Quote mike1993="mike1993"id try ratch and gob at hb with russell at 1, get the message out to myler improve or your place is gone, would like to see evans given a go at centre and dwyer as relacement hooker.'"
I agree with all of that.
I think Myler has had a weak start to the season, Atkins has been poor for over a year and MMonaghan (although still a solid tackler) is a shadow of his 2011 self. O'Brien, Evans and Dwyer could do no worse, they aren't going to prove themselves in the stands and these lads aren't going to get better if they aren't playing elite level rugby.
You see time and again with young players, if they're given the chance they will take it and improve with game time. We have lost players and have players out of form and have young lads in the wings ready to take up the place if they're just given the chance. Look at Makinson taking his chance when Gardner got injured, Tomkins when Smith got injured, Hardaker when Webb got injured...now Myler Atkins and MMonaghan aren't injured, and i'm not saying i want them replaced full stop, but what better opportunity to get these young lads some first grade game time with a game at London with first choice players being out of form?
For me it would be a no brainer, but i don't see Smith doing it to be honest.