We’re back on the road to Wembley.
Fresh from beating Haresfinch live on the Sportsman, Orrell are back at Banks Avenue to take on National Conference Premier outfit York Acorn for a place in the third round of the Betfred Challenge Cup.
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The close the score that is a remarkable finish Burke B goes for the corner and Le BS his TS in renew the pass from Hy do and this could be the first score of the game because London are going to get them in touchdown he’s G for the same
Ball and he’s going to work beautiful they might score the winner and North Wales have brings it up to the line drops it off to Hazard who reaches Through to the Sportsman rugby league we are live once again at Oral St James it’s a blustery very very Chile afternoon for a crunch tie in round two of the betfred challenge cup oral St James versus York Acorn here at Banks Avenue live and exclusive here on the Sportsman rugby league really looking
Forward to this one today uh both sides know what’s at stake at the start of their Journeys for 2024 allbe it of course we were here a couple of weeks ago when oral St James were too good for ha’s Finch in what was a rockus atmosphere which we hope to be
Replicated uh today as well Kyle Amore a betfred challenge Cup winner a cup final TR scorer will be alongside us once again uh for this one and Kyle before we hear from the two head coaches how much are you looking forward to this today having experienced this a couple of
Weeks ago yeah no look uh certainly delighted to be here once it again and good afternoon to everyone at home who’s tuned in for this one you know St James is they had a they had a great game didn’t they two weeks ago dismantle haresfinch I didn’t think haes Finch
Played particularly well the second half they come up with an awful lot of mistakes and just give them an impossible task of trying to get over the home side that day but we’re here and this York airor side George they are a step up in class you know they they
Finished sort of mid-table for the last four seasons in the NCL com Prem sorry so they have a huge task on the hands to sha M Hughes men and before we hear from the two head coaches from what you saw a couple of weeks ago what’s what’s the
Best prospect that we have of an upset here today do you think well look I I think as the competition naturally progresses on George new levels uh and new devils in that way as well you the Step Up comes thicker and faster uh as the competition progresses so there’ll
Be a huge chance a huge shot in the arm for again sha Hughes men if they can get over over this York side but you do fancy the visitors being favorites in this one purely because of the the quality that they play at uh conditions are decent it’s dry it’s very very cold
Kyle’s got his big winter coat on uh we’re on the hill of course with a bit of a slope uh we’ve had a an under 14s a bruising under 14s match on uh just before this so having been on the pitch it’s cutting up a little bit but we’re
Really looking forward uh to this the second round of the challenge cup with oral St James against York acor and we can hear next from the two head coaches Sean great to see you how has the week been for you and the players leading up to this game today yeah no
Difference really um we we’re an amateur Club train once a week um trained Thursday had absolutely poured down uh flood LS went tight halfway through so no it’s just just a normal week for us normal week in amateur rugby league as the vibe felt different though now this
Is challenge cup the Sportsman camera is here again and there’s quite a big carrot at the end of it yeah that’s slightly different more more interest from the media the local papers League Express obviously the Sportsmans we’re really pleased to have you down here again uh makes a big difference TOs and
People who can’t get to the ground get to watch it on the on the TV which is brilliant The Lads get to show said case the themselves on the television which is brilliant again and like I said massive thanks to the Sportsman for being down here and publish in this game
And speaking of the VI as on the Sportsman what kind of game do you think we’re going to get today I don’t really know much uh about York Aon I mean we played him in this competition 30 years ago not sure many he’ll be playing today
For from that team but um we we just like to play an expansive Brandon rugby uh we you know we do like to play the rby side of it as much as we we’re capable with the you know with the Bish and bass but uh yeah we’re expecting a
Good open game it’s a nice you know decent weather good big pitch so we’re expecting a good game from from both teams and your opposite number at York Aon says he’s expecting quite an atmosphere I think he called it a be pit that he might expect um it was good a
Couple of weeks ago is it going to be better today not sure I mean we had a local sporters from urge fin last time so I me he’ll turn up it you know again I don’t know but a big Focus for us with with this cup run has been representing
The community representing the town because obviously the other team in the town doesn’t come in until later on in the rounds so yeah it’s a big Focus for us representing the community and hopefully the community come down support us see what great facilities we’ve got and maybe come down through
The season again and there a final thought when you go back into the changing rooms over there and brief the players before they come out for kickoff what’s your message going to be I think I think that is the message just representing the community and if if
They can show up and you know represent oral and represent Wigan the Northwest County’s League because were the last team left in it I think it’s all about that it’s all about giving a good show of the themselves and and the main thing for us having I mean we we’ve got all 17
Lads either came through our Juniors or went to the local school up the up the road St Peters 11 of the 17 went to St Peters so it’s a real local feel and we’re just going to base our game on on representing our community Josh great to
Have you here in front of the Sportsman cameras how are you and the guys feeling yeah yeah we’re feeling good very nice nice ride over no issues no traffic on m62 so yeah uh you know pretty good feeling all right is it possible for you to know how you’re going to go today
Bearing in mind this is pretty much the start of your campaign uh no is is it’s a truthful answer um you know we we’re hoping we we’ve spent a bit of time in preseason changing a few of our structures um and we’re hoping we can Implement them today uh it’s going to be
Tough or are a good team um you know it’s our first outing um so you know as long as I get a lot of effort from my Fells which I’m usually confident with you know be I’d be relatively happy um you know it’s about just working hard I think in
These early rounds so and all have said they don’t really know what to expect from you guys today do you know what to expect from them um obviously we we had the advantage obviously we got to watch their their game two weeks ago against as Finch um so probably expect a little
Bit more from I’ve say we’ve seen them um but at the same time I’m not really sure what to expect from ourselves you know we’re we’re got a few changes uh you know few few new boys come in a few old boys come out and um
You know we’ll see how we go really yeah and I noticed on your your pre-match interview on the on the Sportsman during the week you were predicting it could get a bit Lively atmosphere wise yeah absolutely I mean there was there was so many people down last week you know it
It it was a great a advert for the game and um you I keep seeing on social media you know like you know Super League fans Championship fans you know commenting how much they really enjoy watching these early rounds and and it’s great you know you’re watching 34 lads who who
Are playing for enjoyment and and they’re giving it giving it everything they’ve got and it’s great to watch I think yeah always great to get the perspective so close to kickoff from uh the two head coaches talking Kyle about flying the flag for the community uh and
For the local area kind of the last men standing in this area what if you were in that you were kitting up over there in that dressing room what what would be your motivation to to come out and and shine in in this one on the Sportsman
Today well I think first and foremost George you’re played in front of all family and friends of the local community you want to put a good show on for them but I think the players understand that what this club’s all about here at Oral St James is you know
It’s such a huge Community Club they Pride them themselves on that they Pride themselves on players coming through the system here they don’t pach players from from other clubs not so not so often George so so for them it’s a big day it’s a big day for the club it’s another
Chance to progress but as players as well they’ll want to knock off an opposition that’s deemed better than them two well let’s take a check on the two sides you can see them fine-tuning their preparations off the pitch just to try and keep it in as uh good Nick as
Possible so let’s confirm how the uh the two teams line up starting with the home side the dangerous sburns at fullback then Lewis round Liam mlin Callum Taylor and Jack Gallagher the halves of James Cory and Jack McHugh and up front Tom Whittle Nathan mortars and Kai siani
With a second row of Brad Gallagher Nathan Ellis and the loose forward Brad Kalen The Interchange bench for the home team today Shawn finow Danny Rogers Bradley Kel and Jake Williams what about the NCL Premier League side York Acorn traveling with a lot of hope this is the
Start of their Journey their first game of 20 24 and they have Matt shilton at fullback Cal Worthington Luke swes Jordan Potter and Josh Parker the other Chilton ants is in the halves alongside Nathan hamton Eddie Prescott up front with the dangerous Alfie Crawford at nine and Jack Burns and completing the
13 George hunt Jordan Meyers and Tom Hill The Interchange bench today Toby Woodall Elliot welburn Lewis Lord and Davey B well you got a first look a couple of weeks ago at the home side you were telling me a couple of names that stood out for you and in the visitors as
Well today yeah particularly the two Chilton Brothers Matt and Anthony Anthony you know he’s the he’s the record Point scorer at the York airon club no player has scored more points than that man also as well his brother in Matt Hilton the fullback watch out
For them to dur and play Matt often so much sits out the back and dictates and picks parts of the field he wants to attack and I actually thought you mentioned him well there sorry described him well Alfie Crawford dangerous out of nine he’ll run on any opportunity so forani and Whitt they’ve
Got a a big big job up front to try and stop the pack of the visitors and take Alfie Crawford out the game so keep your eye out on those three names the chilon brothers and Crawford as this one unfolds uh just uh had to break off
Actually getting a bit of late uh team news just changed from the York Acorn Camp Tom Hill named at 13 uh was he the guy you played with years ago he was yeah yeah 2007 in Russia me and Tom played together with Balor under
21s and it made me laugh when I seen his name on the team sheet that he’s actually still out there playing at this level Mr York Acorn as he’s known in and around the area terrific servant from the game well I’ve just heard that he’s
He’s not made it he’s uh he’s not the 18th man has come in right uh Clayton shepperton I’m told has come in so your mate Tom Hill hasn’t made it well we just put the markers on there hav we so as you excitedly told me I played with
Him 17 years ago you’re not going to get to see him play today because the 18th man Clayton shepperton has has come in um I’ve just had that hot off the press so um we’ll try and uh try and change our team news accordingly we’ll have to
Look out to see what number uh he is wearing today what about the numbers of spectators not as rowdy I’m told as it was a couple of weeks ago when you were here here yeah no obviously you know hair’s Finch coming from not too far from this ground so naturally we bring a
Lot more and with it being on a Sunday afternoon again as well but there’s still a large number here you know speaking to uh speaking to the head coach y mugh last time round you know these fixtures can generate around 10,000 for the club so it’s hugely
Important as well and it’s great to see so many fans out here today young and old with that there the eyes are on the prize now the likelihood is that these two sides won’t get all the way to the final coming June the e8th but what a
Journey that they can have as a group and and it starts here again as the players emerge onto the field yes these are the moments for these two players the iconic silver trophy one of the most recognizable trophies in World Sports I would say the bet Fred challenge
Cup that may seem a long way away but this is the next step in the journey for these two sides orison James and York Acorn Toe to Toe to today live and exclusive on the Sportsman rugby league and it’s a perfect setting it’s Grassroots Community Rugby League at its
Very best and we’re looking forward to this one KY they certainly are I’m really looking forward to seeing how oral face up and front up to a side that’s a couple of Divisions above them we’ve already mentioned there the NCL preman they have been in that competition for a number of years the
One thing that York Aon don’t do do though georgees they don’t travel particularly well hence why they often finish just outside the playoffs and that’s something that Josh Mortimer will be wanting in 2024 to kickart that off with a a win here over in Wigan two sides line up before
Battle these are proper rugby league conditions there oral St James and York acon prepared to go at it live on the Sportsman an air of anticipation expectation here Warren T is our match referee by the way looking to keep things in check as the home side make the their way over to
This near side and their bench which is right almost in our com position yeah no it certainly is we are pitched this is rugby league raw absolutely yeah has been a big big weekend for the oral Club Matty Ashton long serving player from this amateur Club had his testimonial
Over in Wakefield and then of course the big news is say Helen’s new Skipper Johnny lmax another one of the oral St James production line and to top it off here if they can get the win here this afternoon what a brilliant weekend it has been for oral said
James’ he’s going to be uh the visitors to get us on the way down the hill waiting for the kicking T George might be handy both sides will be looking for a big start an error free start nothing easy no favors in the opening exchanges here it’s rugby league’s most
Prestigious cup competition the betr challenge cup oral St James versus York acon and we’re on the way live and exclusive on the Sportsman how about that for a start up in the air favorable bounds and immediately on the front foot yeah bad error there from s bones should
Have collected that and they find them themselves defending their own line in the opening seconds perfect start opportunity for the visitors as Crawford shifts to the left hand side he was the man talked up by his coach during the week the hooker Alfie Crawford stacking up to the left hand
Side moving it looking to strike first short ball they’re going to crash over and Score first play of the match and yor corner on the board yeah George hunt it was over on that left hand side it was nice ball movement from Burns to go out the back to Chilton we
Mention him before the game and it’s Chilton’s last pass to set up that try for George hunt and it’s a horrible start for the homide never let a rugby league ball bounce and that’s the end result is perfectly judged into the air possession promoted left too much Pace too much power too
Much guile and the favorites hit the front yeah George hunt just gets over the top of Leah mlin and it’s their own doing that error off the kickoff just puts the pressure right on top of the hom side and they’re not able to call which is a worry 60
Seconds into a game there’s no excuse for fatigue you should be able to defend your on line and they’re not able to do so nice shape as the ball moved from right to left and it was hunt on the end of it just a hard line gets over 4-0 with a kick to
Come seemed to have a few issues locating the kicking te’s early on here it’s going to be the left boot of an Chilton to make no mistake the flag’s raised and it’s the perfect start for York Acorn the try from the kickoff the conversion through the sticks from Chilton and a 6
Nil lead to the NCL Prem side yeah again off that error the ball’s moved out over onto the left hand side of the field and George hung he gets the opening score gets his his side on the board it’s a 60 it’s an uphill task already well what’s the response going
To be that’s a a big early blow struck here again it’s off the single bouns but yor aorn are not caught out and they will bring it back down the slight Hill left to right here and it’s been a very impressive start from Josh mortimer’s
Side who are on the front foot again you can probably hear the home bench yelling you’ve got to meet them You’ got to get into the the contact certainly true you cannot allow players like Eddie Prescott it’s a high tackle there kaani he was the player of the match two weeks ago
Against haris Finch and he’s got a big big job on his hand a step up in terms of quality in the pack and gives away a penalty and that’s not what you want after conceding points George four tackles later and you’re giving away a penalty you’re defending your own half once
Again well it’s very early on but it’s a nightmare start really for The Underdogs conceding from the first possession in the first minute penalty from the kick restart and now they’re going to be defending their line in 30 seconds yeah the canel Ford to concede back to back that’s Jack Burns wearing
14 crisp ball movement as Lord brings it in left hand side is the play again with Prescott and they’re right back on their line it’s going to be a Scurry from Tommy half from Crawford no way through but the Danger’s real last tackle stacked up left options right to it’s going to be
Left is a delayed pass from Chilton and that will do the homesides confidence the world of good yeah just defending there that pre-plan move between Chilton and his brother saw the full back there the delayed pass the fullbacks able to cut through the middle but the oral St james’ defense is there
To answer and shut the door firmly they breath a s relief he must complete this set get to the kick and operate with a good defensive unit well the first real spell with the ball 5 minutes into the match oh that will help that will help a piggy
Back up the pitch yeah Mark is not Square that’s just what they needed the homide just to settle the nerves and get an opportunity to put their shape on in good ball the first opportunity of the match oh they haven’t found touch oh dear oh
Dear I was going to say to find a good touch and mount a bit of pressure on the line it’s all going wrong first five live and exclusive on the sport man rugby league St James winners over hach here a couple of weeks ago but up against it immediately there’s the threat there
It’s another high tackle another high shot I thought the referee was going to let that go but he was just playing a little bit of Advantage but one thing that’s evident already is the home side they’re not winning the floor at all you know we’ve seen Alfie Crawford he doesn’t need an
Invitation to run but when the floor when the floor Works sorry from the home side it’s not there he’s able just to get out put pressure on and it’s a swinging arm from Tom Whittle that just catches him high and gives away another penalty hi boys so far six minutes six minutes into
This B round two challenge Cup game it’s been all defense for oral and that defense is going to be tested once again as Burns has a little scurry and then Crawford promotes left that’s where they going every time and the brothers combining again with the referee he said forward
There I think so yeah obstruction is it obstru yeah just a lack of timing on that left Edge there the shape looked all good so it’s not quite clicking for York there’re six points ahead but a couple of uncharacteristic errors early which will be a a concern he makes sure
He finds touch on that occasion takes a little bit off the kick you don’t make that you don’t often make that mistake back to back they used to break my heart them George I bet they did gasping for breath like you are kidding me you’ve got one job give me a
Break siani again that would have happen too much for you though Low Max and Ro true true but even they can have their day to another penalty it’s a bit erratic this is for both sides early yeah just needs the game to settle down so another opportunity to find a an
Improved touch and this is the uh the first chance in opposition territory for the home side to mount a little bit of pressure mortars with the happen Brad Gallagher taking on Brad gallager obviously coming in for Ben Toof who found a three- game suspension off that tip tackle that was
Shown on the Sportsman a couple of weeks ago that’s Kalen and they’re in a handy position here oral as McHugh well finds a a really good angle from Ellis but the contact was good right side 20 away they’re going to stay there and try and find a way through with
KY it’s in the hands of siani and then mchu again help six again he’s got right in front of the post again six again could hurt York Acorn here as Callen takes it off Callum Taylor there waiting to the left in the skull cap it’s mortars and
McHugh and then down the middle with with Whittle go carry there wins the floor wants a quick play of the ball what an opportunity to hit back this is the fullback Burns dancing towards the line almost over go can they find a way through mortars again lobs one high
Taken on the leap by mchu runs into traffic here we boys the hookers back there again York Acorn standing firm at the moment here as they break with Cory to the right hand side beautiful flick pass and a huge hit on Jack Gallagher he will have felt that but he took it well
And they’re still alive with mclin and then a little dab kick through what’s happened there that should be homide ball it is the pressure will continue well the York airon defense they do right they get up in the ey line and C he forc him back inside he tries to
Scurry and Rush his kick and it goes forward and the York Aon player that dives on it is deemed in an off side position so it’s six more it’s good pressure this from the home side it’s a third repeat set this Tom Wht just goes to ground and they set up
In front of the stins McHugh weights at first receiver here he is lovely bit of bursting energy taken on by gallager promoted to Burns loses the ball and yor con survive just then one wonderful offload Burns just picks it up and tries to get the pass away just at the last
Point but really encouraging we feared the worst with that first minute score but that’s so much better sha MC men York acor now to break out of their own 20 wanted to use this downhill to their advantage George don’t make no mistake about that the big forwards rolling
Forward like this trying to find the floor trying to get a quick play of the ball siani does a good job there yeah we’re blessed with a few uh steep hills in rugby league Mount Pleasant featherston has got he’s got a tricky one as well well taken there that
Was a great take oh another high shot and the penalty count you know he’s just starting to rack up for the visitors and it’s just starting yeah I agree George it’s about three three or four to two I make it so far and the visitors they’re
Going to need to sort that out because you know this oral side they can score points we’ve seen that already of course a couple of week ago cannot just keep inviting them into your half Morts looks the restart us off so the points on the board are with York
Aore possession wise at the moment The Underdogs are holding Sway and they’re using using the big men down the middle a lot Sani with a head of steam Morts again and then a change of Direction the half bucks combining and then picked up by Callum Taylor this is
Good 20 out left side yeah nice little move there between the halfs Morts will shift right where James Cory is waiting Nathan Ellis says this one’s Mine more pressure on the York corn line as mchu takes in there’s his fullback Burns you feel there’s a bit of joy down this left Edge for them if MCH can free Burns then there’s there’s opportunities there Morts that was a painfully slow play worked to this left hand side look
That’s not a bad place to turn over 3 m away 5 m in field from that bottom corner going to ask the the visitors to roll down the field 90 so met to come anything out of the set but I do like the way they moving the ball the home
Side and he’s been patient wasn’t a desperate approach of a team trailing a lot of time in this game as your okay look at they having to start from here these are tough carries these George yeah treading water in their deep end at the moment that was wood all trying to take
It and then Luke swes says I’ll give you boys a breather in the middle oh the ball’s come out what’s the referee giving he’s giving a penalty that does a lot of the hard work was just going to say there they’ve done so well three tackles in and only about 20 M
Made they just give away a penalty and just let them off the hook so chter will find touch you can actually see the strength of the wind yeah with that touch kind of held in the air and then just dropped into Touch 6 n your Kor lead here at oral and
James live on the Sportsman Rugby League round two of the bet Fred challenge cup great to have you with us oh well met there Davy Burns just tries to big high carry into siani stops him dead in his tracks they getting a little roll on now with the visitors
Yeah this is where the homide need to be very wary because they can eat up the ground with real speed yor cor already already centy 38 out with Crawford orchestrating proceedings Lord with the offl there yeah pops up again and welin will take On no way through for Potter flat ball forward and dropped oh was a little soft pass wasn’t it from Woodall who wanted Davy Burns to run hard onto it but the the memory from him getting flattened three or four players ago is probably in the ey line big kisani there straight in
Front of him burns looks open he doesn’t want a piece of it just starting to settle into a nice Rhythm this game few too many penalties from both sides handling error as well but we got a game here you know certainly have 6 nil is nothing you may have feed
With that very early score but it’s been a good response a lot of pressure coming back yeah you just feel the homeside can’t really afford to get two scores behind really in this contest but they’re doing well so far and that’s another good good carry there
From Brad Gallagher gets a quick play of the ball Tiani will take over dragging his team up to halfway what a hit that was massive shot George hunt with the big right shoulder he brushes it off says I didn’t feel a thing and here they come again with Jack McHugh he’s looking
Lively today Jack McHugh he fancies this himself with PA every time he catches the ball another really slow Play Taylor waai in last one here up in the air goes Kal off the outside of the right boot this could be anyone’s three or four bounces picked up by Chilton at the
Back who now and York will start again within their own 20 oh it’s another error yeah it’s a young 18-year-old Nathan Ellis this time his left shoulder there just dislodges the ball great tackle what can the homide do from here excellent position to start an attack trading by six that first minute
Try from George hunt oh dear he’s gone backwards I think he’s been knocked on afterwards knocked on yeah just timing communication there on that play Jack mugh he almost doesn’t even look where he’s throwing that ball he wants Sam Burns to be exactly where he’s meant to be but
He doesn’t quite get there on time and the ball goes to ground and it’s deemed to be knocked on backs on the line fellas let’s go scrum down in exactly the same position this time it’s going to be y k ball again if it’s not penalty after penalty it’s Error after error so
Far he’s been LLY hasn’t he for the visitors since he’s came onto the field Toby Woodall the home side are thinking about a few changes on this near side as well but they’re defending at the moment and you’re right as tight as it’s been they can’t afford to concede another one
Really yeah I don’t think so you got to keep it and with a Sixpoint ball game for me it’s heading into the second half because the longer it goes on the more that the visitors will feel pressure by that they should be coming here today and winning there’s
No doubt about that but it is their first hit out and the last one goes high and hanging in the air it in the air now then oh it’s knocked on they just waited for y called to claim and it wasn’t a good claim it was a it was a bit of a
Mess at the end and will take it back yeah Josh Parker climbs High and the ball just seems to bounce off his chest before he gets his arms on it and you’re right the left edge of oral just waited allowed him to take the catch he’s no
Real threat 12 M out and he can’t come up with it and it’s the homide now who tried to clear their end once more 18 me away from their line the homeid have made a change Jake Williams is on now then what’s up and it’s another knock on
Brad kalend off Jake Williams on by the errors well I don’t think you can invite this side into your half particularly in and around here with soft errors like that I think they’ll make him pay line I think this set might be a set where they break the side
Again just watch out this ball coming to the left Edge that’s where the threat seems to be with both chiltons here’s one of them that’s where guy the two brothers oh it’s been knocked out oh two knock two knock that’s the threat and the shape is certainly there but oral
Once again do terrifically well that was an excellent defensive play yeah and they’re hanging on in there at the moment yeah but the frustration for sure mugh will be they don’t want to be doing that they don’t want to have to be exerting that energy down that end of
The field through soft errors you can take the errors in contact absolutely but when you just drop it cold you’re just putting yourself under enormous pressure so AAL ball another big shot have some of that hamton and Potter Jordan Potter oh another big shot there but he rides it well out of
It it’s getting tasty in there certainly is and that’s another good carry there bumps off three and four just loses the final part though gets a slow play of the ball see an rolling forward once more there we are elbows in last tackle not quite up to
Halfway kicks oh no he’s not an awful ball to the kicker and again I’m going to say it it’s just another sloppy mistake you cannot keep inviting the visitors of their quality into these attacking positions and just a pass there oh it’s a shocker well these I’m afraid of the
Errors that you shouldn’t be making in any level of rugby league it’s nothing to do with the opponent you’re playing it’s a clean pass to the kicker get a good kick down field and it’s inviting pressure and you’re right the Dam’s going to break at some point isn’t it I
Think so yeah DAV Burns there the ex Fon Rover just tries to play the ball double changes imminent for Aron James Rogers and Kel I think on this near side another delayed pass there from an Chilton lovely soft hands Crawford lord it’s another penalty yeah offside
He could take the two here go two scores clear I think no I think they’ll keep rolling the dice George they’re in a brilliant position they know there’s a Frailty over on that right hand side of the field oh you’re right no interest at all in the extra
Two I think they’re smelling blood now doesn’t feel like a game that’s going to be decided by a couple of points Crawford change of Direction picked up by Hamilton and then the fullback Chilton joins in and then powering towards the line he Potter held up brilliant defense there and had to be as
Well just keep your eye out on the nine just poaching one here Crawford short ball oh good defense into power over his held up they’ve defended so so well brilliant there he’s such a big man isn’t he David Burns some stuff from there they do well they’ve got a couple
More left to go though that’s a great angle good shot Welles halted in his tracks Alfie Crawford barking instruction again and he’s going to go in his own he takes a high shot and oh now then it’s another penalty I think now then could this be a penalty could
It be more than a penalty I think he’s just he’s going to get the captains in there’s far too many penalties being given in this game and he’s obviously going to indicate that the next one probably will spend some time in the bin but I talk about the pressure that
They put themselves under the home side they’ve gone error penalty penalty and usually the sequence georg’s penalty penalty try well it feels like the next score’s coming yor K tell you knocking at the door yeah if he can defend this though hamton excellent work again from kisani Crawford lovely sweet pass to the
Big man oh he dropped it it as he dropped it backwards oh yes huge defensive play yeah and look how the play is celebrate that one as well I tell you what they’re turning up for each other though this afternoon that’s for sure and Davey Burns comes up with his
Second error he just tries to offload the ball in contact here it’s the youngster Nathan Alice that does so well just to wrestle him and that ball there him trying to offload it in an impossible situation well like go what a what a confidence boost that must be and they
Give away a penalty here again well the error and the combined error and penalty counts across both sides at the moment would be would be a worry but it’s keeping the game open and alive and it’s keeping the hope there well at least the the referee’s consistent isn’t
He across the whole that’s the one thing that you demand and I think he’s done well ref you mentioned that word George nothing ever really comes good if you’re just hoping in a game of rby League it’s not a place where you want to be this feels like a rare bit of
Possession for oral St James who made a couple of changes Tom wh Whitt off I think Nathan Mor the hooker came off as well Bradley K just carry it straight hard and direct Rogers McHugh then C time off there I think it’s DAV Burns who’s just come out with that tackle a bit
Wrong we mentioned those changes George they do have the hill in the second half Whitt Tiani Kel Rogers they’ll all Relish in that and they will know better than anyone what an advantage that could be a head- onhe head contact there sees the game being stopped you just see it there
And the big fella he’s down and receiving treatment Lis Lord isn’t it looking a bit gingerly but what an opportunity well they certainly would put the cat kick in early for the corner oh what a take on now Josh Parker with an excellent claim but it’s this
Part where they’ve got to get right now they’ve got to be able to front up restrict meters and get another crack at them because off the evidence so far that whenever York have just carried hard and direct using this hill winning the floor getting quick play the balls
And so often the home team have give him a penalty a leg up out of there it makes it very difficult Davey Burns again you won’t want to cross his path many times in the match oh have some of that oh there’s nothing wrong with that surely well Josh Parker dumped on his
Back homide saying nothing wrong with that the referee I thought it was quite a harsh call if I’m honest we’ll get to see it again for sure but it didn’t look like there was too much in it it’s just a hard shoulder drove his legs and puts
Him down but the referee may have deemed that his legs are gone above the horizontal that’s what he’s indicated there so it matters not but again took the words out of your mouth it’s another penalty lost control and it’s another leg up for them up sorry boys ready it don’t tra in trapping
Him they’re just rolling through this middle part of the field there release wood Hall getting his hands on the ball once more Crawford looking and scheming Hamilton drops off The Interchange there in welburn young 18-year-old Elliot wurn recently played for England’s under 18s Here We Come Again wellburn Alfie Crawford
And then Lewis Lord off Lord away there’s trouble here little dink from chil great read great read anticipated chased and diffus the danger yeah Jack Gallagher there just recognizing that threat swings round there’s another penalty given here and guess who it’s David Burns again well at what point point does the
Referee well well I thought what point is he seen enough of all these penalties cuz it’s really but they’re all for different yeah you’re right you can’t last one no more of them it’s different stuff but it’s really restricting the momentum and the flow of the game well I think it certainly helps
The home side though George I think it’s it’s it’s get it’s keeping them and allowing them in get I say keeping them they thoroughly deserve the scoreboard as it is Taylor dumped on his back this time bit of spice in the middle has br Gallagher takes it on Danny
Rogers shifting to the big man who’s been everywhere SI he normally plays 80 minutes George fantastic athlete Rogers again replacement hooker feeds his grar MCU promoting to Kelk looking for something left to right well read there back through the middle of the field siani lurking but time is called off with
Another injury as we approach the half hour Point only six points on the board yeah Kel just goes scheming he’s trying to catch lazy Defenders out there but unfortunately for him Eddie Prescott’s just having none of it flattens him in the middle of the field the crowd on
That Far Side almost appealing for some sort of swinging arm maybe a connection with the head so another stoppage in play I can tell you we’re here two weeks ago by the way Kyle because you’ve gone you’ve gone big winter Arsen Wenger coats and Woolly hats found pockets and
I and I’ve turned up as as though I’m expecting it to be middle of may you could me I’m learning all the time George you could have dropped me a message this morning just to let you know G it’s a bit bit nippy up on the hill Oh Dam another break in play
You just see there it does look like it does catch him just across the jawline the referee hasn’t seen it yeah refereeing at this level without any help it’s it’s such an unforgiving task and absolutely I think our officials do an absolutely fantastic job to uh to allow this sport to to
Thrive still at this level yeah but you can’t see everything you’re right and he’s a bit groggy isn’t he yeah just that little swing on swinging arm there the left arm just catches Kel across the chops it looks like he’s going to be okay to continue and here we go time back on
Surrender there homide tring by six but enjoying a spell with the football here shifted right through Rogers and then dumped off to Nathan Ellis finds the ground look at the ship here George look how deep they are expect this ball to go it’s an awful pass again leaning forward on the half
Volley and the handling error and this is so so frustrating for the home side yeah it’s it’s another basic error from the play of the ball area it’s just a pass it’s another straight pass you can see James CO’s he’s just stretched out he doesn’t want that ball there he wants
It on the money the shape was deep and threatening unfortunately for the home side it wasn’t able to be executed and it’s another turnover 10 minutes till the break just the one try on the Sportsman this afternoon and that came right from the kickoff now then this is going to be oral
Ball yeah very Scrappy there from the visitors it is the first game of the season some mistakes will be expected but that’s that no but that one’s a bad one isn’t it that’s the point is there foron James the way the way the V started you could have been forgiven for
Thinking well we know which way this one’s going but you’re right this is their first their first first hit out so this is a great opportunity but they’ve got to take their chance now then from the scrub working it right with mclin running out of room grappled to the
Ground by Luke SW number three on number three k lurking you can see the big man wearing 10 left of the picture he’s going to be involved oh it’s another head injury another head contact didn’t want that that’s taken all the sting out of this attack you can see them lining
Up took the words out of your mouth you could just see orl there all fall into shape ready to put the play on and it’s just took the Fizz out of that it’s George hunt to try score Who’s down I beg your pardon sorry it’s Jack
Burns just has a bit of a clash there with Alfie CL Crawford still pres in this shape George here he comes on the go the short side knocking on the door is the way through Rogers calls he’s back he’s got the big man with him Sani saw the challenge coming
Tried to step out of it the passing wasn’t quite again on the money where he wanted it Rogers to McHugh running at the line attacking the line on his own oh he couldn’t quite get it away such a threat Sam Burns was lurking can they find a
Way through Burns off the ground they still a score it is a score for Kum TB but the referee says no oh so unlucky so unlucky there thought they were in Callum Taylor he thought he was in thought he brought it back to struggling to see how that unfolded here the referee’s charted
Off oh here he is there referee taking no more sending someone to the bin here I think it’s Kiani as well is it no it’s not I beg your pardon the yellow card produced probably you mention it Joe as a referee he can’t be blowing his whistle every five
Minutes well less than five minutes in this occasion something had to happen the penalty Count’s been absolutely ridiculous we seen it off and they’ve got a heavy seven minutes now of the homide to see this to see this game stay at 6 n ja Williams has to sit down for the rest of
This half and a couple of minutes into the second but he’ll be hoping and praying that he s can just hang on cuz it’s 60 it still keeps his home side very much in the game and or will use that Hill next but at the moment it’s yor who are just
Rolling forward once more Alfie Crawford jumping out again so Jake Williams in the bin now can York Acorn make it count six and a half to go until halftime 13 on 12 smart player from Lewis Lord puts the ball in the center of the field and allows just some numbers to be
Over over loed and there he comes little kick through well L will have to react and did yeah well read there Lewis round just gets on that ball kills the play no there’s nothing wrong with that the AR James bench yelling at the referee I think they they want this
Balance read address to 12 12 handling error on the line they came up with some bad errors at bad parts of the field and that’s just another one just L his concentration there from dummy half this is a huge set in the context of this game now
Line yeah that could prove a big error in the context of this game five minutes left yor con sense their opportunity Crawford from the back of the scram and a powerful leg pump from Luke swes who’s lost that’s a big big play isn’t it Luke’s Wales there just comes up with
The error leam mlin who just gets his shoulder in there alongside Coy another and this doesn’t look good this one Wales has stayed down the big Center yeah he’s he has got a big carry in him hasn’t he but he just stays down and he looks in a bit of discomfort we hope
He’s okay there wind’s picking up isn’t it telling me but this contest somehow is still in the balance sets us up for a crack in second half do not go anywhere with oral St James down the hill yeah they do need to perhaps I think oral St James it was
Something that have been on last time of them they just need to get the timing right a bit better in good ball they’ve had plenty of they’ve had plenty of sets down there but they just haven’t been able to ice any opportunities as such and I think that the visitors look far
More threatening near their near their line but credit oral they’ve defended terrifically well forced a couple of errors on some big key Runners as well in Luke’s Wales he’s proven a handful on that left left side sorry him and George Hunter try score a lot of shape and a lot of
Ball movement hits those lead Runners you’ve got to put your body in front of them and Cy and mlin for the most part of the game they defended so so well well this isn’t good for York aorn this looks like quite a bad injury for Luke swales who’s not really
Moved it’s never a site we want to see is it anyone who takes to a ruby League feels incredibly Brave and they don’t often lie down if there’s not nothing wrong with them for this period of time so we hope he’s okay concern the concern Carl always is at at
This Grassroots level of the community game you know what kind of immediate medical support facilities are going to be available exact if this is a bad one yeah well all the coaches from both sets of teams that are around there referees over there too just try and work out and assess the situation
And no risks being taken with the injured player not going to be moved before they work out a plan here and in a very stop start first half of this B Fred challenge cup second round tie this is another delay we can have a look at the uh the one score we’ve
Had and it came right from the kickoff yeah it certainly did there was an error wasn’t they and then Jack Burns gets his hands on the ball and introduces Anthony Chilton who’s been at the heartbeat of everything dangerous about the visitors and just hits that lovely short soft pass and it
Was a brilliant line arriving at PACE George hunt the big number 11 on that left hand side of the field he opens the score and that took us to 60 and since then it’s been a game of errors and penalties and no side really want to
Grab hold of it by the Scruff of the neck and it’s got us in 35 minutes in until we’ve had this break in play and sees this contest still very much alive of course it would be a huge huge shock if the homeside could do the inthink and
Beat this NCL Premier team we saw some cracking results yesterday George didn’t we of course to highlight of the probably one that stands out the most is standing Le against Lee Miner anges what a game that was 1918 to progress through elsewhere we saw Sidle with another away win 384 over
Clock M clock face miners there was some big wins were the Sidle at uh at the miners West Hull at uh at donc at toar hunet uh putting 66 on that’s quite a big scoreboard that one there I’ve got to give a shout for the com runes George
BR Hornet 40 whole dock is nil a big big score on the road for the cuman club they have had a fantastic bus Journey back home back up the m6 of course lot laying there demolishing Edinburgh Eagles 720 as well for West Warriors turned over Roch Mayfield with a one- score game
2822 and then to finish the round Hammer Smith Hill hoist 32 and the West balling 10 as well so those were the results from yesterday’s betfred round two and of course we’ve had the Royal Navy and that Heath which is playing currently now one of that one of our one of our
Friends who’s just be on our country positions he’s he’s asking K would you like a coffee for I would love a coffee thank you very much yes please you have sugar sugar and one uh sugar and one milk one sugar no sugar for me thank you very much that’s Grassroots from League
Live in exclusive on Sportsman rugby league how how nice is that oh no wonderful it really is but the play is still down they’re putting some obviously trying to keep him warm and the rest of the players they take to a little mini warmup putting the ball through hands trying to keep themselves
Muscles going as well before they get inside they’ll probably all need a cup of tea or coffee at this stage is bitterly called out here yeah concern all our concern at the moment is for for Luke Welles who stay down he he attacks the line with such Vigor and
Power and uh that didn’t look good and now you know the point I made at at this level there’s there’s got to be a plan to uh yeah yeah I’m sure there’ll be a if it’s needed he’ll get some sort of medical assistance brought into the ground make sure that he’s looked after
In the right way got a score update as well from the other game that’s running alongside this the Royal Navy against that Heath Crusaders it that Heath who would winning that game six points to four I’m led to believe you all have a few friends at TH
Won’t you yeah yeah my my son actually he’s now at Oral St james’ but he spent all of his youth from four-year-old up to where he is now at 11 over at F Heath but came over and joined the oral club like I said they just such a a
Really really highth thought Community Club you know they do an awful lot of good work with the local school here oral St peters’s a lot of current Super League players in fact I just seen olle Partington earlier before another one of those St Peter students who spent some
Time up at this club at Oral St James he’s of course Chris Dean as well who um he’s now coaches next teammate of mine spent some time at St Allen witness Wakefield and yeah he told me that a lot of the first team a lot of this team out
Here today George went over to Wakefield on Friday night to watch Matty Ashton’s testimonial game mattity Ashton first sorry not Ashton that’s Warrington Winger no yeah that would been a strange place for him to play his yeah that game was abandoned wasn’t it I know looks like uh
Looks like the York players are heading out of the ground and back towards a warm-up field as well and I think I think that’s one of oral heading out as well so so a excuse me a lengthy stoppage here in play if you’re late to our coverage on the Sportsman rugby league
Oral St James nil York Acorn of the uh National Conference League Premier Division six that early Score first play of the game right from the kickoff really from that George you know that error Burns it’s been it’s but a lot of that I think Kyle is
Is that the game has been so stopped start it’s not developed any kind of feel any kind of trend to the game it’s been attack penalty knock on injury yeah and there have been a lot of injuries it’s almost felt like this injury was coming yeah it’s never a great sight to
See is it you could see there Josh Mortimer on the phone but here’s here’s how it all started right from the kickoff the ball was high and hanging and swirling in this ever increasing strength and wind and Sam Burns just didn’t want a part of it and straight
Away inside the open in 60 seconds the ball was in York’s hands and he made them pay didn’t they through George hunt on that left hand side of the field there wonderful ball movement once again from Jack Burns introducing Anthony Chilton who has had his fingerprints on everything good about this York attack
Back and it was George hunt there who scored and then you know there was you mentioned the discipline there was yellow card for Jake Williams he seen 10 and went in the bin and the real stop start nature to this game we just lost one of our screens as
Well’s proper Grassroots Community rugby league stoppage in play intermittent technology but I’ll tell you what a really good feel around the place here today always great to come in to these Community clubs like this real family day out we had the under 14s match just before as well
Which was really feisty by the way both both teams were properly going at it took me back to my youth and uh that was very fiercely contested and then straight into this one which has had a little bit of everything the the early try that we just saw but since
Then as we as we’ve kept mentioning uh it’s been very stop start no real pattern of play a lot the penalty counts been ridiculous the handling errors where you can tell that this is the first game of the season for your K cor and Allon James aren’t a great deal better you can
Tell that In fairness to both sides and then unfortunately this very serious looking injury to the York acor number three Luke swes that has led now to this lengthy delay in the match and we do hope that we’ll be able to continue here like I mentioned right at the start
Uh these are always concerning moments so as and when we uh we are able to resume here we will of course bring you every single hit of the match live and on interrupted on the Sportsman rugby league but we will pause given the current scenes here I’ll take a breather
And hope that we can resume as healthily and as swiftly as possible so the latest score live on the Sportsman round two with the bet Fred challenge C ARL St James nil York aorn 6 for e for e e for for right what didn’t for for still in is fa you e e
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Oh yeah show for for e for e alwayson spe to tell CL he turn for minut all amance okay welcome back to the Sportsman rugby league we are finally ready to resume all our well wishes first and foremost with York C’s Luke swales a serious knee
Injury we told a dislocation and what 50 55 minutes after he suffered it he is now in an ambulance and uh heading to hospital so we wish you all our very best what this means is we will resume we will complete the first half the players have
Their half per say so it’ll just be a short huddle and a turn around play the second half so to get to G with both boys this a little bit they got four and half five minutes here to pick up oh right to the start of the restart
Blim me well lessons haven’t been learned have they during that break because it’s another yardage penalty again giving away a tip tackle on the fullback s Burns and the fine touch 40 MERS away from their own end like you said George only a couple of minutes remaining in this half before
The players will just quickly turn around have a short short break and then back at it into the second half of this bfred round two cup where it is 6-0 to the visitors KY lore Cup winner with us on the Sportsman rugby league it’s been a strange old afternoon
At Oral St James the visitors the NCL side York Acorn scoring from the first set of the match right from the kickoff it’s been disjointed it’s been penalties it’s been handing out of injuries a serious injury a lengthy delay and we’re back on the way having already taken
Halim that’s just around the corner yeah hope you followed all that anyway the hom Sider up and running and attacking it’s gone to ground I think that probably went forward so that will be the uh turnover yor com ball yeah Jack mugh there just skirting along finding
Half of a g happen just forcing the pass and just wasn’t able to pick it up the ball deemed to gone forward penalty in error again inside the opening minute of this resumed first half and it’s a scrum 255 M away from New York acon line acon acon line sorry it is
Cold the temperature in that uh in that lengthy delay appears to have dropped a bit you’re the one in the big coat anyway best wishes to all of you watching in the warmth including our director Neville go here we come down the hill with your
Korn last what two and a half minutes of the first half first half this out pretty much everything this we’ve still got a s Bing haven’t we yeah yeah still got a couple didn’t elapse during that St certainly not no the Williams will have to serve I think it’s three minutes
Into the second half he’ll have to serve before they back up to full compliment and there’s just a bit of a tangle here between Lord the switch back there big high kick again there’s pressure on this catch it’s a real test he’s not got hold oh no it’s gone backwards yet Lewis
Round never looks comfortable no he did not no it was a huge swirling kick from Matt chilon he’s holding his left wrist as well the Winger that just the contact the ball big error there yeah yeah chance Callum Taylor with the error There’s an opportunity here for the visitors once
More last couple of minutes of the first half it would be a hammer blow if York Aon can strike before the turn around they’re looking likely right in front of the sticks here with tackles to spare Eddie Prescott waiting to the right hand side behind him they go and hamton oh he’s
Good defense once again Chilton Matt Chilton the fullback is the D half this time f is oh good tackle hamton and the ball brilliant tackle there Brad Kelk just chops him in half last minute of the first half a reminder we will have a quick turnaround there’s the error wonderful contact there from
Kel I think the home side would probably take 60 wouldn’t they at half oh absolutely yeah quick play of the ball here chance to jump SE he’s been a standout again always hungry for work the big man shuffled inside through the hands of Danny Rogers There It Is referee says that’ll do
Us well we’ve all lost track of time a little bit but the referee is happy that’s halime there will be a huddle the players don’t need a break of course they’ve had 50 minutes or so so it’ll be a quick turnaround and then change of ends and we’ll go
Again well look again the mistakes and the penalties there the last four minutes were pretty much a picture of what’s happened in the whole entire first half and speaking to sha mugh during that break we just get a chance to have a little look back through at what the first 40 minutes showed
Us in this contest and it all started off with that huge kickoff didn’t it and the error from Sam Burns led to the field position that then created the opportunity for the middle in terms of Jack Burns combining with Anthony Chilton a lovely soft pass there
To George hunt for the opening try of the afternoon and the only try of the afternoon of course converted there to make the score line 60 to the visitors then we saw Williams’s yellow card after a number of penalties referee did warn them all about it and that saw Williams into the
Bin we start to look to resume this second half sh mugh again he was saying during that break that he wanted his side to complete as many sets as they possibly can both both sides making a number of mistakes and just not really putting this game to
Bed very Swift Hal time that was a turnaround wasn’t it and we’re back on the way final 40 final 40 of the second round of the vet Fred challenge cup is there a way back into this game oron James I would suggest there is whether they can find
It who knows your Kor as we just saw at halftime started with that lightning first try in the first 60 seconds but it’s worth remembering yes they’re the favorites they’re the higher League team but this is their first outing of the year and there have been times where you
Can tell yeah they come yeah time in and execution hasn’t quite been there but there is a threat on the left hand side of the field that’s where all their attack go goes through mainly through Chilton as he puts a huge kick up there a tester for round again who’s dropped
It two and a he’s dropped and a knock on he’s going to be play on here come your Kon this could be a huge moment he’s not looked comfortable Le round no what an opportunity for yor gor moving the ball they’re going to be gaps
On the left hand side if they can find them delayed ball stepping inside did he take the wrong option tackle again Josh Parker had two men outside in now from Point Blank Range oh that’s disappointing that’s the big big breakthrough second try the afternoon it’s Chilton for a four-pointer
That will nudge yor Gorn a step closer to a place in round three of the betfred challenge cup yeah well the big players in big games they just know when to impose thems on it and it was brilliant ball movement the error there from round he hasn’t look comfortable under the
High ball this afternoon and that gives them the field position to have a crack at this oral line and they just a really soft try if I’m honest Anthony Chilton after they’ve done so well to recover from that play before just able just to dive over there and their disappointing
Tries to concede they really are try at the start of the first half try at the start of of the second Jack Gallagher and Liam mlin just unable to anticipate the threat from Chilton from dummy half but that’s where the threat is the threat is always where
The ball is he just take their eye off it and Anthony Chilton just converts the try and add some more points to that club record that he has for York Aon successful conversion All of a sudden 12 nil and this looks like a big task for the home side second half they will be back to 13 shortly carbon copy of the first half isn’t it an error early on lead into field position for a try it’s the same again they’ve got to respond
With this set now Williams is ready to return from a simin but they’re going to have to find well two converted scores just to draw level here oh a mistake there an opportunity straight away it was a decent carry from Eddie Prescott done really really well to get in between Kel
Can find a play of the ball but he doesn’t play the ball properly that is the new rule that’s been brought in referees always look to ramp up an area of the game on their remit that they’ve been given and the play of the ball is an
Area to look at deemed incorrect play of the ball turnover mlin K oron James strike right back and breathe a bit of life into their challenge cup hes working it right to left with mchu popping it up for gallager Rogers weights shifting left again Burns to
Line ankle tap sh nice play there using seani as a decoy Rogers with finow waiting here he is promotes to MCH is that six it should be six more it says the referee great chance fin L carries it up he’ll be grounded on 10 Rogers Waits now with mlin outside and everyone else
Back inside oh that’s right you run on to a ball Sani ground it he can see the line from here inter back on from the Sim Rogers again delay b and a knock off what’s a referee given here it’s a penalty George took the man out before before he
Caught the ball mahu throws the pass I think it’s the Gallagher on that Far Side and he’s deemed to be tackled yeah that’s right good call tackled without the ball it’s six more I think it’s important that They Come Away with some kind of points here switch back down to Gallagher again Brad
Gallager just short with Rogers buzzing around the rock back inside to mchu chots it backwards it’s a penalty again a high tackle yeah he looks all Lively doesn’t he jack mugh he just throws that one it’s a blind off L but the high tackle’s been done just before that just there then
Eddie Prescott with a swinging left arm here they come again the home side can they make this pressure C night scoring in the corner Jack gallager gives Orson James hope he certainly does and Gallagher wants to crack on with it a nice little try it was a beautiful ball
Wasn’t it to mlin who just then has the simple task of a catch and pass just watch the ball here just there the cutout ball wonderful soft hands fantastic try and breathe some life back into the home side here 124 with a kick to come kick you would suggest that needs to
Land it’s a tough one from this near touch line for Brad cand plenty of time to go 33 minutes as Kalen Lin this one up from the near touch line that will probably settle the home side down well it excites them George that’s what it does they know that the side aren’t
Unbreakable and again you take out those two errors that led to those two tries there’s not been a lot in this game at all would be a huge shock as K now looks to convert it into Beauty as well oh it’s a cracker perer huge kick game
On and it’s back to a one converted score game you just see here the replay of Shaws once again that pass there from Kel it’s an absolute Beauty and the soft hands from mlin just to feed Jack Gallagher over in the corner we’re back to a one- score game
Once again we way to kicking T shade over half an hour to go this is still anyone’s as York aor get us back on the way that’s a good carry off a kick return a l tackle there oh he’s lost the ball and it’s a knock
On no it’s just not what they want or what they need Shake of the head he knows he’s put his side in trouble here when you’re up against a side that’s deemed to be of more quality than you you have to have a high completion
Rate to stand any chance in the game and it’s just another poor error he’s not had the greatest of afternoons probably the longest spell in the sinin ever yeah over an hour wasn’t it yeah Potter there just trying to have a chance have a crack down that far side of the
Field the big men now rolling forward once more they’re 15 M away Crawford up the middle to Eddie Prescott Crawford again see Chilton buzzing in back fields here he is now oh that’s beautiful that is a brilant absolutely beautiful [Applause] hands and York acor nudge ahead once
Again yeah and again what does it come off the back of another mistake sorry to sound like a broken record but the game is pretty simple if you complete your sets and you don’t put yourself under pressure that helps you and gets you a long way to a victory but once again
It’s an error and the 96 7 and one all combined here it’s beautiful play it really is lovely lovely hands there as well from Josh Parker to feed the Winger over to score a try and a crucial try as well you feel lovely lovely work there lovely ball movement everybody arriving
On time threatening a space and they just create that extra number out wide to score you would imagine the way that Anthony Chilton’s been kicking this afternoon that this ball will sail between the hes and make 182 186 sorry really nice put together try George yeah expertly
Made oh it’s another Beauty from the touch line yeah and we’re back to a 12o game at 18 points to six just watch all the pieces here half back to Half Back lovely ball out to the fullback there and a lovely lovely catch and pass the space is all
Present for him and he won’t score an easier try than that this afternoon can oron James come again High restart hanging in the winds well watch well taken yeah plenty of time 28 and a half minutes of action remaining on the Sportsman rugby league a place in round
Three of the BET FR challenge cup a weit your Kor made it to round three last year trip to Bradford Bulls was the end of their Journey at the moment their favorites to go into the Hat again Alfie Crawford keeping things ticking along see the York Acorn bench bouncing
I know if that’s the keep warm or yeah yeah well they want to get involved but a both last tackle we’ve not mentioned that it’s cold here no we haven’t cord switch back change of Direction and oh that’s an ugly one oh it did Sam Burns he’s got very lucky
There yeah it was a swirling torpedo kick not that I’ve been ever stood underneath too many of them in my career but I know from speaking to people oh it’s another mistake isn’t it and just look how the York Aon team celebrate there yeah they feel this is
Uh this is it now this is the moment of the match where they can put the game to bed very similar for oral for their opposition that they played back in round one ha Finch just turning the ball over so cheaply and just allowed them to get a couple of tries up
And you’d think I’ve said it a number of times that it’s important that oral they’re able to defend their line once more they’ve done it predominantly pretty well but two tries in the opening 13 minutes tells you everything there’s a chance here again this could be the
Game right here you know plenty of time to go but the way yor K corn have clicked this second half this could be it as Crawford promotes once again still he goes to the right hand side and Jack Burns been impressed with him this afternoon Crawford Lewis Lord and then stepping away is
Hamilton Ball’s gone to ground as he scor in the corner what a pick up what a try well we need to get another look at that that looked a beautiful pickup well Hamilton just goes into the line and he’s he’s wrestling around the ball somehow comes out we lose sight of it
From our commentary position but it’s picked up and all the all the jumpers sorry all the shirts the white shirts jump up and down in celebration you see Hamilton there he goes into the line and he’s wrestling and wrestling ah there’s a lovely little offload in there they
Haven’t quite finished the job off of The Defenders and it ends up with the Winger on the right hand side of the field who just picks it up it’s a good pick up as well round his boots round his shoelaces PS the ball down there yeah 226 and that
Should be that you would expect we can see actually behind the uh the scoreboard the the ambulance still here for yeah for the player the stricken Luke swes we had if you’re just joining us late almost an hour delay after a serious knee injury so he’s still receiving treatment on site but
His team are doing the business now on the pitch another touchline conversion will this go the same way no he’s missed it so 22 points to six it remains with 25 minutes remaining c aore yeah hamton this time we’ve already seen a lot from Anthony Chilton but one half to the other half
There it’s a scruffy offload it really is but it matters not because it’s another four points on the board in favor of the visitors and this slight Hill that oral had to climb in this second half has just got a whole lot steeper George yeah playing down the
Hill but very much up against it on the scoreboard at the moment the advantage the pendulum has very much swung look it’s been largely through their own doing hasn’t it you know those those mistakes that they’ve come out with back fields far far too cheap and this NCL El Prem side and
Another penalty are able just to take advantage of it and now DAV burns looks like he’s enjoying himself yeah quite a few Smiles out there Dare for feet esque George do you not think in the looks or the style of play bit of both well I wouldn’t mess with either of
Them no but if or and James aren careful this could get a bit ugly there’s times left yeah it could blow out okay call now they know that realistically they’re in the Hat for round three they can just treat this as minutes under the bell and they’re starting to click here wood Hall
Crawford setting off on his own attacking the line hamton here is the big man back in himself is Dave Burns the Big Bopper Crawford censing blood great step towards the post Woodall hell last is the shout look out for Chilton here faints left comes back right it’s a loose carry and York
Acorn will stand and turn over the ball about five me short yeah they’ll be happy with that Josh Morton will be happy with that the shape looked like were going to come to the left again through the Chilton Brothers but they just decide to go
Route One turn the ball over 3 m away and then back it up with defensive actions like this the tough carries for the homeside coming away from their own end there will be some heavy legs out there now you can see that’s some muddy legs out there this man will keep going
Kisani but it’s been an hour of attritional rugby league with a an almost an hour gap in the middle as a penalty goes against yor Korn another breach of eut in the tackle shall we say and another handy touch found by Brad kalend is that the sun coming
Out has the sun just come out it true has yeah yeah Crow get involved in the far s side could still get tasty this here’s the another try for the homeside to cheer Kal the all St James bench to our left appealing to the referee for a penalty
Which this time they will get yeah get a hand in there dve burns with an arm in that’s two penalties in a row now so you would imagine that Kal’s going to try and find a bit of land with this purchase a few more meters and he does so he gets his
Side another 15 MERS further down the field the 35 away from the visitors line as we head into the final quarter of this game the scoreboard 22-6 the homes side are trailing Tom whittled out back on the field rolls forward last quarter of the match with orison James in possession kisani taking
On allers on his own takes three York acor mudded white shirts to halt his progress mors change of direction from Kel turn away good opportunity this just to the right of the sticks the hooker mors once again pops it up to finlow then a bit of pace injected with M and
Burns combining no way through good tackle there from Hamilton it’s with the scrum half Jack mchu once more up to the big guy Tom Whittle dragging the opponents with him to the line referee yells this is the last mchu what was he going to oh brilliant ball
Terrific oral and James try Kel scores but that was all about Jack mchu yeah it certainly was It was obviously a pre-plan move you can just see mchu he gets the call just as the ball’s being played that he’s trailing on the inside and he’s trying to catch out lazy markers a lazy
Air Defender and mugh he just steps off his right foot just there throws the ball back inside and it’s a brilliantly timed run there from Bradley Kel and it’s another Lifeline for the homeside brilliant finish as well the dive and all that was a finish to Grace any level
Of rugby league perfectly executed terrific finish brilliant communication between the two there the presence of mine from Jack mahugh to listen to the overall the support player the inside player from Cal and they put down fantastic stuff and who knows back to- back tries here well perhaps it is still game
On can narrow the deficit for shuer to within 10 points if Callen can convert this kick he came up with an absolute Beauty from the sideline before he’s about 15 M further in presumably an easier kick but this wind no certainly not George oh and he’s got it as well has he
Yeah he has just it was fading away but not before it had gone through the sticks two from two from the boots of Brad cin and well 18 minutes to go George back to a 10-point ball game but look at the communication here from Kel and mugh just knows that the big man
In Eddie Prescott are hunting him hard they’ve done a good job on mugh all afternoon but on that occasion the overcommit there just makes the Gap and the space present for Bradley Kelk he scores a nice try they not looking a great hurry to restart here do they
The visitors well at least they’ve got a kicking tea this time that’s true 18 minutes or thereabouts remaining well another score from the home side will ser certainly bring this game into life there’s another penalty here now the crowd are behind them this is an interesting period of the game all of a
Sudden and the crowd probably for the first time KY are invested and involved over on the far side well they’re going to need every bit of help they can to the home team there’s a decent crowd here this afternoon and a chance to progress through to the third round you just see
Another penalty giv away there from York and the Big Boppers are on referee not ready you got Whittle siani back out there it’s no coincidence that the reintroduction of those the way that they carry the ball look at him he oh he does so on no well
He almost got away with that he juggles it and then in contact loses it that was a very uncomfortable carry never really in control kaani and now his side have got to defend an opportunity that should have been theirs fair play to Alfred Crawford for making the
Connection it was his contact that freed the ball and here he is Shifting to the right hand side in Dave Burns another yoron score now would silence any the home noise that is just ramped up a little bit in the last few minutes it’s so important isn’t it now
That they just see this part out Crawford and burns combining again another good hit on him though great shot Tom whistle getting involved the big number eight Crawford once again goes on a little dart on his own they just seem to be playing quicker and quicker George there’s wellburn Big
Unit it’s last one Crawford on the last swings it right finds Hamilton lovely little step from Potter and if you’re going to turn the ball over and not score that’s the place to do it yeah well defended once more just felt that Cent just overcommitted
And allowed the step to come back on his inside but the the blue and yellow jerseys were there in force the reinforcements came and shut the play down but again yor will be okay with way they’re turning that ball over it’s discipline that’s the message for Josh
Mortim as men now last couple of occasions when they’ve had to defend oral coming out with their own end they’ve given away a penalty just through being over ke or messing around in the tackle there goes Liam mclin there is still Tai it may come down to
Fitness you know start of the year for these two amateur sides it’s a very heavy track as well isn’t it seani ridiculous offs as well that’s nice though you can see a few players just St to slip off the tackle so this is a key part of the game how are the fitness
Levels out there that’s a good F oh wonderful ball there spins away Q then the big guy shows a dummy oh now they playing last one though six again called six again George here we go there’s belief all of a sudden though was a threat on here here we go now then
Opportunities oh gallager who can’t oh no no no what a chance what a chance well mlin does so well he just straightens up delays the pass until the right moment you just see him there holding the ball then he releases it but he just can’t take it in Gallagher has to take
That ball in George he’s not a PO a pass he knows he knows yeah has a big chance gone begging there but they will get more there’s another stoppage and another injury in back play what I liked about that set is he just kept playing offloads through seani trying to Speed
The game up a hard carry from Whittle Skittles Defender and wins his side of six again but you’re right George there’s a concern down in back play trying to see who it is he’s okay he’s hobbling but he’s okay sun burns isn’t it oh they’re going to make a change in
Fact s Burns he’s looks like he might be done this afternoon that’s a big loss for the home team yeah off he comes I think with the clock being where it is 14 minutes to go that last set there howl played that’s what they have to do keep the ball moving select their
Offload and select them well still got time there is still time Darkness starting to descend sure they won’t want foot lights on it’s a good 42 is it oh it bounc in field it’s going to stay he’s going to have to get on his bike it’s a perfectly weighted
One Bradley kelt now operating at fullback and does well to get round oh he’s going to be in touch is he oh he does so so well there a good game certainly has a reminder you’ll be picking a bet Fred player of the match in the next 10
Minutes or so Kyle yeah at the moment York Acorn are heading into the third round of the B FR challenge cup the tail that’s nice M there he goes scheming and dancing his way around brought down on the far edge of the field there how much have oral and James got
Left 12 minutes to go we’ll bring you immediate postmatch reaction as well it’s back to zero as well that will help MCH with the offload patted down there from yor a corner ends up back in their hands six more to go this is better can
The home side find something to set up a finish that’s a great scur half a chance there they just need the big men to keep rolling forward now and that’s what they do now Whitt’s turn head tohe this will be a stoppage bit a friendly fire yeah that’s
They just didn’t need that that did they I know he can’t be helped yeah just An Almighty clash between them all but he just felt the momentum was with the home team C comes back under I think Eddie Prescott who’s on the receiving end of that he might be San’s elbow that just
Catches him on initial contact almost he can tell the way he falls three separate injuries the same it just seems that that left arm it doesn’t look an awful lot in it but the way that Eddie Prescott goes down tells you he might have just caught him on the button
There just watch here an’s left arm just it looks fairly innocuous doesn’t it really on those pitches I can’t really see but the way that he falls out of the tackle well everyone seems to be okay a big powerful carry wasn’t it scattering opponents everywhere 11 and a
Half to go 2212 but it’s the team on 12 who think this might be not yet over oron James on the last that’s great kick pressure though from your K look at that what an the set disappointing there the worked hard from marker anony chilon just does enough on fin law to
Deny the threat and not allow them to put a kick in the tradeoff of that hard work at Mar is that they’re coming away from their own end as they nearly cross over the 40 m line just shy of it the higher ranked team your Korn just
Need to manage this game now yeah they don’t need to go searching for anything just get through the sets put the ball into the corner the clock is their friend at the moment Burns takes it on every single set will be played out by the visitors Crawford
Waits has a glance to his right sees what’s available just pops it up to Lewis Lord K one here the tackle last tackle called Chilton will just put this High testing the fullback once again off the left boot oh that’s a good take that time isn’t it it was hesitant at first
But then he got in position it’s a penalty being given for a high tackle how many high shots have they been today by the way yeah Jack Gallagher does well to diffuse the ball and then catches one across the chin for good measure as is always the case at the
Start of a new season with new interpretations new laws new regulations it’s going to take a bit of time no that’s nothing to do with laws and regulations that’s just another error yeah leam mlin with another yardage era and at crucial times that’s what’s really hurt this home team the errors
Coming out of yardage the really basic errors as well this just hasn’t allowed them to create any sort of momentum they’ll learn an awful lot from this game as we enter the final 10 minutes Crawford finds Burns and then taken on by Chilton then Chilton attacking the cor oh that’s good
Work there from Jack Gallagher low tackled driving his opposite number over the sideline to the last 10 minutes or so our in in stadium clock if you like is indicating can you see from here8 and a half we’ve got it a little bit longer than that yeah the digi van I’m told
Which is um being borrowed from inro bridge yeah I think it’s Matt or Mark I think is that’s right who out the goodness of his own heart to do this like you say all these big occasions for these Community clubs they need help everywhere they can and yeah seani once
Again just look how he gets rid of the first man there he’s given a a big effort is there anything left we’ll need to come soon you would expect now then kick a chase the wing is off Giger it’s a decent idea it’s not a bad
End to the set either there’s still time no but you can see the York players struggling to get back behind the ball it’s a little bit of inventive play 2212 four tries to two last few moments of this one live on the Sportsman Rugby League round two with the BET fr challenge
Cup it’s a good Scamper there from Crawford been Lively all afternoon and wiy side a penalty as well for a flop they’re running out of time just see there Alfie Crawford been doing this all afternoon and there when now that’s another one of those rural areas that they’re clamping
Up on as soon as the ball carrying arms Hit the Floor George we see kisani we used to call it Lending weight but now it’s deemed as a flop just trying to slow the game down referee correctly gives that penalty away last 6 minutes or so here come your Kor can
They can they find a full stop and watch what looks like a victory here they’re loading up left again no way through for Parker this is a respectable score line George you got to imagine the gulf between these two teams in terms of the standards and the
Quality that they play out week in week out but the biggest learn is just those key areas and the key moments that when they needed to sort of take this thing out of the game or complete the sets the home team have just lacked in that department Here Comes Potter little
Flick out of the back now then right in front of the stick Burns goes to ground on the last tackle what’s Crawford got up his SL he’ll just find Chilton says you put it in the air and they do and they challenge it’s gone backwards has it not
This time and this will be play on no it’s not referee say take it back a very very scruffy end to that set it’s a decent little kick over in there but nobody wanted to claim it might be time with five minutes or so to go Kyle
For your bet Fred player of the match selection yeah look I think there’s been a number of decent performances from both sides really but I think the guy who’s controlled it all has being the number six Anthony Chilton he’s came up with a try and three conversions out of
Those 22 points you know claiming 12 of them I think he’s been everything that’s been good about York when they’ve had decent field position his kicks have been good him and his brother as well but I think Anthony Chilton is the bet Fred player of the match so York acorns
Game manager their playmaker that orchestrator standoff number six EV Chilton is Kyle lore’s bet Fred player of the match in what looks like being a victory in this iconic Rugby League Cup competition special mention as well for Jack bird through the middle of the field him and Eddie Prescott later the
Foundation haven’t they particularly Jack as well he’s come up with a number of carries and I can’t remember him actually having a break CU this time it’s York who give away the penalty it’s another penalty and Last Chance Saloon really for the homide olon James who fine touch but really the game appears
Up it’s getting increasingly dark as well there is the play of the match there Anthony Chilton he’s LED his troops well the half back well have we got a Stella Finish Well they need to score now to set it up for a grand finish let’s see
Mahu shipping it out here to the right hand side good read again Anthony Chilton reads it so so well just shuts down mlin still they come though with Kal got numbers on this side here side they’re going to go left though with mugh again popping it up to the tri
Scorer no way through this time for Brad Kel he’s been good as well this afternoon as Kel Rogers Cory shut down again there Chilton just not giving mlin any time or space there a kick there goes high but who’s contesting pops it up great take your
Cake on Ball and that should be that yeah super take there from York two and a half minutes well we’ve got used to oral St James he’s given a good account of themselves over in the challenge Cup in recent years but it looks in all probability the 2024 Journey ends here
This afternoon a respectable score line 2212 as Crawford takes off again picks up a knock as well for his troubles it’s going to be y Acorn again into the hat for the third round of the BET FR challenge cup as Chilton goes High very high that’s going to bounce
All the way into touch over on the far side and I don’t think anyone will be in a huge rush here no and that will be the turnover an oron James ball dying Embers of a challenge cup TI that’s had a little bit of everything a serious injury unfortunately we with we wish
Luke’s Wales well but a sin bidding a tries had an awful amount of ill discipline but it’s been compelling from start to finish and it’s been enjoyed by the few hundred here who’ve come along to watch this one the referee just going to deal with this incident another high
Shot you can see the York Aon head coach Josh morer just telling his players to play with their heads not hit them at the end of this game so no upset here on the Sportsman this afternoon but make sure you are subscribed and tuned in to the Sportsman
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League yeah plenty of games featuring this year sat Heath 32 Royal Navy 24 they progress through as well it looks like York Aon will join them in the third round too yeah closing moments here six again says the referee but how long’s left only the fre notes just starting to
Lose the lighting here as well George aren’t we yeah we’re finishing at just the right time for whoever’s paying the bills here there it is the referee says that will do it the NCL Premier Side Y Korn progress but boy they’ve had a test today from a spirited oral St
James wasn’t much in it only 10 points in fact 2212 a bruising encounter but it’s York Acorn through to round three of the betfred challenge cup Kyle Amar yeah the the end of the journey if you like in the challenge cup for oral and it’s York who progress and go
Through just a little bit perhaps just a little bit more quality in terms of how the game was managed and played really I don’t think there was too much difference between the two sides but the game management and that comes up with mistakes as well coming out of yard
That’s what really hurt them you know the homeside had two shocking starts to the both halfes really the first one from the era right from the kickoff with Sam Burns that led to the first try of the afternoon and then the second half started in similar fashion didn’t it and
Here we go this is the story of the whole match highlights right from the off the very first kick of the game Sam Burns didn’t want to collect Jordan Potter was there he reaped the rewards of that and then it was the ball movement from burns out to Anthony
Chilton and that lovely soft pass there just catches the inside shoulder of Liam mlin he just tears it off and puts the ball down it was a 6-0 it was converted by Chilton of course and then this part here Williams ends up in the Sin bin it was a number of
Penalties given away this afternoon but that was the point where the referee had seen enough and just decided to take this thing out of the game and the second half off a Lewis round era we just see Chilton there lovely delayed pass to his brother who
Finds Josh Parker and then he just has the presence of Mind there just to pick the ball up it’s a really really soft try the again just gets in between mlin and Gallagher and puts the ball down but then oral hit back this wonderful wonderful pass there from Brad Kel mlin
Lovely soft hands there just to supply that beautiful little try Chris pans and sends Jack Gallagher over in the corner and that brought a little bit of relief back into the game but 96 7 and one all combined there lovely skill probably the try of the afternoon if I’m
Honest George lovely ball movement and oral they just couldn’t cope the start of the second half really did hurt them two quick tries and that kind of just taken the game well away and then this day it’s hamton who just goes into the line gets in between I think it’s Callum
Tay who loses his shoulder just see once Hamilton goes into the line Callum T just slides off there makes it impossible for Brad Kell to do anything the offload gets away and a try get scored over in that corner as well and then this was a beautiful try McHugh
And Kel back on the inside a really really smart piece of play from the home team but just in the end it was just too little too late yeah we wondered if that would set as a an exciting finish but not quite in the end let’s get some immediate
Postmatch reaction for the vred player of the match who’s with our man Paul kid well Anthony first and foremost many congratulations on reaching the next round but as well as that you’ve just received the player of the match award yeah appreciate that to be fair um
Obviously all the hard work goes on in the middle I just stand there and try and look pretty don’t do a very good job at it but here we are just obviously during that game it’s highly unusual for there to be such a a lengthy stoppage uh just how did
Yourself and your players maintain your concentration during that stoppage and how did you come out firing so quickly yeah obviously we it was a long break and I hope Luke’s all right but we went inside and Josh the coach came in and just said just act like the game’s on
Just act like we before a game so we just sat chilling stretching and then soon as we got to go ahead straight out like it’s another game and following on from that you got yourself a try and obviously three conversions in the game you must be
Pretty pretty happy with that I am yeah um obvious I don’t score very often but n line I’m bigger than most sixes so it helps walking over with your head coach Josh merer he tells me that uh he actually dragged you out of retirement for this game so can you just tell us
How that happened he did our uh over six na comro he’s had an operation so um he sent me a message Thursday seeing if I could train and then come play Miss isn’t very happy I don’t think but I think the kids have enjoyed watching okay many thanks for joining us
And we’re bringing your coach now Josh mtim cheers thank you first of all Josh uh what have you got to say that you brought obviously Anthony out of retirement what a great performance that was from him yeah I mean that I was never in doubt what I were going to get
From him so uh yeah one one ideal with a couple of injuries we picked up and uh anony helped me out when he can this year and you know I think he knew the the question were coming and and he was like yeah I’ll speak to him know so
Thank you Emily appreciate it so yeah and just obviously you talk about injuries there we we can’t go without mention obviously the Luke’s Wales yeah Luke Wales yeah um obviously it was a very lengthy stoppage and understandably so but have we any idea how he is yeah
So uh they give him gas and air and uh he managed to roll onto his back and and his knee click back into place then um so they put him in the ambulance and and now he’s actually out the ambulance he’s walking around it B on a on a crutch but
But yeah he’s he’s he’s he’s all right I think so I’m I’m buzzing about that obviously we we’ll have to get a scan and see what his you know damage actually is to his knee but but currently he’s not riding in agony and you know that’s great to see obviously
To hear that he’s walking around in the bar is absolutely fantastic news I’m sure that everybody’s uh happy with that but just leading on very quickly before the game you mentioned that there’s quite a few debuts for you out there today yeah um just just how do you feel
Coming off that the 80 minutes with the new players uh uh I’m happy I’m happy to to progress uh we’ve got to be a th more clinical and uh discipline wise we we were woeful at times and uh I know people were getting frustrated with ref you know around me
But I thought he got most decisions right and you know I didn’t have any problems with that but um I don’t really want to take anything away from orl I thought they defended brilliantly all game you know they they put a bit put themselves back under pressure with ball
Uh you know quite often um but as a defensive unit I I think I think if our coaching them out I’d be pretty happy to be fair um I mean we we we had some poor lapses that cost us and um but but you know cohesively for all I thought they
Were pretty good so just before we let you go Josh and bring in the oral coach sha M uh obviously the challenge C draw tomorrow um who are you looking for who you fanc here anyone would be at home would be nice we we haven’t played at
Home since about 2020 so you know that that’ be good um yeah you know anyone at home we I’ve just been talking to Sean you know it’s great to get those you know we got Bradford last year you know f w field something like that you know
It’d be great for the club but they’re good team and they’re not Living Daylights out here and you know you greatest respect I’m not going to Wembley uh so or I’m certainly not going to Wembley as a coach and uh you know business starts for us in
March and that’s what we’ve got to look towards but as a club we’ve got to celebrate the challenge cup and and enjoy it so Josh many thanks for joining us and all the very best for the rest of the competition thank you we bring in sha MCH now Sean first of all um
Obviously it’s been a reasonable Journey for yourselves two home ties uh great advert on the Sportsman in the last round and and obviously today just how you’re feeling right now yeah well again I just spoke to Josh dur and you know before I start congratulate York and
Hope they get a good round and some some money behind behind our club for it um yeah I I just think we you know we’ve had over a couple of days it’s been great for the community it’s great for the club um I’m just really disappointed the way we played
Today you always talk very strongly Sean throughout the the two rounds about the community um I get that you’re feeling disappointed with with today’s game but just how important is it for for the community and obviously oral St James going forward with the public that you’ve had I think it’s really important
And if we if we’ve if we’ve gained some few you know a few more people who who know what we’re about and know that they can bring our the K the kids down here and know that we are a family Club it’s all good for us and you know the
Sportsman it’s it’s brilliant that you’re advertising that and then more people know they’ll come down bring the kids down here which makes the club flourish CU it it you know is a good family club and and I I think I mentioned it in the early interview you
Know all of our Lads are from this community who’s played today so other clubs might be like that as well but it makes us really proud I was proud of I was proud of the effort of the lads at one time when it they went 22 six up I
Think I think you know it was in danger of being a little bit embarrassing but they dug in and and the effort was there we just we just didn’t complete I mean we’re probably about 50% of what we’re capable of as a team if we’ have played
Similar to last week and without the eror I think would have been in the game but you can’t make that many errors and expect to be something anywhere near at the end of it obviously York coach just mentioned Josh that uh there was the game was really littered with sort of
Errors and penalties would you say that had you been smarter you possibly could have won that game today yeah I don’t I don’t see any reason why not I think we was in the game at per but we you know we’re dropping balls on our coming off
Our own line and you just can’t do that because they’ve executed on on good ball that we’ve given they’ve not earned it the right to be there and I’m not not suggesting in any way that we’re a better team than yor Kon but I think if
If we’d have played a little bit smarter I think we we could have stayed in the game a bit longer Sean many thanks for joining us and we look forward to seeing you again in the future can I just uh finish off passing I thought the the referee was absolutely outstanding
Warren tly um last year last week’s referee Denton was really really good I thought Warren was outstanding as well so many thanks to the referees because obviously without him we not going to game but I thought Warren was absolutely brilliant and you don’t normally get that from a losing coach you normally
Get it from a winning coach so well done Warren great word Sean thank you cheers thanks very much yeah really nice interview that wasn’t it and uh yeah I think we both agree the the referee and the set of officials did a a a really good job in very difficult circumstances today the
Good news Kyle Amore he said sw’s injured player he is’s up he’s here he hasn’t been taken to hospital and he’s walking around the bar yeah no obviously look we’re delighted for him and his family to hear that good news but he’s obviously uh gone down with a gr three carry
On so 22 points to 12 it finishes here yor call the higher rank side through against oral and James as as a final thought um a will take a lot from this yeah certainly look they’ve got they’ve got a huge huge season ahead in the Northwest men’s league and you know came
Up against an NCL side and obviously look for Josh Mortimer he’s spoken about how he wants his team to progress and try and get in the playoffs this season and they’ll just be delighted to come here on the road and win by 10 points and progress to the third round of the B
Fred challenge cup hope you’ve enjoyed our coverage here on the Sportsman rugby league that’s as far as we go it’s as far as all St James go but it’s not the end of the road for York Acorn they march on into the hat for round three of the betfred challenge cup and everyone
Else here is heading in there from me George Riley and from kylo Amore and the rest of the Sportsman team thanks for tuning in we’ll see you next time goodbye and on the close the score that is a remarkable finish bur B goes for the
Corner and Leah BS and in tams in renew the pass from Harley do and this could be the first score of the game because London are going to get them in touchdown he’s gone for the sa ball and he’s going to work beautiful they might score the winner and North Wales have
Another brings it up to the line drops it off to Hazard who reaches through A
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2nd time I've watched a game on this exact pitch – 2nd time the games been stopped for an injury…. 1st time it got abandoned the injury was so bad. Bit of a cursed pitch.
Great video enc ❤