Well said, think playing in similar temps to we have at present will be a massive plus for us as we are aclimatised already , Based on the early offerings Ocarrol is a must on the bench, he is one powerful kid, never really took much notice of him before but he has got my attention now !!!

I just hope its on. Weather forecast is -4/5 with a wind chill of -11.

that then means i will be tucked up loverly at home ha ha

We have more of a chance now with Bentham as ref .
He let the game flow. This season that could be our strong point
A few more games and the fans will come flooding back

Wow! I'd be playing in full under armour and gloves!

But we were too strong for them in the middle too



Hopefully with O'Carroll in the middle and another impressive forward performance we can win that battle and give the backs another good platform to work with.

As for dark horses this season, London for me will do better then last season.

Better be!
Had been hoping for 15c but now travelling in full winter gear. Latest on bbc web site is -3c but it's +7c and sunny during day so no danger of it being called off, likely to be around zero by KO

3 here flying out Thurs am back Sun pm

2 nights in Calella and Sat day / night in Perps

If we are looking for dark hoses Hull will be in that class.
After the last 2 games Hull have shown a lot of improvement .
There will give teams a run for their money .But that will be if we keep players fit

I think Catalans will go unbeaten at home this season and are already playing well with players missing . I expect a tougher game for us than the Wire one imo.

Looking at the stats (loads of defence and little in attack) I still feel that we are wasting Westerman's attacking talent, I would like to see him playing more out wide, like last year when he was very effective.

I would bring in Aspinwall to 13 and have either Manu or Westerman on the bench.

Catalans are my dark horses for the GF. I'd be surprised if we get anything from this. If we do it'll be a great boost for the season. Like already been said, pack has be massive.