Skolars drawn at home to Scorpions in the first round, match presumably to take place on 20 February.

Good to see RFL managed a regionalised draw this year. Reasonably confident that we won't have to endure a 74 point home drubbing in the competition this year!

And finally the day arrives. Cold Turkey over!

Apparently the squad is:

1.Alex Anthony

2. Sam Nash

3. Aaron Small

4. Joe Price

5. Elliot Kear

6. Jermaine Coleman

7. Charlie Lawrence

8. Toby Everett

9. Mike Bishay

10. Michael Sykes

11. Dave Williams

12. Will Lovell

13. Michael Worrincy

14. Ben Pointer

15. Erjon Dollapi

16. Jon Magrin

17. Eddie Mbaraga

18. Ben Gray

19. Sam Druce

One very interesting DR there.

Can't say I recognise too many of the Scorpions players, but they have been a bit of a bogey team of late.

Hoping for a great start to the season

Good performance yesterday. After the first quarter softening up period, we were dominant. Forwards were physically too strong for South Wales. I thought handling was good given the horrible conditions and that the team patiently waited for points to come. Hopefully a good indication of what we can expect this year.

On the down side: what happened with the beer? The number of cans of Skol left at the end rather shows that the Skolars supporters are a discerning lot when it comes to choosing their tipple.

So Skolars by name but not by nature then.

Sobriety is a decent option when it comes to that stuff.

Doncaster away in the next round.

Crap lager in tins is what the London Bizarros would call a beer festival.

Sort it out.