He did mention people swapping sides, so you could be right but he’ll also shift Cust and Marshall back over to the left hand side.

I think Shorrocks probably will get that last bench spot tbh but I’m itching to get a look at what O’Neill can bring. It probably won’t come in to their thinking but if O’Neill doesn’t get selected, he’ll be the only lad not to have got any minutes in these two games.

Shorrocks would offer cover for Powell (albeit not as good as Smith on the bench and Tommy to 9) but would also be able to play in the back row with Isa moving forward so expect him to get the last spot.

Looking forward to this and seeing how far we've really come.

Tomkins, Whare, Yaha, Dudson and McIlorum all named for them. I’m pretty happy with that, we want to test ourselves against sides with no excuses. We’re going to have to be very good to get the win but I think we can do it.

Remember there is one member of the squad unvaccinated. Unless it's Havard or French one regular might miss out.

Not sure your right there?

If unvacinated they are not allowed in France so it is none of the travelling players

thought they just werent allowed in elite french competitions. so could be there but not play

So they'll let you in the country to potentially infect whoever, but won't let you have a game of rugby?

It's possible that the player who wasn't vaccinated when the report first came out has now been vaccinated.

Or it was a young player who's not currently in the first team plans.

You have to have had 2 doses of the vaccine to travel to France (the booster as well depending on when your first dose was).

There are exceptions in certain circumstances but then you would have to quarantine.

The non vaccinated player is not in France.

2 x sets, 2 x errors.

Looks like a Lam-inspired performance so far. Proof the last few years are not that far behind us unfortunately.

Hicks has battered us though, not surprisingly. Incorrect play the ball given against Mago when the Dragons player basically launched the ball.

Discipline with and without the ball has been dire.

A truly shambolic first half and on top of last week, is what has concerned me about how much effect the new coaching staff can have when we play the big games.

Quite poor. Looks like a bit of a lack of enthusiasm out there too.