Wigan are very good at it.

One round the legs, 2 take the upper body to hold them upwright and wrestle, giving the defensive line time to set, then they twist and put the attacker on his back, then move off 1 by 1, slowing the PTB down massively. Textbook.

That's not a criticism of wigan, it's excellent technique.

Pathetic.

Indeed mate and ditto Leeds.

A good coach can see in the rules/laws things that others cannot. I often think that they need to be as good a lawyer as a coach. Any lawyer will tell you that depending on the spirit of a law will always be challenged and found wanting. We then change the law/rule/instruction and the whole process starts again.

On another matter I am really looking forward to the game. Looking at the squad I realise that no one really expects us to win but I still expect every man in cherry and white to front up.

I cannot overemphasise just how impressive the boys were tonight.

Today, I shall mostly be withdrawing my worry that we can't win owt wi' a bunch o' kids

Dudson has got to stop the late push/shoulder to the back. That is going to cost us one day.

Excellent game plan from the Pies. Wane outsmarted a superior team with a tactical masterclass. Saints did the same when they beat us at Langtree. I hope McDermot comes up with a plan to counter such tactics for the next time we meet. Well done you guys.

What a refreshing post. Having looked around the forums last night (Virtual Terrace especially) not many people commented on the positive aspects of the match, of which there were many. Instead most decided to pull Wigan apart due to the 5-10 minute spell of madness!

Something about Leeds v Wigan matches that still have that 80's feel about it (ie - fast open rugby, shades of brilliance, hard and agressive defences with a bit of biff thrown in)!

May there be many more like that!

Slightly OT: Does anyone know if this game will be replayed on Sky or anywhere? I wish i'd have recorded it for a family member who missed it, as i dont think the highlights will truly reflect the effort the lads gave.

I'm in a similar predicament, can't find it on the schedule for a repeat though