General thoughts
A clumsy game all around but we had enough patches there where we showed enough flow with the ball. Overall, our defence was very good where we were a little disconnected. The intent was right and other than that we were particularly safe today.
Aidan Sezer injury
He passed it so it was more a choice at half-time. He had a bump there, more of a contusion and real sore spot than symptoms, so I just made that choice and I was very keen to give Ash Handley an opportunity to play fullback. He also rolled his ankle a bit when he got that kick pressure. It was one of those days where I thought we were well handled to manage that with Liam Tindall on the bench to make the reshuffle.
Sam Lisone starting, Tom Holroyd on the bench
It was effective today, we were a little clumsy with the ball early including Sam, who had a moment there. There were three to four more defensive-orientated. But he brought some collision, impact and some real skill as well.
