The infamous Reverent Stains period...

His reign was but a brief and briefly-glorious one. Ironically after the Cas semi victory, the league form dropped off and then Wembley beckoned.

Stains 'lost the dressing room' when he and some of the senior players - Edwards was one - had differences of opinion regarding coaching methods i.e Edwards became convinced that Stains couldn't coach. Stains insisted on his methods being followed without question - a my-way-or-the-highway approach - and this lead to bad feeling. The Super League form didn't improve after Wembley and Stains was shown the door, Les Kiss taking on the coaching role with Rea for a while before Kiss also exited.

Les has done his CV no harm at all with the Irish claiming the grand slam. The money's much better in Onion, everyone knows that...