It does net get much tougher next up for Northern Ireland as they end their campaign with a home fixture against European champions Italy on Monday, kick-off at 7.45. When it was announced in September that Chris Hill would be leaving Warrington Wolves to join Huddersfield Giants, there were plenty of people left wondering how incoming head coach Daryl Powell would fill the void left by the England international. "But they are all paying an entry fee and to give you an element of comparison, it's more than for [the week-long men's stage races] Paris-Nice and the Criterium du Dauphine," he added. It was Mavericks' second win of the season over Bath and it arrived as a result of a solid performance, but I still don't think many of us saw it coming. The way in which they took it Bath early on, with a 12-5 first quarter, and then had the ability to get it over the line was impressive.