Sunday Social: Luke Gale responds to red card, 250 tries for Josh Charnley & Dewsbury at the Winter Olympics
A round up of all the news happening on social media over the weekend, including Luke Gale and his reaction to the red card.
Luke Gale reacts to red card
Hull skipper and half-back Luke Gale was sent from the field in his side’s defeat to St Helens live on Channel 4.
Gale caught opposition half Jonny Lomax with his boot in an attempt to charge down a kick. That saw him sent off by referee Chris Kendall just 11 minutes into the tie.
12-man Hull would go on to fall to a 38-6 home defeat to the champions in wet conditions.
Gale himself responded to the incident on social media, pleading his innocence.
Deliberate?
I thought I could trap the ball with my foot, I missed and slightly caught his leg on his follow through. No malice in it what so ever I apologised to Johnny straight away.
Stupid tweet @MartynSadler https://t.co/KiB94NBcll
— Luke Gale (@snozzer_gale) February 20, 2022
Superb content from Dewsbury
Championship outfit Dewsbury shared a first-class tweet on Sunday morning.
The side ‘featured’ at the Winter Olympics through Switzerland skier, Joos Berry.
❄️ | As the Winter Olympics come to an end, we'd like to say congratulations to Swiss skier Joos Berry.
You're always welcome at the Tetley's Stadium, the fans are sure to give you a warm welcome, they'll even sing your name for 80 minutes!#UTR | #RamsFam pic.twitter.com/njqQzhkgWQ
— Dewsbury Rams (@DewsburyRams) February 20, 2022
250 career tries for Josh Charnley
Josh Charnley scored his 250th career try in Warrington’s win over Castleford. The former Wigan winger has 199 tries in Super League to his name.
He is joint-third in the all-time competition list alongside Keith Senior and Paul Wellens.
The international winger also made his 100th Warrington appearance on Thursday night.
2️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ for Josh Charnley! 🔥
6️⃣4️⃣ Warrington
1️⃣6️⃣4️⃣ Wigan
5️⃣ Hull KR
5️⃣ Blackpool Panthers
1️⃣0️⃣ England
2️⃣ England Knights— Love Rugby League (@loverugbyleague) February 17, 2022
Touching tribute to Johnny Whiteley MBE
Hull paid their respects to Johnny Whiteley MBE, who passed away earlier this week aged 91.
The Super League side held an emotional tribute to their legend, including a special performance from Lizzie Jones.
It was an emotional day yesterday at @HullFCOfficial ⚫️⚪️
📺 Watch the full game back on @All4.
👉 https://t.co/I5mCUM0TUi#C4League | #SuperLeague | #JW13 pic.twitter.com/b7tI7eoVfA
— Channel 4 Sport (@C4Sport) February 20, 2022
Super League results
Despite Storm Eunice, all Super League ties went ahead over the weekend. Warrington kicked-off round two with a victory over Castleford.
Jai Field impressed again at full-back for Wigan against Leeds. St Helens displayed their dominance over Hull live on Channel 4 on Saturday afternoon.
Wakefield almost pulled off the shock of the round with a close result in Perpignan against Catalans. Ian Watson’s Huddersfield are two from two in 2022, while Salford also remain undefeated.
All the results from round 2️⃣#SuperLeague pic.twitter.com/C0gQjfCOGc
— Betfred Super League (@SuperLeague) February 20, 2022
Hakim Miloudi enjoys the snow
The weather has been a talking point for the sport in recent weeks.
Cumbrian sides have ‘enjoyed’ a lot of rain over the last few weeks, while Hull had all seasons on Saturday afternoon.
One player enjoying the weather is Barrow’s Hakim Miloudi, pictured below in the snow!
Like a kid at Christmas ❄️#snowing #funny #englishwesther 😂 pic.twitter.com/rHHgIGLkkq
— Hakim Miloudi (@HakimMiloudi2) February 19, 2022
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