Heard hes out along with Horne.

You What!!??

Ive just been told the same about Berro !

Berrigan and Horne wont be fit for Saturday apparently.

Hope Horney + Berro are ok for saturday , also hope that Big Sam gets place on bench

Craig Murdock just said he thinks Berro will be fit.

if there is the slightest question mark above berrigans fitness i'd rest him more important he finishes the season then starts it plus we have the benifit of Haughton. I'm a massive Hall fan but on a boggy pitch i'd play Whiting on the right

Berrigan will be missed...Horne wont be.

AT LAST! HALLELUJAH!

Hall left centre with Fitzgibbon as his second rower and Briscoe as his winger. Yeaman on the right with Tickle and Calderwood. Washbrook loose man. As someone as already said, play to your own strengths, score more than your opponents philosophy.

Were are you playing Manu?

horney isnt injured as isnt berro

Long will be defending against Soliola not Hall

horne, berro and yeaman all out on Saturday. Turner is playing stand off with Hall and Whiting in the centres, balsa and briscoe on the wings. Houghton starting with washy spelling him off the bench

yeamo,Horne, both fit and available if selected,cant see berro starting game tbh,but reckon he will play some part.

If Berro isnt 100% i wouldnt risk him. We can use Washy to start and Houghton off the bench.

Agreed.

Horne hasnt been upto the standard expected for the last 12 months or so but i fully expect him to come back to his best this season and surprise a few people.

playing beside a quality half back like long,will bring out the best in him.dont forget -

1)2008 season-injured for most of it and so was dykes!
2)2009 season-having to adapt to his health issues,recovering from a serious injury,and having thorman next to him!!!

longy will hopefully take some of the pressure off him,as last year,fans were looking to horney to create everthing,cos of thormans inability.

Let the Rugby do the talking for the first few games and lets go from there....

Was worth noting that Horne got early ball a couple of times v Rovers in the first half of the friendly from Long and created 2 tries.

he sure did!!hopefully a sign of things to come.

Well if it's true that Berrigan, Horne and Yeaman are all out (no injury crisis this year, my *rse!) Then I'd go for:

1. Tansey;
2. Calderwood, 3. Whiting, 4. Hall, 5. Briscoe;
6. Washbrook, 7. Long;
8. Dowes, 9. Houghton, 10. Radford;
11. Manu, 12, Tickle;
13. Fitzgibbon.

14. Moa, 15. O'Meley, 16. Lauaki, 17. Turner

Spell Turner with Washy and Houghton, with Washy switching 6 for 9 and vice versa depending on who is on and off.

Berro deffo fit

Off the bench.