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But there was a funny moment afterwards when Wigan’s Dom Manfredi was interviewed by Angela Powers.

I don’t know if you have seen it, but he swore – on live TV – and then swore again when he realised what he had done.

That got quite a bit of media coverage and he went on Twitter later to apologise and promise to make a donation to the Rugby League Cares charity, which was good of him.

Things like that can get blown out of proportion and the interview was quite late at night. You’ll hear a lot worse on TV at that time most evenings, but on the other hand I think as players we do have a duty to portray our sport in a good light.

I don’t know Dom Manfredi, but he’s pretty young and I’ve heard it was his first live interview, so I can understand what happened.

Speaking to a TV interviewer can be pretty daunting, especially straight after a tough game.

I have done media training a couple of times and it’s something I think all players should take part in.

The RFL are pretty good in that respect. It was a few years ago when I did it, but we went into a mock up of a TV studio and did an interview there.

There was also another interview when you basically get a camera shoved in your face, which is what happens if you get pulled over by Sky after a match.

It’s done to simulate different scenarios and then you watch yourself back, review how you did and they give you some tips on the sort of things the media are looking for and what and what not to say.