I dont think Mac (or anyone) expected wheeler to come on so well so fast, he could make the centre spot his own and inject some much needed pace into our back line. As others have said Soliola is used as a second row as he puts in massive hits and runs very strongly, but not with massive pace.

Well said.

I hope wheeler becomes 1 of our centres next year.

So do I, if his body can hold up of course.

I thinkm Wheeler and Eastmond will be important players in shaping where we go and I am confident they will be the next stars. Lomax looks a good kid, but he is the one you can tell out of the three is still making adjustments to senior level.

I am surprised some are devaluing the younger backrowers such as Dixon and Ashurst. It takes time before anyone can guess where their future will lie. As someone has said, the body not only needs to develop and there is a lot of working timing runs now for backrowers to think about.

Look at the likes of Clough, JJB, Wilkin - all looked average when they forst appeared on the scene but are good players now they have bedded in.

Dixon looks like he has potential to be a very goood player.