Widdop and Sinfield.

Danny Brough and Kevin Sinfield should never wear an England shirt. Why they ever did in the first place is still a mystery!

Sinfield's retired from internationals.

I'd go with Tomkins and Widdop with Smith as backup.

He maybe retired but that would be my selection.

Tomkins is a full back.

But easily has the skills necessary to play a running half back role alongside Widdop or Smith.

If he carries on his club form, George Williams is going to be a bolter for selection.

Looks much the more dangerous of Wigan's half backs at the moment.

Yes I think he does but he's the Blues no.1 half back from last season so there's no chance he'd play for England.

Scary thing is where are the next lot going to come from. Half backs arentraditionally small, and aren't usually physically ready for first team rugby early in their careers. So if they're older than 19, but not quite physically ready for first team rugby, they don't play. We've got an exciting half back called Adam Brook who isn't getting much game time at the moment for that reason. To be playing regularly rugby at that age is crucial.

Coaches have to be brave to play half backs. Shaun Wane is getting unfair critisism for being brave enough to give George Williams a chance. Williams is showing his rawness with some good touches and plenty of mistakes. But because half back is such a crucial role, the mistakes are more costly. A young prop can be eased in and run of the back of good work of the other 3 senior props. Half back you become the main man for the team and. Can't afford to make too may mistakes. So coaches don't play them.

Saints would rather play a second rower and a painfully slow full back at half than give some one from the academy a chance. Leeds have Liam Sutcliffe but only plays if Sinield or McGuire are injured.

Even when we so find a decent HB, coaches put hem to FB as they're obsessed with the FB "chiming in to the line"

We did it with Gaskell last year.


Until we scrap the awful dual reg and bring back a reserves, then less half backs will be brought through.

I don't think Hodkinson is all that anyway. Good goal-kicker, though.

Hull are pinning a lot of their hopes on Harry Tyson Wilson but he's not long turned 18 and needs to develop a little physically first. However he's one of the best I've seen at his age, obviously players don't always make the step up, but potentially he could be a real star.

We've only gone with Williams because our chairman is too tight to buy a decent 6.
Williams only played SO 5 times last year while he played Hooker 15 times.

Yet this season his square peg is being forced into the round hole at 6 and he is looking uncomfortable.