On yesterdays form we win, go back a week, who knows?

Wonder how many Wire first team squad members will be on view?

Not doing them much good is it.

As I've commented on (here) a few times, more harm than good.

Russ Spiers eligible to play , haven't heard any news re Robinson ,Broughton, Butterfield & Edwards .

Any news would be appreciated.

I believe we will have 1 d/r player available on Thursday so it hardly constitutes a Warrington side......and as one person has put it hasn't helped that much so far.

Marshy its not the numbers of DR players its the fact you have had established Warrington players eg Briers, Bridge & Morley.

Of which when they played we won one game....point is.

Marshy Warrington & Swinton have abused the agreement, I understood Dual Reg was meant to give young Super League players game time.

That is the point

Swinton have acted in complete disregard to the idea of dual reg. I am very pleased that you are at the bottom of the table as this I feel is natural justice.

I reckon Tony Smith has abused the spirit of Dual Registration (but sadly not the rules).

I think Swinton hoped it would get them results. In the main it hasn't so it probably hasn't worked for them, just for TS.

Dons asked to give up 6 points generally on the Handicap Betting.

Swinton giving fitness tests to Ian Watson amongst others .

Match Preview

Doncaster RLFC are looking to book their place in the semi-final of the Northern Rail Cup when they face Swinton Lions on Thursday evening (7:30pm kick-off). This quarter final tie is to be played at the Leigh Sports Village in front of the Premier Sports cameras.

The Dons beat York City Knights away 24-12 to get this far in the cup and Swinton entertained and beat North Wales Crusaders 28-16, who currently top the Championship One table.

Dons' head coach Tony Miller is aiming to kick on from last week's stunning 36-24 win at Featherstone in the Kingstone Press Championship. His side were worthy winners as they put a stop to Rovers' six-match winning league run.

Lee Waterman, Liam Kay and Paul Cooke all earned selection in the Premier Sports Team of the Week after their performances on Sunday and Miller will hoping for more of the same against the Lions.

The club's medical team will check on hooker Nathan Powley before Miller can finalise his team but club captain Kyle Kesik (knee) is definitely ruled out and Mike Kelly is a major doubt after picking up a knock at the weekend.

New signing Russ Spiers is included in the Dons squad and Adam Scott is also available for selection after missing out at Featherstone. The Wakefield trio of Danny Cowling, Kay and Kyle Trout are also included.

Miller said: "It's a big game for us and one we certainly want to win.

"We've already played and lost at Swinton this season so we know what they're capable of.

"If we can show the same execution and effort like we did at Featherstone then we've every chance of going in the bag for the semi-final draw."

Lions' head coach Gary Chambers is aiming to halt a three-match losing streak having not won since beating the Crusaders in the play-off eliminators.

Since then they have lost against Dewsbury Rams, Halifax and Batley Bulldogs, but Chambers hopes to be boosted by the return of both Richie Hawkyard and James Laithwaite.

Chambers said: "There are some good bodies to come back for us." Ian Watson, Darren Hawkyard and Liam Hulme will also be given late fitness tests.

Please note that all fans will be able to use the banqueting suite at the Sports Village for refreshments at the game.

The Legends Bar is closed due to a private function but anyone with a match ticket will be able to use the banqueting suite, gaining access pre-match via main reception.

Last Five Meetings

17th March 2013: Swinton Lions win 14-6 at Leigh Sports Village
15th July 2011: Swinton Lions win 30-28 at The Willows
25th April 2011: Swinton Lions win 36-32 at Keepmoat Stadium
23rd May 2010: Doncaster RLFC win 16-0 at Keepmoat Stadium
21st March 2010: Swinton Lions win 36-30 at Sedgely Park

Match Day Admission

To enter the stadium you must first purchase a ticket from the ticket office which is situated to the right of reception on the front of the Main Stand.

Prices are: £15 for adult, £9 for concessions, and £3 for juniors. Enter via turnstiles 21-22-23-2 (Situated at the side of Legends Bar).

Referee

C Leatherbarrow

Please explain which rule we have broken and don't Hunslet have Richard Moore playing every week.

Who has said Swinton have broken any rule !

The Wakefield trio of Danny Cowling, Kay and Kyle Trout are also included.
Bit rich when you are including three from Wakefield...oh but of course they are kids a bit like ours but I understand on Thursday we will only include one kid.

Marshy1 so Adrian Morley, Lee Briers and Chris Bridge were just kids too? Danny Cowling played all last season for the Dons, and Kay and Trout have also been regulars for Doncaster throughout this season. None of these are international players returning from injury.

As a club we have turned down other players offered to us from Wakefield because these were players not getting game time. I agree that the Hunslet and Leeds application of the dual registration is also wrong, so I shouldn't have just singled out Swinton. I think it must have been having a dual registration coach that swung it.

I feel for Swinton fans at this moment in time, whether fairly or not, they are being perceived by the whole Rugby League world to having their identity stripped from them.

They've been nomadic in their "home" for some time now playing at Leigh and Salford grounds in recent years, and on top of becoming geographically irrelevant they are now being accused of having their team identity taken away by becoming Tony Smiths play thing as the rest of the sport smugly looks on at their current position.

I would hate to be in that position and see it happen to my club, but at this moment in time this is the hand they have been given.

The last time I saw them at the ground in Whitefield they had plans to soon be in a brand new stadium, I am not sure where they currently stand on that but the impression the chairman at that point gave was that he was putting an awful lot of money into the venture and the club.

15 minutes Swinton 0 Dons 12

Tries from Spurr and Cowling

Dons had all early play, Swinton coming back into it

24 minutes Swinton 0 Dons 18

Try Sanderson

4 -18

39 mins Swinton 8 - Dons 18

Watching this .. enjoying the commentary.. dons should win.

Since when did Swinton play at Leigh? looks to be about 90 there.

Half time

Think this is their first year there, they've travelling around til they get a new ground (which is both true and rhymes)