The trick is to pull of one by one and fill the gap behind the ruck so that when the guy plays the ball the defensive line is set. If you can get the attacker on his back and facing the wrong way even better.

As you say it's no good getting bodies into the tackle if you're going to let the guy up before everyone is ready so that the attacking side can steal cheap yards behind the ruck.

This particular area has been a problem for us for years. Even during the glory years we sometimes struggled to contain Saints around the ruck as they had good technique and good dummy half runners. Now any SL team seems better organised and has better technique!

Sense?
When does that come into it? Don't be silly.
I for one won't be surprised to see Halley stay at Wakefield, have two injured players play on, hopefully not in their normal postitions, a scrum half move to hooker, a second row to prop, a loose forward to stand off and a stand off to scrum half. We can them put some second rowers on the bench so thry can fit in anywhere, and a youngster to take the last bench spot but then obviously not play them.

Not sure there are enough second rowers featuring in that plan

did you see sykes efforts on the wing in the world cup? atm sykes isnt performing point blank and assuming nero is fit then sykes should be dropped for crookes. Halley in for semi if he's injured. If semi's fit then difficult choice who to drop to accomodate halley as sheriffe and semi are pretty much on a par at the moment ( cos neithers getting any service) and much as I hate to say it Platt was probably the only back to be able to hold his head up after saturday ( although if he's injured then obviously halley slots in at fullback)