Well if he continues to be completely underwhelming then it’s going to be the biggest test of Burgess’ cajones yet.

This, except I would have Walker starting and Powell on the bench.

Dufty
Thewlis
Tai
King
Ashton
Williams
Drinkwater
Harrison
Walker
Vaughan
Nicholson
Holroyd
Currie

Crowther
Philbin
Musgrove
Yates

Leaving Powell out as Burgess said he wanted to rest him against London, but Williams not playing forced his hand.
So he MIGHT rest him, might not but we'll see
I have to admit when we signed Powell i wasn't excited at all, but i think he's been a really good signing for us. Slots in wherever he's asked and does a good job.

Bateman must have felt he’d won the lottery when we offered him a deal and absolutely baffling on his form for Wests what on earth possessed us to sign him.I said he’d be a bad one and am being proved right.

Could well be true about Bateman - think he needs more than a game and a half before he is written off though personally…

Rumour is that Williams has a fractured foot and will be out until the play offs at the earliest!?

Well that’s what I was told but he was filmed training and kicking a ball this week?? Unless that is old footage he looked fine to me.

I think you are being very reasonable. Let's see a bit more before we start whipping ourselves into a frenzy. Mind you we have had so little to moan about this year. Burgess out ....hasn't got a clue ...what would he know about playing second row?

Not sure where that rumour comes from but Williams himself seems to think he's playing tonight, according to what he's said this week. Unless he's fractured his foot last night.

Because Fitz won't play again this season.

In all honesty ,the performance of the team was below par last week.
Maybe the boys are not used to warm weather rugby & this is Britain where game days & hot days together are rarer than hens teeth.

I must say though that results are being affected by the lack of Stef's kicking reliability & it could bite us badly on the a**e in games that matter. Hopefully , he will be back from injury in time for the play offs.

This evenings 17, baring any injuries in the warm up is.....

Dufty
Thewlis
Tai
King
Ashton
Williams
Drinkwater
Vaughan
Powell
Yates
Nicholson
Bateman
Currie

Crowther
Walker
Musgrove
Harrison

Come on. For just one week can you not make something up for attention?

It was Madame Boyd/What would Brian Bevan Say.
The rumour came from them on Twitter.