Criticism
Hemmings has been accused through the years of being biased towards Super League teams from the Lancashire area (St Helens, Warrington and Salford) (especially against Hull FC) in his commentaries on matches involving one of those teams, due to his links to the region. However, most sports commentators around the world are accused of showing commentary bias towards a particular team. Though his loyalties are unashamedly British when it comes to the international game, regardless where in the United Kingdom a team or player is from
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