Depleted RU face big test

OLDHAM RUFC will have a weakened team for tomorrow’s match at high-flying Tyldesley in North Lancs/Cumbria division (2.15pm).

Scrum-half Peter Scrivens, forward Adam Waterhouse and back Will Mellor are all unavailable while pack pair Ross Cooper and Steve Molloy are still injured.

Tyldesley have lost only twice in the league, though one of those defeats was at Manor Park where they were beaten 17-10 earlier in the campaign.

1st XV (Tyldesley, away, meet club 11.45am for 2.15pm kick off): Goodman, L Roscoe, Ward, Wilkinson, Gorey, Barber, Collins, Heptonstall, J Taylor, Vatikions, Wardle, Brogan, Farnan, Hesse, Fryer, Bergin, McEwan, O Davies.

‘A’ XV (Old Bedians, home, meet club 1pm for 2.30pm kick off): Langley, Collinge, D Simpson, Douthwaite, Graham, C Jones, Lamb, J Green, Savage, N Taylor, L Jones, Burgess, Jakeman, Howard, McKenzie, Wood, Crossley, J Watson, Renshaw.

Extra ‘A’ (Rochdale, away, meet club 12.45pm for 2.30pm kick off): Bearpark, Beswick, R Jones, McNicholl, Martin, P Watson, Walmsley, Barrett, Mitchell, Suiter, Roberts, Hushion, Froggatt, Pierre, Flynn, Foster, Holt, Edwards, Massey, D McEwan, Moore, Kennedy.

Vets (Dukinfield, home, meet club 1.15pm for 2.20pm kick off): Aylett, Blogg, Bradbury, Brierley, C Davies, Faulkner, Forsyth, Dom Hall, Horsfall, Johns, Lockett, Luke, McDowell, Moran, Mullholland, Pickles, Royston, Selby, Shaw.

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