a) Score and Winning team: Huddersfield 10 v 46 Warrington
b) First try (Wire player): Drinkwater
c) Time of first try: 7 minutes
d) Last try (any team, player not time): Tai
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 8
f) Attendance (500 margin): 9,253 (9,003 - 9,503)

a) Score and Winning team: Hull KR 6 v 38 Wigan
b) First try (Any player): Wardle
c) Time of first try: 4 minutes
d) Last try (Any player): Wardle
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 6
f) Attendance (500 margin): 11,163 (10,913 - 11,413)

Two red hot Challenge Cup Semi Finals this weekend and quite an enjoyable outing to the Costa St Helens for all with a P&B persuasion (including two new Rico-ette recruits) Top scorers this week with 24 scorchio points are The Speculator and Mr Snoodle. The rest of us will need to up our games next week as follows,

RESULTS
34pts The Speculator Mr Snoodle
16pts Barbed Wire Uncle Rico Bunkaib Wanderer
12pts Old Man John matt6169 Bobby Digital karetaker
8pts Sir Adrian Morley Walter Wizard CW8 Douglas Black Builth Wells Wire rubber duckie
4pts Wire n Steel Wire Weaver

STANDINGS
138pts Sir Adrian Morley
131pts Uncle Rico
129pts The Speculator
126pts Mr Snoodle
124pts Wire n Steel Wire Weaver
117pts Barbed Wire
115pts karetaker
106pts Old Man John
104pts Builth Wells Wire
101pts Bunkaib
100pts Wanderer
98pts Douglas Black
91pts matt6169
86pts Bobby Digital
83pts CW8
80pts Walter Wizard
64pts MorePlaymakersNeeded rubber duckie
25pts Rugby
4pts Gaz3376 Snowy

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a) Score and Winning team: Catalans 8 v 16 Warrington
b) First try (Wire player): Williams
c) Time of first try: 44 minutes
d) Last try (any team, player not time): Davies
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 6
f) Attendance (500 margin): 9,493 (9,243-9,743)

g) Castleford v Hull FC Castleford by 8
Huddersfield v Leigh Leigh by 6
St Helens v Leeds St Helens by 30
London v Hull KR Hull KR by 50
Salford v Wigan Wigan by 20

Another impressive win for the 'Sunshine Boys' as the Wire keep the heat on the 'big two' at the top of the table. Karetaker is this week's Txapeldun with 14 points the rest of us have obviously spent too much time 'lazing by the pool to earn our berets as follows

24pts karetaker
13pts Uncle Rico
12pts The Speculator, MorePlaymakersNeeded
11pts Walter Wizard
10pts Builth Wells Wire
9pts Wire n Steel
8pts Wire Weaver Barbed Wire Douglas Black
7pts Bunkaib Bobby Digital
5pts Old Man John Sir Adrian Morley matt6169 Mr Snoodle Wanderer
4pts rubber duckie

STANDINGS
144pts Uncle Rico
143pts Sir Adrian Morley
141pts The Speculator
139pts karetaker
133pts Wire n Steel
132pts Wire Weaver
131pts Mr Snoodle
125pts Barbed Wire
114pts Builth Wells Wire
111pts Old Man John
107pts Bunkaib
105pts Wanderer
103pts Douglas Black
96pts matt6169
93pts Bobby Digital
91pts Walter Wizard
83pts CW8
76pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
68pts rubber duckie
25pts Rugby
4pts Gaz3376 Snowy

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a) Score and Winning team: Warrington 18 v 19 Wigan
b) First try (Wire player): Lindop
c) Time of first try: 15mins
d) Last try (any team, player not time): Ratchford
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 7kicks
f) Attendance (500 margin): 12,184 (11,934-12,434)

g) Huddersfield v Hull FC Huddersfield by 6
St Helens v Catalans St Helens by 12
Hull KR v Leigh Hull KR by 12
Leeds v Castleford Leeds by 28
Salford v London Salford by 30

The narrowest of margins and if ever a bit of comfort could be garnered in defeat this was surely it. I'm never comfortable backing against us so apologies for yours truly coming out on top this week with 15pts to be fair largely down to Saints and Salford and 'prediction Matt' uncharacteristically backing us for the win. Better luck next week to you all.

RESULTS
25pts Uncle Rico
11pts Old Man John, Mr Snoodle, Wire n Steel
10pts Builth Wells Wire, Wanderer
9pts CW8
8pts Wire Weaver, Bunkaib, Sir Adrian Morley, Douglas Black, MorePlaymakersNeeded
7pts The Speculator, karetaker, Barbed Wire
5pts matt6169
3pts Bobby Digital, Walter Wizard

STANDINGS
169pts Uncle Rico
151pts Sir Adrian Morley
148pts The Speculator
146pts karetaker
144pts Wire n Steel
142pts Mr Snoodle
140pts Wire Weaver
132pts Barbed Wire
124pts Builth Wells Wire
122pts Old Man John
115pts Bunkaib, Wanderer
111pts Douglas Black
101pts matt6169
96pts Bobby Digital
94pts Walter Wizard
92pts CW8
84pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
68pts rubber duckie
25pts Rugby
4pts Gaz3376 Snowy

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a) Score and Winning team: Warrington 8 v 18 Wigan
b) First try (Wire player): Dufty
c) Time of first try: 18 mins
d) Last try (any team, player not time): Dufty
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 5
f) Attendance (2,000 margin): 64,845 (63,845 - 65,845)

g) Lance Todd Winner (5pts) : French

Well done to Sir Adrian Morley who tops the prediction charts with 24 points this week. I'm sure that our Adrian would have traded some of those points for a Wire win, but it was not to be. Onwards and hopefully upwards as we return to league action this Friday against Salford...

RESULTS
34pts Sir Adrian Morley
18pts Walter Wizard, karetaker
17pts Wiggins Warrior
12pts Mr Snoodle Uncle Rico Bobby Digital
6pts matt6169 Bunkaib, Wire n Steel, Builth Wells Wire
0pts Old Man John, Barbed Wire, The Speculator, Wire Weaver, Douglas Black, Wanderer

STANDINGS
185 Sir Adrian Morley
181pts Uncle Rico
164pts karetaker
154pts Mr Snoodle
150pts Wire n Steel
148pts The Speculator
140pts Wire Weaver
132pts Barbed Wire
130pts Builth Wells Wire
122pts Old Man John
121pts Bunkaib,
115pts Wanderer
112pts Walter Wizard
111pts Douglas Black
108pts Bobby Digital
107pts matt6169
92pts CW8
84pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
68pts rubber duckie
25pts Rugby
17pts Wiggins Warrior
4pts Gaz3376 Snowy

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a) Score and Winning team: Warrington 14 v 25 Salford
b) First try (Wire player): Tai
c) Time of first try: 6 minutes
d) Last try (any team, player not time): Tai
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 6 kicks
f) Attendance (500 margin): 9,257 (9,007-9,507)

g) Castleford v Wigan Wigan by 2
Hull KR v Huddersfield Hull KR by 26
Hull FC v Leeds Hull FC by 8
Catalans v Leigh Leigh by 8
London v St Helens St Helens by 46

Despite not many predicting it, these defeats and lack lustre performances against Rowley's Salford are becoming predictable....Old Man John and yours truly were top of the pop pickers these week, the rest will be hoping for better things next week against Hull FC as follows,

RESULTS
19pts Old Man John, Uncle Rico
8pts matt6169
7pts Barbed Wire, The Speculator
5pts Wire Weaver, Sir Adrian Morley, Walter Wizard, Douglas Black, Bobby Digital, Bunkaib, Builth Wells Wire.
3pts CW8, Mr Snoodle, karetaker, Wanderer
2pts rubber duckie, Wire n Steel

STANDINGS
200pts Uncle Rico
190 Sir Adrian Morley
167pts karetaker
157pts Mr Snoodle
155pts The Speculator
152pts Wire n Steel
145pts Wire Weaver
141pts Old Man John
139pts Barbed Wire
135pts Builth Wells Wire
126pts Bunkaib,
118pts Wanderer
117pts Walter Wizard
116pts Douglas Black
115pts matt6169
113pts Bobby Digital
95pts CW8
84pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
70pts rubber duckie
25pts Rugby
17pts Wiggins Warrior
4pts Gaz3376 Snowy

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a) Score and Winning team: Hull FC 18 v 24 Warrington
b) First try (Wire player): King
c) Time of first try: 6 minutes
d) Last try (any team, player not time): Dufty
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 7
f) Attendance (500 margin): 10,083 (9,833-10,333)

g) Castleford v Hull KR: Hull KR by 1
Leeds v Leigh: Leeds by 8
Wigan v London: Wigan by 36
Catalans v Huddersfield: Catalans by 4
Salford v St Helens: Salford by 2

Although a win I think that the break has come at the right time for this group. Top pop picker this week is Wire n Steel with an impressive 16 points. They are obviously made of the Right Stuff whilst the rest of us could do with getting back on track when the league action resumes in a couple of week's time as follows,

RESULTS
26pts Wire n Steel
12pts Mr Snoodle
10pts Bobby Digital Barbed Wire Walter Wizard
9pts Sir Adrian Morley The Speculator rubber duckie Wanderer
8pts CW8
7pts Builth Wells Wire
6pts Wire Weaver
5pts Old Man John Uncle Rico Douglas Black karetaker
4pts matt6169

STANDINGS
205pts Uncle Rico
199 Sir Adrian Morley
178pts Wire n Steel
172pts karetaker
169pts Mr Snoodle
164pts The Speculator
151pts Wire Weaver
149pts Barbed Wire
146pts Old Man John
142pts Builth Wells Wire
127pts Wanderer Walter Wizard
126pts Bunkaib
123pts Bobby Digital
121pts Douglas Black
119pts matt6169
103pts CW8
84pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
79pts rubber duckie
25pts Rugby
17pts Wiggins Warrior
4pts Gaz3376 Snowy

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a) Score and Winning team: Warrington 48 v 0 Huddersfield
b) First try (Wire player): Vaughan
c) Time of first try: 2 minutes
d) Last try (any team, player not time): Tai
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 8
f) Attendance (500 margin): 9,760 (9,510-10,010)

g) St Helens v Castleford: Castleford by 2
Wigan v Leigh: Wigan by 18
Leeds v London: Leeds by 1
Hull KR v Catalans: Catalans by 1
Salford v Hull FC: Salford by 2

I'd have this as decent win lots of enforced changes pre and during the match, plenty of tries from a variety of scorers and a nil, what's not to like? Mr. Snoodle is this week's winner with nine points whilst the rest of us will need to up our game when Leeds come to town on Thursday as follows

RESULTS
19pts Mr. Snoodle
7pts Wire Weaver, Sir Adrian Morley, Walter Wizard, Uncle Rico, karetaker
6pts rubber duckie, CW8
5pts The Speculator, Barbed Wire, Bobby Digital, Bunkaib, Wire n Steel, Douglas Black, Builth Wells Wire, matt6169, Wanderer
4pts Old Man John

STANDINGS
212pts Uncle Rico
206 Sir Adrian Morley
188pts Mr Snoodle
183pts Wire n Steel
180pts karetaker
169pts The Speculator
158pts Wire Weaver
154pts Barbed Wire
150pts Old Man John
147pts Builth Wells Wire
134pts Walter Wizard
132pts Wanderer
131pts Bunkaib
128pts Bobby Digital
126pts Douglas Black matt6169
109pts CW8
84pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
85pts rubber duckie
25pts Rugby
17pts Wiggins Warrior
4pts Gaz3376 Snowy

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a) Score and Winning team: Warrington 30 v 18 Leeds
b) First try (Wire player): Ashton
c) Time of first try: 2
d) Last try (any team, player not time): Momirovski
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 6
f) Attendance (500 margin): 8,471 ( 8,221 - 8,721)

g) London v Castleford Castleford by 14
Wigan v St Helens Wigan by 4
Hull FC v Hull KR Hull KR by 14
Leigh v Huddersfield Leigh by 4
Salford v Catalans (Catalans v Salford) VOID

Apologies to ALL for the Catalans mix up the MRP have decided to void the result as there was a mixture of prediction combinations including corrected venues with correct and incorrect results. As no one had a four pointer the contributors that picked Salford have effectively a net gain of one point on the field, (Good job I wasn't on TV Election duties we wouldn't know who'd got in)

Top picks this week were karetaker, Wanderer and (embarrassingly) me Uncle Rico with 11 points (all were 12). Good luck to the rest of you next week as follows,

RESULTS
21pts karetaker, Wanderer, Uncle Rico
10pts Sir Adrian Morley
9pts Mr Snoodle Old Man John
8pts Barbed Wire Builth Wells Wire Walter Wizard matt6169
7pts The Speculator, Wire n Steel
6pts Wire Weaver, Bunkaib CW8 Douglas Black
5pts rubber duckie Walter Wizard Bobby Digital

STANDINGS
233pts Uncle Rico
216 Sir Adrian Morley
201pts karetaker
197pts Mr Snoodle
190pts Wire n Steel
176pts The Speculator
164pts Wire Weaver
162pts Barbed Wire
159pts Old Man John
155pts Builth Wells Wire
154pts Wander
139pts Walter Wizard
137pts Bunkaib
134pts matt6169
133pts Bobby Digital
132pts Douglas Black
115pts CW8
90pts rubber duckie
84pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
25pts Rugby
17pts Wiggins Warrior
4pts Gaz3376 Snowy

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Score and Winning team: St Helens 10 v 24 Warrington
b) First try (Wire player): Ashton
c) Time of first try: 9 minutes
d) Last try (any team, player not time): Nicholson
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 5
f) Attendance (500 margin): 13.135 (12,885-13,385)

g) Huddersfield v Salford Huddersfield by 8
Leigh v London, Leigh by 30
Hull FC v Wigan, Hull FC by 2
Leeds v Hull KR, Hull KR by 8
Castleford v Catalans, Castleford by 6

A great win simple as that and although most on here predicted it this week it was made all the sweeter by us having Harrison sent off so that the teams were more even given that I understand that Saints might have an injury or two. Sir Adrian Morley is this week's winner with 10 points, the rest of us will be hoping for an improvement next week as follows,

RESULTS
20pts Sir Adrian Morley
9pts The Speculator, Douglas Black, Wire n Steel
8pts Uncle Rico, Builth Wells Wire, Walter Wizard Wanderer
7pts CW8, Barbed Wire, rubber duckie
6pts karetaker, Bobby Digital
5pts Bunkaib
4pts Mr Snoodle
3pts Old Man John
2pts matt6169
0pts Wire Weaver

STANDINGS
241pts Uncle Rico
236 Sir Adrian Morley
207pts karetaker
201pts Mr Snoodle
199pts Wire n Steel
185pts The Speculator
169pts Barbed Wire
164pts Wire Weaver Builth Wells Wire
163pts Wanderer
162pts Old Man John
147pts Walter Wizard
142pts Bunkaib
141pts Douglas Black
139pts Bobby Digital
136pts matt6169
132pts Douglas Black
122pts CW8
97pts rubber duckie
84pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
25pts Rugby
17pts Wiggins Warrior
4pts Gaz3376 Snowy

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a) Score and Winning team: Wigan 4 v 40 Warrington
b) First try (Wire player): Lindop
c) Time of first try: 2 minutes
d) Last try (any team, player not time): Tai
e) Kicks over the sticks (combined): 6
f) Attendance (500 margin): 15,764 (15,514-16,014)

g) Huddersfield v Leeds Leeds by 28
Hull KR v London Hull KR by 24
Leigh v St Helens Leigh by 42
Salford v Castleford Salford by 8
Catalans v Hull FC Catalans by 8

Despite the fact that the trophies aren't handed out in August an absolutely fabulous performance and result. Top scorer this week is Wire Weaver with ten points for the rest of us like Peet it's a case of scratching our heads and looking forward to next week as follows,

RESULTS
20pts Wire Weaver
9pts Walter Wizard CW8
8pts Wire n Steel
7pts matt6169 Old Man John Builth Wells Wire
6pts karetaker Uncle Rico Barbed Wire rubber duckie
5pts Douglas Black Wanderer Bunkaib
4pts Sir Adrian Morley The Speculator
3pts Mr Snoodle Bobby Digital

STANDINGS
247pts Uncle Rico
240pts Sir Adrian Morley
213pts karetaker
207pts Wire n Steel
204pts Mr Snoodle
189pts The Speculator
184pts Wire Weaver
175pts Barbed Wire
171pts Builth Wells Wire
169pts Old Man John
168pts Wanderer
156pts Walter Wizard
147pts Bunkaib
146pts Douglas Black
143pts matt6169
142pts Bobby Digital
131pts CW8
103pts rubber duckie
84pts MorePlaymakersNeeded
25pts Rugby
17pts Wiggins Warrior
4pts Gaz3376 Snowy

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