With Rob Cockerton injured, Banbury bring in the powerful Richard Hughes at No 8 for their Midlands Division 1 game at home to Camp Hill tomorrow, writes Michael Knox.
The Bulls will be hoping to avenge their 27-23 defeat by Camp Hill earlier in the season.
The visitors are bringing all three of their sides down to Bodicote Park, as their Solihull-based ground has suffered badly from waterlogging recently.
Henley Hawks travel to Exeter for their National League Division 1 match, with some anxious glances being cast beneath them.
Hawks are in fifth place, a position they maintained despite the postponement of last Sunday's game against Moseley, which has been re-arranged for Saturday, March 24.
However, a close study of the table reveals that apart from the runaway leaders, Worcester and Leeds Tykes, just a few points separate the other 12 clubs in the league.
With four points available for a win plus bonus points, a poor run of form by any of the mid-table sides could see the pack easily reshuffled.
The Hawks side shows no major changes from the one selected to play Moseley.
As Nick Buoy is still not available following his head injury at the end of the Birmingham/Soli- hull match a fortnight ago, Matt Jones will be the first choice place-kicker.
Also anxious to avoid slipping into the relegation zone are hosts Bicester and Oxford Harlequins, who meet in a Southern Counties North clash.
Chinnor, the South West 2 East leaders, aim to maintain their promotion challenge away to fellow contenders Amersham & Chiltern.
Tomorrow's line-ups Henley (v Exeter Chiefs, away, 3): Roke, Rowland, Van Pittius, Van Zyl, Holloway, Jones, Smaje, Hall, Phillips, Alvis, Sampson, Winterbottom, Barnes (capt), Hendriksz, Metcalfe. Reps: Heginbotham, Hannon, Glossop, Venner, Ayres, Batty, Stebbings.
Henley 2nd (v Esher 2nd, home, 2.30): from Knight, Maudsley, Mainwaring, Noyce, P Osman, Smye, Blewitt, Robinson, Fitzpatrick, Brett, Fleming, Moxon, Tibbatts, Harding, Gavan, Mortimore, Justice, Powers.
Banbury (v Camp Hill, home, 2.30): Purnell, Fellows, Stramood, Cartmell, Taylor, Harrison, Hurst (capt), Hobley, Brown, Hattingh, Chatterton, Phipps, Cummings, Brooks, Hughes. Reps: Lawrence, Burbidge, Thomas.
Banbury Extra 1st (v Camp Hill 2nd, home, 2.30): Parkinson, Maynard, Hall, Lalanne, Hopcroft, Briggs (capt), Walker, Perkins, Fossey, Wilkins, Jayes, Szulczynski, Herlily, Ono, Ansell. Reps: James, Muddiman.
Banbury Lions (v Camp Hill 3rd, home, 2.30).
Banbury Wands (v Milton Keynes Vets, away, 2.30).
Chinnor (v Amersham & Chiltern, away, meet 12.30): Cawston, Begley, J Davies, Oxley, Jones, Thompson, Walkinshaw, Matthews, Jackson, Woodburn, Serdyn, Porter, M Cook, Brown, Hennessy. Reps: Whelan, Marr, Vaughan.
Chinnor 2nd (v Amersham & Chiltern 2nd, home, 2.30): D Cook, Sellars, Brooks, Wood, Clarke, Langdon, Bradon, Winpenny, Harris, Wilkinson, G Davies, Daly, Fennell, M Bailey, Fincken. Reps: Hall, Price, Farquhar.
Chinnor 3rd (v Amerham & Chiltern 3rd, away, meet 12.45).
Oxford Harlequins (v Bicester, away, meet Marston Ferry Rd, 12.15): from Molyneux, Simon Chadbone, Lennon, Todd, Price (capt), A Jones, Browne, Nye, Walker, Edney, Pooler, A Cope, J Cope, Steve Chadbone, Boreham, Hardy, James, Newman,Donnelly.
Oxford Harlequins 2nd (v Bicester 2nd, home, meet Marston Ferry Rd, 1).
Oxford Harlequins 3rd (tba, meet Marston Ferry Rd 12.15).
Oxford Harlequins 4th (v Bicester 3rd, away meet Marston Ferry Rd, 12.45).
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