A wise decision imo, as it only gives the opposition something to aim for.

I'm actually pleased if Gaskell is taking a few games off.

A rest at this stage of the season, given that he has obviously been carrying various knocks, is no bad thing. And we have actually got a fair bit of cover right now with Siekja, Mullaney, Addy and Mendeika all in the squad

It's the price he has to pay for being The Outstanding Star Player in the Championship. Has there actually been a match yet where someone hasn't tried to take his head off. Will be a nice test to see how we cope.

Well, I see that the grub who did him hasn't been up before the beak yet, but when he is, they are bound to make reference to the injury he caused, so will be interesting to see what they say.

Well, if the representative from Leigh is on the panel he may well be awarded some cash from court funds....

Mullaney at standoff addy scrum half, mendeika fb. Ferguson starting shaw and Blythe on bench