Stabler and Allan Milne are both some weeks away from fitness. Milney should be back in a week or two but Stabs will possibly not play again this season.
Last week he was forced to play flanker Paul Rudd at full back against a Premiership class Kiwi centre who ran in four tries.
One thought is that Tim Sawyer could play centre allowing Darren Thomas to drop back to full back.
There are no such problems in the forwards where chocky returns after a one match ban. The pack shoved Bedford around last week - despite the final result - and won a couple against the head. Tim Sawyer had a knock and started on the bench but should be fully fit for this week.