The big difference between us was that we didn't take our chances and they did. I still think they were the better team and would have won but the scoreline should have been tighter.

Over all with three top players out we did ok, it's a learning curve.

Paul Newlove, that's going back a bit. Trouble is I remember his dad, John, playing for Feath and Hull

Yep it was great to see them against Warrington and then Wigan neither looked out of place and will only get better. Hall looks special and Murphy is doing himself no harm I would like to see him on a distant break to see his pace

I agree I think Corey Hall is at the moment behind the likes of Farnworth (who I am very excited about as an England fan) and Newman.

The latter 2 though are 3 years older and have had much more exposure to a higher level of rugby than Hall who it is easy to forget is still in reality in his first year of SL.

He has a lot of potential and I see no reason why he shouldn’t be pushing very hard for a starting berth at the World Cup following this one as he has all the tools to do it, he just needs to keep working hard and getting games under his belt.

I’ve always been a country over club man as I think we need a strong international game for rugby league to thrive and it’s refreshing to see quality outside backs starting to push through the development systems in numbers.

If we could get some more quality and depth in and around the halves and 9 we won’t be far off in a few years time….big IF though.

I think we’re starting to see some quality come through in the halves.
Olly Russell at Huddersfield hasn’t looked out of place this year
Rowan Miles has stepped up when asked at Hull KR
Truman has done well at Castleford
There’s still loads to come from Harry Smith at Wigan
The headliners though are
Mikey Lewis at HKR
Lewis Dodd at Sts
Will Price at Huddersfield

That’s more home grown halves playing at SL level than we’ve produced in the last 20 years