I’d like to see Wells do a month or two with Toronto and then get him back here to fight for a spot. He’s a guy I’m convinced can make a big impact here and we’re short of competition in the second row, especially on that right side and with Greenwood not in Lams plans by the looks of things, I think he could really kick on here.

Has greenwood played the last couple of weeks for Leeds?

No he can’t get in their team.

Wonder if he will feature for the Leeds reserves v Wigan today.

How ironic he went there for game time yet his 1st game could be in the reserve fixture he would have played for us in

Speaking of back-rowers, who was the tall lad playing 12 against Leeds in the U18 game who was dancing through their defence?

I saw the highlights the other day and wondered the same. He was walking through them. Checked the team sheets and he was called Jack Taylor I think (certainly Taylor but think his first name was Jack).

Matty Nickleson played for the 18s big back rower real prospect pace great hands

Ta! Looked a confident lad, didn't he?

Looked ruddy massive. As pointed out above, I believe the other second rower (Nicholson) is really highly thought of as well. Add to those two to the older lads like Pearce-Paul, Shorrocks, Rushton and McDonnell and tag in the first team lads Smithies and Wells and we’re set fair now for a long while.

We (probably) can't keep them all, but all those lads show real promise.

Sad reality unfortunately. There’s some cracking lads we let go who go on to thrive at other clubs, Hampshire being one recent example. I’m sure there’s many more but the tiredness of chasing after a puppy all day is clouding my memory