Quote: DizzyHeights "Surely this would be common sense from burgess? If we were playing tonight I'd suspect he would've gone full strength but with it being on a Saturday wouldn't that mean any failed HIA's mean said player misses wembley as it's an 8 day turnaround for concussions? Or have I got that wrong?'"
Common sense indeed. The rules around HIAs are the major factor here, I believe. Any star players turning out this week would be vulnerable to skulduggery and/or plain bad luck, so they have to be protected and left out.