Quote ="sergeant pepper"I think it says more about the Wigan youth system and production line than anything else. Hull KR lost a few very good players and don't have the backup to replace them. When you then factor in a gutsy win vs Hull FC 3 days ago + the red hot form we showed it's not as bad as people make ">out.'" Werent Hull KR not one of the teams that instigated the abolishing the u21's, etc? if so, I have no sympathy

Quote ="sergeant pepper"I think it says more about the Wigan youth system and production line than anything else. Hull KR lost a few very good players and don't have the backup to replace them. When you then factor in a gutsy win vs Hull FC 3 days ago + the red hot form we showed it's not as bad as people make ">out.'" Werent Hull KR not one of the teams that instigated the abolishing the u21's, etc? if so, I have no sympathy

Quote ="BackrowSaint"Just seen some footage from your game, doesn't Tuson look like he's running with a fridge on his back for his try. icon_lol.gif" alt="icon_lol.gif" title="Laughing" />'" icon_lol.gif" alt="icon_lol.gif" title="Laughing" /> icon_lol.gif" alt="icon_lol.gif" title="Laughing" /> Just watched it back and can't stop laughing

Quote ="BackrowSaint"Just seen some footage from your game, doesn't Tuson look like he's running with a fridge on his back for his try. icon_lol.gif" alt="icon_lol.gif" title="Laughing" />'" icon_lol.gif" alt="icon_lol.gif" title="Laughing" /> icon_lol.gif" alt="icon_lol.gif" title="Laughing" /> Just watched it back and can't stop laughing

just looked at the squad on show again, especially the pack and replacements. If you look at their age as at 01-01-13 then the starting pack average age was a whopping 22-23 yrs old and the 4 replacements were 21-22 yrs old......and not an overseas player amongst them.........If we can keep them out of the clutches of Yawnion or the Aussies we could have them together for the next 8-10 years..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Quote ="pie.warrior"just looked at the squad on show again, especially the pack and replacements. If you look at their age as at 01-01-13 then the starting pack average age was a whopping 22-23 yrs old and the 4 replacements were 21-22 yrs old......and not an overseas player amongst them.........If we can keep them out of the clutches of Yawnion or the Aussies we could have them together for the next 8-10 years..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'" ....and the really scary thing is that most forwards do not reach their playing peak until their later twenties or so.

Quote ="pie.warrior"just looked at the squad on show again, especially the pack and replacements. If you look at their age as at 01-01-13 then the starting pack average age was a whopping 22-23 yrs old and the 4 replacements were 21-22 yrs old......and not an overseas player amongst them.........If we can keep them out of the clutches of Yawnion or the Aussies we could have them together for the next 8-10 years..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'" ....and the really scary thing is that most forwards do not reach their playing peak until their later twenties or so.

If we have a squad for the next 8 years, what's going to happen to the conveyor belt of talent coming through?

Going O/T and away from hull KRs youth system but... If anyone wants a read up of our Highest Scores over time (as we're here), since 1895 and the Northern Union, read here:

[urlhttp://www.wiganrugbypast.co.uk/record-scores[/url



First draught only upto now, no pics yet etc etc but an interesting read nonetheless.