Uncle Rico wrote:Bonjour Mes Amis.
Welcome back to another Wire Yed Competition for the 2024 season which we all hope will be better (the season not the Comp) than the 2023 version..
Plenty of changes on and off the field for the two teams in this tough opening encounter, but who'll come out on top the McNamara led Dragons, or the Sam Burgess inspired Wire.
You decide and Good luck.
As a one time opening day bonus, please predict the following with 5 points available for each correct guess and an additional 10 points to the top scorer of this section.
Wire Finishing Position (regular season)
LLS Winners
Challenge Cup Winners
Grand Final Winners
a) Score and Winning team: Catalans 20 v 36 Warrington
b) First try (Wire player): Ashton
c) Time of first try: 7 minutes
d) Last try (any team, player not time): Walker
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 8
f) Attendance (500 margin) 7230
g) Hull FC v Hull KR Hull KR by 10
Leeds v Salford Leeds by 12
Leigh v Huddersfield Leigh by 8
St Helens v London St Helens by 34
Castleford v Wigan
Wigan by 18
Cheers UR, on this day in 1676, boffin and Wire supporter Sir Isaac Newton wrote that "If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants". Clearly he was expecting us to finish above Huddersfield in the league table.
