According to the Whitehaven forum the try that gave them the lead with ten minutes to go came about because Whitehaven forwards drove in a scrum to win the ball.

Not against the rules but almost an unwritten rule, not very sporting in my opinion when one team is unawares.

It happens all the time in youth games. So it's not a freak moment. But it doesn't happen as much In the professional game because the players are so strong now they can just hold any push really.

not if the push is done correctly.

Not at all an unwritten rule. Every scrum is competitive.

Well done, excellent forward play.

Thought this thread was going to be about Fev. Swapping Hirst for Tonka hahahahahahahaha who thought Fax would ever go for that.

Do teams actually push Dutchy?

If they do I've missed it, when I watch a game I only see 12 people forming the shape of a scrum and waiting for the ball to enter the second row and straight out the back.

A serious question, do you see teams pushing and the other holding it easily often?

Tonka's been going for a long time.

Am i missing something here.Have we really swapped Tonks for Hirst ?
There is a thread about Hirst signing i know,but only the usual silence
from the club.

So not being "in the know" do I take it that Tonks will not be at Fax next year and that Fev fancied getting him earlier by swapping him with Hirst?

The move to a 3x12 and Super League 2 is a disaster.

All the better players in our league will end up at Leigh and Featherstone because of their financial clout and the carrot of full time rugby.

There will be a new glass ceiling, and much like in football where the Top4/Champions League places are self perpetuating so it will be in SL2 .

Yes it will be possible to compete but only if you can afford to, until you find a wealthy backer or break into the top 4 you won't be able to afford to compete.

I'm happy with that. Previously if I was keen to plough money into a Championship club in the hope of improving them for SL there's no way I would have risked the "investment". Now that matters are back to what happens on the pitch the destiny is more in the hands of someone with money - or a club that attracts lots of fans.

Get yer brass in Rich

I wish. If I won the big one though it's the first thing I'd buy into. Not much common sense in that decision - it'll all be driven by the heart.

Tonks is just one in a long line of players where for whatever reason it's not worked out. Tonks to me never really looked comfortable or at home in a Fax shirt.

Wud certainly get rid of tonks who has been disappointing to say the least.our big mistake in the forwards was losing sam who is head and shoulders above anything we have.