Think it'll be Escare at fullback and Tierney on the wing. Not a huge fan of Tierney on the whole, but thought he played well through the playoffs/final and probably deserves to keep his place given the injuries we have.

Hard to get too excited about this, if we've all learnt anything this year it should be that it doesn't really matter what 17 you turn out for a large chunk of the season!

Only 100k from Tomkins counts on the cap...but depending on what happens in the next few weeks, that could possibly be better spent elsewhere!

Looks like he's likely to go to Toulon.

But... he might have unfinished business with RL. I'd look at him, class player with pedigree. Let bygones by bygones if he can aid the team and add to us winning silverware. He was a very young man when he left, money turns heads, and we all make mistakes (some could argue Wigan make a few mistakes with Ashton themselves).

No way did Ashton make a mistake going to RU!

This.
It's turned out well for him, hasn't it?
Forgetting what happened and the animosity that was felt at the time, I do wonder how good he could have been for us?
Bit worrying that he's been handed long term bans for raking eyes and biting: nobody wants to see that.

I wish I could share your enthusiasm about Morgan though I fear his best days may already be well behind him. Whilst I don't doubt his bravery and courage his defence really does look suspect. More than happy to be proved wrong though.

The one thing that Sam looks to have improved on since his return is his defence and catching the high ball. Tierney's defence is excellent however. I wouldn't be surprised to see him end up with another spell at fullback. One thing Wigan won't tolerate from Morgan is poor defence, no matter how good he is with the ball.

At St Pats?