Great first 40 ,attack was brilliant , my worry is the way that teams are getting into us on the counter attack , either from a loose ball or penalty just inside the half .. it cost us big time in both competitions pre season and as of today , tries of which we conceded three, those points on the score difference could prove crucial ..

Geoff n Lawkholme Len n Electrician Al have done a great volunteer job with Royd Ings end of the ground this week , with the old paint brushes n screwdrivers , it looks AWESOME ..be nice to see the powers that be appreciate their efforts publicly ..

Thanks Rach. We'll be there tomorrow, get the kettle on.

A great performance by the team, it's nice to see the after match smiles.

A different game plan saw us come out of the blocks fast and catch Thunder by surprise. By the time they got any meaningful posession we were 18 up!

They put up a good fightback 10 mins either side of halftime but we managed to find more energy reserves and some smart rugby to see them off. Paul March's ball steal try was a peach, we were all looking the other way as he "sauntered" over the line.

All in all a great day out, nice compact stadium (but flipping cold) and as always, Thunder fans are vocal but good humoured and very friendly. The artificial pitch definitely performs differently to grass with some startling bounces.

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