Henley Hawks will seek their first ever win at the Rectory Ground when they travel to Redruth in National 2 tomorrow.
Skipper Stean Williams returns after a three-week absence, but fellow flanker Matt Payne has an eye injury, which will keep him out until the new year.
Steve Green will provide back row cover, while hooker Dinos Alexipoulos comes in on the bench.
Young scrum half Calum Grant retains his place, while centre Angelo Flammia will be pressurising Jaymes Chapman and Luke Burns from the bench.
Redruth lie third from bottom having had ten points deducted for refusing to take the field for the second half at Cambridge in September.
The Cornish side complained that their changoing room had been broken into and valuables stolen, but Cambrdige and the officials had suffered the same fate.
If Witney are to resurrect their season, they must start with a home victory over Southern Counties North leaders Olney.
Witney will select their side from an 18-man squad, which is still missing flanker Will Worrall.
Bicester have decided not to risk Chad Ward and James Davies for their BB&O Premier Division derby with Gosford All Blacks at Oxford Road.
Utility back Ward (hamstring) and hooker Davies (groin) are both now fit after long injury lay-offs, but won't play until the new year.
Henley Hawks (v Redruth, away): N Lambden, Ah-Ling, L Burns, Chapman, Wells, Reeves, Grant, Le Chevalier, Muggridge, Robinson, Winterbottom, Hurrell, Chamberlain, Williams (capt), Archer. Reps: Alexipoulos, Fuller, Green, Flammia.
Witney (v Olney, home): from Wheater, P Gouldie, Rollinson, J Collins, C Strutt, H Lamb, Elwood, G Campbell, Dore, A Copperwheat, C Quarterman, Gosling, Richens, Fowler, J Hicks (capt), Muller, C Campbell, Collis.
Bicester (v Gosford All Blacks, home): A Spencer, Rushworth, Lewis, Nash, Leverton, R Kenny, Risbridger, W Morris, Barnes, Thurlow, Malins, Giles, D Spencer, Nightingale, Linstrom. Reps: Shaw, A Morris, N Kenny.
Oxford Harlequins 2nd (v Buckingham 2nd, away, meet Southern Bypass, 11.45am).
Oxford Harlequins 3rd (v Wallingford 2nd, away, meet Southern Bypass, 12.30pm).
Oxford Harlequins 4th (v Bicester 3rd, away, meet Southern Bypass, 12.45pm).
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