And Kristian Bell, i watched him in the u/18 (dvd) v Wigan a few weeks ago and he was outstanding.

Halftime scores.

Under 20's Wigan 24 - 4 Hull KR

Under 18's Hull KR 18 - 18 Wigan

Thnx to Bilko on Twitter.

Wigan won the U20's game 44 - 34

Liam Carberry was brilliant today as was Matty Russell. Special mention for Jonny Walker, hope all is well.

Carberry was very very good today and his try was sensational. Also quite impressed with Blake Mahovic at centre, strong and pacey but his passing needs plenty of work.


Craig Hall gave Stefan Marsh a torrid time.

Mahovic is a good prospect, needs to learn when to use his winger. Similar to Marsh when he made a break. On another note Amos Roberts looked a shadow of himself in my opinion, even on the intercepted try he looked lethargic when running.

18s lost 38 36 in last seconds of the game. second narrow loss in a row.

From what I've heard his knee is still causing him problems meaning he's no longer as confident running with the ball. He's probably much better playing in the halves where you don't necessarily need to have great pace or do as much running than at fullback where he's always busy and always running. It's a shame if the knee is still the problem because it's hard to see how he'll make a full recovery.

Can't we pension Roberts off if he isn't fit for purpose - certainly that's the approach that Alex Ferguson takes and you can't criticise his track record. Didn't we do this with Seu Seu?

Just been told that Wire U20's got beat today by Saints. Apparently Wire missed seven kicks at goal.
If it's true then Wigan will go top of the U20's by two clear points and still have game in hand.

38-32 Saints U20s won.

Well done to all the lads.

What kind of hooker is Carberry? Seeing as Rogues is a big fan of his, I presume it's safe to say he ain't a scooter hooker.

Carberry is a very good attacking hooker (likes to scoot).

I have really high hopes for Carberry. He is very much a direct scooting hooker but he does it very well. Logan on the flip side to me is more of a left or right hooker, looking for the pass. If we could get them both progressing on in the next 2-3 years, that could be an excellent variation for us.