Hull KR's Danny McGuire has an unusual way of getting away from head coach pressures - donning his cricket whites.
The Robins caretaker chief hopes to lead his side to a third successive win when they visit Super League giants Wigan on Thursday. There will be an expected crowd of more than 10,000 at DW Stadium plus the Sky Sports cameras. But on Tuesday night, McGuire was playing in front of a handful of people for local village cricket team Allerton Bywater in the Pontefract & District midweek league.
He was a talented batsman as a youngster before becoming Super League’s greatest-ever try-scorer in the all-conquering Leeds Rhinos team. McGuire, 39, explained: “I just started back playing this year. I missed it. I gave it up as a kid and I'm just playing locally. I’m really enjoying it and it just gives me a little bit of competition.
