NRC quarter final, this Friday at DVS, 7.30 ko.

I know this competition is ridiculed from certain quarters, but we've never made the semis before and we'll never probably have a better opportunity than this. If we can get to the final it's a day out in Blackpool and some money in the coffers, so I for one hope we go for it, play a full strength side and ensure progression.

Eagles 42-10 Hunslet.

Attendance: 350 (England game)
MoM: Q

I agree ESO - a strong Eagles side should be able to get past Hunslet.

Friday is forecast to be wet and our record hasn't been good this season when it's rained heavily.


Eagles to win by 24 ish so perhaps 32 - 8

Crowd to be low because England are playing and it's not part of the season ticket package - around 500

MOTM if selected Jack Latus

1-0 AET

We can win this comp and enhance our record for any future $uperleague application.

This no french fancy cup,Got to be treated like a league game and the strongest team needs to be played,A competition in which we should be looking to get to the final,I think if we are focussed this should be a convincing win,Hunslet have only got 5 points or so in the league,Theyve got that for a reason and were at home.Without the england game being on it would have been nice to be included in the season ticket package,With the england game on it's basically killed the attendance.It's the result that matters though.

Eagles 42 Hunslet 10



Attendance will be announced at 600 But probably nomore than 350.If it is Hunslet who have insisted it being on this day,Then they need to give there head a good shake.Is it a shared gate?,Hence the reason Hunslet won't like it being included in the s/ticket package.

Yes, shared gate. We certainly won't be making money from it.

Presumably there's summat else on at the stadium on Sunday. Hunslet can't insist on it being specifically Friday.

Fortunately, there are no other major counterattractions ......

If any impromptu cheers come from a fat lad with a laptop in the top corner, don't worry yourselves, England have just scored.

Exiles game is Saturday, mate.

I'll be there as well, and supporting our Irish lads and Tubbs beforehand.

Will you?

Éirinn go brách.

I'm changing my prediction for MOTM

I'm going for Adrian Moorhouse

The 1980s want their man of the match back

What SL on those crowds like tonight???

We're a football city, England playing in the Euros, we were against a team that we were always going to thrash, game not on ST, crap weather, we were lucky to get as many as we did.

We never really got out of 2nd gear tonight, did what we needed to, nice to have a big, fat zero next to Hunslet's name but to be fair they never looked like scoring. Without wishing to be too harsh they were absolutely hopeless.

Four more tries for Q, he looks to be set to break Iva Ropati's record.

The pitch looked soaking from the stand with quite a bit of surface water but lots of grass and in good condition despite how much it had rained. I think that we'd have had 3 or 4 more had the conditions been better.

Did you "win" the half time draw, nice to hear the winner coming from the tarts section of the crowd again



Agree the Q looks like he'll beat Iva Ropati's record.

Suspect the Joe Hirst's sneck is a bit battered

Someone had to deputise for HL.

At last - tickets have arrived.

No. To be fair to Hunslet, they're missing a couple of key players in Danny Ratcliffe and Danny Grimshaw and they never looked like they were going to create much.