Chester mentioned around Magic for Brough, England I thought was this week and Ashurst not too sure?

Thought Chessie said after Magic Weekend for Brough.

Well having just listened to Chester , he has confirmed Miller and Reynolds but would not be drawn who he would pick at FB. I then listened to end of interview regarding Hampshires contracts talks and I got the impression the club have offered what they think is a fair contract and as yet it has not been accepted. SO! I would suggest that they will stick with Jowett at FB as it appears they don't see Rockie accepting the deal and therefore Jowett is the long term full back solution.

England not to be risked on the plastic pitch.

God I hope not Who's going to cover his tackling at full back ??????

This is what I was saying in a thread I started a few weeks back, difficult choices to be made.

I'm surprised that Reynolds wins out but then he's done nothing wrong and just perhaps he does what CC tells him to do, often the reason that certain players win out.

Reynolds has done a great job in difficult circumstances but, his kicking game is was behind our other HB options.
He's been excellent.

I still have flash backs of the Cas game and in the alternative ending the ball popped up nicely and he scores next to the sticks...…………...if only.

Reading between the lines...from Chester’s interview it looks like Hampshire will be the one to miss out to maybe have a sit and think about accepting the 3 year deal that’s been offered...

Sounds like he’s wanting a little more than we’ve offered...can’t fault him for that as it’s a short career...I really hope he does sign as he could be a huge player for us for many years if he does...in my opinion he’s not a player we should back down to though...there is only Fifita I would say we had to do everything in our power to keep, everyone else is replaceable...

Jowitt should keep his spot anyway as he’s been playing really well and just because he doesn’t have that instant burst of pace Rocky has, don’t be fooled into thinking he’s not as good an attacking full back because I think he is...5 tries and 3 assists against 4 tries and 6 assists from Hampshire in half the amount of games...and please stop spouting dribble about his defence....he’s improved massively in that regard, but at the end of the day a full backs tackling ability is right at the bottom of the importance of what he brings...

Huge game this as Chester says and a massive few weeks...a healthy win for us and with others playing each other it could give us a bit of breathing space and put us in a real healthy place...3rd in the league, squad looking healthier by the week with players coming back to go into two huge fixtures at magic and then in the cup...

It’s a string squad and I expect us to win with a bit to spare!

Safe journey down to all of you coming to Ealing - but do us a favour and leave the seat smashers who visited in Feb behind eh?

Already discussed, they are on notice. Apologies from the rest of us, all clubs have a bad element so I'm not to precious on these things but ours has become far to noticeable of late.