4 in England Academy : Sun May 10, 2015 1:00 am  

Jake Spedding, Ricky Bailey, Aaron Smith and Morgan Knowles in the England squad to play France. Good to see that we've got a mixture of positions in there. Bailey at full back, Spedding a centre, Knowles a loose forward and Smith a hooker. Hopefully see these guys step up next year fully. http://www.superleague.co.uk/article/32 ... lay-france

Jake Spedding, Ricky Bailey, Aaron Smith and Morgan Knowles in the England squad to play France. Good to see that we've got a mixture of positions in there. Bailey at full back, Spedding a centre, Knowles a loose forward and Smith a hooker. Hopefully see these guys step up next year fully. http://www.superleague.co.uk/article/32 ... lay-france

Re: 4 in England Academy : Mon May 11, 2015 11:20 am  

A very encouraging spread of talent.

It is always good to see any good player come through but it is great the club can produce more than just second rowers.

It is a shame the RFL arranged this game to clash with the 5th round of the cup. I suspect some of these lads could have got games against lower league opposition this week (not just Saints)

Re: 4 in England Academy : Tue May 12, 2015 8:24 am  

That's not far off being the spine of a team.

Re: 4 in England Academy : Tue May 12, 2015 8:36 pm  

I wouldn't get carried away; saints have produced many young players that have flattered to decive.

Re: 4 in England Academy : Wed May 13, 2015 2:20 am  

redex113 wrote:

I wouldn't get carried away; saints have produced many young players that have flattered to decive.

Every club has. It's not just us.

Re: 4 in England Academy : Wed May 13, 2015 11:21 am  

redex113 wrote:

I wouldn't get carried away; saints have produced many young players that have flattered to deceive.

No one is getting carried away.

Every young lads success will be down to their attitude and their luck. However producing more quality players in important positions gives the club a better chance of finding the next stars of our team.

In the era of the salary cap our production line is one of the few things that separates us from the rest.

Re: 4 in England Academy : Fri May 15, 2015 4:26 pm  

http://www.englandrl.co.uk/article/4322 ... -named-for 2 selected to play. Judging by the order of the names, Bailey starts on the wing and Aaron Smith as bench hooker. But I have no idea if that's correct.

http://www.englandrl.co.uk/article/4322 ... -named-for 2 selected to play. Judging by the order of the names, Bailey starts on the wing and Aaron Smith as bench hooker. But I have no idea if that's correct.

Re: 4 in England Academy : Sun May 17, 2015 10:38 am  

France won 35 - 34 with a last minute penalty.

Re: 4 in England Academy : Sun May 17, 2015 11:25 am  

Rogues Gallery wrote:

France won 35 - 34 with a last minute penalty.

Is there a match report posted anywhere or do you know how our lads got on?

Re: 4 in England Academy : Sun May 17, 2015 1:06 pm  

SecondRowSaint wrote: Is there a match report posted anywhere or do you know how our lads got on? I've not seen anything yet, but expect it'll be on here at some stage. http://www.englandrl.co.uk/ if I see a report elsewhere I'll post it.

SecondRowSaint wrote: Is there a match report posted anywhere or do you know how our lads got on? I've not seen anything yet, but expect it'll be on here at some stage. http://www.englandrl.co.uk/ if I see a report elsewhere I'll post it.