The elder Boatman is recovering after breaking his leg and dislocating his ankle in the first half last week. He was due to have a second operation back home on Wearside but the doctors decided it wasn't necessary. Let's hope that's the start of some better luck for Jonny.

Fortunately, Dan is a more than capable replacement. The back row could be the crucial area tomorrow, with Morley's earning rave reviews from Stockport last week, after the Manchester side lost 14-10 to the Yorkshiremen on the first day of the season.

A little bit more luck and a little bit more concentration last week would have meant that both sides could have been unbeaten going into tomorrow's game. Both sides play open rugby and, with an excellent weather forecast, we could be in for an exciting game.

With big spending Hull already romping ahead, scoring more than 120 points and conceding only 15, it may not be too early to say that the race is now concentrated on second place. But with 20 more games to go who knows?

The coaches will be making a late decision about the first team bench. Peter Hodgson is back in training, after recovering from a persistent groin problem, while Paul Rudd is still unassailable after a minor op on a cyst in his neck.

West15 Iain Dixon 14 Andrew Cheslin 13 Gareth Kerr 12 Jamie Connolly 11 Colin Cheslin 10 Paul Moss 9 Davy Tighe 1 Anth Carr [capt] 2 Andrew Dixon 3 Carl Robinson 4 Tom Dixon 5 Carl MIller 6 Dan Boatman 7 Aaron Myers 8 Paul Vinnicombe 16 Jon Norris 17 TBC 18 TBC

Morley15 Scott Evans 14 Koby Gyast 13 Michael Ash 12 Neil Murray 11 Simon Bradshaw 10 Mark Chester 9 Sean Dadswell 1 Paul Gabriel 2 James Darbyshire 3 Tom Gray 4 John Stannard 5 Sean Burke 6 Craig Field (Capt.) 7 Mike Burnett 8 Joe Battye 16 Leon Treco 17 Peter Dadswel 18 Scott Benton