I agree with what Kosh (and other) have said, also he needs to try something other than Cusack, Dowes, Radford, this is the ideal opportunity.

I would go along with that

1. Whiting
2. Calders
3. hall
4. Yeaman
5. Brisoce
6. Turner
7. Tansey


Washy on the bench

fitz as captian

I'd go with a back line of -

1. Whiting
2. Calderwood
3. Turner
4. Yeaman
5. Briscoe
6. Tansey
7. Washbrook

I'd be tempted to but Berrigan in at scrum-half, as besides Long he's the most creative player we've got. However saying that, Washbrook is the obvious option and Tansey is more than capable of doing a job at 6. Whiting is a safe pair of hands at fullback, and i'd like to see what Turner can do against a weaker defensive side.

IMO, one of the major problems we had last season was moving players around too much and not giving them a run in one position. Tansey is our full back so should be there unless he's injured. Can't see any point in moving whiting away from the centre after 2 good games, particularly given their dangerous kicking game. Only changes for me would be bring calderwood back and play washy at 7 with either turner or hall alongside him

I'd also play moa and rest radford

I would go with that option

Exactly, I can see Agar causing as little disruption to the team as possible and quite rightly so in my eyes.
Washy in, everyone else to remain as they were.
Its a long, hard season and plenty of time for others to get their chance.

The message that is coming accross is that we have plenty of options so that has to be a good thing.

Whichever way Agar goes out of the 2/3 options we won't be as strong and we will need to play well to beat a Crusaders side that will be full of confidence.

agar said it was a dead leg.

as you have Longys mums number can you give it to me cos he owes me a fiver!!

i suspect one of our halfs to be out and the other to be replaced by washy ,id br a little suprised not to see moa get a run out ,if its long thats out i think tansey will play 7 with horne ,whiting to go FB turner in at centre ,if its horne out washy to play with long at stand off with no change other than calderwood in the backs

Longs been spotted running up the steps in HRI today, so he's fine

I'm with Jake on this. Minimum disruption is the key. Washy and Hall in the halves and everything else as usual.

I agree with all of that, JtP.

Tansey and Whiting have stood out so far at full back and centre so why move them when we have other, less disruptive options.

Yes Long defintley out, possibly for the month, also Tickle doubtful