Match Preview

The Nuns make their first ever league trip to Leicester Forest tomorrow afternoon and will be looking to pick up where they left off last weekend. The side bounced back in style after the previous loss with a strong performance in defeating Kettering 47-16 which kept them in 4th position in the league with 6 wins and 3 losses. Leicester Forest come into the game on the back of a 33-14 loss to league leaders Northampton Old Scouts but sit 5th in the league with 5 wins and 4 losses on 24 points, 10 behind the Nuns. 3 of these wins have come at home though and this will be the first time of playing on an AGP Pitch this season for the Nuns.

There are some big games in the league with the top two facing off at Lutterworth and the bottom two meeting at Towcestrians.

The Saxons have a home friendly against Manor Park 2s.

The Colts return to league action with home game against Rugby St Andrews, last week they were awarded a home win after Kenilworth conceded.

Team news: one change in the pack with Adie Hall moving into the second row with Nick Walton unavailable and James Lloyd starts in the back row.

The backline is the same one that started last weekend.

Augy Clarke and Tom Smitham come on to the bench.

Squad to play Leicester Forest RFC, away 2.15pm:
1 James Redman*
2 Toby Dearden*
3 Ben Dawes
4 Adie Hall*
5 Tom Aherne*
6 James Lloyd
7 Todd Bullions*
8 Martin Wood
9 Max Carter*
10 Lucas Brindley*
11 Travis Bennett-Allcock *
12 Tom Eales
13 Ryan Preston
14 Tak Chawadya
15 Stewart Davies

16 Ben Holmes
17 Augy Clarke
18 Tom Smitham*

*Nuneaton RFC Pathway Players

Saxons v Manor Park 2s, Home 2.15pm:

Max Clarkson*, James Kahrman*, Lewis Wilson*, Phil Ryan*, Oli Sharp*, Chris Smith, Owen Hollis*, Blessed Guarajena, Nabs, Jamie Coburn*, Ben Stewart*, Tom Sumner*, Jacob Court*, Ryan Southall*, Rhys Astin*, Elliott Brown, Adam Stauvers*, James O’Donoghue, Scott Cawley

Regional 2 Midlands East Round 9 Fixtures:

Lutterworth V Northampton Old Scouts
Market Harborough V Newbold On Avon
Towcestrians V Wellingborough
Kettering V Oadby Wyggestonians
Leicester Forest V Nuneaton
Peterborough V Olney

Regional 2 Midlands East Round 9 Results:

Market Harborough 52-0 Towcestrians
Newbold On Avon 0-66 Lutterworth
Northampton Old Scouts 33-14 Leicester Forest
Oadby Wyggestonians 36-34 Peterborough
Olney 29-26 Wellingborough
Nuneaton 47-16 Kettering