It's a 'must win' game for bottom club Henley when they visit fellow strugglers Bracknell in National Division 1 on Sunday (2.15pm).

If low-flying Hawks are to escape the relegation trapdoor this season, they must pick up three points against the team just above them.

Hawks are hoping to have the experience of Matt Jones available at Lily Hill Park. He is confident that the discomfort he suffered in his ribs last week will have abated in time.

Skipper Mark Venner has recovered from the hamstring injury that took him out of Worcester game two weeks ago.

But he may well find it difficult to find a starting place as the newly composed back row of Simon Miall, Jeff Atkinson, and David Fryday did well against in the defeat by Otley.

Miall was outstanding in the line-outs for Oxford University last term, and it is to be hoped that he rediscovers this form.

It should be a help that Pete Nicholas, who was hooker with him at Iffley Road, is also in the Henley squad.

Banbury Bulls, rooted to the bottom of Midlands Division 1, travel to their nearest league neighbours Kenilworth more in hope than expectation.

With full back Ben Harrison on holiday, Duncan Ferguson comes in, while a further change sees Steve Mascall start at prop for the injured Perriss Wilkins.

Chinnor welcome back in-form flanker Mike Cook for their South west 1 trip to Stroud.

Cook's competitive instincts were missed during their rather flat performance at home to leaders Weston-super-Mare last week.

Leaders Oxford Harlequins entertain Buckingham, in the Southern Counties North League (kick-off 2pm).

James Knox, Richard Rouse, Chris Penney and Simon Stevenson all come into the reckoning. The early kick-off will enable the players to watch the Scotland v England game afterwards.

WEEKEND LINE-UPS SATURDAY

Chinnor (v Stroud, away, meet 10.30am): Cawston, Brooks, J Davies (capt), Oxley, Oyebade, Kruger, Phillips, Matthews, Kelly, Wilkinson, Borgnis, Matchett, Brown, Cook, Hennessy. Reps: Winpenny, Begley, Porter, D Cook.

Chinnor 2nd (v Aylesbury 2nd, home, meet 12, ko 2.30): Westerman, D Cook, Wood, Simpson, Clarke, Vaughan, Deeley, Pound, Gerhart, Hill, Tinegate, Daly, Pearson, M Bailey, Fincken. Reps: Fullerton-Smith, Fennell, Warner.

Chinnor 3rd (v Bracknell 3rd, home, meet 1).

Banbury (v Kenilworth, away, 2.30): Ferguson, Fleming, Noyce, Jackson, Cartmell, Gill, Hurst, Hobley, Brown, Mascall, McNally, Chatterton, Cummings, Brooks (capt), Hughes. Reps: Cockerton, Hattingh, Papenfus.

Banbury 2nd (v Kenilworth 2nd, home, 2): from Thomas, J Taylor, Lalanne, Hamshere, Briggs, Puyrnell, Walker, Stilwell, Johns, Lawrence, Jayes, Burbridge, Herlihy (capt), R Taylor, Dixon, Southam, Blackwell.

Oxford Harlequins (v Buckingham, home, meet Horspath Rd 12.30, ko 2) from: Stevenson, Lawfull, Simon Chadbone, De Lange, Price, Moloney, Knox, Anderson, J Cope, Nye, A Cope, Maudsley, Penney, Dobson, Swadling, Hill, Rouse, Recchia.

Oxford Harlequins 2nd (v Buckingham 2nd, away, meet Marston Ferry Rd 12).

Oxford Harlequins 3rd (v Buckingham 3rd, home, meet Horspath Rd, 12.30, ko 2).

Oxford Harlequins 4th (v Buckingham 4th, away, meet Horspath Rd 12).

Oxford Harlequins 5th (v Witney 5th, home, meet Horspath Rd 12.30, ko 2).

Bicester (v Henley Wands, away, meet 11.45): from K Smith, Ewins, Evans, Williams, Malins, Nightingale, Grace, Shouler, S Cassidy, M Nash, C Nash, Maule, J Smith, Austin, Ward, Cooke, Cunningham, Wright.

Bicester 2nd (v Aylesbury 2nd, meet 1): from Cannon, Spencer, Brogan, Snowden, Jolliffe, Barnes, Turner, Scott, Lawrence, Kelly, Wilkins, A Smith, Dau, Bishop, Vaan Wyk, Rushworth, Lynch, Walsh, Budde.

SUNDAY

Henley Hawks (v Bracknell away, meet 2.15): from Fabian, McNair, Rowland, Davies, R Osman, Van Zyl, Jones, Reeves, Ayres, Smaje, Fuller, Hannon, Brett, Hall, Nicholas, Farner, Pettemerides, Winterbottom, Miall, Atkinson, Venner, Mortimore, Fryday.