Wilko back apparently! Scotty Moore misses out with a calf strain though.

Probable team:

Wellens
Gardner
Shenton
Wheeler
Foster
Gaskell
Lomax
Perry
Roby
Graham
Soliola
Flannery
Wilkin

Puletua
LMS
Ashurst
Makinson

Dixon and Magennis to make up the 19.

Injury list:

Meli- Probable return Good Friday.
Pryce- 8 weeks minimum.
Moore- Next week.
Clough- Next Week.

with any luck Wire's loss to cats will have focussed the players minds that there are no easy wins, 100% for 80 mins please!

Really hope not but... Will Royce think about throwing Eastmond in on the bench with the game away from "home" with an eye on the busy Easter period ahead. Hope not personally but if he ever plans to then somewhere like Crusaders away would probably suit him. Fingers crossed he doesn't though.

waste of a spot if you ask me, if lomaskell was failing massively then you might, but on current form he wouldnt get into the team, regardless of his move to bath or not

Totally agree but I have a sneaky feelin he hasn't played his last first team game for us. Anyway I probably go.

Wello
Gardener
Shenton
Wheeler
Foster
Gaskell
Lomax
Graham
Roby
Perry
Flannery
Soliola
Wilkin


LMS
Puletua
Ashurst
Makinson.

i'd possibly put Magennis in over Makinson if availiable, but as about eastmond, he's still (in theory) a quality halfback, and pride comes before a fall so i'd actually use him if J-Lo or Wheels gets injured in their place

Simmons has commented on the Eastmond situation, he wants the boos to stop but has no intention of picking him while Lomaskell are going so well.

3 games in a row for Wheeler is this a record for him



Keep it up Wheels

it is looking promising, but he hasnt made it yet, dont jinx him!

Simmons really doesn't like or care about Kyle imo

notice in the artice that he states that he wants the boos to stop for the young U20 lads as he makes out that its not fair on them and mentions that fans are booing the red and white colours of Saints but does not even give a care/mention about Kyle so hopefully we will not see HIM in a Saints shirt again!

He'll hold Makinson on the bench, if there's a problem in the halve he'll bring him on and move Wheeler to 6 like he did against HKR.

Lomax is still limping around apparently - still suffering from his corked leg.- Maybe Eastmond in for Friday then?

Quote ="Agent Mulder"Lomax is still limping around apparently - still suffering from his corked leg.- Maybe Eastmond in for Friday then?'" Doesn't seem that way - www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/727 No Pryce, Clough, Moore or Meli

Quote ="Agent Mulder"Lomax is still limping around apparently - still suffering from his corked leg.- Maybe Eastmond in for Friday then?'" Doesn't seem that way - www.saintsrlfc.com/news/page/727 No Pryce, Clough, Moore or Meli

Beat me to it.

Saints' 19-man squad is:

1. Paul Wellens, 2. Ade Gardner, 3. Michael Shenton, 4. Sia Soliola, 8. Josh Perry, 9. James Roby, 10. James Graham, 11. Tony Puletua, 12. Jon Wilkin, 13. Chris Flannery, 15. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook, 17. Gary Wheeler, 18. Matty Ashurst, 19. Andrew Dixon, 20. Jonny Lomax, 21. Shaun Magennis, 22. Jamie Foster, 25. Lee Gaskell, 28. Tommy Makinson.

Crusaders' 19-man squad:

1. Clinton Schifcofske, 2. Gareth Thomas, 3.Tony Martin, 4. Vince Mellars, 5. Stuart Reardon, 6. Michael Witt, 7. Jarrod Sammut, 8. Ryan O'Hara, 10. Mark Bryant, 11. Hep Cahill, 12. Jason Chan, 13. Frank Winterstein, 16. Ben Flower, 17. Rhys Hanbury, 19. Lloyd White, 21. Paul Johnson, 22. Richard Moore, 23. Peter Lupton, 27. Jordan Tansey.

The match kicks off at 8pm and the referee is R Hicks.

1. Paul Wellens,
2. Ade Gardner,
3. Michael Shenton,
17. Gary Wheeler
22. Jamie Foster

2025. Lomaskell

8. Josh Perry,
9. James Roby,
10. James Graham,
4. Sia Soliola,
13. Chris Flannery,
12. Jon Wilkin,

11. Tony Puletua,
15. Louie McCarthy-Scarsbrook,
19. Andrew Dixon,
28. Tommy Makinson.


Roby to play the full 80 it looks like.

expect him to have Tony P start at 13 and Wilkin on the bench.

Fair enough, that's quite likely, I just like having 2 props on the bench.