And now for the good news!
Hornets in line for a shot at the Aussies
Neil Kelly has announced the Welsh Squad for the visit of the
Australian Kangaroos at Bridgend on Sunday, November 2 and the newly established six-team European Nations Cup - and it includes Rochdale Hornets Ian Watson and Gareth Price.
Watto already has 10 Welsh Caps and Pricey has four - but the opportunity of taking the field against the Aussies is fitting reward for two players who've had big seasons in the red, white and blue.
In alphabetical order, the squad is:
Atcheson, Paul (Widnes Vikings)
Briers, Lee (Warrington Wolves and captain)
Busby, Dean (Hull Kingston Rovers)
Carvell, Garreth (Hull FC)
Davies, Wes (Salford City Reds)
Farrell, Anthony (Widnes Vikings)
Gibson, Damien (Castleford Tigers)
Paul Highton (Salford City Reds)
Hughes, Adam (Widnes Vikings)
Lennon, Mark (Castleford Tigers)
Mills, David (Widnes Vikings)
Morgan, Justin (Toulouse Spacers)
Morley, Chris (Oldham)
O’Hare, Hefin (Huddersfield Giants)
Price, Gareth (Rochdale Hornets)
Roberts, Robert (Unattached)
Tassell, Kris (Swinton Lions)
Watson, Ian (Rochdale Hornets)