1. Tansey
2. Calders
3. Whiting
4. Yeaman
5. Brisoce
6. Turner
7. Washy

Tansey has been playing as second receiver from full back anyway so there is no real need to change him around, he will still be a pivot. Washy replaces Long at scrum half and Turner can play a running stand off role. Harsh on Craig Hall but Calderwood is an out and out winger.

Whiting to play opposite their big centre would be better as well height wise for the kicking game!

Is Long definitely out? Or is this just speculation and forward planning?

I'd be happy with that as it leaves us with options and not making wholesale changes, during the game if things aint going as planned Tansey & Whiting can always swap roles to change things if needed, bit of total rugby well if the puffs in football can do it

Agree with all of that. Even though i dont think Turner is a SL SO he will do a job there and as you say Tansey has been playing as a extrapivot but he'll just have to help out a bit more.

I dont like the idea of changing about 5 players for 2 positions. 2 in 2 out, thats the best way imo.

ok so most ppl would keep craig hall away from FB. but is washbrook the best option for scrum-half?

Aside from Long i would pick Tansey as my next best 7 but having said that i would much rather leave evryone where they are and bring in Washy at 7. Mainly because i wouldnt like anyone else at 1.

I'd stick Hall at SO. Can't do too much harm defensively and is the best atatcking option we have there.

I agree with what Kosh (and other) have said, also he needs to try something other than Cusack, Dowes, Radford, this is the ideal opportunity.

I would go along with that

1. Whiting
2. Calders
3. hall
4. Yeaman
5. Brisoce
6. Turner
7. Tansey


Washy on the bench

fitz as captian

I'd go with a back line of -

1. Whiting
2. Calderwood
3. Turner
4. Yeaman
5. Briscoe
6. Tansey
7. Washbrook

I'd be tempted to but Berrigan in at scrum-half, as besides Long he's the most creative player we've got. However saying that, Washbrook is the obvious option and Tansey is more than capable of doing a job at 6. Whiting is a safe pair of hands at fullback, and i'd like to see what Turner can do against a weaker defensive side.

IMO, one of the major problems we had last season was moving players around too much and not giving them a run in one position. Tansey is our full back so should be there unless he's injured. Can't see any point in moving whiting away from the centre after 2 good games, particularly given their dangerous kicking game. Only changes for me would be bring calderwood back and play washy at 7 with either turner or hall alongside him

I'd also play moa and rest radford

I would go with that option

Exactly, I can see Agar causing as little disruption to the team as possible and quite rightly so in my eyes.
Washy in, everyone else to remain as they were.
Its a long, hard season and plenty of time for others to get their chance.

The message that is coming accross is that we have plenty of options so that has to be a good thing.

Whichever way Agar goes out of the 2/3 options we won't be as strong and we will need to play well to beat a Crusaders side that will be full of confidence.