RU men bid to finish in style
Reporter: Local sport: rugby union
Date published: 17 April 2009
OLDHAM Rugby Union complete their league season with a trip to Upper Eden tomorrow, knowing that a win would end any fears of being dragged into the bottom three of the North Lancs/Cumbria division.
Pete Scrivens, Tony Bergin and Adam Langley are unavailable and Ross Cooper is injured, but Rob Fryer, Chris Heptonstall and Joe Hesse are back in the squad as Oldham seek revenge for a 32-27 home defeat earlier in the season.
1st team (meet club 11.30): M Goodman, M Douthwaite, A Gorey, M Ward, C Roscoe, G Barber, M Collins, C Heptonstall, J Taylor, P Wardle, M Brogan, R Fryer, J McEwan, L Roscoe, J Edwards, S Molloy, J Hesse, R Burston.
A team (meet club 1.30): C Booth, M Collinge, D Simpson, W Mellor, C Jones, S Horsfall, P Graham, G Vatikions, N Taylor, L Jones, M Burgess, M Jakeman, L Howard, C McKenzie, P Crossley, J Watson, J Maslen, A Pierre, M Green, O Davies, S Collinge.
3rd team (meet 12.45): M Fitton, A Beswick, M Holt, P Hushion, A Nixon, S Barrett, J Mitchell, R Froggatt, J Foster, R Jones, D McEwan, C Walsh, J Souter, C Lowther, S Kennedy, J Lowe, G Phelan, P Walmsley, P Watson, J Green, C Gill.
Vets (meet 2pm): G Aylett, M Bradbury, R Brierley, C Davies, D Faulkner, N Forsyth, Dom Hall, M Hodge, A Jones, D Luke, P Lockett, N McDowell, L Moran, T Mullholland, D Roberts, J Selby, S Thackwell, G Trickey.
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