Would like to see Hampshire as hooker ,know it will not happen but too good to leave out of 17

FB for me, Walker has not yet imho proved to be as good let alone better.

Is Liam Kay fit if yet he gets in ahead of Senior for. Senior proved last season that his defense needs working on.

Surly Hampshire at f/b if fit. Apparently the latest injuries are down to training on a new all weather pitch according to C C.

Not quite what he said, he said due to swapping between grass and artificial, not quite the same.

I'd argue you could say exactly the same about Kay on last years outings. I'm happy with either tbh but it will take a while to replace what was a good partnership between Lyne and BJB.

Couldn’t disagree more tbh mate. While Senior did have a few ropey moments early on such as running into touch and failing to take a few low ground balls I thought he was quite good towards the back end when he’d had a few games under his belt.

The reason I put him in ahead of Kaye was purely defence as i remember correctly Kaye had a shocker or two conceding 3 try’s in one game (I have Leeds in my head but could be wrong). It may have been an off game but in his very few appearances last season it left my highly suspect of his defensive positioning.

The other reason is in the Dewsbury game Lynne and Senior scores a good centre/wing try so seem to be developing some good understanding.

Of course if Kaye gets the nod I hope he has a belter and he’ll get my support but for me Senior gets the nod purely on what I’ve seen last and pre season.

He’s got the 5 shirt though and obviously Chester and the coaches know best.

True, although Kay didn't get much chance to shine before getting injured, his defence did look suspect, worse IMHO than Senior and when you consider the difference in experience it's a concern.

Agree, it says he only had 6 games in 2020. I thought it was less. He can certainly score some try’s as his record speaks for itself but your correct in saying he didn’t get much opportunity to show what he can do.

I’d be happy with either to start on the right wing to be honest. I just think Senior offers that bit more. Big shoes to fill from BJB.

How good is it to actually chat rugby though?!

I have just read the article again and no mention of changing from grass to 4g
We have been training on a new 4g training pitch and it's caused a few soft tissue injuries, calf strains etc.

I must admit that I hadn’t seen those injuries, and thought that Hampshire Was injured. If that is the case he will definitely get the FB spot. Regarding Kay and Senior I wouldnt mind either although I still think we will miss BJB more than we think for the amount of work he used to get through. Whichever one plays he will be under pressure from the other one.

You might be right, I think he says it on his Trinity TV interview I’ll check.

Bloody hell i agree with you lol.....

It’s not a “new” 4G pitch they’re training on, it’s Dewsburys 4G pitch which is around 4 years old now, they also train at Belle View so are training on both Artificial and grass

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I absolutely agree with this

I’ve being wanting to see Hampshire tested as a hooker for some time now as I think he’d be excellent, certainly from an attacking point of view especially if Woody is on the last year of his contract

Lots of half in the nrl convert to hookers really successfully (Peter Wallace and Ben hunt)
It seems that Chester has finally settled on jowitt at fullback and I think we are all hoping that Milky and Lino are going to make a really successful long term halves partnership which

Hampshire is an excellent player and I’d love to see him in a settled position long term in our team

Is see Hampshire as natural fit for both parties playing him at hooker