Everything used to go through Miller. Lino has only started being the leading half 2023 season and taken that responsibility. He’s never really had the responsibility until this season.

Who is or isn’t available for this ? Be a bit harsh to drop anyone am assuming gale hood Bowden Lino are available , atoni Taufau possibly obviously Salabio won’t be playing and that eseh and hewit will have served their bans.

Be interesting to see if gale comes in , personally would stick with bowes and Kaye at hooker, thought kershaw and French winger were excellent. Dagger to centre , Bowden /shaw for salabio other than that would leave rest where they are

Who is or isn’t available for this ? Be a bit harsh to drop anyone am assuming gale hood Bowden Lino are available , atoni Taufau possibly obviously Salabio won’t be playing and that eseh and hewit will have served their bans.

Be interesting to see if gale comes in , personally would stick with bowes and Kaye at hooker, thought kershaw and French winger were excellent. Dagger to centre , Bowden /shaw for salabio other than that would leave rest where they are

Whitbread and Bowden coming back would certainly add something to the pack.

Is whitbread likely to be available , if he was and proctor continues where he left off think we ll give them a game

I dont know who is back available, but i read somewhere that there were possibly up to 12 coming back into contention for HKR.

If we go back to the old men ,we will have learnt nothing

Better leave Fifita out then.

And Pitts

I thought there was a reserve game but someone then said there isn’t. This means Hewitt and Eseh out.

If that’s the case then I’d try to keep same as much as possible and go:

Jowitt
Franco
Langi
Croft
Kershaw
Dagger
Smith
Proctor
Bowes
Bowden
Ashurst
Pitts
Whitbread

Fifita
Battye
Kaye
Shaw

I think I'd rather have Proctor in SR with Pitts at 13 and Whitbread at 10.

I'm still not sure whether I'd bring Lino back. It's a big call.

Who would be a coach. Damned if you do and damned if you don’t unless we win. I’d change as little as possible.

I’m not sure about proctor in SR purely as he’s used to 15-20 minute stints and us not having any other second rowers.

Pitts and Ashurst will do full 80 at SR. Could put Battye, Whitbread or even bring Crowther back in for 13.

I don’t care so long as we win. It’s a huge game.