Is there any point turning up to this?
Is it a proper team being sent out?
I'd imagine that it will be a team minus the international players but I'm just speculating. Has anybody heard anything concrete?

Sam Powell to start.

It's a game of rugby of course it is worth going! We sent out 5 players we would call first team choices at Fev with the rest our academy yet we still took 4 coaches and loads of cars! Ok Featherstone is only an hour away for us but its's rugby and no matter who's got your shirt on it's a first team game!

I'd expect it to be abit of a tester for some players with question marks over their heads:

1. Russell
2. Charnley
3. Gelling
4. Goulding
5. King
6. Finch
7. Powell
8. Dudson
9. McIlorum
10. Mossop
11. Hock
12. Lauaki
13. Flower

14. Hansen
15. Lima
16. Logan
17. Farrell

No need to risk players like Sam (I wouldnt play him in any of the friendlys, seeing as his season lasted longer than everyone elses) Carmont, Richards, O'Loughlin, Leuluai

Had initially put Roberts in at fullback but just read on the wigan today website that he is still injured.

Normally I wouldn't go to friendlies as I don't see the point in them. My gf, on the other hand, has palpitations at the thought of missing a game of shove ha'penny, never mind games involving Wigan!

However, it's a trip to Hull, which usually makes for a good booze up, so I reckon I might make an exception for this one.

I'm sure I read an interview where wane said that he was going to use this and the salford games as where we will see as near to the first team as possible.

I'd like us to with something like:-

1. Russell
2. Charnley
3. Gelling
4. Goulding
5. Richards
6. Finch
7. Powell
8. Lauaki
9. McIllorum
10. Lima
11. Hansen
12. Farrell
13. O'loughlin

Subs could be anyone!

God I hate friendlies. No injuries, thats all I care about.

One thing for sure is Rovers will be introducing their summer signings to the home crowd along with the new coach. It might not match the rough and tumble of SL but I reckon Sandercock will want a home win.

It will probably be freezing and a poor game but any rugby is better than sitting at home. I'd go with:

FB 1 Sam
RW 2 Charnley
RC 3 Goulding
LC 4 Carmont
LW 5 Richards
SO 29 Powell
SH 7 Leuluai
P 22 Dudson
H 9 McIlorum
P 10 Mossop
SR 11 Hansen
SR 12 Hock
LF 13 O'Loughlin

S 6 Finch
S 14 Lima
S 16 Farrell
S 17 Tuson
S 21 Lauaki
S 24 Gelling
S 25 Mellor
S 28 Logan

Bring on Gelling, Finch and Mellor for Carmont, Powell and Leuluai at half time. The rest of the subs are all in the pack so just roll them on and off as usual. I couldn't really find a spot for Flower in this one but I look forward to seeing him play

I'd probably take lockers out of my team and give tuson a game. Lockers is coming back from injury and is obviously going to play in his testimonial. Two games in 4 days might be a bit too much for him.

I'm sure we'll see Russell in this one and probably will be the 'youngster' we see break through this year (hopefully along with a half back).
I hope Powell plays well also, I know it's only a friendly but it'd be encouraging.

It's worth throwing 5 or 6 first teamers in for this one just to back the youngsters up but I wouldn't go with many more then that.

The Giants and Salford games should be the main fixtures for us. I'd use this simply to blow some cobwebs off and see which youngsters deserve to be in the mix for those next 2 friendlies and the start of superleague.

A bonus guys is that you'll be under cover as your allocated the Roger Millward stand as we are dismantling the North stand in preparation to start building work on our new stand.

Here's your view.