To be fair if there is a dissapointment to be had i would have to say that Manu has been ordinary at best so maybe a run in the reserves would buck him up a tad??

Whiting will not be ready for 1st team so give the lad a few games to get his confidence back and match fitness, we are in no hurry and as sure as the sun comes up each morning we will get injuries that will mean he gets a shout again!

agree with that but i dont think any of the team "deserve" to be dropped.

Tommy Lee has been ordinary at best but will also know he was keeping the shirt warm for Washy. Not really classed as being dropped in my book if you were only covering in the short term for someone.

im not arguing mate id defo have washy in the 13 he offers more the Lee, just saying i dont think any of the team is playng badly and would be unfortunate to be taken out of the 17 (in stead of dropped)

On Fridays performance I think Manu needs a wake up call.

I don't think he doesn't try, he just runs to centrally for my liking. The one time he ran really wide it nearly resulted in a try. Lauititi showed how we should use Manu in the WCC.

He's annoying because when he runs wide he takes teams apart, but he doesn't do it often enough (but then he may be being told not to)

i would like to see whiting in for g.horne



as i think g.horne can be used better off the bench if needed in 2nd row or loose

i would as well but not yet, let whiting build up his match fitness.

if he is good enough to play let him



moa wasnt even in the country long and he was playing at hudds

to be fair to Moa he wasn't recovering from a broken leg.

I would think Rich needs a couple more weeks dont forget his full on training only started the week before the season did, the only way he should be back any earlier is injuries in the squad