The Blues’ team to play the Dragons will be announced on Thursday lunchtime.

Coach David Young is again waiting on several late fitness tests.

Young said,

“We are hopeful that Nick Walne (dead leg), Matt Allen (illness), and Craig Quinnell (hamstring) will be available for selection but will know for sure at the team run-out on Thursday morning.”

Definitely available again is Donavan van Vuuren and Dan McShane while other good news is that Heino Senekal returns from World Cup duty wih Namibia this week.

The latest injury list is as follows:

Long term: Richard Smith, Dean Dewdney

Others: Andrew Lewis (bang on head), Nick Macleod (knee – 2/3 weeks), James Malpas (shoulder – one week), Pieter Muller (ankle – 4 weeks), Jonny Vaughton (hip – 3/4 weeks).

World Cup: Iestyn Harris, Tom Shanklin, Martyn Williams, Rhys Williams