Eyres was gash for Leeds but then so were Harvey Howard and Esene Faimalo. I remember seeing Faimalo (and others) maul us in the CC semi at Central Park in 92 and wonder at how monstrous he was.

He then came to Leeds and just looked like a big cuddly bear.

Out of that Widnes pack if I could have had one player it'd have been Kurt Sorensen. What a player.

Presumably Ablett and Burrow will both be playing in that case, following their World Cup "exertions"?

They have six weeks break don't they?

Aiton returns in two weeks, three weeks before Ablett and Burrow, and other England players. But then he already had three weeks longer break at the start, due to Rhinos play off commitments.

Think that is how it will work.

Aitons season was wrapped up earlier (both domestically and internationally), so not quite the same as the above mentioned two.

David Treasure and for older fans Malcolm Davies and Derek Davies

Coach Trevor Foster