League13

Respected coach Carlo Napolitano feels that giant strides have been taken with the national side this autumn, especially with the 2013 World Cup qualifiers now on the horizon.

It’s ironic that an organisation so apparently conscious of branding and marketing could make so many decisions that have negatively impacted its greatest asset and strongest brand. Yet, if the RFL does not act now to correct the drift, the playoffs and Grand FInal will continue to fade.

To some of the youngsters gazing on from the paddock, it must seem as if Cunningham has been around as long as the bricks and mortar of the stadium.

Saints swept the Bradford Bulls aside with a blistering eleven-try performance that keeps the pressure on neighbours Warrington in the race for second place in engage Super League XV.

The Twickenham Stoop will host a double header on Saturday 10th April when Harlequin FC take on Leeds Carnegie in the Guinness Premiership (2pm KO) followed by Harlequins Rugby League v St Helens in the Engage Super League (5.30pm KO).

I’d put this signing somewhere on a par with Andy Farrell’s departure to Saracens at the fag-end of an epic league career; let’s hope for the Crusaders sake that Thomas can make more of a impact in Wrexham than Farrell managed in an injury bedevilled spell at Watford though.