Fuck it then.

Think we both have other things to worry about before getting involved in anything like this.

I wouldn't have 7, 5 max.

1. Briscoe
2. Fox
3. Welham
4. Yeaman
5. Briscoe
6. Horne
7. Dobson
8. O'meley
9. Houghton
10. Watts
11. Westerman
12. Tickle
13. Murrell

14. Wheeldon
15. Radford
16. Mason
17. Hodgson

Like what? Japan?

That is probably the most sensible post I've ever read from you

Well said, both clubs have much bigger fish to catch before we even get chance to fry it at present !!

However if the situation was to progress into a reality (which I am sure it never would ) there would have to be a weeks grace/ week off after the match to allow the combined team a chance to rest their players before re entering the SL fixtures or the match would have to be played after the season has ended or early in the season (around now) . my choice would be to play it as a nations warm up match prior to the comp starting to help get our lads into a competetive match ...
However as we all know our season here is already too long and.....
1, do we need another match of this intensity to further burden our by then walking wounded players?
2, isnt this sort of exersize what the exiles is all about ??
3, be very difficult for any coach to leave players out of this which could be demoralising for those not picked..

anyway just for fun my team to play would be as follows..

Coach : lee Crooks (knows both teams and is then immune from favouritism)
Team : assuming those being spoken to by SM get picked for the full England squad...

S Briscoe
Fox
Welham
Whiting
Sharp
Horne
Dobson
Omeley
Houghton
Vella
Newton
Mason
Fitzgibbon

Subs from :

Manu
Murrell
Lauaki
Webster
Obst
Tickle

Problem is that pack would IMO smash most teams anywhere on the planet and is the point of the warm up match to cabbage the england forwards ???

all just pie in the sky tho

5 years ago that pack would have, not now.

And the length of the season isn't that relevant to the hull sides, they won't be playing far into the playoffs.

TBF match for match attendances are over 2000 up on last season

I know what you mean however he is still involved with FC hence why i went for an off the top of my head choice of coach that is not involved any more, at the end of the day apart from a few set plays a match like this will have very little actual coaching involved, at the most the coach will get the first round in after the match but as for coaching there would be little if anything more than a few passing drills to keep them warmed up .....

Correct....my mistake, thought you meant Rovers attendances

Note to self - read all posts properly