Really pleased to see Kevin Penny get a second chance. He's obviously had the right support and the vision of Tony Smith to see that he had untapped potential. On the point of second teams it's worth saying Jamie Peacock would have never come through at the Bulls without a second team. He was a very slow developer and took years to mature in the second team before taking his chance.

Keighley Cougars (League 1) Reserves gave St Helens Reserves (Inc Burns, Fages, Savelio etc) a run for their money recently.

You have to admire his attitude, good on the lad.

Didn't I read somewhere that he was driving a delivery van in his hiatus from SL?

Fair play to him and to Tony Smith - he's been given a second chance and appears to be making the most of it; he's still lightning fast and doesn't shirk in terms of making the hard carries.

Kevin Penny is an example I have used with my kids a few times to show if you really want something and try hard enough, don't give in if you get knocked back but keep trying, and you can get there.

Sadly they seem to have taken that to mean if Dad says no, then keep asking!