The Dual Registered players can't play for their 'Second' club in the challenge cup. I don;t know off the top of my head which Championship clubs are in the next round, but, any of our players who play for those teams won't be able to play for them. Also, with it being a Dual Registration, Wigan can recall these players whenever they want & send them back when they want. It's a really good deal for the Wigan club & for the youngsters.

I can't see Maguire and Wane resting players and taking the CC game lightly. That approach can lead to you getting embarrassed as Sheffield certainly won't be taking it lightly. I'd expect an attitude more along the lines of you can have a rest for the cup weekend if we are not still in it.

Good news imo! Good opportunity for the players to be getting more games and shows they are part of the clubs plans.

I have a few mates up in Whitehaven and planning on visit to the Recre in a few weeks, so may get the chance to see how they boys are getting on.

great idea . It will bring them on much faster. It will also leave gaps for some under 18 to push into the under 20 . this will bring their game on also. i cant see any disadvantage

Sheffield and the Challenge Cup don't sit comfortably alongside each other in my memory. I hear what everyone's saying, but I hope we aren't planning to turn out an A-team.

Let's not forget that Graham Lowe's unstoppable (and fleetingly very overconfident) Wigan side was stopped in its tracks in the first round of the CC by an Oldham team filled with geriatrics like Paddy Kirwin.

(Shudders at the mere memory).

That's the point I was making about why I don't think we will rest a lot of players as many think.

Lets not forget either that a highly motivated second tier Salford put an end to our eight year run in the cup.

Good to see our lads in pairs too. Nothing like seeing a friendly face when you move to a new club.

We'd be stupid not to rest some of our senior players who haven't had a rest all season when we have players like Feka, Pryce & Deacon struggling to get game time.

I'm not advocating sending our under 20's out to play. (although we saw what they did to the best team in that league during pre season ) But I do suggest we rest key players like Fielden, Sam and Gleeson and they’ve been through the wars as of late and we’ve got quality in Feka, Deacon and Pryce to replace them.

I can’t see the logic in putting a full strength team out when we know we’ve still got international class in reserve?

I’d personally go for

FB-Vievers
W-Charnely
C-Carmont
C-Pryce
W-Goulding
SO-Phelps
SH-Deacon
P-Feka
Hk-Mcilorum
P-Prescott
SR-Farrell
SR-Mossop
13-Bailey

Sb-O’Carrol
Sb-Coley
Sb-Joel
Sb-Tommy if fit

Now that team is SL class- Carmont, Phelps, Deacon, Feka, Mcilorum, Goulding, Bailey, Prescott and Mossop are all SL standard.

Also the good thing about that team is apart from the bench every starting player has missed a few games this season meaning we are only giving players a rest who have played every game i.e Sam, Fielden and Lockers

It's a fair trek to Haven - will they train with Wigan all week, perhaps with Haven for 1 session before the game?

Does Stef Marsh drive? Vievers doesn't.

Exactly. The point of the U20's side is to bring through Academy players. Sending them out on dual registrations is the final vetting process for the coaching staff; i.e. yes they've excelled for the kids, now let's see if they can do it against seasoned professionals at a lower level.

As you've said it's worked with Tomkins and Mossop so the club is going to continue to use it.

Thats it. All the players that have gone out are in their fourth year or more of Academy Rugby. The academy level is very useful but after time, mentally, the challenge can become stale and repetitive. I think quite a few youngsters in recent times have fell foul of that and without a dual-reg opportunity it ended up hard for them to prove themselves, and before they know it their careers have passed them by.

Yeah he does.

Some more good news imo seem to be getting lots at the mo long may it continue.

And Joe Mellor, though of course he's still injured.

They will probably travel with Rob Jackson and Andy Thornley

Its props we desperate for and Paleaasina's name came up as a loan rumour...i just laughed when i heard, But i do see he not figuring much at moment for you...Do you think they would they send him up here for few weeks with the two young lads, or is that really out the question ?