Need to improve our defence big style for next week. It seemed that in the 1st half Hull KR scored off every attack in our half!

but sounded top notch in the 2nd half (I think: those two idiots on wire fm shout a lot)

thought fiery halibut was a joke as per usual

I thought he was reasonably fair, missed stuff for both sides, although Rover's slowing down of the play the ball, was a joke

Few things the KR forward pass for the try was poor, and another thing what annoyed me was how he was pinging us for silly things then KR would do the same and no penalty for coming.

Not sure about the disallowed tries didn't have a good enough view to comment

terrible in the first half..... we didnt defend clint newton on the short ball at all...... and we knew that was their biggest weapon.

Clint Newton and weapon in the same sentence. Well I never.

No no no no
HKR try at end of first half was shameful reffing.
The guy is totally lost and imo is getting help from the stand every single game

I was contemplating bringing up a thread about our defence this time last year when we were, frankly, brilliant. What has happened ?

3 of the 4 rovers tries were in exactly the same spot in the left- hand side of our defence!

noticed that myself...alarm bells. Stains will certainly pick up on this

Its early days and it gives Tony Smith food for thought in training. Lets remember its week on week improvement needed in Super Leauge. Albert was a joke today and we rose above it and came through. we could have won by a lot more if you look at the dropped balls by Myler, who I thought played well today.

any ideas what the penalty count was?

Dunno but he penalised things in the first half that he let go in the second half!!!

Our defence was oustanding when it needed to be in the second half.

Couldn't attend but heard our tryline defence was a bit gash again today. It's still our achilles heel a lot of the time unfortunately and we need to tighten up.

Having said that, it is nice to get away with the two points.

and guys, guys ,guys... we play free flowing champagne SUMMER rugby. IT'll get a lot better. Cold hands and miserable weather are no recipe for exciting footie.

Our defensive lapses weren't anything to do with being on the goal-line as far as I could see. But we did struggle to keep our shape when their quick guys were getting fast PTBs and we were struggling to get off the mark and slow their momentum when they got it.

didn't we score 56 unanswered points v Harlequins, in the first week in Feb last year, in colder conditions (I should know, my boiler had packed in when I got home , that day)

What are you on about?

I was saying it was cold and that from experience it is hard to defend when it is cold. Hands become super sensitive etc.

defence will improve with time and temperature.

Whisky and dry ginger.

I think what he is trying to say is we,play better in the summer.

I don't think the cold effects defence as much as you think.

No its just affects how many times you wee,and you hands go blue.

We are undoubtedly a summer rugby team.

In fact, we have reached out peak on the hottest weekend of the year in London the last two years.

Also, when I was a kid I hated tackling in the cold.