Squad is up:

Ainscough, Ah Van, Bateman, Burgess, Diskin, Donaldson, Elima, Hargreaves, Herbert, Kearney, Kopczak, L'Estrange, Lynch, Olbison, Royston, Sibbit, Sykes, Walker, Whitehead.

Bateman in for Briggs and L'Estrange in there but not 100% fit. Would like to see Heath fit and back in the team but also interested to see how Bateman will go in SL.

Bateman was immense last weekend in the U20's I thought.

He always is.

What position has been playing in? Comment on the T&A site about seeing him play at centre on Friday? I thought he'd been playing loose and hooker.

If batemans been playing a bit at hooker, squad would make sense. otherwise its a gamble including l'estrange (if not fully fit) and not having o'brien in squad (in addy's absence).

Not really. If L'Estrange isn't fit, they can always bring O'Brien in to replace him anyway if they want. Much like they did last week with Addy, despite the fact Addy wasn't named in the 19.

If a player is legitimately injured, he can be replaced in the 19 man squad.

True, and at least we stick to that guideline and dont drop people in and out of 19 man squad for less honest reasons like certain other teams.

Long not in the squad for us, don't know which way this will go but i can say our boys will be fired up after an incredibly frustrating game last week.

Batemans played no hooker.

I think it'll be like last season and a close first half before whoever wins the battle of the forwards winning by around 10/12 points.