Hmmm.

The only niggling thing for me is the use of Seven Nation Army. There was a point when it seemed each played had selected their own song to be played when they scored. Now I appreciate we have the Leigh Cheerleaders back but variety is the spice of life and surely they can do a few routines and wonderful back flip displays to different beats?

And if LSV wish to be consider a proper, professional and sterile stadium like every other is now, with the security wands and their temperamental QR readers and card only kiosks, then the least they can do is check all the seats for bird poo.

Mellor was playing like a man possessed in attack and defence.

Ioane was a beast and a half, clearly drinking whatever Joe had had.

Full commitment from everyone.

York were no slouches, there weren't any easy tries scored, just some wonderful complete team rugby, epitomised by the full length final try, everyone was backing everyone else up.

I just wish Josh would back himself to run the line once in a while rather than coming inside.

Otherwise I don't think even the harshest critic could find fault with today's rampage.

Only just occurred to Bongser that we are now Centurions in two senses! Leigh's tweet with sound of that last gasp try should be pinned! Can't stop watching it. Don't ever want to stop watching it - length of the field through ten pairs of hands with LSV screaming for blood!

Just a perfect day.

Sexy rugby....at last

A little like the "Were you there?" fanzine where hundreds of people claim to have been there when the official attendance was about a dozen (Bury, Rochdale, Halifax? Can't recall). There will be ten thousand Leythers claiming to have been there.

This, slightly modified, from Shakespeare's "Henry V":

"And gentlemen in England now a-bed
Shall count themselves accursed they were not there.
And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks
That cheered with us 'pon Mary's day."

100% I have seen the steady decline of the quality of rugby in SL over the past 10 years , comparing them to the Wigan/Widnes teams in the late 80's early 90s , the game just isn't played the same anymore , we have gone way too one dimensional and all about %, as poor and wounded as York were on Sunday the Leigh team looked fit , players running at gaps hitting the ball at speed and the support play was out of this world .

I get the impression most SL coaches would be happy with their completion rates being 100% even if the lost 30 nil .

Whether or not we can get past the million pound game I don't know , its going to be hard and some of the players will be doing themselves out of a job if they do.