Why would RB need to be the big man? he never said a word in this whole "war of words" saga.
I'm sure it was TBWISL who was forced to nosh off an apology to smooth things over.

in the case of yeaman and briscoe, they won't gave played a game for 5 weeks. the wire players 3 weeks. the team to play against Aus and Nz should get some practice.

Not playing your first choice team because you're worrried they are going to get injured is frankly rediculous.

If that was the point i was making you'd be 100% right but if you read what i'm saying you'd see clearly it's much more of a case of giving 1/2 of the new lads a better chance to be ready IF required.
Like i posted there are players within the squad who are shoe ins for the 1st 17 that can comfortably miss the France game and turn out against wales pretty much unaffected.

Not at all. In fact we should put our best 4 players on the bench against Aus until the last 10 minutes in case they get injured in the first 70. They would then destroy the injured Aussies. I am Steve MacNamara.

No. You're Andy Goodway and you've just left MOS, writers player of the year and Players Player of the year, Iestyn Harris warming his bum while Andy Farrell leads us to defeat (again) at 6.

[i"I've no idea what Andy Goodway was thinking about starting with Farrell at stand off and Harris on the bench. It's not for me to comment, but they might play one of their props there next week and I'll be quite happy" Frank Endacott[/i