Could be both and some poor recruitment decisions. maguire was always going to miss a lot of matches.

Agree that in modern RL injuries seem more commonplace and yes a fair few team have plenty out but Rovers in general have had not just season enders but career enders over last few years Heff could be the 3rd centre retired young (making Minns seem even more costly mistake)Add in Weyman Campese then long term injuries to Donno Shaw Addy Lawler Lunt McGuire and plenty others it seems we get 1 or2 back and next game lose another3?

As for today's game we need a Cas type performance from yesterday.Run it in that little bit harder, scramble in defence that bit more desperate and generally want it more than the rival. High completion rate and as few penalties as possible could see us home? Also don't give Thaler slightest opportunity to brandish his cards cos he will. Smash Yeamen if he play (legally) Vai Vai man of match.

This is surely the requirement for every game?

Connor has become the pantomime villain for me, so would prefer to see him (legally) smashed, having said that I’d like to see Yeamon or anyone in a b&w shirt take a massive hit.

We need to out-bully their team and not get dominated with ball in hand.

Yeaman only seemed to be disliked by us as fans.Connor has taken it to a new level,universally disliked by all it Seems? Saying that he is a still a good player when his gob stops flapping

If Yeamo faces Vaivai, the big V will run through him.

Any idea on the ref?

Thaler.. waiting to see if either team unveil any shocks in the 17s?

Could our luck be any worse. First Smith is of after a few mins, then they score possibly the luckiest try you’ll see all year. The rugby gods don’t favour us do they.

Just let’s hope our terrible centre injury curse doesn’t hint Vaivai because so far he’s been a gem of a find.

That is embarrassing. Simple rugby would win this

SO Soft down the middle, any other team in the league would have kept them to nil so far bar the first lucky try

Sick of watching us get dry bummed by F.C. every Derby. This performance is a disgrace.

Taxi for Sheens.

So much wrong with that performance.Where do you start? Pack overrun again.No brains in middle. Totally winnable game against a very poor backline. Taylor's try was a freak one but you just got the feeling that was how it was going to go? A few of their tries cane from poor defence but the Harris one was as bad as any of seen and last few year if seen a few. Quinlan Moss and Vai Via tried.The rest would struggle to shine in a u19's game

For all there injury problems in the backs there pack was still very strong and that's were they won the game for me

I thought we were the least worse of 2 rubbish teams. You really need to focus on the middle 8s now and make sure you have a reasonable squad of players fit and ready by then

I agree. We were too strong up front with only Bowden and flash missing. Backs are decimated though and most are longer term injuries. None back for a month at best

Disappointed but not surprised. Pack not good enough, but we have known this all season. Crazy level of injuries have robbed us of any leadership and any luck we have seems to be bad luck. Not sour grapes that,s just the way I see it.
9 games left, we will do well to win 3, therefore probably bottom 2 barring some miracle.
Time to protect the key players so that they are available when it matters.
With a reasonably fit squad we have a good chance of survival, but with an injury ravaged squad come the eights I fear the drop awaits.
It cannot be allowed to happen.
I genuinely think we are better than the other likely eight candidates, but we have got to prove it.
Never agreed with throwing kids or reserves in, but maybe now justifies the means to protect the key personnel.
Very worrying times. We supporters need some good news and fast.

Agree with every word. Was very disappointed after Good Friday game but after today just half expected it. Another bitter pill to swallow as a fan but no lessons seem to be being learnt. Injuries or not we just are not big enough physically as a team

I don't think bringing Yeaman back is the answer but with Griffin out now he might be playing a few games the French kid looks lively

Wow, thats a kiss of death and a half.

He passed in front of us as he was being helped off and it was a sad sight. Fingers crossed for him that it isnt as bad as it looked.

Couldn’t write it

(Queue Pythons Yorkshireman sketch...)

What? A whole month? Luxury. Try 6-8 weeks for most of ours. Etc.

Good performance from us today. Nothing wrong with the crossbar try but it was typical of our luck this season. Nothing is really sticking at the moment. As for Smith being injured in first few minutes, of course he was, he was playing at Hooker for HKR and isn't called Lee. Why doesn't HE ever get injured? Thankfully Atkin (really a HB) is surviving. If he gets injured we should just pack up for this season.

I predict a maximum of two more wins this season.

Just keep Lunt, Carney and the rest in rehab/bubble wrap until m8s and we'll do fine. Toronto and Toulouse aren't as good as they think they are.

You are better than Toronto and Toulouse on paper, but you have a tricky balancing act now. You need to make sure your stars are fit but you also need to be going into the 8s with a little bit of form and everyone singing off the same hymn sheet. You cant hide everyone away for a couple of months and then flick a switch and expect everyone to start playing their best rugby

Other than "be more lucky," I dont know what the answer is.

Lots of posters in the HKR Facebook page now calling for Hudgell to go. Looks like the penny is starting to drop.

The penny hasn't dropped far enough. If NH goes, so does the club.