All hands to the pump

PLAYER-coach Steve Molloy has a depleted squad for Oldham RUFC’s North Lancs/Cumbria division fixture at the Vale of Lune tomorrow.

James Wilkinson, Steve Connolly and Adam Langley are unavailable, while Phil Eddleston fractured his ankle in the opening day defeat to Wigton. Joe Hesse (hand) and Rob Burston (facial injury) will have fitness checks.

Youngsters Jordan Green, Owen Davies and Jack Taylor are added to the squad, which includes experienced scrum-half Peter Scrivens, who was ill last weekend.

1st XV (Vale of Lune, away, meet club 11.30am): Kenney, Jordan Green, O Davies, Ward, Mellor, Goodman, Barber, Scrivens, Wardle, Burston, Molloy, Vatikionis, Fryer, Brogan, Hesse, Cooper, Bergin, J Taylor.

‘A’ XV (Bury seconds, away, meet club 1pm): D Simpson, Jason Taylor, Newton, Graham, McEwan, Collins, Dunnington-Wallace, N Taylor, L Jones, Watson, Knight, Howard, Jakeman, Collinge, Aylett, M Green, Renshaw.

EXTRA ‘A’ (Littleborough thirds, home, meet club 1.30pm): Wild, Douthwaite, Lamb, Fitton, Beswick, Hushion, McNicholls, Roberts, Barrett, Kennedy, Mutch, Burgess, Hodge, Walmsley, Massey, Martin, W Jones, Herbertson.

VETS (Trafford MV thirds, away, meet club 1pm): Belcher, Bradbury, Brierley, Crimes, C Davies, Farnan, Hall, Hodkinson, Johns, Lockett, McDowell, Mullholland, P Peacock, Shore, Royston, Thackwell, Trickey, White.

COLTS (New Brighton, home Sunday, meet club noon): Ashcroft, Birch, Brennan, Denbigh, Clifford, Collinge, Davey, Froggatt, Goodman, Heginbotham, Holt, Massey, May, McEwan, J Peacock, Piekos, C Roscoe, L Roscoe, Ward, Wan, McKenna.