Not much point bringing Daly here and not playing him. I appreciate he will need time to get used to our systems etc.. but if he shows up well in training he should make 23 at a minimum.
I'm not convinced we will be let play Aki in all 3 matches.
I just hope we stay in as good a shape as last winter when the good work on S&C averted the injury crises of previous seasons. Either that or we stay as lucky.

It means

LH : Buckley starts 3 matches, McCabe 17 for the 3 games
TH : Bealham starts 3 matches, Carey 17 for the 3 games (don't think McCoy did enough to move him yet)
n°2 : No idea what the picking order is, I'd give each of them 1 start 1 sub position!
4) Dillane starts 2, Thornbury starts 1
5) Roux starts 2, Thornbury starts 1
6) SOB starts 2, Masterson starts 1
7) Butler starts 2, Fainga'a starts 1
n°8 Boyle starts 2, Copeland starts 1


9) Blade starts 3 matches, Mitchell 21 for the 3 games
10) Carty starts 3 matches, Horwitz 22 for the 3 games (still more versatile and experienced compared to Fitz)
11) Healy starts 2, Godwin starts 1 on the wing
12) Aki starts 3
13) Farrell starts 2, Godwin starts 1 as 13
14) Kelleher starts 2, Leader starts 1
15) TOH starts 3

19) Thornbury/Dillane/Roux 1 bench each
20) Fainga'a twice on the bench, the most impressive of Masterson/Connolly/Copeland for the last bench spot

23) Godwin 1, Leader 1 or 2, C.Joyce or T. Daly maybe once.

3 games in a row, what squad can we use for all these 200 + minutes?

Those who were rested for Europe:

-Buckley
-Dillane
-Boyle
-Butler
-Farrell
-TOH
- I'd add Blade, Godwin, and Carty even if they play 20 over these 2 last week-ends

Those who were rested in South Africa

-Roux
-Bealham

Mix of both

-Aki (3 rest games coud play 3 now!)

Those who played but still can because they are just back from injury

-Thornbury
- SOB
- Masterson

Those who are quite preserved by rotation

-The 3 hookers
- Fainga'a

So I think we can enlist 13-14 of our main players over the 3 games, which is very important, good squad management from the staff!

Only 2 issues :

Cian Kelleher : played 809 minutes this season

Matt Healy : played 720 minutes this season

Those two won't play every Interpro minutes.

Leader should start 1 game as 14 for Kell. But we're a bit stuck to rest Healy. De Buitlear fitness and abalities in such big game is a question. We might choose Godwin as 11, a bet too...