders to score wide on the right.

Two minutes later a great sixty metre break by Caslick split the City Reds defence and a quick play the ball saw Dwyer go over and then a high kick by stand off Bobbie Goulding saw centre Tom Brannon outjump the Salford defence to collect and score wide on the left. Goulding goaled both tries to give the Wolves a 20-12 half time lead.

The Wolves stretched their lead seven minutes into the second half when a scrum on the Salford twenty metre line saw Caslick and Goulding combine to find full back Gene Ormsby linking into the line to score wide on the right, Goulding added the extras but then the visitors mounted a stirring fightback when second row Drew Johnson got on the end of a flowing passing movement to score and then slick hands out wide saw centre Andy Morris go over and with Eualls goaling both it reduced the wolves lead to just two points.

Just after the hour a break down the right by Salford winger Tom Marron was carried on by Eualls and he passed back to Marron who scored in the right corner to give hi side the lead once again and that advantage was stretched to six points when hooker Gareth Owen spotted a gap and went on his own to score.

The Wolves refused to give in and they gave themselves hope when second row Aaron Smith went over with two minutes remaining and Goulding goaled to level the scores but a drop goal from Eualls and then an interception try from winger Paul Davies deep into injury time that Eualls converted gave the City Reds a deserved 39-32 victory.

Outstanding for the Wolves were substitutes Brad Dwyer, Ryan Duffy and Oliver Giles and for Salford hooker Gareth Owen, stand off Niall Eualls and prop forward Alex Davidson were the pick.

After the game Head Coach Gary Chambers said, “We are obviously disappointed to have lost the game after building up a commanding lead early in the second half but we will learn from our mistakes. There were some positives to take from the game but there are also many areas for us to work on before we entertain Hull KR next Saturday including our discipline. It would have been nice to start the season with a win but it wasn’t meant to be and you have to give Salford credit for the way that they stuck at their task and ground out the victory.”

WOLVES

Tries
Sam Caslick (15 mins), Brad Dwyer (29, 31), Tom Brannon (34), Gene Ormsby (47), Aaron Smith (7icon_cool.gif.

Goals
Bobbie Goulding 4 from 6

REDS

Tries
Niall Eualls (2 mins), Alex Davidson (11), Drew Johnson (55), Andy Morris (59), Tom Marron (63), Gareth Owen (69), Paul Davies (80).

Goals
Niall Eualls 5 from 7

Drop Goals

Niall Eualls 1


WOLVES

Gene Ormsby, Vinny Kakopa, Paul Brearley, Tom Brannon, Ben Jones, Bobbie Goulding, Sam Caslick, Bradley Brennan, Keith Holden, Glenn Riley, Gareth Morgan, Aaron Smith, Greg Hamilton.

Subs: Oliver Giles, Ryan Duffy, Rubin Holland, Brad Dwyer.

REDS

Ieuan Higgs, Tom Marron, Chris Ford, Andy Morris, Paul Davies, Niall Eualls, John Stott, Alex Davidson, Gareth Owen, Adam Dybdall, Drew Johnson, Callum Marriott, John Wilson.

Subs: Adam Files, Ben Pye, Chris Barrett, Grant Hudson.

Referee: Mike Woodhead (St. Helens).

WARRINGTON WOLVES U20s 46 SALFORD CITY REDS U20s 18

Warrington Wolves produced an excellent performance to gain an excellent victory over a very experienced Salford City Reds side in the RFL Academy Under 20s Championship at Wilderspool Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The game was in the balance for the opening hour with both sides having periods of domination but the Wolves turned on the style in the final quarter to run out very convincing winners, scoring several quality tries in the process.

The Wolves opened the scoring in the eighth minute when a high kick on the last tackle by scrum off Gareth O’Brien was superbly palmed back by winger Kevin Penny to centre Ryan Shaw who scored in the right corner and then three minutes later a brilliant chip over by O’Brien saw him collect the ball and find hooker Gavin Williams in support to race thirty metres to score wide out on the left. Stand off Craig Harvey landed two fine conversions.

Warrington increased their lead when a kick downfield by O’Brien was fumbled by the Salford full back in his own in-goal area and winger Rhys Williams was on hand to pounce on the loose ball and score in the left corner but the Reds hit back just after the midway point of the half when stand off Tom Whitehead stepped round the defenders to score under the posts after second row Ben Wood had been held on his back over the line. Scrum half Carl Sneyd converted.

Seven minutes before the break a chip ahead by centre Brad Hargreaves bobbled around in the Wolves in-goal area and Sneyd reacted quickest to score at the left of the posts. Sneyd goaled himself to make the half time score 16-12 to the Wolves.

A 40/20 by O’Brien eight minutes into the second half put the Wolves close to the Reds line and after second row James Laithwaite had been held just short Harvey found centre Rhys Evans out wide to score in the left corner. Harvey converted but the Reds responded when good work close to the Wolves line saw hooker Jeremy Smith put substitute Adam Walne over at the side of the posts. Sneyd added the simple conversion.

The Wolves response was swift and superb work by Harvey saw him find substitute Liam Hulme whose sublime offload put second row James Laithwaite over at the side of the posts and then almost immediately a long kick down field by Harvey saw R. Evans collect and a quick play the ball saw Harvey go on his own and squeeze over in the left corner. Harvey added both conversions to put his side in command at 34-18.

Warrington moved further ahead when R. Williams used his strength to stretch out and go over under the posts and two minutes later a fantastic offload from loose forward Jack Cooper sent Laithwaite racing over. Harvey again tagged on the extras on both occasions to give the Wolves a thoroughly deserved 46-18 victory.

After the game Wolves Under 20s Head Coach Richard Marshall was delighted with his side’s display. He said, “The way we played today was very special. To come up against a very experienced side like that who were unbeaten before today and put in that sort of performance was unbelievable. We had a very young side out there with the majority of them still eligible to play in the Under 18s and every one of them can be proud of the way they went about their game. After the second half debacle last weekend against Wakefield the lads knew that they had to make up for it today and they did exactly as they were told and the final scoreline was a true reflection of our superiority. We had lost more players in the week to injury and that left us a little light in terms of body size but you wouldn’t have thought that watching them out on the field. The back row of Ben Evans, James Laithwaite and Jack Cooper were outstanding and that allowed the half back pairing of Gareth O’Brien and Craig Harvey to run the game. O’Brien’s kicking game in general play was a constant menace to Salford with yet another 40/20 that paved the way for a try and Harvey was superb with his goalkicking landed several from the touchline. Young centres Rhys Evans and Ryan Shaw, 17 and 16 respectively, showed that they have very bright futures in the game.”

Marshall added, “We now have to turn our attention to Hull Kingston Rovers next Saturday and it will be the first visit to Humberside for many of the lads so it will be good to see how they handle a long trip away. If we can play anything like we did today then we will give ourselves a great chance of getting something out of the game.”

WOLVES

Tries
Ryan Shaw (8 mins), Gavin Williams (11), Rhys Williams (17, 6icon_cool.gif, Rhys Evans (4icon_cool.gif, James Laithwaite (58, 70), Craig Harvey (60),

Goals
Craig Harvey 7 from 8

REDS

Tries
Tom Whitehead (23), Marc Sneyd (33), Adam Walne (54)

Goals
Marc Sneyd 3 from 3


WOLVES

Chris Murphy, Kevin Penny, Rhys Evans, Ryan Shaw, Rhys Williams, Craig Harvey, Gareth O’Brien, Adam Neal, Gavin Williams, Jamie Peasnell, Ben Evans, James Laithwaite, Jack Cooper.

Subs: Scott Leatherbarrow, Chris Fleming, Liam Hulme, Anthony Morrison.

REDS

Lewis Palfrey, Eddie Vaughan, Brad Hargreaves, Max Wiper, Richard Lipori, Tom Whitehead, Marc Sneyd, Jack Spencer, Jeremy Smith, Mathew Haggerty, Toby Adamson, Ben Wood, Ben Burrows.

Subs: Marlon Alker, Jordan Walne, Paul Steel, Adam Walne.

Referee: Paul Stockman (Selby).

Can't believe Rhys Evans and Ben Evans are still only 17 Ben is like a tank already.

which do you think are better of the two ?

I think Ben is going to be a good 'un. He has that controlled nasty streak that separates good from great players.

Only seen Ben play twice and Rhys once Rhys is the one I have heard most about on here and at the games not surprising when you see that try on youtube, just thought yesterday he did everything very easy little step when taking the ball in nearly got a gap a couple of times, also his try he did a little spin after taking in the pass which created more room the game just seems natural to him, Ben is very hard running looks a real tough lad with a good bit of size already he put a great hit on the Salford number 14 in the second half the lad felt it.

Both looked very very good prospects in there positions not seen enough to say who is better they arent the only ones though in that U20 team though Harvey and Shaw look good as well I will be going to more of these games this season.

Like it. The thing Lee Mitch is missing at the moment it appears - hope the lad finds it, probably just needs a bloody good punch in the marble pouch.