It's 広大な/多数の/重要な 存在 part of the Dream Team again but now my team Wigan are looking to 安全な・保証する a 巨大(な) play-off victory (and I'd love a horse 指名するd after me, please)
We may have lost to 物陰/風下d Rhinos last week ? and to be fair they were very impressive ? but the game meant very little and hasn’t 影響する/感情d our mind-始める,決める ahead of a 抱擁する match against Huddersfield 巨大(な)s on Thursday.
The 最高の League play-offs start tonight and we travel to the John Smith’s Stadium for a 重要な match against the League Leaders' 保護物,者 勝利者s.
Fans of our sport know to 推定する/予想する a ferocious 戦う/戦い; people who might not tune into a game very often will see an 激しい night of rugby league.
The Dream Team: Sam Tomkins (権利) and the 12 other 優れた 最高の League players of this season
Not a 最高の feeling: Sam Tomkins (second 権利) despairs as Kallum Watkins (left) celebrates his try for 物陰/風下d last Thursday
Danger man: Huddersfield's Danny Brough with the League Leaders' 保護物,者
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Part one of the season is over, now part two is beginning. I can 保証(人) that 業績/成果 levels from all the players across the eight 最高の League teams 伴う/関わるd in the プレーオフs will ロケット/急騰する.
Huddersfield were certainly the most 一貫した team over the 正規の/正選手 season, their league position 証明するd that but we don’t 恐れる them, there’s 尊敬(する)・点 there, but no 恐れる.
We truly believe on our day that we can (警官の)巡回区域,受持ち区域 anyone.
From our 視野 Danny Brough is a player we need to keep 静かな. He’s been their standout performer this season and makes them tick. If we can stop him, we can stop Huddersfield.
He was rightly 含むd in the 2013 最高の League Dream Team と一緒に four other 巨大(な)s players. Three Wigan lads were also selected with Josh Charnley, Sean O'Loughlin and I making the 13.
It’s the fifth year in a 列/漕ぐ/騒動 I’ve made it into the dream team and I’m 絶対 delighted I’ve been chosen again. I don’t think the players t hink too much about it during the season but when the team is 発表するd I know all the lads who are chosen love it.
It’s the first time in its 18-year history the team has been made up of 13 British players. It’s fantastic to know the best players in our league are 現在/一般に British. It bodes 井戸/弁護士席 for our chances at the World Cup in October, too, and I’m sure it’s given England coach Steve McNamara a few 頭痛s. Nice problems to have I think, though.
I must について言及する what an amazing 業績/成就 it is for Jamie Peacock to make it into the dream team again ? he is a sensational 競技者.
To 成し遂げる at such an incredibly high level for so many years ? he’s 35 now and still operating at the very 最高の,を越す of our sport ? is unbelievable.
It was really sad to hear about the death of his father this week after a two-year 戦う/戦い with 癌. His dad can certainly be proud of what his son has 達成するd in his career.
Red Letter day: New Salford 調印s Adrian Morley (left), Rangi Chase (second left), Tim Smith (second 権利) and Gareth Hock
Thoroughbred: Rangi Chase has had a horse 指名するd after him by Salford owner Dr Marwan Koukash
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Salford 明かすd a raft of new 調印s this week and Dr Marwan Koukash believes Salford will be the biggest team in the land in a few years’ time.
He’s been a breath of fresh 空気/公表する for the sport, making headlines, creating 審議 ? the sport needs that.
However, I don’t agree with him that Salford will be challenging for the 肩書を与える that quickly. They will 改善する, there’s no 疑問 about that . Having Gareth Hock, Adrian Morley and Rangi Chase will do that.
Dr Koukash has also 指名するd a horse after Rangi Chase and it ran its first race Haydock Park this week.
I wouldn’t mind a horse 指名するd after me, Dr Koukash if you’re listening. Or a greyhound, I’m not fussy.
So the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games are 存在 held in Tokyo. I’m a 抱擁する fan of the Olympics and often find myself 吸収するd by sports I know nothing about.
Hopefully Rugby Sevens will still be 含むd because I’d love to 代表する Team GB at the Olympics one day. Maybe that’s my 適切な時期.
England got the result they 要求するd in the football on Tuesday night against ウクライナ共和国 but their 業績/成果 didn’t 正確に/まさに keep me glued to my TV 審査する.
They took やめる a bit of flak in the 圧力(をかける) on Wednesday and that will probably 傷つける them.
I’m sure they will have spoken about it in the dressing room afterwards and 認める it wasn’t their best 業績/成果.
I’m 確信して they will get the results they need at Wembley to qualify for the World Cup. I’m not so sure we can 解除する the トロフィー, although I’m desperate to see them do i t.
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