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Rugby WA have just updated the squad list on the website. They haven't added Fairbanks yet. We are sitting on:
Props: Cowan, Dunning, Fairbrother, Longbottom
Hookers: Charles, Whittaker
Locks: Sharpe, Wykes, Hockings
Backrowers: Brown, Pocock, Hodgson, McCalman
Scrumhalves: Sheehan, Swanepoel, Turner
Fly-halves: Hunt
Centres: Staniforth*, Inman, Fairbanks
Outside backs: Rapana, Cummins, Shepherd**, O'Connor*, Bartholomeusz, Haylett-Petty
* O'Connor will probably continue on with 15 and I'd like to see Staniforth back at 12.
** Shepherd yet to re-sign but looking promising.
That looks to be about a squad of 26. Sounds like Ripia could be coming over leaving about 3 open spots. I reckon Cruze Ah-Nau and Siliva Siliva will probably move to one of the 3 level 1 academy slots to cover hooker and prop. And maybe they'll give the other level one spot to Kyle Godwin or Zac Holmes. Of the other three senior squad spots we could definitely use a lock, a backrower and a 10/12.
Wonder who/what the Force are looking for.
I wonder if the Force will look to play Bartholomeusz as a backup 10 or Cummins as a 13 this year.