Union men on hat-trick trail

OLDHAM RUFC make one of their longest journeys of the season tomorrow to play Workington in North Lancs/Cumbria division.

And after wins in their last two matches - one in the league the other in the EDF Energy Senior Vase - the Manor Park players head to Cumbria with renewed confidence.

Steve Molloy, Joe Hesse and Ziggy Vatikions are all unavailable through work commitments.

But the squad is reinforced by the returns of Rob Fryer, Dean McEwan, Ian White, Paul Wardle, Steve Connolly and Rob Burston which provides increased competition for places.

Oldham have been drawn to Wigan in the third round of the EDF Energy Senior Vase on Saturday, November 22.

1st XV (Workington, away, meet club 10am): Gorey, Jordan Green, Wilkinson, Ward, Langley, Mellor, Goodman, Barber, White, D McEwan, C Heptonstall, N Taylor, Wardle, Connolly, Fryer, Brogan, Cooper, J Taylor, Burston.

‘A’ XV (Old Bedians, away, meet club 1.30pm): Simpson, O Davies, Newton, Graham, J McEwan, P Waterhouse, Froggatt, Massey, Collins, C Jones, L Jones, Savage, Howard, Wood, Collinge, Burgess, Jakeman, J Watson, M Green, Piekos, Knight.

Extra ‘A’ (Rochdale, home, meet club 1.30pm): Douthwaite, Fitton, McNicholls, P Watson, Jason Green, Lockwood, Walmsley, Martin, Beswick, Kennedy, Edwards, Rea, Crossley, Steadman, Suiter, McKenzie, Hushion, Lamb, Flynn, Caveney, Walker.

Vets (Dukinfield, away, meet club 1.30pm): Bernard, Blogg, Brierley, Dearden, Forsyth, Damian Hall, Dominic Hall, Hodkinson, Hodgson, Horsefall, Luke, McDowell, Mullholland, Pierre, Royston, Shaw, Thackwell, Trickey, Walsh.

Vets (Yorkshire Rags, away Sunday, meet club noon): Bernard, Pickles, R Heptonstall, Reid, Chdaoui, G Roberts, Mullholland, McNicholls, Jakeman, Fitton, Blogg, Farnan, Forsyth, Hodkinson, Thackwell, Hushion, Kennedy, Beswick, L Jones, Brogan, Walmsley, Hall.