It’s back! Neither side pulling up trees so far so should be a spectacle based on current form

Radford hopeful of us getting Paea and Houghton back but Manu definitely out and Hadley unlikely to play either, plus obviously Watts gone. Rovers have done the usual declaring McGuire and Heffernan out for next week on the final whistle but obviously we’re in “timely boost” territory here.

Any derby is hard to call but their form with ball in hand sounds better than ours, they’re three years in between drinks and have home advantage so we could struggle.

Something like:
Shaul
Talanoa
Tuimavave
Connor
Faraimo
Kelly
Sneyd
Taylor
Houghton
Green
Minichiello
Washbrook
Abdull

Paea
Bowden
Griffin
Fash

I'd swap either Bowden or Fash for Abdul but that be my side

Timely boosts or not I would be very disappointed if we don’t beat them however you try and paint it about how Rovers could be favourites

I didn’t say Rovers would be favourites I said it’s a derby and they have plenty in their favour so we could well struggle. I’d be disappointed as well but not surprised.

But if they failed the concussions tests last night and were declared unfit to return to the game then by the rules of the game they are unable to play for the next 7 days, so rules them out of the derby. That's my understanding anyway. Unless there is another concussion test they do later in the week to see if they have to miss 7 days or not.

Think it is 6 days

Two points bagged last night and would be a bit disappointed if we can't take the next four.
Would put us back bang in the mix.

That's my understanding.

.... otherwise Shaul wouldn't have played last night.

it's a league game worth 2 points, I really don't get the obsession with it, it's mindless.