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Super League 2011
Thieves claim scoreboard
AAPFri, Mar 04, 2011 - 3:04 AM
Thieves have stolen Wakefield Wildcats scoreboard, club officials said on Thursday.
Employees at the Super League outfit discovered the theft after arriving at the ground earlier Thursday to find the scoreboard missing.
"It was a bit of a shock," general manager Davide Longo admitted.
"We don't know what's happened but we've informed the police and they are coming this afternoon to investigate."
I collect a lot of memorabilia but i don't think i could put a scoreboard in my pool room :rolf:Quote:
Originally Posted by TITAN PETE
Crazy Poms!
AAPMon, Mar 21, 2011 - 4:11 AM
Former Parramatta forward David Solomona helped himself to a double as Warrington Wolves brought Harlequins back down to earth with an 82-6 rout at the Halliwell Jones Stadium on Sunday.
Quins have been the surprise package of the Super League so far this season but the Wolves racked up a crushing 14-try victory, including a hat-trick for Chris Bridge, and two fine scores from Kiwi Solomona.
Vice-captain Lee Briers and skipper and one-time Sydney Rooster Adrian Morley also found their way onto the scoresheet, while former NSW fullback Brett Hodgson also crossed the line and found the target with 13 goals.
Castleford Tigers' unbeaten run come to an end at Odsal Stadium despite the best efforts of ex-St George Illawarra Dragon Rangi Chase as Bradford Bulls clung on for an 18-14 victory.
Chase crossed for the Tigers, who missed the chance to go top with this defeat, but two second-half tries from Nick Scruton after France's Olivier Elima had already gone over, as well as three goals from Auckland-born Patrick Ah Van, sealed the win.
A 60-metre try from Tigers youngster Daryl Clark ensured a tense finish but try as Chase might, the Bulls held firm.
Former New Zealand Samoa international Francis Meli was one of four try-scorers as St Helens finally hit their straps under new Australian boss Royce Simmons in a 30-16 victory over Leeds Rhinos.
Saints have struggled to find their form since ex-Wests Tigers assistant Simmons took the helm but a double from Jamie Foster and a try for 19-year Zak Hardaker on debut saw the Rhinos routed at Headingley.
Former Melbourne Storm second-row Ryan Hoffman sealed Wigan's 20-6 win at high-flying Huddersfield as the champions sent out an ominous warning to their rivals.
Wigan were without seven first-team regulars at the Galpharm, including Australian duo Pat Richards and Brett Finch, but were still worthy winners over Nathan Brown's men.
Captain Sean O'Loughlin and impressive youngster Josh Charnley, who finished with 12 of their points, also crossed for tries.
Wigan old-boy and England international Luke Robinson replied for the Giants.
Willie Mason's stunning start to his Hull KR career came to an abrupt end as Rovers were on the wrong end of a 34-18 scoreline at Salford City Reds.
The former Australia international played the entire 80 minutes but was unable to stop the home side running in six tries.
Former St George full-back Clint Greenshields bagged a hat-trick as Catalan Dragons beat struggling Crusaders 32-22 to record their second success of the season.
And the French outfit were indebted to their NRL imports for all of their points with ex-Manly Sea Eagle Ben Farrar adding two more tries, while former Newcastle Knights half-back Scott Dureau landed 12 points with the boot.
One-time Sydney centre Vince Mellars and former Penrith halfback Jarrod Sammut were among the scorers for Crusaders, who have now lost five on the spin.
And Wakefield piled the pressure on underfire Hull coach Richard Agar with a shock 20-6 win at the KC Stadium.
Well I think Warrington is a lock for the title they've scored between 40 - 50 points 4 times, 50 - 60 point 3 times, 60 - 70 points 4 times and 80+ once
I'd love Warrington to win the title. I like that club.
I'm heartbroken over Crusaders being shut down. What a disgrace.
They need to be kept as a semi pro club, covering North Wales.
Didn't see this one coming
Harlequins RL 32 Leeds Rhinos 22 : match report
By Gary Slater at Twickenham Stoop
Last Updated: 5:38PM BST 20/08/2011.
Leeds Rhinos suffered an embarrassing defeat ahead of next Saturday?s Challenge Cup final against Wigan Warriors on Saturday and now face the difficult task of convincing some of their own supporters that they can actually win at Wembley.
Leeds rested three of their best forwards - Jamie Peacock, Jamie Jones-Buchanan and Ryan Bailey - and had captain Kevin Sinfield sin-binned for 10 minutes for obstruction and paid the price.
Two tries from Luke Dorn, one from Jamie O?Callaghan and four goals from Luke Gale put Quins 20-0 ahead at the break and they held their nerve to record only their second win in Super League since March.
Dorn even completed his hat-trick before Leeds mounted a belated fightback with tries from Ryan Hall, Danny McGuire, Rob Burrow and Jay Pitts. Mark Calderwood, the former Leeds winger, scored Quins? fifth and final try with Gale adding his sixth goal.
The Rhinos have lost their last four Challenge Cup final appearances and some of their fans had already decided that they could not face another day of disappointment, especially against Wigan, and would not be travelling to the capital.
Leeds took huge numbers of fans to Wembley last year but were then thrashed 30-6 by Warrington and, for some, that was the final straw after the narrow defeats by Hull in 2005 and by Bradford in 2003 and 2000.
So far, Leeds have sold less than 10,000 tickets for the final and are pinning their hopes on a late surge of interest. Wigan have already shifted more than 20,000 and did their box office appeal no harm at all by overwhelming Bradford by 60-12 at the DW Stadium on Friday night to extend their lead at the top of Super League.
Wigan will start the final as clear favourites and their full-back Sam Tomkins, who scored two more tries on Friday night, taking his tally for the season to 24, will be short odds to lift the Lance Todd Trophy as man of the match.
For Michael Maguire, the Wigan coach, this will be his one and only chance of being a Challenge Cup winner as he returns home to Australia at the end of the season to take charge of South Sydney, the club owned by Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe.
Match details
Harlequins: Dorn; Calderwood, O?Callaghan, Clubb, Melling; Sarginson, Gale; Ward, Randall, Temata, Purdham, Golden, Bailey. Subs: Ambler, Wilkes, Burnett, Bolger.
Leeds: Webb; Jones-Bishop, Watkins, Ablett, Hall; Sinfield, McGuire; Leuluai, Buderus, Kirke, Hauraki, Delaney, Clarkson. Subs: Smith, Burrow, Lauitiiti, Pitts.
Referee: Robert Hicks.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rug...ch-report.html
Sets them up well for 2012 on the back of some good signings.
Crusaders RL's last game in the top grade.
Wigan Warriors 42 Crusaders 10
Published on Saturday 10 September 2011 22:17
WIGAN may not have won the league leaders? shield last night, but that did little to dampen the atmosphere at the DW Stadium.
Playing their first game at home since landing the Challenge Cup silverware, the Warriors brought the curtain down on the regular 27-round campaign in style, running in seven tries to go into the play-offs with confidence.
A bumper crowd of 19,104 packed into the DW Stadium ? ensuring Wigan finished the campaign with the record of their best average home attendance since records began, beating the 16,040 four years ago.
The fans ? many wearing old replica tops, at the club?s invitation ? were on their feet long before kick-off, showing their appreciation as around 60 ex-players were welcomed on to the pitch to make a guard of honour.
From Gary Connolly to Kelvin Skerrett, Bill Ashurst to David Robinson, Andy Gregory to Henderson Gill, the former heroes applauded the modern heroes as they were led out into an electric DW by captain Sean O?Loughlin.
In typical fashion, Wigan raced out of the blocks and took a third minute lead through Brett Finch. Crusaders, though, gave them a contest and the home side?s 18-6 lead at half-time was comfortable, but in no way comprehensive.
That changed after the break as Sam Tomkins helped create tries for Liam Farrell and Josh Charnley?s second.
Maguire made just two changes to the side humbled by Warrington a few days earlier, fit-again Chris Tuson replacing the banned Gareth Hock, and Hull FC-bound Eamon O?Carroll coming in for Andy Coley, who was rested.
Crusaders, playing their final match of a turbulent three-year Super League existence, threatened early on.
Wigan?s defence held firm before they countered majestically, sweeping upfield through Richards, and then adding the points when Brett Finch darted through an opening to touch down in the third minute.
Richards? first of seven conversions ? from as many attempts ? put them 6-0 ahead.
With Finch pulling the strings, they threatened again minutes later, but O?Loughlin was prevented from grounding the ball.
It wasn?t all one-way traffic, though, and Crusaders pounced on Joel Tomkins? knock-on to bombard Warriors? line, only for Sam Tomkins to defuse Lincoln Withers? troubling kick.
Crusaders? early promise underlined their determination to bow out with pride, and eventually, their determination paid off when loose forward Peter Lupton crashed through the line for a try. They drew the scores level through a conversion by Clinton Schifcofske, who minutes earlier had pulled off a tremendous try-saving tackle to deny Paul Deacon inches from the line.
Wigan thought they had edged back ahead when Harrison Hansen scooped up a loose ball in the corner and dived over, only for referee Robert Hicks to rule a score out for a knock-on.
Second-rower Tuson made his first appearance in eight weeks on the half-hour mark, coming off the bench for Hansen, and quickly got back into the old routine with some determined drives.
Maguire?s men were finding it tough going, but when the spectacle fell dangerous close to flat-lining, Sam Tomkins revived it with a mesmerising run.
He took a quick tap on the 20m line and turned on the after-burners to ghost through a scattered defence. Eventually tracked down at the opposition 20m, he fed Tuson and the ball was advanced to the opposite side for Charnley to race over for his 24th try of the year.
And that was followed by another try on their next set, as Melbourne-bound forward Ryan Hoffman powered his way over to open up a 12-point margin at half-time.
A touching presentation to Wigan?s junior players at half-time saw ex-Warrior Paul Johnson leave the Crusaders dressing room to present the Johnson-Edwards Memorial Trophy ? named after his brother, Craig, and Billy-Joe Edwards who were killed in a car accident ? to Under-20s player of the year Sam Powell.
Just like the opening 40, Wigan drew early blood in the second-half.
Sam Tomkins? crabbing run tormented the Crusaders, and on the next tackle Farrell bumped off four defenders on a thunderous charge to the line. Richards maintained his impeccable kicking to make it 24-6.
The visitors had plenty of effort but squandered an alarming amount of possession, and the only surprise about Wigan?s next try was that it took them until the 53rd minute to score it.
O?Loughlin?s piercing break put them in a solid position, and Sam Tomkins teased the defence before feeding Charnley for his second. Richards masterfully added the sideline conversion.
And the Australian winger sent them further ahead from the kick-off with a try he created with a soaring touchline break.
No.1 Tomkins showed his defensive abilities too, halting Andy Bracek with a fantastic try-saver on the hour-mark, and then his brother took the champions to the 40-point mark with their seventh try of the game.
Richards went agonisingly close to scoring his second, only to be denied by retiring Crusaders No.1 Schifcofske, who signed off in style with a solid display.
A breakaway score by Jarrod Sammut proved scant consolation for the Crusaders, who ended the campaign bottom of the ladder because of Wakefield?s victory over Bradford.
The Wigan fans charitably showed their support to the Crusaders players as they lapped the pitch for the final time in the top-flight.
http://www.wigantoday.net/sport/wiga...s_10_1_3762179
Hope to see them in Championship next year. Ill support them with a season ticket.