Rea bemoans lack of experience

London Broncos' Tony Rea would prefer to see one round of fixtures spread out over Easter
2 April 2013

London Broncos coach Tony Rea admitted a lack of experience counted against his side as they suffered a 54-20 defeat to Warrington Wolves at the Halliwell Jones Stadium.

Rea has been critical of Super League's hectic Easter programme and fielded a much-changed side from Thursday's visit of Catalan Dragons, pointing to "bumps and bruises" as the reason for his alterations. In the absence of several senior players, a youthful London battled hard and remained competitive for an hour before falling apart in the closing stages.

"We've been talking down there about how disappointed we are with the massive momentum loss," said Rea. "Halfway through the second half it was good for us, but they (Warrington) had the experience and the knowhow and that bit of speed at the ruck as well to create some momentum. We came up with a couple of poor defensive plays that hurt us."

Rea would prefer to see one round of fixtures spread out over Easter, rather than squeezing in two.

He added: "The theory is everyone gets a home game, but the second one has just traditionally not been a quality game, not because we're resting players but you just get two tired teams.

"I'd like to see us play a game Thursday, a game Friday, a game Saturday, a game Sunday and a game on Monday. Just spread it out over the week and let us all enjoy a good Easter with some quality games."

Warrington assistant coach Willie Poching acknowledged London's creditable efforts, particularly in the opening period.

"It was an even contest up until half-time. They made us work hard in that first half for everything we got," he said. "We had to keep going with what we had in mind to do. We were quietly confident that the plan was going to work out and it ended up being that way."

Poching also reserved praise for Warrington's substitutes, who played a significant role either side of the interval.

"I thought everybody stuck their hand up and there were some people who came off the bench, in particular, who were very good for us," he added. "Ben Currie and Michael Cooper were especially good. I thought they sparked us and gave us a real energy, and showed the way for some of the others."

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