Quote ="Sporting Billy"Injuries aside,the way things are going he's going to struggle to get his place back, unless Smith decides to rest Evans.'"
Five weeks is a long time in rugby. The way we've been playing; I'd agree that he would not be a shoe in for a place in the starting 13. But it is unrealistic to assume all the 17 from Sunday will be fit in five weeks time.
I think it's great news that we will have another quality player fit sooner than expected. When he is, we can then look at all the available players and argue whether or not he warrants a place. It's a squad game, and the more players we have fit and waiting in the sidelines the better. It boosts the performance of those that do get picked.