Saturday's game will be Andy Brown's 6th competitive game in charge. Fair to say that to date he has seen periods of performance to gladden the heart but also a few patches of play that might bring a tear to the eye. The second 40 minutes of the cup defeat at Kendal proved that the Black Reds can be a very capable unit. They now need to play at that standard for a full 80.

West Hartlepool will be a tough test. They have got off to a flying start in the league and results to date suggest that they will be in the mix for the championship. A good day of rugby is in prospect at Bower Park

1 Arran Sullivan
2 Adam Cavanagh
3 Jack Gaskell [C]
4 Dickie Miller
5 Riley Thwaites
6 Jamie Lightfoot
7 Lewis Barwise
8 Chris Graham
9 Jack Clegg
10 Ryan Scott
11 Kia Gilhespy
12 Regan Tinnion
13 Matty Irving
14 Lewis Gascoyne
15 Ed Gate

16 Jonny miller
17 Jude Wilkinson
18 Dan Weir