I would hope that "bending down" would be one of the fitness tests required for 1st team Rugby League.

You'd hope so wouldn't you

With no bench hooker it'll be no surprise at all to see Webb stepping in there when Diskin is rested. Worked a treat the last time Wigan visited Headingley where only an inspired defensive effort by Calderwood (and some shoddy time wasting by the video ref) kept the game a contest.

Ashley Gibson has played hooker for England !

2006 Federation Shield Final defeat of Tonga at Widnes.

Who knows. He may have a knock, or there may be a strategy to limit his game time a bit while he develops. Given our record developing young players, I think I trust the club's judgement on this.

I think that McShane may be injured, my (somewhat hazy) recollection of Sunday's game is that he played very little if at all in the second half, suggesting bthat he may have picked up a knock in the 1st half.
Others there may be able to put me right on this.

The fact that he has been passed by the medical team to play again would suggest that the "recovery" is over.

I didn't go on sunday but if that is the case then despite the weak team plus Peacock and no hooker for most of the game makes it look a very good result.

It was a very good result - just as the Hull KR win was - and if the coaching staff are choosing to bring McShane on steadily then I am happy enough with that. Don't want to burn the kid out when he looks such an outstanding prospect.

Having said that the Riddell/McIlorum tag-team might have an advantage over Diskin and erm ....whoever.

Just when is Buderus likely to be back ? For the Cup I hope.

I also trust the clubs judgement and don't want to see our young one's burnt out without cause. Disko has been our sole hooker, aside from kev in 2005, for 6 years now and he has coped with roby and cunningham so I don't forsee a problem there on friday.

Has Superman had a game in the reserves? Isn't that usually the protocol before SL after a long injury?