Team news for Saturday. Connor James leads the 1st XV out at Park Lane for the season opener against Darlington Mowden Park, 2.30 kick off, gates open at noon and it is pay on the gate. The 2nd’s are on the road at Fylde, same 2.30 kick off.
1st XV v Darlington Mowden Park, Park Lane
1 J. Blanchard, 2 A. Mallinson, 3 B. Nonleh, 4 B. Birtwell, 5 C. James (C), 6 I. Deans, 7 A. Minozzi, 8 E. Poole, 9 J. Tansey, 10 C. Shone, 11 S. Shute, 12 M. Law, 13 H. Lewis, 14 T. Hesketh, 15 N. Pope.
Replacements: 16 A. Downham, 17 L. Cole, 18 D. Rylance, 19 J. Oliver, 20 A. Davies.
2nd XV v Fylde, away
1 H. Coxhill, 2 O. Geddis, 3 G. Boylan, 4 L. McPherson, 5 A. Halliday, 6 G. Payne, 7 T. Faosiliva, 8 E. Lopes, 9 M. Winterburn, 10 A. Tonge, 11 O. Cooke, 12 O. Glasse, 13 M. Shute, 14 F. Ferguson, 15 L. Forshaw.
Replacements: 16 B. Fenton, 17 F. Booth, 18 M. Slater, 19 S. Hockenhull, 20 J. Briers, 21 T. Harris, 22 C. Penketh, 23 S. Jeffries, 24 K. Derbyshire, 25 S. Neil.
Get yourselves down to Park Lane and make some noise for the lads. COYT
