Manchester Giants snatched an incredible victory at Worcester Wolves in the most dramatic of circumstances to win 89-88.
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Matchwinner Mo hails Traianos
Matchwinner Moritz Lanegger was quick to praise team-mate Anastasios Traianos after the dramatic 89-88 win at Worcester Wolves. While it was Lanegger that landed the decisive three-pointer on the buzzer, it was the Greek’s contribution in the 40 seconds prior to that which ensured the Giants had a chance in the dying seconds. Lanegger said: […]
Red-hot Okoro praises team-mates
Jerelle Okoro played down his red-hot form and instead praised his team-mates following the dramatic 89-88 win at Worcester on Friday night.
Yellows fall to disappointing home defeat
Barwell overturned a one goal half-time deficit to stun Warrington Town 2-1 at Cantilever Park.
RFL Programme Column: Looking at French rugby league
With Oldham rightly grabbing the headlines for their terrific win at Hull KR, two other results went slightly under the radar. Catalans re-affirmed their title credentials with an away win at St Helens, their fifth on the road already this season, and perhaps more significantly, Toulouse saw off Leigh 10-8 in the Challenge Cup.
Forty-20 Magazine: Wolves take Cheshire derby
As a sell out 15,008 crowd settled in to watch Super League’s top two battle it out on Good Friday, it was hard to believe that this derby has been missing from more than half of Super League’s 21 seasons to date.
Widnes’ lengthy stints in the second tier, from 1996 to 2001 and more recently 2006 to 2011, has meant Warrington’s local rivalry focus has shifted towards St Helens and Wigan, particularly in the last five years or so as they’ve fought for honours at the top table.
But this year, the “Cheshire derby” was arguably the most hotly anticipated of the whole weekend.
The Canadians are coming
The decision to bring a Canadian team in to League One is an absolute nonsense. There, I’ve said it. Billed as a pioneering first for sport, a trans-atlantic competition, further details are set to be announced this week. It’s pioneering because no other sport is stupid enough to do it.
Super League’s player drain
The player drain from Super Leaguecontinues – but what exactly can we do? Wigan and England duo Josh Charnley and Dan Sarginson are off to pastures new, the former switching codes to join Sale Sharks and Sarginson heading Down Under to the NRL.
