Promising front row forward Simon Chadbone plays his last game of the season for Oxford Harlequins when they travel to face Truro in South West 1 tomorrow (2.30).
Chadbone departs next week for a two-month trip to Australia and New Zealand, where he hopes to have a few games.
For the slightly shorter journey to bottom club Truro, the versatile Chadbone reverts to his normal loosehead prop position, following the return of hooker Steve Mitchell
Lock forward Elliot Stevenson is back after injury, while winger Andy Joyce returns from a ski-ing holiday.
With three teams going down, Quins are only one point clear of the relegation zone, so will be aiming to win by a large margin.
Fifth-placed Chinnor will be looking for their third win in a row, when they entertaion Bridgwater & Albion.
Henley Hawks have injury problems for the daunting test against the runaway National League 1 leaders Worcester at Dry Leas (2.30).
No 8 Tom Hayman is out after aggravating a knee injury playing for England Students against Italy Under 25's two weeks ago, while flanker Matt Payne, a member of the Worcester squad last season, has an ankle injury.
Mark Venner is definitely out with a hamstring strain.
On the plus side, Jeff Atkinson has returned from his native Australia, while a new name among the is lock James McUtchen from Queensland.
Jim Hamilton-Smith starts instead of Jonny Barrett who is on the bench
Graham Purdy has his first game at full back in place of Pete Davies who moves to left wing.
Kene Ejikeme comes off the bench to take Nnamdi Obi's place on the right.
Purdy was at Wasps last season, as was wing/full back Rob Laird who has joined the Hawks on loan.
Ric Van Zyl is suspended so Russell Osman comes into the centre for his 101st game for the Hawks 1st XV.
Scrum half Dan Smaje has to have surgery, so Liam Smye again features after a spell in the Alliance side.
Sunday sees the semi-finals of the Oxfordshire Plate, with Bicester entertaining Blue Boar and Littlemore at home to Henley Wanderers. WEEKEND LINEUPS
TOMORROW
Henley Hawks (v Worcester, home, 2.30): from Purdy, Ejikeme, James, R Osman, Davies, Reeves, Chilten, Smye, Hirst, Laird, Johnstone (capt), Hamilton-Smith, Grierson, Winterbottom, Green, Atkinson, Gates, Martin, Barrett, Cooke, Payne, Hardy, McUtchen.
Oxford Harlequins (v Truro away, meet Horspath Road today, 4.30pm): from Chadbone, Mitchell, DeLange, Brusch, Stevenson, J Cope (capt), Baxter, Nye, A Cope, Penney, Recchia, Maule, M Nutt, Noyce, Boreham, Pearce,Graham, Hughes.
Oxford Harlequins Dev (v Newbury Stags home, meet Horspath Rd, 1).
Oxford Harlequins 3rd (v Windsor 3rd, away meet Horspath Rd, 12.15).
Oxford Harlequins B (v Harwell 2nd, away, meet Horspath Rd 12.30).
Witney (v Oxford, friendly, home, 2.30): Hollick (capt), H Lamb, Greenwood, J Lamb, Martin, Smith, Austen, Dore, Merriman, Gosling, J Hicks, Richens, Burrows, Worrall, Lyall. Reps: Covey, Muller, Murray, Collins.
SUNDAY
Bicester (v Blue Boar, Oxon Plate semi-final, home): Ward (capt), Rushworth, Lewis, du Toit, A Spencer, A Smith, Alcraft, Brogan, D Cassidy, Thurlow, Malins, George Williams, Hicks, Ingham, Wright. Reps: Barnes, Nightingale, Granville Williams, Linstrom, Walsh.
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