Leeds Champions of the World

Leeds Rhinos were tonight crowned the best Rugby League club on the planet in atrocious conditions at Elland Road versus the Melbourne Storm. A brutal, attritional game saw the Loiners win 11-4 in front of a crowd of 33,204, a record attendance at the home of Leeds United this season.

Ryan Hoffman's try for the Storm gave the Aussies the 4-2 lead in the first half. However the depleted visitors were stunned minutes before half time when Scott Donald finished a well-worked try for the Super League champions. This followed Danny McGuire's enforced absence with a shoulder injury after a awful off-the-ball challenge.

The second half saw both teams grind out an enthralling defensive battle. The Rhinos more than matched the NRL premiers and Kevin Sinfield helped himself to a penalty midway through the half. With just over ten minutes to go Leeds' captain Sinfield slotted over a drop goal to give the Rhinos a second Carnegie World Club Challenge victory in the three seasons.

Leeds Rhinos 11-4 Melbourne Storm -- att: 33,204







Oldham Roughyeds 38 - 8 Rochdale Hornets -- att: 1,024
Salford City Reds 70 - 6 Swinton Lions -- att: 6,042

Week 4 Preview

Remember, if Wakefield or Castleford win then there is an extra bonus point available. The big tie of the round is at the Galpharm between play-off contenders Huddersfield and Hull FC.

Wigan v Bradford Bulls
Castleford Tigers v Harlequins RL
Huddersfield Giants v Hull FC
St Helens v Wakefield T Wildcats
Warrington Wolves v Catalans Dragons

Alex Foster: BRADFORD, HARLEQUINS, HUDDERSFIELD, ST.HELENS, WARRINGTON

Aron Hurst Wilson: WIGAN, HARLEQUINS, HULL FC, ST.HELENS, WARRINGTON

Ben Smith:

Chris Breen: WIGAN, HARLEQUINS, HULL FC, ST.HELENS, CATALANS

Chris Harkin: BRADFORD, CASTLEFORD, HULL FC, ST.HELENS, WARRINGTON

Emily Poole: BRADFORD, CASTLEFORD, HUDDERSFIELD, WAKEFIELD, WARRINGTON

Gareth Cook: WIGAN, HARLEQUINS, HUDDERSFIELD, ST.HELENS, WARRINGTON

Ian Wilson: WIGAN, CASTLEFORD, HUDDERSFIELD, ST.HELENS, WARRINGTON

James Poole: BRADFORD, HARLEQUINS, HULL FC, ST.HELENS, WARRINGTON

John Bassinder: WIGAN, HARLEQUINS, HUDDERSFIELD, ST.HELENS, WARRINGTON

Kevin Pieroni: BRADFORD, HARLEQUINS, HULL FC, WAKEFIELD, CATALANS

Kyle McCullough:

Martin O'Brien: BRADFORD, HARLEQUINS, HUDDERSFIELD, ST.HELENS, WARRINGTON

Matt Poole: WIGAN, HARLEQUINS, HUDDERSFIELD, ST.HELENS, WARRINGTON

Nick Wood: BRADFORD, HARLEQUINS, HUDDERSFIELD, ST.HELENS, WARRINGTON

Paul Shore:

Peter Cotton: WIGAN, HARLEQUINS, HUDDERSFIELD, ST.HELENS, WARRINGTON

Peter Straker: WIGAN, CASTLEFORD, HUDDERSFIELD, ST.HELENS, WARRINGTON

Russell Gough: * WIGAN, HARLEQUINS, HUDDERSFIELD, ST.HELENS, WARRINGTON

Sally Cook: BRADFORD, HARLEQUINS, HULL FC, ST.HELENS, CATALANS

Sean Corten:

Stuart Foster: BRADFORD, HARLEQUINS, HUDDERSFIELD, ST.HELENS, WARRINGTON

3rd Round Challenge Cup Draw

Carnegie Challenge Cup

3rd Round Draw

ties to be played 8-9 March



Sheffield Eagles v Lezignan Sangliers
York City Knights v Halifax RLFC
Leeds Metropolitan University v Doncaster RLFC
Blackpool Panthers v Featherstone Rovers
Wath Brow Hornets v Swinton Lions
Rochdale Hornets v York Acorn
London Skolars v Queens
Bank Quay Bulls v Hunslet Hawks
British Army v Oldham Roughyeds
Leigh Centurions v Featherstone Lions
Batley Bulldogs v East Hull
Wigan St Pats v Workington Town
Keighley Cougars v Toulouse Olympique
Gateshead Thunder v Pia XIII
Celtic Crusaders v Lokomotiv Moscow
Rochdale Mayfield v Barrow Raiders
Widnes Vikings v Skirlaugh
Oulton Raiders v Dewsbury Rams
Salford v Warrington Wizards
Leigh Miners Rangers v Whitehaven RLFC

Weekend Results

Bradford Bulls 16 - 22 St.Helens -- att: 10,756
Hull FC 24 - 22 Wigan Warriors -- att: 13,226
Leeds Rhinos 34 - 6 Catalans Dragons -- att: 14,083
Harlequins RL 34 - 18 Wakefield T Wildcats -- att: 3,176
Huddersfield Giants 64 - 12 Castleford Tigers -- att: 7,184
Hull KR 28 - 29 Warrington Wolves -- att: 8,704

Blackpool Panthers 10 - 40 Barrow Raiders -- att: 318
Dewsbury Rams 32 - 16 Batley Bulldogs -- att: 1,313
Doncaster RLFC 22 - 30 Celtic Crusaders -- att: 966
Hunslet Hawks 22 - 30 Gateshead Thunder -- att: 308
Oldham Roughyeds 18 - 14 Salford City Reds -- att: 1,350
Rochdale Hornets 34 - 38 Swinton Lions -- att: 464
Sheffield Eagles 32 - 50 London Skolars -- att: 669
Whitehaven RLFC 26 - 10 Workington Town -- att: 1,689
York City Knights 24 - 24 Featherstone Rovers -- att: 1,053

WCC Warm-Up

Halifax RLFC 10 - 26 Melbourne Storm -- att: 4,053





Bank Quay Bulls 29 - 0 Millom
Bramley Buffaloes 16 - 26 Wigan St.Patricks
Hull Dockers 14 - 19 Skirlaugh
Ince Rose Bridge 25 - 26 The Army
Leeds C Met Univ 20 - 8 Leigh East
Leigh Miners Rangers 64 - 12 Vereya Moskva
Normanton Knights 18 - 38 East Hull
Oulton Raiders 18 - 14 West Hull
Royal Navy 6 - 36 Rochdale Mayfield
Siddal 6 - 17 Queens
Warrington Wizards 26 - 10 Stanningley
Wath Brow Hornets 8 - 6 Ellenbrough
West Bowling 16 - 34 Featherstone Lions
York Acorn 14 - 6 Bradford Dudley Hill

Week 3 Preview

Week 3 Fixtures 22-24 Feb

Bradford Bulls v St Helens
Hull FC v Wigan
Leeds Rhinos v Catalans Dragons
Harlequins RL v Wakefield T Wildcats
Huddersfield Giants v Castleford Tigers
Hull K R v Warrington Wolves

Alex Foster: BRADFORD, WIGAN, LEEDS, WAKEFIELD, HUDDERSFIELD, WARRINGTON

Aron Hurst Wilson:BRADFORD, WIGAN, LEEDS, HARLEQUINS, CASTLEFORD, HULL KR

Ben Smith: BRADFORD, WIGAN, LEEDS, HARLEQUINS, HUDDERSFIELD, WARRINGTON

Chris Breen:

Chris Harkin:

Emily Poole: BRADFORD, HULL FC, LEEDS, WAKEFIELD, CASTLEFORD, HULL KR

Gareth Cook: BRADFORD, WIGAN, LEEDS, WAKEFIELD, HUDDERSFIELD, HULL KR

Ian Wilson: ST.HELENS, WIGAN, LEEDS, WAKEFIELD, HUDDERSFIELD, HULL KR

James Poole: ST.HELENS, WIGAN, LEEDS, WAKEFIELD, HUDDERSFIELD, HULL KR

John Bassinder: ST.HELENS, WIGAN, LEEDS, WAKEFIELD, HUDDERSFIELD, WARRINGTON

Kevin Pieroni: BRADFORD, WIGAN, LEEDS, HARLEQUINS, HUDDERSFIELD, HULL KR

Kyle McCullough:

Martin O'Brien: BRADFORD, WIGAN, LEEDS, HARLEQUINS, HUDDERSFIELD, WARRINGTON

Matt Poole: BRADFORD, WIGAN, LEEDS, HARLEQUINS, HUDDERSFIELD, HULL KR

Nick Wood: ST.HELENS, WIGAN, LEEDS, WAKEFIELD, CASTLEFORD, WARRINGTON

Paul Shore:

Peter Cotton: BRADFORD, WIGAN, LEEDS, HARLEQUINS, HUDDERSFIELD, HULL KR

Peter Straker: BRADFORD, WIGAN, LEEDS, HARLEQUINS, HUDDERSFIELD, HULL KR

Russell Gough: * BRADFORD, WIGAN, LEEDS, HARLEQUINS, HUDDERSFIELD, HULL KR

Sally Cook: BRADFORD, WIGAN, LEEDS, HARLEQUINS, CASTLEFORD, WARRINGTON

Sean Corten: ST.HELENS, WIGAN, LEEDS, WAKEFIELD, CASTLEFORD, HULL KR

Stuart Foster: ST.HELENS, WIGAN, LEEDS, HARLEQUINS, HUDDERSFIELD, WARRINGTON

Good luck everybody!

Week 2 Results

Week 2 sees three people claim the first maximums of the season. John, Az and Chris all take 12 points while five players earn a highly respectable 10 including last year's Champion Russell.

St.Helens 30 - 22 Warrington Wolves
Wakefield T Wildcats 8 - 44 Leeds Rhinos
Wigan Warriors 28 - 16 Castleford Tigers
Bradford Bulls 38 - 12 Huddersfield Giants
Catalans Dragons 20 - 24 Hull KR
Hull FC 6 - 24 Harlequins RL

Aron Hurst Wilson 12
Chris Breen 12
John Bassinder 12
Ian Wilson 10
Gareth Cook 10
Russell Gough 10
Sally Cook 10
Sean Corten 10
Alex Foster 8
Kyle McCullough 8
Matt Poole 8
Peter Cotton 8
Stuart Foster 8
Chris Harkin 6
James Poole 6
Martin O'Brien 6
Peter Straker 6
Emily Poole 4

Kevin Pieroni 8
Nick Wood 8

Weekend Results

Friday

St.Helens 30 - 22 Warrington Wolves -- att: 13,396
Wakefield T Wildcats 8 - 44 Leeds Rhinos -- att: 9,883
Wigan Warriors 28 - 16 Castleford Tigers -- att: 16,667

Saturday

Bradford Bulls 38 - 12 Huddersfield Giants -- att: 10,124
Catalans Dragons 20 - 24 Hull KR -- att: 8,359

Sunday

Hull FC 6 - 24 Harlequins RL -- att: 13,313







Batley Bulldogs P - P York City Knights
Blackpool Panthers 16 - 36 Leigh Centurions -- att: 813
Celtic Crusaders 34 - 14 Sheffield Eagles -- att: 1,006
Featherstone Rovers 48 - 6 Gateshead -- att: 1,037
Halifax RLFC 48 - 16 Whitehaven RLFC -- att: 1,651
Hunslet Hawks 16 - 30 Dewsbury Rams -- att: 836
London Skolars 22 - 36 Doncaster RLFC -- att: 458
Rochdale Hornets P - P Oldham Roughyeds
Swinton Lions 8 - 48 Salford City Reds -- att: 1,664
Widnes Vikings P - P Barrow Raiders
Workington Town 18 - 22 Keighley Cougars -- att: 873

Week 2 Preview

Hullo there, here is the round-up of peoples' tips for this week's Super League action:

Week 2 Fixtures 15-17 Feb

St Helens v Warrington Wolves
Wakefield T Wildcats v Leeds Rhinos
Wigan Warriors v Castleford Tigers
Bradford Bulls v Huddersfield Giants
Catalans Dragons v Hull K R
Hull FC v Harlequins RL

Alex Foster: ST.HELENS, LEEDS, WIGAN, BRADFORD, CATALANS, HULL FC

Aron Hurst Wilson: ST.HELENS, LEEDS, WIGAN, BRADFORD, HULL KR, HARLEQUINS

Chris Breen: ST.HELENS, LEEDS, WIGAN, BRADFORD, HULL KR, HARLEQUINS

Chris Harkin: WARRINGTON, LEEDS, WIGAN, BRADFORD, CATALANS, HULL FC

Chris Rawlins: -

Emily Poole: WARRINGTON, LEEDS, CASTLEFORD, BRADFORD, CATALANS, HULL FC

Gareth Cook: WARRINGTON, LEEDS, WIGAN, BRADFORD, HULL KR, HARLEQUINS

Ian Wilson: ST.HELENS, LEEDS, WIGAN, BRADFORD, HULL KR, HULL FC

James Poole: WARRINGTON, WAKEFIELD, WIGAN, HUDDERSFIELD, HULL KR, HARLEQUINS

John Bassinder: ST.HELENS, LEEDS, WIGAN, BRADFORD, HULL KR, HARLEQUINS

Kevin Pieroni: -

Kyle McCullough: ST.HELENS, LEEDS, WIGAN, BRADFORD, CATALANS, HULL FC

Martin O'Brien: WARRINGTON, LEEDS, WIGAN, BRADFORD, CATALANS, HULL FC

Matt Poole: ST.HELENS, LEEDS, WIGAN, BRADFORD, CATALANS, HULL FC

Nick Wood:

Peter Cotton: ST.HELENS, LEEDS, WIGAN, BRADFORD, CATALANS, HULL FC

Peter Straker: ST.HELENS, LEEDS, WIGAN, HUDDERSFIELD, CATALANS, HULL FC

Russell Gough: * ST.HELENS, LEEDS, WIGAN, BRADFORD, HULL KR, HULL FC

Sally Cook: ST.HELENS, LEEDS, WIGAN, BRADFORD, HULL KR, HULL FC

Sean Corten: ST.HELENS, LEEDS, WIGAN, BRADFORD, HULL KR, HULL FC

Stuart Foster: ST.HELENS, LEEDS, WIGAN, BRADFORD, CATALANS, HULL FC

Good luck everybody!

Saints Era of Dominance Over?

St.Helens defeat to Hull KR was not entirely unexpected. Hull KR bought big over the winter break bringing stars like Chev Walker and Jake Webster while Challenge Cup winners St.Helens witnessed no new arrivals. I feel Saints never adequately replaced their two talismans of 2006, Paul Anderson and Jamie Lyon.

Matt Gidley is no substitute for the guile and talent of Lyon while the Saints pack have relied on youngsters such as James Graham to make the step up. With ageing stars like Long, Cunningham, Talau, Gidley and Fozzard nearing the end of their careers the era of St.Helens winning everything in sight is long gone. The regular absences of captain Paul Sculthorpe through injury begs the question of whether giving him a new contract was a good idea.

I'm not suggesting that Saints are about to become relegation fodder but I think the balance of power may move towards Leeds, Wigan, Warrington and Hull FC in the near future. Saints and Bradford (to an extent) are suffering from playing in dilapidated stadiums that are draining money away in upkeep costs. This is to the detriment of investing in the playing squad and this especially affects the Saints as they struggle to attract crowds comparable to the standard of the teams they put out.
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It is great to see Gareth Ellis make a huge decision and sign for the Wests Tigers in the NRL. He is leaving at his peak and hopefully will make a huge impression like Adrian Morley did at the Sydney Roosters. It would be even better if he leaves Super League with a World Cup winners medal too.
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The implosion of the New Zealand team finally seems to be over as the new coaching dream team of Wayne Bennett and Stephen Kearney take over. Bennett was initially assumed to be taking over as head coach but he will act in an advisory role for the Kiwis and Kearney is the newly appointed coach.

Gary Kemble's reign lasted just five months including a hammering by the Aussies and a whitewash test series against the GB Lions. A revolt by the players led by barnstorming captain Roy Asotasi led to Kemble's departure as it was clear he had "lost" the dressing room. It could be an ominous sign that a resurgent Kiwi side will be back for the World Cup.
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Another ridiculous decision has been allowed by the RLIF (Rugby League International Federation). Motu Tony has opted to play for Samoa in this year's World Cup. He played for New Zealand a couple of years ago and now has chosen to play for the country of his birth. He is quoted:

"This is the first fully-fledged Samoan team that has been around since I started playing professionally and I wanted to put my name forward."

Absolute garbage, to be fair. Although it is good to see quality players starring for the smaller nations the RLIF cannot allow the situation to persist where players can pick and choose which country they play for every couple of years. It is time that the RLIF enforce a system where you choose one nation to represent and that is it. Simple. Maybe in other sports, but not Rugby League, obviously.

On a more positive note the Samoa side for the World Cup could look pretty tasty. Ex-Kiwis Nigel Vagana, Motu Tony, Willie Talai, Ali Lauiti'iti, Tony Puletua will combine with plenty of NRL/ SL stars such as David Solomona, Francis Meli, George Carmont, Ia'feta Palaa'aesina, Kylie Leuluai and Matt Utai. They are in a World Cup group with Ireland and Tonga.
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It's been an interesting first week in the Tipping League as John Bassinder takes an early lead on ten points. Champion Russell Gough begins slowly with only four points on the opening weekend.

Weekend Results

Friday

Warrington Wolves 32 - 20 Hull FC -- att: 11,026

Saturday

Harlequins RL 28 - 47 Wigan Warriors -- att: 8,041
Castleford Tigers 14 - 21 Catalans Dragons -- att: 7,060

Sunday

Huddersfield Giants 10 - 30 Leeds Rhinos -- att: 15,629
Hull KR 24 - 22 St.Helens -- att: 8,713
Wakefield T Wildcats 26 - 24 Bradford Bulls att: 9,851


Northern Rail Cup Results

Friday

Doncaster RLFC 8 - 16 Sheffield Eagles -- att: 1,010
Salford City Reds 40 - 12 Oldham Roughyeds -- att: 4,224

Sunday

Barrow Raiders 28 - 20 Blackpool Panthers -- att: 825
Batley Bulldogs 19 - 18 Dewsbury Rams -- att: 1,169
Featherstone Rovers 40 - 12 York City Knights -- att: 1,332
Gateshead Thunder 58 - 6 Hunslet Hawks -- att: 388
Keighley Cougars 40 - 64 Halifax RLFC -- att: 1,340
London Skolars 10 - 26 Celtic Crusaders -- att: 375
Swinton Lions 34 - 36 Rochdale Hornets -- att: 623
Widnes Vikings 8 - 15 Leigh Centurions -- att: 4,032
Workington Town 18 - 26 Whitehaven RLFC -- att: 1,276

Results courtesy of Sporting Life

Week 1 Preview

Yo, here is the round-up of peoples' tips for this week's Super League action:

Alex Foster: WARRINGTON, WIGAN, CASTLEFORD, ST.HELENS, LEEDS, BRADFORD

Aron Hurst Wilson: WARRINGTON, WIGAN, CASTLEFORD, ST.HELENS, LEEDS, WAKEFIELD

Ben Harris: -

Ben Smith: -

Chris Breen: HULL FC, WIGAN, CATALANS, ST.HELENS, LEEDS, BRADFORD

Chris Harkin: WARRINGTON, WIGAN, CASTLEFORD, ST.HELENS, LEEDS, WAKEFIELD

Chris Rawlins: -

Emily Poole: WARRINGTON, WIGAN, CASTLEFORD, ST.HELENS, LEEDS, BRADFORD

Gareth Cook: WARRINGTON, WIGAN, CASTLEFORD, HULL KR, LEEDS, BRADFORD

Ian Wilson: WARRINGTON, WIGAN,CASTLEFORD, ST.HELENS, LEEDS, WAKEFIELD

James Poole: HULL FC, WIGAN, CATALANS, ST.HELENS, LEEDS, BRADFORD

John Bassinder: WARRINGTON, WIGAN, CATALANS, ST.HELENS, LEEDS, WAKEFIELD

Kevin Pieroni: WARRINGTON, WIGAN, CATALANS, ST.HELENS, LEEDS, BRADFORD

Kyle McCullough: WARRINGTON, WIGAN, CASTLEFORD, ST.HELENS, LEEDS, BRADFORD

Martin O'Brien: WARRINGTON, HARLEQUINS, CASTLEFORD, ST.HELENS, LEEDS, BRADFORD

Matt Poole: HULL FC, WIGAN, CATALANS, ST.HELENS, LEEDS, BRADFORD

Nick Wood: WARRINGTON, WIGAN, CASTLEFORD, ST.HELENS, LEEDS, BRADFORD

Peter Cotton: WARRINGTON, WIGAN, CATALANS, ST.HELENS, LEEDS, BRADFORD

Peter Straker: WARRINGTON, WIGAN, CATALANS, ST.HELENS, LEEDS, BRADFORD

Russell Gough * HULL FC, WIGAN, CASTLEFORD, ST.HELENS, LEEDS, BRADFORD

Sean Corten: HULL FC, HARLEQUINS, CATALANS, ST.HELENS, LEEDS, BRADFORD

Stuart Foster: WARRINGTON, WIGAN, CATALANS, ST.HELENS, LEEDS, BRADFORD

Good luck everybody!

The Big Kick-Off - Week 1 Predictions

This week sees the first round of fixtures. Tie of the round the one at Halliwell Jones Stadium between big spending Warrington and Hull FC. Hull will be determined to make up for a miserable season last year while Warrington are under pressure to compete with the likes of Leeds and Saints.

Week 1 Fixtures - 8-10 Feb

WARRINGTON WOLVES - HULL FC
HARLEQUINS RL - WIGAN WARRIORS
CASTLEFORD TIGERS - CATALANS DRAGONS
HULL KR - ST.HELENS
HUDDERSFIELD GIANTS - LEEDS RHINOS
WAKEFIELD T WILDCATS - BRADFORD BULLS

You can either leave your tips as a comment here, on the Facebook group or email me. There is still time to join if you are interested (remember it's free to enter and there is a £20 winning prize) so send an email to:

Challenge Cup & League Cup Results

The first weekend of the professional season began with the Northern Rail League Cup kicking off along with the 1st Round of the Carnegie Challenge Cup. The shock of the day came at York where Gateshead stunned the City Knights.

Northern Rail Cup Group Stage:

Blackpool Panthers 4 - 38 Widnes Vikings
Dewsbury Rams 52 - 24 Featherstone Rovers
Hunslet Hawks 12 - 62 Batley Bulldogs
Leigh Centurions 32 - 20 Barrow Raiders
Whitehaven RLFC 32 - 10 Keighley Cougars
Workington Town 8 - 30 Halifax RLFC
Rochdale Hornets 12 - 54 Salford City Reds
York City Knights 16 - 24 Gateshead Thunder

Carnegie Challenge Cup: 1 st Round

Askam 12-20 West Bowling
Bramley Buffaloes 24 - 16 Castleford Panthers
British Army 34-12 Thatto Heath
Castleford Lock Lane 18-32 Royal Navy
East Hull 54-6 Royal Air Force
Eccles & Salford 10-28 Leigh East
Ellenbrough Rangers 17-1 Saddleworth Rangers
Hull Wyke 18-14 York Acorn
Leigh MR 24-18 Halton Simms Cross
Millom 38-0 Milford Marlins
Normanton Knights 38-8 Edinburgh Eagles
Oulton 48-4 Oldham St Annes
Rochdale Mayfield 48 - 4 Crosfields
Seaton Rangers 6-38 Featherstone Lions
Siddal 62-2 Egremont Rangers
Skirlaugh 46-14 Waterhead
St Albans Centurions 16 - 42 Hull Dockers
St Marys Univ Coll. 22-30 Warrington Wizards
Stanningley 16-10 Shaw Cross Sharks
Thornhill 20-26 Leeds Met Univ
Wath Brow Hornets 58-4 Heworth
Wigan St Patricks 44-14 Ovenden

Pro Season Kicks Off

Super League XIII kicks off this evening with a clash between champions Leeds Rhinos and last season's surprise package Hull Kingston Rovers. This game has been brought forward due to Leeds' participation in the World Club Challenge at the end of the month and thus is not part of the Tipping League.

This will be an interesting test for both sides. Leeds have not signed any players in the off season and remain reliant on the championship winning side. Hull KR have spent big and have high hopes of making the top six. Chev Walker is the most high-profile signing and the ex Leeds centre will be determined to show his old club that his massive potential is being fulfilled. Big games from Jake Webster and Ben Galea will be required if the East Hull side are to topple the Rhinos in front what is hoped to be a crowd of 20,000.
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Last night saw the start of the Northern Rail League Cup. Celtic Crusaders beat Sheffield Eagles at the Don Valley to begin their huge campaign for Super League acceptance this year.

Results:

Doncaster RLFC 32-10 London Skolars

Oldham Roughyeds 22-20 Swinton Lions

Sheffield Eagles 12-22 Celtic Crusaders
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I'm still accepting entries for next week's start so invite your friends, relatives and random hobos from the street. We have already beaten last season's number of participants and it would be great if we could hit 25 entrants this year.