Not really true, it's generally immaculate in the peak of summer and was pretty poor before the new pitch was put in. But there's not really any indication it will be poor on Sunday; people seem to be reading the wrong things into how the pitch was being prepared for Sunday on the day of the SL launch.

Hopefully the dry couple of weeks we've had means it'll survive tomorrow night okay. I'll take a photo at the end of the game. The rain on Sunday won't help though.

It'll take a lot to do that, both teams looked very good tonight I thought and Wire were unlucky not to win despite the sending off of Hill

21 man squad named:

1. Jamie Shaul
2. Bureta Faraimo
3. Carlos Tuimavave
4. Josh Griffin
5. Adam Swift
6. Jake Connor
7. Marc Sneyd
8. Scott Taylor
10. Chris Satae
11. Josh Jones
12. Manu Ma’u

13. Ligi Sao
14. Albert Kelly
16. Jordan Johnstone
20. Brad Fash
21. Jordan Lane
22. Josh Bowden
23. Andre Savelio
24. Mahe Fonua
29. Gareth Ellis
33. Ratu Naulago

Boweden, Fonua, Swift and Lane to miss out for me

Fonua? Why?

Shaul
Faraimo
Fonua
Tuimavave
Naulago
Connor
Sneyd
Taylor
Johnstone
Satae
Jones
Ma’u
Sao

Kelly
Griffin
Savelio
Ellis

There is no need to rush him, it's a long season. Radford has said he is 3 weeks behind with his fitness so play those that are ahead of him

Can't see the point of a 21 man squad, pretty much everyone you'd expect is now included.
Only Masi the noticeable absentee.

Let's hope Johnstone isn't a late withdrawal, as bringing in Cator would lose us an interchange.

fash will be on the bench to give johnstone a breather

I agree.Fonua seems to have already accepted he is behind on fitness.
Just wish Radford didnt mess around with Connor/kelly.Dont go for this idea that kelly is on the bench to come on in the second half against a tired defence.
In that case he pulls Connor off and makes the sulking even worse.
The simple thing and best option is to play Connor at right centre,after all he is the current GB international in that role.
Kelly at 6 and Griffin on the bench which covers second row and an injury in the backs.