Hodgson plays the game with the right attitude and does stand out in the reserves. Not convinced that he is a Super League back row yet though always thought he was better at hooker.

looked the part last night

but will need work on him to make him better

Josh Hodgeson is highly thought of at Hull. He has shone at every level he has played to date. I agree that row 2 is probably not his best position. I think probably 6, 9 or 13 wold suit him best. I would very much doubt he will be off loaded fom Hull in the near future.

Some good tries there. Reece Lynne looked very good with pace to burn. G. Horne with a superb hand off

But one thing that did worry me was Radders wearing number 6.

Saw that too.

No doubt Josh will be drafted into a 9's jersey. That's what we do at Hull, make everyone a 9!

In this case it wouldnt be a bad thing to do. He played 9 for some time.

He's the right size for a 9. Think he's far to small for the back row unfortunately.

With Berro out for the start of the season he may get his chance to back up Danny Houghton.

For a 16yo Reece Lynne looked very mature and has a bit of size and pace about him.
He looks a very exciting prospect for Hull.

Has this been confirmed?

Craig was superb last night but so was Jodie Broughton who was playing for Leeds.

Well, they said that he's out for 6 months. Now with my maths skills (which according to my GCSE results this morning are at A*), that makes it mid-late February when he's back.

The operation will be 5 months minimum out so that will take him upto end of jan and then Berro has to get his fitness levels up, so Hodgson may get the Rovers testimonial game and a couple of super league games too.

James Smailes says in tonights paper that he will be!

Craig Hall may have been voted player of the tournament, but that is a decision me and a few around me disagreed with.

Jodie Broughton was my player of the tournament.

Is he???

He be back for pre season Wilf

Does anyone else think that this floodlight 9s coulod be a better tournement if they played it at a different ground every year, i would like to think that if it came to the kc or craven park the attendence would be alot bigger then last night.

And i also think that sky should maybe televise it or at least do a comprahensive highlights programme.

+ advertising/promotion (didn't even know it was happening until Tuesday

).

I'd like to see the 9's somewhere in the rugby calender where all clubs can take it seriously Perhaps involving all super league clubs barring the two grand final contenders as a grand final build up. Once the majority of the cubs now their season is at an end then maybe all clubs would enter teams without fear of injuries or fatigue prior to league/cup matches.

This is the sort of things which would be fantastic as a season opener, kind of like the Middlesex sevens in RU. Problem is, our season starts in winter so it wouldnt really work. Its why I can't ever see this event really working as putting it mid-season will always mean teams playing weakened sides, even if it is moved to a weekend with no other fixtures.
Thats why I would like to see an international nines tournement held ofr emerging nations

I think this is the perfect week for it with only the challenge cup at the weekend it means the rest of superl eague doesnt have a game for two weeks, i just think they could do alot more to promote the tournament and changing the venue every year would keep it fresh and attract different sets of supporters every year.

And you dont have to even send alot of 1st teamers to make it exciting because its such a open game its taylor made for young fast skillful players, so clubs neednt worry about getting injuries.

Can anyone remember the seven seas sevens?

I remember the seven seas of rye

Oh yes!

Held at The Boulevard in the early/mid 80s at least a couple of times. I've probably got the programmes somewhere.

I think we won one year and so did Oldham.