Agreed.

There's no hint that Horne will be back, is there?

Agree if Horne not fit and Shaul has two more good games he should play at Wembley, if he has a dodgy game then Whtitng will play there although I think he is too slow for full back.

If Shaul plays well this weekend and copes with the pressure and there is no sign of Horne then for me Shaul goes in at FB for Wembley. One game against Salford (if he makes it back for then) is not enough for Horne to prove his fitness.

So Shaul would go into the 17 as McDonnells replacement with Whiting on the bench (and hopefully not just cover at FB) for him to interchange.

I would only risk Horne if declared fit by Salford should Shaul has an absolute mare in the next 2 games.

There's another aspect to this problem. Tactical. Play Shaull against Rovers, Horne against Salford. If Shaull play's to expectations, bonus no 1, Horne proves his fitness, bonus no2. Which only leaves the"problem", who to play at Wemberley, In Gentle I'll trust.

I can't see Horne being picked on the bench. He'll either play fullback or not at all.

It was mentioned during the week that there is a chance Horney might be ok for the Salford game.

MOM, another try, only one error. Would it be fair to drop him for Horne now? He's making a strong case for himself.

The error was a tough call to. Great performance again from him . I hope he backs it up again next week and Wembley spot will be his to loose imo.

Not sure he was MOM today, but I think he's done enough barring any disasters next week.

And seemed very humble in the post match interview - none of this prima donna stuff that some have mentioned.

IMHO it's very much now his place to lose.

Sandercock really is a muppet.

His bottle of champers says otherwise.



Know what you're saying, though.

Why whats he done now?

He was good. Thought Briscoe was our best player.

acid test for shaul today and passed it with flying colours

one mistake that was a 50/50 call, but if it wasn't called he wouldn't have scored his try

Wasn't a 50/50 call. Ref clearly forgot the rules. He signalled backward and when it bounced forward gave a knockon. Daft decision.

Has to play at Wembley.

He's our Tomkins

Thats what Phil Clarke said on sky

What?

He's a threat returning the ball and backs up really well with brilliant pace. Obviously not as good as Tomkins. But he can win you a game on his own just like ST can.

Quite possibly. I'll be watching it again before I vote, as I thought it was one of those games where there was very little to separate a lot of them.

Likewise. Although Yeaman stood out a little for me, and Azza when he came on.

I'm in 2 minds about Heremaia. At times I wasn't sure whether he looked dangerous or was just running in circles and not actually getting anywhere.