Not just playing but captaining a nations team! In contracts n didn't know we'd draw saints.
Good for them though really. Imagine captaining a national team. Unlucky for us. But ellis n mini come in. Fresh

I guess Ellis's early guilty plea makes even more sense now.

Shit happens. We've enough to win if we play to our full potential. The player we miss most in the squad when he's not playing (Houghton always plays so isn't included) is Ellis. Mini is also high up that list so if they are both back then we'll still have a top back row.

Can move Watts to second row after his break for our second try. What a line!

Who's to say Minichiello will be fit? Missed a lot of games last season due to the same injury.

My sentiments entirely. Pritchard played 26 times for N.Z & became `Samoan' when they stopped selecting him, played 4 times for Samoa since.
(born in Sydney) according to his career stats.
Ditto. Manu 13 caps for N.Z 4 for Tonga. Born in Wellington.
They should be showing some allegiance to the club that pays their wages, for what is the most important game of the season so far, not travelling halfway
around the world for what is effectively a `cobbled together' curtain raiser.

He missed just three out of thirty-three games last season.

Did fonua get called up aswell? Cause I know he's played for Tonga before

Ridiculous that the Cup has clashed with internationals. Organisers should have made sure these games are on different weeks.

You think they care about us over in Oz? Unfortunately the difficult draw has magnified the problem. Had we got an easy draw, say oldham at home, it wouldn't have mattered

So, if either get injured (which I sincerely hope they don't) will the club be recompensed? Remember Prekkis injury in the Lanc V Yorks game?

I wish them both well, to have two international captains in our team is something to be proud of. We've got Mini and Ellis back so still at strength.

Any other super league players been called up ?

Pita Godinet.