The referee for this fixture will be Thierry Alibert (RFL).

Wolves by 14+

Bulls by one, sykes drop goal

I don't think them losing on Mon is going to help our cause.

If we complete and cut the penalties out, we'll be there or there abouts.

(Big if mind!)

I can't see past a Warrington win unfortunately. Hope I'm wrong I really do!

Well Warrington are coming off a worse Easter weekend than us (0 points compared to our 1). But I can't see them losing 3 in a row, especially not to us.

Funny, I could have sworn that Warrington walloped Salford by 60 points on Good Friday

Can't see us winning this. Just hope we cut out the errors, penalties and don't miss too many tackles. There's no pressure on us, we just need to show some guts and play as a team.

dont think anyone seriously expects us to get anything from wire game tbh. Wont stop the 'woe is me' crowd on monday morning though,no matter how well we play.

It depends. If we turn in a Salford style capitulation again I think people will be entitled to have another whinge.

So if we lose by 60 points it will be fine because we weren't expected to win.

Bad day at the office 0-60 loss. Realistically the best case scenario is a gutsy 10-28 loss.

of course not. but if we put in a decent performance and lose by say less than 12 then I'd expect people to give team some credit given the circumstances. Sadly theres an element that just prefer to put the boot in irrespective of the on-field performance and any mitigating factors.

You're right, I've got my dates mixed up.

However, not expecting a win, but I would hope the team puts in a good performance

realism is required for this game. Warrington are a fair way ahead of the bulls at the minute and will be looking to bounce back. We have just had a mentally draining derby, followed by a trip to france which will take its toll. given the injuries and young squad, expecting a victory is a little unfair imo

I would like to see a Bulls win but can't see it happening. If we play some good rugby and defend well i'd look at 14 - 28 Wire

I dont like saying it but i reckon were in for a spanking, 66-10 to Warrington.

Royston
Ainscough!!
Platt
Ah Van
Raynor
Briggs
Herbert
Hargreaves
Lestrange
Lynch
Whitehead
Elima
Bateman

Bench: Burgess, Donaldson, Koppy, Diskin

1, Royston
2. Ainscough
3. Platt
4. Walker
5. Ah Van
6. I'd like to see Briggs but it will be Sykes
7. Herbert
8. Lynch
9. L'Estrange
10. Kopczak
11. Elima
12. Olbison
13. Donaldson

Bench - Hargreaves, Diskin, Whitehead, Burgess (If fit) or Bateman

1. Royston
2. Ainscough
3. Platt
4. Sykes
5. Ah Van
6. Herbert
7. L'Estrange
8. Hargreaves
9. Diskin
10. Lynch
11. Elima
12. Walker
13. Bateman

14. Kopzcak
15. Whitehead
16. Burgess
17. Donaldson

1. Royston
2. Ainscough
3. Platt
4. Sykes
5. Ah Van
6. Herbert
7. Southernwood
8. Hargreaves
9. Diskin
10. Lynch
11. Elima
12. Walker
13. Whitehead

14. Kopzcak
15. Stranger
16. Burgess
17. Donaldson

I don't think that Warrington losing to Hull on Monday does us any favours.

Last time they slipped to a surprise loss - against Catalans - they bounced back to smash Crusaders and Salford. Wouldn't be surprised to see them bounce back on Sunday....sadly



Looks like the best time to play Wire is when they feel over confident after a couple of big wins. Just our luck to be playing them when they'll have had a massive kick up the pants then...

Based on what you've seen in u20's do you think he's physical enough yet that we could risk him against a big wire pack, given our packs a bit lightweight at moment and maybe not able to offer him much protection? WE could certainly use his skills in halves and herbert does look more of a 6 than a 7.

TBH I don't see where this he's not physically ready comes from it's not as he's tiny IMO he fully deserves a chance on the bigger stage. IMO a game like is the perfect game everyone expects us to be mullered so it will help for the more winnable games.

from what I remember of his stats last year he was approx same height as burrow but built a lot lighter (about 20kg IIRC). Has he filled out a bit this year?

My only worry putting him in against wire with both langley and scruton missing is their pack is likely to run over ours a bit and not give him any space to work in. While I agree if he comes in and has a good game it would really help our options ging forwards the flip side is if he comes in and has a mullering it could knock his confidence back a bit.

From what I've seen on u20s highlights he certainly looks like he could be ready to step up but you've seen a lot more of him so are in a better position to judge.