There is a report on the Bulls site - no headline on the news page but by following the links in the match section there's a full account.

I wasn't there so cannot give a first hand account but a friend tells me that Trueman impressed again as did Bentley and Kirk. The report suggests that it was a great team performance.

What particularly impresses me is that Catalans are 2nd in the U19's table- only Saints are above them. And Catalans have a superb youth structure, recently recognised in the RL assessment. So a good omen for the future.

I think Matt Diskin has said he believes around 8 of the current U19 squad could make the first team squad next year. I suspect that including young players developed in house is a key part of Rohan Smith' plans.

Looks like the Bulls have been more widespread in their youth recruitment recently at u15s and 16s Scholarship and the Academy. Looking at recent player announcements. Do we have new connections in the Northwest? That maybe helped with the Eliot Peposhi, and Daniel Moss trials. At academy level Lewis Owens from West Bank Bears over in Widnes and Tom Glover from Thatto Heath in St Helens u15s Scholarship. A few others from Northwest clubs for the u16s, hearing from parents who have sons on at scholarship level. Can only benefit us long term, be good to get a bit of an insight on the youth side of things.

O'Carroll is a Wiganer so that may have something to do with it. Makes me wonder when was the last time we had a coach from that side of the Pennines. Can't think of anyone from the red rose county coaching us.

Yeah good point about O'Carroll, no former coach instantly springs to mind now you mention that. So yeah could be down to EO.

I just noticed we aren't in the draw for the women's Challenge Cup so investigated the structure. What a classically convoluted process. RL loves this sort of crap: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Challenge_Cup

I just noticed we aren't in the draw for the women's Challenge Cup so investigated the structure. What a classically convoluted process. RL loves this sort of crap: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Challenge_Cup

This and the disciplinary scoring process would baffle Alan Turing.