Wigan v Hull challenge cup final

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globaleagle

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Hi ladels and gentlespoons,

I channel surfed across the last 20 mins of this game, and was interested to notice the following:

It took 15 mins before the ref blew a whistle (75th min mark).
1 ref.
No constant whining from the players about decisions.
No captains running up to question the refs to slow down plays
No diving
No staying down once tackled to get a video replay penalty
No cannonball tackles
No storm/souths style of play (chicken wings, grapples, etc)
No refs or touchies looking to blow penalties - rather looking to let the game flow.

By the end, not only was I impressed with the game but I was kinda embarrassed about the state of the nrl in general.

I think we all miss the game of rugby league as we knew it, but it seems to live...in the ESL.
 
Sad ,but I was thinking along them lines ,when I watched a game a few weeks back !!
 
^ That and I think everyone's willingness not to mull over every second of the game in slo-mo, and then having the media do a beat-up about any mistakes.

And of course the game played in the correct spirit.

We look like whiny bubs in comparisons (not us Manly fans...just everyone else.)
 
Team P W L PD Pts
3 3 0 48 6
3 2 1 45 4
3 2 1 28 4
3 2 1 22 4
3 2 1 15 4
3 2 1 14 4
2 1 1 13 4
3 2 1 10 4
2 1 1 6 4
3 2 1 -3 4
3 1 2 0 2
3 1 2 -5 2
3 1 2 -15 2
3 1 2 -22 2
3 1 2 -36 2
2 0 2 -56 2
3 0 3 -64 0
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