is he playing tomorrow?

All three are (Tomkins x 2 & Lockers), as per Maguire - injuries permitting.

bloody hell that will be some achievement

Ah that's nowt. Once saw Wigan play 8 games in 18 days to win the title.

Sam learning from last week's mistakes?

Clear through with only the full back to beat, it would have been tempting to go for a fifth try but unselfishly passed to Shenton giving him a certain try.

Sam Tomkins



Did O'Loughlin come on in 2nd half? Hope hes not injured.

I still question the value of that game, for either side, compared to more equally matched ones for both.

Still, our 3 look like being OK for tomorrow.

Good call, both were class.

I like the look of Widdop, though he was never tested in defence, he definitely looks the part!

Enjoyed the game but would have liked us to have nilled them.
Think that could be it for the France game. Of little benefit to either nation and to be honest I'd leave internationals till after the Grand Final.

The same could be said about our matches against Australia. We get humiliated; Australia are not challenged. Why should we bother at all, in fact?

We don't play Australia mid season.
On a side note, I'm really looking forward to the European Cup.

Attendance 5,698.

Thought it was announced just short of 8k?

I think on TV they showed it as nearly 9k, but they've got 5,698 on their website. Sporting life shows 7,951.

Anyone who was there got a "guesstimate"? Certainly looked on TV as if 6k would be more accurate - about half full?

That figure is from Sporting Life.

They show two different figures.



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England (34) 60 France (6) 6
Tries: Bridge, Briscoe, Ellis 2, Widdop, Shenton 2, S Tomkins 4 Bentley
Goals: Widdop 2, Sinfield 6 Mounis
Attend: 5,698

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Can we add the two figures together?

I think that's over capacity, innit?

So? The only time we play France is mid season and then every other year in the Four Nations, assuming they qualify. What that has to do with what was said I don't know as the point being made was about competitiveness, and that was - and is - as big an issue between Australia and us that between us and France, whether we play mid season or end of season.

Having been to the match I'd say somewhere around the 8k mark sounds about right.

MM needs to be on the blower to Widdops agent, what a talent that lad is.

That, to me, is why we should be playing a more competitive match than today's was always going to be, to better prepare us for the intensity of the games v Aus & NZ .

I'd like to see both Widdop and Brown at Wigan next year...

Brown was poor for me, dont think hes good enough

I have to disagree , i thought he was good tonight...but i suppose it's all down to personal opinions