Really looking forward to Sunday now, as there will be plenty trying to impress - Washy, Yeaman, Whiting, Turner, Hall, maybe Burnett, Lyne for starters. Apart from Long, Berro and Fitz, sounds like it should be quite a strong team.

Sounds about right to me, can't see hi not playing Yak though.

Lauaki will be in the 17.

See no-one's put Houghton on the bench? I'd be surprised if he wasn't

After Sunday maybe bit harsh but think Tickle may be most at risk

I don't think it's harsh, he cost us a lot of posession on Sunday.

got a feeling Big sam might be the one to miss out .Hope not he gives us good impact of the bench just feel cusack and radders will be prop and Ogre off the bench so probably between dowes and sam .

isnt it great to have class options though!!

I'm not sure you can play Berrigan for 80 minutes after his injury lay-off. That reduces the availalable numbers on the bench so a second-rower or prop has to go. I think he'll play 4 props against Saints so a 2nd rower has to go - probably Lauaki unless he shows up better against Sheffield. Nice to have the dilemma though and there are many combinations that I'd be more than happy with: for example he could drop Radford, start with an impact prop and put Lauaki on the bench. He could leave Washbrook out, move Fitz to 13 and put Lauaki on the bench etc... etc...



Tansey

Calderwood

Hall

Yeaman

Briscoe

Horne

Long

Dowes

Berrigan

Radford

Tickle

Fitzgibbon

Washbrook



Moa

O'Meley

Manu

Houghton

Tansey

Calderwood

Hall

Yeaman

Briscoe

Horne

Long

Radders

Berrigan

Cusack

Manu

Tickle

Fitzgibbon

Subs

Washbrook

Lauaki

Dowes/Moa

O'Meley

Washy will cover 6,9,13 like he did against Rovers so no Houghton for me, think Moa might miss out 2 and Tickle will start with Lauaki and O'Meley adding impact off the bench.

Turner will be playing Stand Off this Sunday. So less chance for him to shine at centre.

To honest they do need to see what he is like there because him and Washy will be covering Horney and Longy.