poor quality game, but we dug out a well earned and hard earned win, not many teams go there and win, to do so in that heat and humidity was very pleasing, i also though Grix played well as did others, but it was a team victory rather than outstanding individual performances.

good turnout by the giants fans, although i suspect a few hotels in the costa brava were happy! you can't really tell by watching the game back on tv, but excellent vocally as well!

great weekend as always although the heat and humidity put most people to the sword, it must have been pushing 40 in Montpellier yesterday.

both teams were dead on their feet at the end, but yes i did think we looked the fitter side in the closing stages probably due the interchanges, i think catalans only had 2 subs at one point?

or the fact that had to make 143 more tackles than we did!

We absolutely bossed the territory in that game.
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This seems to show that Grix passes that ball backwards to me!

You should post this to the other nationalities {Sorry Catalans}chairman Jools.

I understand that Grix's hands looked like he was passing backwards and that he always remained in front of the ball, but the ball did travel a mile forward.

I do have a bit of sympathy for Catalan because if it was the other way round, there would be plenty on here kicking up a real fuss.

However, we've had plenty of decisions go against us so it's nice to be on the other end!

Of course the ball travelled forwards- it usually does!
Just the same way you would travel forward through your windscreen if you hit a wall whilst not wearing a seatbelt- but it doesn't mean you had an ejector seat.
That pass was as good a pass as you will see a player make. It was whilst running at speed, looping over the top of the defence AND cut out. Spot on and never forward regardless of how far the ball looked to travel.

It's commonly said that the major issues some fans have with the refs calls is the fans don't actually know the rules

And indeed the players

Not to mention the commentators.

oh to have brett hodgson or kev brown back who did these try scoring passes week in week out

No they didn't!!!

Especially them, all 9 or so that they seem to have on duty though bless Brian Carney who has the big screen reviews for RL Hurling and Gaelic Football and bet he's still on a fifth of what Stevo gets.

I remember Brown throwing a lot of forward passes
Still does

Sorry Jools but think youre a few frames short with due respect ! Its where Jerry is in relation to Grix and the "lines" when he receives /catches it that will prove one or the other IMO
If hes in front of where Grix is when he releases it then despite all the scientific theories of justification then its a forward pass - and thats what it looked like from a position in the side stand in line with it

( Having said -I`ll take it if offered ! Weve had enough allowed for scores against us eg The Leeds draw at home last season )

yes they did!!!!! david hodgson used to have a field day

kev brown still doing it for widnes too, one of his trademarks