Think we had a thread on the old site but can't seem to find it on here so thought I'd make a new one:


A positive week for us despite the first team result. Scholarship thrashed Rovers a few days ago, Three week Aus trip planned in 2027 for the young lads, which will be a hell of an experience for them and the reserves winning this evening against Salford by 60 or so points with only the 4 red cards.


Good to see the clubs continuing focus in these areas are still so strong.

Eseh looks a class above at Reserve level. Fair play to Salford. Never gave in. Fair play considering their circumstances. 

Let's hopemit wasn't any of the 1st team players who got carded or they won't be available next week

Think it was the trialist winger and Wainhouse. Aydin got a yellow earlier. 

Union player Robson got two trys. 

Managed to watch most of the Academy Rose's match, some very good players on the Yorkshire side.


Both the Kemps played, Callum was captain, both players very well, one thing I like about both of them, is that they are tough, Callum was involved in putting Lancashire players into touch about three times. 


Both have potentially big futures in the game, I really hope we develop these and make them both SL players.

Is this Wainhouse kid just hot air ?

Reserves beat Rovers easily 28-12 final score, trailist winger did okay (Rampton i think he was called) scored a really good try from about 80 meters. 


There's a few players in there clearly too good for that level and could do with some time in the championship on loan (Charles, Moy, Hutchinson) expected a lot closer game after seeing the teams but Hull made short work of it.

Back in the days, before RU went professional, it used to be fairly commonplace for League sides to line up with a Union trialist, usually listed on the team sheet as A.Trialist or A.N.Other!!!


Recall Kevin James doing so, from Welsh RU, and scoring a couple of belting long range tries at Boulevard (around 83/84 I guess?). A powerful pacy winger, injuries hampered him from fully becoming an excellent player, but he did score the opener at Wembley in '85. Wonder what might have been for him if not for injuries.

Think union is definitely an underutilised market for RL especially as we struggle a lot as a club to produce young players with size especially in the forwards, I remember seeing a few 'A' team games years ago with A trialist on the teamsheet. 

I remember a few coming from that background think we had a lad called Lawrence Pearce play reserves for us from union, we actually signed Tom Biggs a few years ago but he never played for us and obviously Ratu was box office for us along with Vulikijapani.


Wigan signing Christian Wade may suggest there's a few clubs thinking along those lines too.