Big clash for Firsts

OLDHAM RUFC have a mouth-watering final home fixture of the season in North Lancs/Cumbria division against league leaders Vale of Lune.

Oldham’s form at Manor Park has been solid and they will be aiming to finish their home campaign on a victorious note before their final game at Upper Eden on April 18.

Chris Lamb is unavailable, but Oldham’s squad is reinforced by the returns of Peter Scrivens, Rob Fryer and Joe Hesse.

1st XV (Vale of Lune, home, meet club 1.30pm for 3pm kick off): Goodman, Gorey, Langley, Ward, Scrivens, C Roscoe, Barber, Collins, Heptonstall, J Taylor, Wardle, Brogan, Fryer, Bergin, J McEwan, Cooper, L Roscoe, Edwards, Molloy, Hesse.

‘A’ XV (Glossop, away, meet club 1pm for 3pm kick off): Booth, Collinge, Simpson, Knight, C Jones, Horsfall, Graham, Vatikions, N Taylor, L Jones, Burgess, Jakeman, Howard, McKenzie, Crossley, J Watson, Maslen, Pierre, Mellor, Bearpark.

EXTRA ‘A’ (Old Bedians, home, meet club 1pm for 3pm kick off): Fitton, Beswick, Martin, Hushion, Nixon, Barrett, Mitchell, Froggatt, Maxwell, R Jones, D McEwan, Walsh, Souter, Lowther, Heath, Lowe, Phelan, Burston, P Watson, Green.

VETS (Broughton Park, away, meet club 1pm for 3pm kick off): Aylett, Belcher, Bernard, Blogg, Brierley, C Davies, Faulkner, Forsyth, Dom Hall, Hodge, Hodkinson, A Jones, Luke, Lockett, McDowell, Mullholland, Selby, Thackwell, Trickey.

COLTS (Huddersfield YMCA, away Sunday, meet Tesco 11am): Ashcroft, Birch, Brennan, Clifford, Collinge, Davey, Denbigh, Froggatt, Goodman, Heginbotham, Holt, Massey, May, J McEwan, McKenna, Peacock, Piekos, C Roscoe, L Roscoe, J Taylor, Ward, Wan.

VETS (Yorkshire RAGS, home Sunday, meet club 2pm for 3pm kick off): Aylett, Belcher, Blogg, Brierley, Burke, C Davies, Farnan, Faulkner, Forsyth, Dom Hall, Heptonstall, Highman, Hodge, Hodkinson, C Jones, L Jones, Luke, Lockett, McDowell, Mulder, Mullholland, Selby, Thackwell, Trickey.