WESTS Tigers have endured a turbulent few weeks but it didn’t stop the club going out of its way to make a group of visiting school kids feel welcome.

Meanwhile, their former coach Jason Taylor has recalled the hilarious response from his daughter to the news of his sacking.

And Konrad Hurrell finally gets that shower his teammates have been wanting him to take.

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DAUGHTER’S HILARIOUS RESPONSE TO TAYLOR’S SACKING

Jason Taylor’s sacking as coach of the Wests Tigers came brutally and unexpectedly.

He was understandably upset at the news when it came, but the response from his young daughter drew a smile.

Former Tigers coach Jason Taylor. Source: AAP

He recalled how he broke the news to his children in an exclusive interview with League Life.

“When I left the Roosters I had to work really hard to convince my kids to follow Wests Tigers, because the Roosters had been and were very successful,” Taylor said.

“I had to actually get some jerseys and stuff and bring them home and say righto, are you going to get on board? And they said righto.

“We picked them up after school and said we’re not going to be following Wests Tigers anymore because daddy is no longer the coach, and my daughter said ‘can I go back to the Roosters now’?”

TIGERS’ LOVELY GESTURE

It’s been a turbulent time for the Wests Tigers of late, but that hasn’t stopped them from doing good in the community.

Last weekend a group of students from Moree Secondary College in north west NSW travelled nine hours by train for the Combined High School swimming championships in Sydney.

Moree Secondary College students with Dragons star Tariq Sims. Source: Supplied

With most of the kids never having been to an NRL game before, the school reached out to the Tigers who were only too happy to offer free tickets to their game against St George Illawarra - but the generosity didn’t stop there.

When they arrived at ANZ Stadium, the Tigers surprised them by taking the students onto the field where they made a guard of honour for both teams before kick off.

“I can’t thank the Wests Tigers and (game day coordinator) Teghan Verity enough,” teacher Matthew Dean told foxsports.com.au.

“Most of the students haven’t seen a game live before, so I know this experience is something they won’t forget.

“The club went above and beyond to make sure the kids had a great time, and they did.”

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KONI GETS A SHOWER

Gold Coast copped some torrential rain last week thanks to Cyclone Debbie.

While the weather event was destructive, it at least gave Titans centre Konrad Hurrell the chance to scrub up.

Teammates were quick to take cheeky digs at Koni, with Jarrod Wallace capturing it all on Snapchat.

"Have a go at them all!"



Stay safe everyone!



🎥 Jarrod Wallace #NRL pic.twitter.com/GpsJCHU9N7 — NRL (@NRL) March 30, 2017

WADE GETS RIPPED ... LIKE LEWY!

Wade Graham’s rig has improved considerably thanks to a four-week challenge.

Remarkably, he’s also grown a couple of tattoos that look exactly like teammate Luke Lewis’s!

4 week challenge complete 🙊 A lot of hard work in the gym is paying off and thanks @bscnaturals for the supplements!! @l_lewy is filthy that I'm catching up to his rig these days 😂😂😂🙌🏼 A post shared by Wade Graham (@wadegraham17) on Apr 5, 2017 at 8:21pm PDT

RUGBY LEAGUE LOOKALIKES

Rugby league legend Mark Geyer reckons he found Chad Townsend’s doppelganger.

Geyer’s former teammate Scott Sattler responded with one of his own.

They say we all have a twin. I give you exhibit A. Bryn Garland & Chad Townsend #seperatedatbirth pic.twitter.com/f54Cn9Ck6r — Mark Geyer (@markMGgeyer) April 5, 2017

@markMGgeyer I give you Rikishi & Mark Geyer pic.twitter.com/78Qr0DAvv6 — Scott Sattler (@ScottSattler13) April 5, 2017

IS THAT A ROOSTER?

Don’t ask Brisbane pair Matt Gillett and Alex Glenn to design you a logo any time soon.

The pair had a crack at drawing the famous Roosters badge and, well ... we’ll let you be the judge.

‘YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST’

If Cooper Cronk signs with a Sydney club for 2018, don’t even try getting the scoop. It’s already been got.

Former Eels flyer Eric Grothe Jr hedged his bets with several “scoops” about Cronk’s future.

Of course if Cronk retires, Grothe’s missed the boat.

My last 3 Tweets. You heard it here first. pic.twitter.com/NfEFSg0IEN — Eric Grothe Junior (@EricGrotheJnr) April 4, 2017

COWBOYS GO GLOBAL

North Queensland fever has made it all the way to the WWE.

FISHY SURPRISE

A New Zealand radio presenter received a nasty shock when he opened some fan mail this week.

A devout Parramatta supporter, Radio Sports’ host Goran Paladin was sent a severed eels head but an anonymous Warriors fan, reported the New Zealand Herald.