Oldham’s revenge mission

OLDHAM RUFC are on a revenge mission at Heaton Moor in North Lancs/Cumbria division (2.15pm) tomorrow.

They lost 35-21 at Manor Park in the reverse fixture after conceding 17 points in the first 15 minutes.

Oldham are in good heart after winning their last two games to climb from the relegation zone to mid-table.

Heaton Moor have an overseas influence in their side. The Stockport outfit feature scrum-half Phillipe De Silva, who has been included in the Brazil national squad.

Chris Heptonstall, Steve Molloy and Joe Hesse are unavailable for Oldham, but Ziggy Vatikions and Pete Scrivens are back in contention.

Squads are —

1st XV (Heaton Moor, away, meet club 12.30pm): Langley, Wilkinson, Ward, Gorey, Barber, Goodman, Burston, D McEwan, Vatikions, Brogan, Rae, A Waterhouse, Cooper, Fryer, J Taylor, Farnan, Scrivens

‘A’ XV (Bury, home, meet club 1pm): Collinge, Mellor, Simpson, Graham, Collins, Massey, C Jones, Taylor, L Jones, Burgess, Jakeman, Howard, Green, J McEwan, Crossley, Hilton, J Watson, Renshaw

3rd XV (Littleborough, away, meet club 12.45pm): Bearpark, Caveney, Green, Douthwaite, P Watson, Walmsley, Kennedy, Barrett, Edwards, Mutch, Steadman, Suiter, McKenzie, Hushion, Lamb, Froggatt, Pierre

Vets (Trafford MV, home, meet club 1.30pm): Aylett, Bradbury, Brierley, Davies, Dearden, Forsyth, Dom Hall, Damian Hall, Hodkinson, Horsefall, Lockett, Luke, McDowell, Mullholland, Selby, Thackwell

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