I have noticed the announcement of the 4 nations has been made, with mention of a playoff between Fiji and Samoa on May 3rd.

I wonder whether Pita will have to make the round trip and miss our game away at Hull, which i see as a 'winnable' (not an easy one !) tie. i think we will need to be at full complement and a bit of luck on our side.

This could be a big miss, as i cant see him missing it, its a prestigous event in international terms and they will surely select the best available to qualify.

After watching Hull ladt night against Huddersfield, im not sure how you see our game with them as winnable

Hull made light work of Shudds mainly thanks to Grix having yet another defensive nightmare. Secondly, I think Silverwood had instructions from the referees society to teach Broughy/Shudds a lesson too. That cheap shot from Ellis in the back of Grix was reminiscent of the hit Sean Long took in the back from Terry Newton that fractured his eye socket. No wonder Grix lost the plot on that occasion.
The final nail in te coffin was Broughy losing his cool.

I'd have to agree - only watched the highlights, but watching Shudds was like watching us; they were flat, gutless and totally disinterested in doing any of the difficult stuff.

As for Brough and Grix - Broughy demonstrated why he's not skipper material with yet another meltdown and Grix was just like I remember him.

I'm not sure that taught us anything about Hull.

I don't think the short turnaround helped them last night, they looked flat and off the pace in everything they did and nothing at all like the team that so nearly beat Saints last sunday. The extra 3 days rest that Hull had made a big difference imho.

As for Pita if he wants to go and represent his country he should go with our blessing. We'll just have to cope without him for a week.