WIDNES VIKINGS coach Simon Finnigan believes the Vikings' dramatic last-gasp home win over Bradford bodes well as he plots a 2022 promotion challenge with a squad that will again include former Super League ace Matty Smith and second rower Shane Grady.
Like local product Grady, 31, Smith, the 34-year-old former St Helens, Salford, Wigan, Catalans Dragons and England halfback, who joined Widnes last season and has successfully switched to the pack this term, has agreed a oneyear contract extension.