"He wasn't going to go back out," Roberts said after the Dodgers' 9-6 loss. "We've been very steadfast in every situation as far as innings for his usage. From one inning to two innings to three to four to five. We haven't deviated from that. "So I was trying to get his pulse for going forward, where he's at, continuing to go to the sixth inning."
He missed a lot of pre-season. He is ready for one game a week, maybe 70-90 [minutes]. He played 90 for Argentina and was really tired after 70 so doesn't have the right build-up to play three games a week, 90 minutes. I was always sure I would take him off after 60 minutes for him to be ready to be back on the pitch on Wednesday and Saturday and I already made one substitution in the first half.
Players who appeared on the Lions tour in Australia over the summer were mandated 10 weeks off, ensuring they will miss the first two rounds of the new season and be available for three before England begin their November campaign against the Wallabies. Tom Curry has undergone pre-planned wrist surgery, after starring for the Lions with a torn ligament, and is unlikely to feature for Sale before England in the autumn