I went along today and saw an entertaining game. Bit hit and Miss from the Hull lads but held on to win 30-26 in the end against a bigger and more physical fax side. reece dean looked miserable as fook so maybe his move to rovers is back on. HTW showed some decent touches but neither half back really imposed themselves on the game enough for me. Hadley was solid but some of the forwards struggled to make any impact, particularly in the 2nd half.

Good to see the NZ contingent all there. fonua is massive

I also went along yesterday and agree with Jake that Fax were a big, physical side and I think our lads (and the coaches) will learn more from a hard fought win like this than they will from giving someone a hiding. Hope Reece's injury isn't too serious. As Jake says it was great to see our NZ boys there and I'm sure the lads who were playing appreciated first team players coming along to show their support.

I thought exactly the same. The physicality of that game was way above academy level and just what they need

And that is exactly why the game needs to bring back A team rugby

Not only does the game need to bring back A team rugby because of the physicality, but it also needs to abandon the concept of paying youngsters thousands of pounds .......Fair enough, keep paying first team players who are coming back from injury to recover and get competitive game time or first team players who have lost form and are trying to prove themselves within the competitive game of A team rugby, but all youngsters and trialist should be encouraged to find a profession outside of professional rugby league and their chance within the A team structure should be deemed as an opportunity to prove themselves and potentially be a professional rugby league player .......They should be playing the game because they love the game and not because of a wage

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mq59ykPnAE

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mq59ykPnAE

What nonsense, it's not 1936!

Players play for money, the option of waorking on a trawler during the week and playing at the weekend is a misty eyed whim.

they must have been super fast trawlers,going to iceland,white sea,bear island and greenland in a week,and back in time to play rugby.

you know full well what I was getting at, the misty eyed nostalgia of times long passed. RL is a career in itself now, has been for a while.

How are players like Lancaster, Logan, Matongo, Turgut doing. They all had 1st team rugby last year and 1 or 2 games this year - but are they knocking on the door or have they fallen back a bit?

Add Fash, Downs and HTW to that list.