Watched the 19s today at west hull against HKR,a good performance by a team mostly made up of last years 16s and winning 26.6.got stronger as the game went on,well done to all,quite a few good uns on show especially number 4 I believe who was on trial.

Good result, i hope the official site puts up the team lineup.

Great result given that the team was so young, keep your eye on Christian Ackroyd over the next 2/3 years

Wasn't that her on Calender

Didn’t see the fixture advertised

It should have been played at Sandal RUFC,but called it off due to the pitch I believe.The switch to West Hull was arranged the day before.

Anyone got fixtures list for u19's & u16's?

The wifes got the 19s fixtures,will put them on here later

Friday 6th Feb Warrington away 7pm.
Friday 13th Feb Bradford home 6 pm
Saturday 28th Feb N/East away 2pm
Friday March 6th Widnes away tbc
Friday March 13th St Helens home 6pm
Saturday March 21st Cumbria home 2pm
Sunday March 29th London away 12noon.
Sunday April 5th Catalans home 12.30pm.
Friday April 10th Hull FC home 6pm.
Thurs April 16th Leeds away 12noon.
Friday April 24th Cas home 6pm.
Thurs April 30th Salford away 6pm.
Saturday May 9th Wigan away 2pm.
Friday May 15th Giants away 6pm.
Friday May 22nd HKR home 6pm

Above are the fixtures to date for the 19s 2015 season.

Cheers for that. Big test for the lads in their first game away at Warrington.

Thanks.

Away at Warrington,went down 42.24.some good performances today from a young side against a well drilled Wire side.Showed a bit of inexperience when defending their try line out wide on the last takle which led to a couple of soft tries but,overall I was pleased with how they are working as a team in defence and attack.The also scored the best 2 tries of the game and the individual skill from Wakeys number 7 to score was worth the entrance money it's self,outstanding



.But we ll done to all involved and keep improving

Was the No7 Christian Ackroyd?

Without knowing either line up its hard to be sure of the performance but at face value it looks like a decent effort. Reason being, Warrington do very little below U16s but get the cheque book out to fill their Academy U19s with some of the very best tallent from other clubs Youth programmes, the result being a very strong U19s.

So while 42 - 24 looks like a bit of a touch up, when set in context it probably isn't.

True Avenger,the result does look like it was all Wire but 2 or 3 wire try's at least could have been prevented,I think you and myself could have got nearer

.the pleasing thing for the eye was we didn't play one man rugby and threw the ball about and created at times problems,when it didn't we got punished,the older end ,Jordan,Max,Swaney,Brad Moules,Declan and Keiron stood up well.I think it is Ackroyd,caused some problems throughout the game and even got a bit of roughing up from Wire,defenately a player with huge prospect in the future.

Quote ="Big lads mate"True Avenger,the result does look like it was all Wire but 2 or 3 wire try's at least could have been prevented,I think you and myself could have got nearer .the pleasing thing for the eye was we didn't play one man rugby and threw the ball about and created at times problems,when it didn't we got punished,the older end ,Jordan,Max,Swaney,Brad Moules,Declan and Keiron stood up well.I think it is Ackroyd,caused some problems throughout the game and even got a bit of roughing up from Wire,defenately a player with huge prospect in the future.'" Match report, albeit from a Wire perspective, here. www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/spo ... ademy_win/

Quote ="Big lads mate"True Avenger,the result does look like it was all Wire but 2 or 3 wire try's at least could have been prevented,I think you and myself could have got nearer .the pleasing thing for the eye was we didn't play one man rugby and threw the ball about and created at times problems,when it didn't we got punished,the older end ,Jordan,Max,Swaney,Brad Moules,Declan and Keiron stood up well.I think it is Ackroyd,caused some problems throughout the game and even got a bit of roughing up from Wire,defenately a player with huge prospect in the future.'" Match report, albeit from a Wire perspective, here. www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/spo ... ademy_win/

Sounds like Morgan Smith was the difference and he's a Wakefield lad so We can take a bit of credit for their win.

A good kid,his grandad takes him to the games I think,lovely chap always comes over for a chat,I'm sure Morgan was a Leeds,or am I dreaming.

Morgan Smiths a Wakefield lad who played for Stanley Rangers, joined Rhinos Scholarship at 15 but was offered huge money for a 16 year old by Warrington.

originally he was with Normanton but after a fall out moved to stanley, he's a confident lad who shows it in the way he plays,
I have seen him off load to fresh air and then complain that someone should of been there, he's certainly not frighten of pushing the barrier and chancing his arm

Does anyone know if the 19s fixture is on tonight

Am I right that some clubs are offering large amounts of cash to U16's players - to unseat them from their scholarship places? Here was me thinking that all SL clubs were growing their own - I wasn't aware there was such a ruthless market for young players. And if they are doing that, how does the RFL rate them under their new grading system - surely offering 16 year old lads a big wad of cash is not a replacement for a viable youth set-up?

I suspect there's just been a very large case of this in the last few days!

I'm surprised that it's allowed to happen - I realise that market forces are at work and that players have a value, but it seems unsavoury that a club can sit back, do very little at U16, then hoover up all the best kids that other clubs have produced purely by force of cheque book; should young lads be subject to that form of ruthlessness at 16 years old?

And that's not to mention the total disregard for the community clubs who provide SL clubs with the raw material in the first place.

7.30 KO Bulls at home

What time did you say mate