Matterson says loss not acceptable

The likeable Australian did not shy away from the press after his side's record 76-12 defeat to local rivals Leeds Rhinos at Headingley Carnegie.

He remarked, "I know the Nines are here in the a couple of weeks but they came early tonight. There is no excuse for what happened out there and we need to take a hard look at ourselves. Our fans deserved better than that. They came here with confidence, and we did to but the last twenty minutes were extremely poor. We did not have the ball but our defence was not good enough.

"We need to get together as a team and front this one up. There is no good talking about the Play Offs because if we play like that we will just be making up the numbers," added Matterson.