Stokes yet to decide vice-captaincy
Louis conceded: “It is frustrating as I know I’m good enough to play Super League. I’m getting the odd game here and there but not consistently playing.
“But I am happy for Innes. We’ve always been competitive, wanting to beat each other. We used to get mad when we’d lose against each other as kids, at table tennis or whatever. To be a professional sportsman, you have to have that competitive nature yet both of us are quite laid-back as well. We’re not confrontational so we don’t argue with each other or anyone really.”
It is a nice conundrum for Watson to have but does the coach ever get them mixed up? Louis revealed: “Yes – but he’s not the worst! We’ve definitely got different features but there’s still a few players who have no idea. Chris Hill and Danny Levi just call us Twinny and make no effort whatsoever!”
Meanwhile, he has enjoyed having his twin back after those two years away at Trinity – even if his brother has jumped ahead of him in the queue for wing spots. that I could name five or six people who could do that role at the moment. Vicecaptaincy can sometimes feel like a bit of a token gesture role.
“But I took my role very seriously and I tried to help Joe (Root) as much as I could. It’s not something to take for granted. It’s not at the top of the priority
“It is good having him back and it gives me someone to do my extras with,” said Louis, who debuted against Leeds aged 17 in 2018, just days before his brother made his own bow.
“We both need to work on the same things so it’s handy having that training partner in the gym or whatever. We keep on pushing each other as if someone’s lifting a certain weight then the other one doesn’t really want to be falling behind.
“I loved it at Wakey and it just gave me that game time and confidence that I really needed. At the time, I was fourth choice winger at Huddersfield behind Jermaine, Darnell (McIntosh) and Louis so it was really hard to get a game. But Wakefield gave me the opportunity and I played quite a few games for them which was great.
“I came back and feel like I’ve slotted well back into the Huddersfield side. But I know it’s constantly changing – there’s Ash Golding who’s playing well on the wing as well – so I have to stay performing.” list at the moment, but there will be a time to consider that more deeply.
“Joe is a senior player in this group and always will be going forward. He is someone I and other players will look to for advice. He has captained the team for six years, so it would be stupid not to ask advice from him.”