PLYMOUTH ALBION RFC Dawe sticks to winning XV
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- Last Updated on Friday, 13 November 2015 09:36
- Published on Friday, 13 November 2015 09:36
Graham Dawe sticks with the same winning starting XV for the fourth National One match running when Plymouth Albion play Darlington Mowden Park at Brickfields tomorrow (1500ko).
Following consecutive bonus point victories over Henley, Cinderford and Blaydon, director of rugby Dawe is reluctant to tinker with a winning XV.
There could be one alteration on the bench, where Albion have yet to confirm one replacement, with Jarrad Hayler having been away from the club this week playing for the UK Armed Forces team and the Royal Navy Under-23s.
It will be Armed Forces Day at Albion tomorrow and any serving military personnel can get into the game free on production of valid ID.
“This is a great way for the club to show its respect for serving Armed Forces personnel and say a small thank you,” said director of rugby Dawe.
“As a club we have always had strong links with the military. There’s been a lot of serving military personnel at Plymouth Albion over the years and there still is today with the likes of Tristan Lark, Jarrad Hayler and Seti Raumakita.”
However, the Albion boss is expecting Mowden Park to try and spoil their day.
The ambitious County Durham side, due to fly to Devon today, are desperate to get their season going after an injury-hit start.
Mowden Park, who play at the 25,000 all-seater Northern Echo Arena, do have a squad packed with former Championship players, including five – Peter Homan, Jake Henry, Tom Jubb, Alistair Bone and Tom Harrison - who played for Albion last season.
“We have to be ready for a Darlington side who are going to test us mentally and physically,” said Dawe.
“There are a few players who left Plymouth Albion for Darlington in the summer and they will have good intent to come back and play a good game of rugby. It is going to be a very testing match.”
Albion starting 15 Tom Putt 14 Tom Bedford 13 Jake Murphy (capt) 12 Marc Koteczky 11 Ethan Ford 10 Billy Searle 9 Cameron Setter 1 Ollie Dawe 2 James Penman 3 Christian Judge 4 Dan Collier 5 Ed Holmes 6 Nile Dacres 7 Cameron Thompson 8 Herbie Stupple
Ready on the bench 16 Rupert Freestone 17 Dan Pullinger 18 Gregory Sebastien 19 Matt Shepherd, 20 tbc
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