Quote of the Day...

"No man was ever wise by chance."
Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Quote of the Day...

"The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet"
Aristotle

Quote of the Day...

"Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we're here we should dance"
Anonymous

Lions untamed by the Kiwis…

Great Britain 20 New Zealand 14

Great Britain took on New Zealand tonight in the first of the three test Gillette Fusion series…for 'full match' report and ‘as it happened’ report see... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7063581.stm





Match Summary:
Great Britain
Tries: Fa'asavalu, Raynor, Burgess
Goals: Burrow (4)

New Zealand
Tries: Hape (2), Whatuira
Goals: Hohaia

Half Time:
Great Britain 8 New Zealand 10

Referee: Tony Archer (Australia)

Quote of the Day...

"Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow"
Anthony J. D'Angelo

Gillette Fusion Test Series 2007: Squad Named...

Gillette Fusion Test Series

Great Britain Vs New Zealand
(all kick offs 6.15pm)

1st Test 27 October
Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield
2nd Test 3 November
KC Stadium, Hull
3rd Test 10 November
JJB Stadium, Wigan


Tony Smith has named his 'Lions' 20 man squad to face the 'Kiwis':
Sam Burgess (Bradford Bulls)
Rob Burrow (Leeds Rhinos)
Gareth Ellis (Leeds Rhinos)
Marie Fa’asavalu (St Helens)
Ade Gardner (St Helens)
Martin Gleeson (Warrington Wolves)
James Graham (St Helens)
David Hodgson (Salford City Reds/Huddersfield Giants)
Adrian Morley (Warrington Wolves)
Terry Newton (Bradford Bulls)
Sean O’Loughlin (Wigan Warriors)
Jamie Peacock (Leeds Rhinos)
Leon Pryce (St Helens)
Gareth Raynor (Hull FC)
James Roby (St Helens)
Keith Senior (Leeds Rhinos)
Kevin Sinfield (Leeds Rhinos)
Paul Wellens (St Helens)
Stephen Wild (Huddersfield Giants)
Jon Wilkin (St Helens)

'Ready to Rumble'...but Saints took a tumble...

St Helens 6 Leeds 33
Leeds Rhinos shattered Saints dreams of becoming the first team to lift the double-treble. Leeds were the dominant side and Saints seemed to lack their normal lustre. Leeds burst Saints bubble, outscoring them five tries to one, giving their coach Tony Smith the perfect send-off in his final game before taking up the Great Britain reins.

It wasn't meant to be...but with the Challenge Cup, World Club Challenge and League Leaders trophies in the cupboard you can hardly say that the 'Super Saints' have had a bad season...you can't win 'em all...you're still my champions...see you next season...

Match Summary:
Saints:
Tries: Roby
Goals: Long (0 from 1)

Leeds:
Tries: Webb, Lauitiiti, Donald, Smith, Jones-Bucchanan
Goals: Sinfield (6 from 7)
Drop: Burrow

Half Time:
Saints 6 Leeds 8

Full Time:
Saints 6 Leeds 33

Attendance: 71,352

Saints scoop more awards...

Last night Old Trafford, Manchester hosted the engage Super League award ceremony which saw St Helens born, St Helens and Great Britain hooker James Roby win Super League's engage Man of Steel award. At 21, Roby became the youngest winner of the Man of Steel award in a decade, and the sixth St Helens recipient in the last eight years, following Sean Long (2000), Paul Sculthorpe (2001 & 2002), Jamie Lyon (2005) and Paul Wellens (2006). Only Jamie Peacock (2003) and Andy Farrell (2004) have broken the St Helens monoploy in recent years.

The award is regarded the most coveted individual award in rugby league. The winner is regarded as the player who has made the greatest impact on the 2007 engage Super League season. Roby received the unique Man of Steel trophy and a cheque for £5,000...Roby also won the engage Super League Metre Maker award, the player making the most metres with the ball during the regular season, (he ran for a total of 3,303 metres). He was presented with a trophy and a cheque for £1,000.

Saints Head Coach Daniel Anderson, who has led St Helens to two successive League Leaders Trophies, two Challenge Cups, two Grand Finals and the World Club Championship, retained his title as Coach of the Year. Anderson becomes the first coach to receive the award back-to-back since Wigan's John Monie who was the winner four times from 1990-93.

Click here for report...