The pitch is in ok condition and won't be particularly heavy.

Why are posters concerned about heavy pitch. There’s a bit of light rain forecast on Sunday that’s all.
Stop worrying guys..

because there is little grass on the pitch and there is a match between Castleford and Toronto being played before our match.

Along with a game of rugby union being played on it tomorrow night also.

That being said, Ryan is a great groundsman and I'm sure they'll be doing their best to minimise the damage.

All we need now is a squash tournament on Saturday, followed by a pop concert in the evening.

You're slipping, what about the Polo and Monster Trucks?

They've been booked for halftime.

well from the photos last week of the pitch sanded and possibly reseeded he cant be that good for it to be in that condition before S/L starts

TBH, I'm not sure it's ever been the same since it was relaid the other year

Will the match eclipse Wire Wigan ?

Not really true, it's generally immaculate in the peak of summer and was pretty poor before the new pitch was put in. But there's not really any indication it will be poor on Sunday; people seem to be reading the wrong things into how the pitch was being prepared for Sunday on the day of the SL launch.

Hopefully the dry couple of weeks we've had means it'll survive tomorrow night okay. I'll take a photo at the end of the game. The rain on Sunday won't help though.

It'll take a lot to do that, both teams looked very good tonight I thought and Wire were unlucky not to win despite the sending off of Hill

21 man squad named:

1. Jamie Shaul
2. Bureta Faraimo
3. Carlos Tuimavave
4. Josh Griffin
5. Adam Swift
6. Jake Connor
7. Marc Sneyd
8. Scott Taylor
10. Chris Satae
11. Josh Jones
12. Manu Ma’u

13. Ligi Sao
14. Albert Kelly
16. Jordan Johnstone
20. Brad Fash
21. Jordan Lane
22. Josh Bowden
23. Andre Savelio
24. Mahe Fonua
29. Gareth Ellis
33. Ratu Naulago

Boweden, Fonua, Swift and Lane to miss out for me