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Even Trinity wouldn’t be unlucky enough to miss 8 first teamers in round 2

Trueman not in the squad tonight.

It's an illness rather than injury. Let's see what Oli Russell can do

Strange having a back on the bench, suppose Croft and Stornton will be asked to do 80.

9 players out, 8 of them genuine first 17 players. It’s round 2 and we’re already testing our whole squad. It’s going to be a class occasion tonight, but if we can pull this off I’d be astonished.

They lost May too

Time for Russell to see what he’s about.

Good spot. One a piece then! Trueman's a better player than May, but May's loss has arguably a bigger effect on their lineup. Bateman's right^, Russell's time to prove that he really is ready to lead a team around like he said when he signed.

Hard luck Wakie, enjoying your style of rugby.

As I said 2 pages ago