Think today was a better result than last weeks! Grinding out a win in tough heavy conditions. One worry for me was our line speed compared too fax! They seemed fitter than us!! Defence was too notch! Emmit put a massive shift in!!! Armstrong looks a class above and Kay is one of the best finishers in the game!!! Barlow is a nightmare! He's got awesome footwork and always wins contact he's just got too learn too pick the offload! Was impressed with the discipline today

I don't think there is anything to worry about fitness wise Rowley as got them ripped

Shocking pitch, shocking weather. Two points won and London next week. Great following.

It was played on a 'farmers field' even Brisbane Bronco's found it tough going last night on the Piedome field. Fax 'seemed' fitter than us...they might have been, but we won 18-6.

But we need too improve it I know they raised their game for the big boys but we can't keep standing off teams!! Fortunately today murrell and place offered nout!!! Overall a top quality performance across the board! Was a very good following I reckon over 1000!

We have great footwork and push the edges - how the hell could we do that today on that pitch and that weather. One of the tough away games out of the way.

Exactly like I said that was a better result than last week! Too grind that out against a big nasty pack like fax was a superb effort! Think London are in for a beating next week!!

I think that your kicking game made the difference in the end today, think you'll have a tough game at London next week after 2 hard openers but you deserved the points, just, today. Really enjoyable tussle though and I think we had you pack a bit rattled at one point in the second half.

We must have had 6/7 drop outs to us in the first half but didn't manage to capitalise (poor conditions didn't help, btbh I thought we were in total control all the match and the only way they could ever score is if we gave it to them (like Johny P did). Our forwards did more than enough to control the game.
Looks like the other teams will be able to paste and copy some of the fax fans ie ............................"stood up well to their forwards" ......"did well AGAINST A FULL TIME TEAM" etc etc. Im sure Fax will do well this year and their coach has already done miles better than Harrison did.

A dirge of a game played in horrendous conditions underfoot. The lads did a great job first half, second half we put ourselves under a lot of pressure with handling mistakes and a desire to play rugby that was a little too expansive for the conditions.

A wins a win and I think I've just about managed to avoid full-on hypothermia.

Halifax's line speed was unreal in the second half, we really struggled to make any hard yards and, in contrast to some posts on here, I thought our second half kicking game saw us take the wrong options on a few occasions, going for a shorter range rather than sticking it in the corner. True grit and character to grind out a win like that and I'm sure the lads will learn from it. Fair play to Barlow not reacting (too much) from some serious 'attention' as evidenced by the sin bin in the first half.

Leigh following in the region of 800 I'd say.

They all do seem rather obsessed by Slammin Sam at Halifax do they not?

Thought we did really well today in absolutely awful conditions. To keep Fax out & only concede 1 try (which came from a more than slightly bizarre attempt at an unnecessary pass) was excellent. When we usually play fast paced quick passing rugby to win in a mud bath shows just how good this team is.

I had a bit of a niggle before yesterdays game as we played our hearts out last week and usually a team that's been in such a hard game sometimes isn't at it's best the week after. When I saw the state of the field - can't call that a pitch - I started to worry. All credit to Fax, we were camped in their half in the first 40 and to only concede 12 points was a good show. Our fitness and true grit saw the boys through yesterday because the field and weather were against any classy show. Even though the boys came over to us after the game you could see that they were desperate to get to the hot showers and who can blame them. I wouldn't be too pleased if I had to get into an ice bath after that game. I really thought games played in those conditions were a thing of the past at this level. It's a pity that so much money is being spent on turning The Shay into a very good stadium and not spending it on the playing surface. They have a football game there on Tuesday night. Anyway a wins a win and I'm sure we will see less of those types of games as the weather gets warmer. Jake or Liam for MOM. Take your pick all both were excellent.

Think Jake is a machine and consistently puts in the hard grunt. Mr Dependable and never has an "off day"