Having paid tribute to Rob Burrow yesterday, the YEP’s Leeds Rhinos Jury now reflect on a much-needed win over Castleford Tigers.
Opinion is split over whether it was a step in the right direction for coach Rohan Smith’s side, or a case of them being the better of two poor teams.
double-header at HQ last Saturday and both teams came up with good results against, let’s be honest, not the greatest of opponents. The ladies warmed up for their annual Wembley trip with a convincing 68-0 victory over Barrow. A thought came to mind while watching the women, has a prop-forward ever before scored five tries at Headingley? I’m sure they haven’t, so well done to Izzy Northrop.
What a great Saturday in the sun that was, a double-header with the women and men and a fantastic win for both teams. The women got back on winning ways with a 68-0 defeat of Barrow and, Wembley-bound next weekend, they showed what they were made of. Izzy Northrop had an absolute cracker of a game, scoring five tries. There was no stopping her storming over the line. With a performance like that, I believe they are going to be Challenge Cup winners this weekend.
The truth is, they aren’t playing particularly well at the moment: the coach is clearly struggling, a number of players aren’t performing well enough under the coach and dare I say some of the team aren’t good enough to play for the club.
There will be a smug look on the faces of those who chose to do their home DIY during the recent Bank Holiday Monday, as last Saturday’s win over Castleford at Headingley caused a run on the availability of crack-covering wallpaper paste in stores across the city. Castleford brought their usual numbers to enjoy a day out in the lands of electricity, the incandescent lightbulb and sliced bread.
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