The Weekend’s Action : Saturday, 21 January 2023
Fingers crossed we get to Welcome Players, Officials & Supporters form Cleckheaton RUFC to Kelleythorpe tomorrow, with the ground already hard from the frosts this week, the game must be in bit of doubt, pitch inspection around 10am i have been advised.
Cleck are having another good season, the sit 1 place behind us in the league on 46 points (we have 48), they have W9, D1, L5. Like us, they have lost against Billinham & Alnwick, they won at Heath back in October, and gave us a second defeat in our 1st meeting at Cleck back in October. The game was a tight affair, finishing 25-24 to Cleckheaton. Driffield had a 21 – 12 lead at one point, with Cleackheaton kicking a penalty in the last 5 minutes to take the points. A Game Driffield should have won really.
Driffield again look to bounce back after a tough loss, Losing to league leaders Billingham 20-14 last time out. However, it is thought that we played a very good game last weekend, and although we lost, we gave a very strong side, a very stern test. With Heath & Alnwick both losing, we could have close the gap to them, however it was Cleck that benefitted, as 2nd, 3rd & 4th in league all lost. Billingham now have an 18 point lead at the top, Heath have 2 in hand, Alnwick, Driff & Cleck all have 1 in hand.
A couple of knocks picked up last weekend, and a few returning from injury means another changed squad, but, again, the squad depth is deep enough to cover with confidence.
Second team also host Cleckheaton 2nds, Whilst 3rd’s & 4th team head Malton, to play their 2nds & 3rds.
This weekend the 1st XV welcome Cleckheaton RUFC – see the match programme here
- Bryce McKinnon
- Simon Pettinger*
- Josh Thundercliffe
- Kyle Turner*
- Sam Gleeson
- Jack Sowersby*
- Rob Mewburn* (c)
- Matthew Jenkinson*
- James Watts*
- Ryan Murray*
- Robbie Rix
- John Soanes*
- Ben Blacker*
- James Short*
- Ben Dinsdale*
- Dan Ramsden
- Henry Harrison*
- Ron Murray*