RU focus back on survival

OLDHAM RUFC bid to return to winning ways after last weekend’s EDF Energy Senior Vase defeat to Wigan when Tyldesley visit Manor Park tomorrow (2.15pm).

It is another important fixture for the local side in its battle to avoid relegation from North Lancs/Cumbria division.

But after having a depleted side last weekend, second-bottom Oldham will have a squad reinforced by the return of James Wilkinson after injury and also Joe Hesse, Ross Cooper, Dean McEwan, Matt Brogan and Rob Fryer, who were all unavailable against Wigan.

Relegated last season, Tyldesley are currently second in the table having lost only one league game.

1st XV (Tyldesley, home, meet club 12.45pm for 2.15pm kick off): Langley, Gorey, Wilkinson, Ward, Goodman, Barber, Heptonstall, D McEwan, Vatikions, Brogan, Rae, Molloy, A Waterhouse, Cooper, Hesse, Fryer, Farnan.

‘A’ XV (Rochdale, away, meet club 12.30pm for 2.30pm kick off): Collinge, O Davies, Simpson, Bearpark, Newton, Graham, Collins, Massey, Jones, N Taylor, Jones, Savage, Burgess, Wood, Knight, Green, J McEwan, Crossley, J Taylor.

Extra ‘A’ (Heaton Moor, home, meet club 1.15pm for 2.30pm kick off): Piekos, Fitton, Walker, Caveney, Douthwaite, Watson, Walmsley, Kennedy, Edwards, Mutch, Steadman, Suiter, McKenzie, Hushion, Lamb, Heginbottom, May.

Vets (Bury, away, meet club 12.45pm for 2.30pm kick off): Aylett, Bernard, Bradbury, Brierley, Conboy, C Davies, Dearden, Faulkner, Forsyth, D Hall, Hodkinson, Horsefall, Lockett, Luke, Pierre, Shaw, Trickey, White, Whitehurst.

Colts (Liverpool St Helens, home Sunday, meet club noon for 2pm kick off): Ashcroft, Birch, Brennan, Denbigh, Clifford, Collinge, Davey, Froggart, Goodman, Heginbottom, Holt, Massey, May, McKenna, J McEwan, Peacock, Piekos, C Roscoe, L Roscoe, Ward, Wan.