We've got out South stand tickets, looking like it's on the way to a sell out. Anyone planning to pay on the gate should be careful of missing out.

Also got tickets for Tonga v Cook Islands at Leigh Sports Village on 5th November and Scotland v USA on 7th November at Salford. Only a tenner each, bargain!

Uncle Alibert pressed the wrong button, and just for good measure pressed it again before finally getting it right

It wasn't him it was a technician

Fantatsic match and a pleasure to be there. Even though the Kiwis were running away with the game in the first half there was some really big hits that kept the match alive. That second half was something else though. This is up there with the NZ v Tonga game but in different ways. There was a good report in the programme about the Tonga game in 1995. Well done to both teams and all who attended the game to make it a game to remember.

IIRC it was referred to the video ref to check for a foul on the NZ player and for a possible knock on. Video ref called it as a try. IT guy pressed the wrong button. Queried by Silverwood. Wrong button pressed again. Reconfirmed by TH. Right button pressed. At no point (as has been reported in some media reports) was the decision ever changed/reversed/overturned. It was simply that the wrong button was pressed (apparently exactly the same thing happened in the very first game where Vidtech was used)

I was feeling quite sorry for myself with man flu before this game but what a game to get me over it, the ground was bouncing in the second half and the Samoans looked made up with the support.

Great game!!