I'm sure that the Obst signing will help the rotation at hooker providing Long stays healthy and its going to have to because there is no way that Houghton, along with Fitzgibbon, can be expected to carry that work-load week after week. They will both be burned out by July.

We did it last season to Fitzgibbon and O'Meley.

i know and both got injured espcially fitzy who struggled to get on the pitch and regain that form he had early doors