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Morley home to Old Brods
Morley at Scatcherd Lane in first of three home matches. All kick off at 3.00pm
{George Bowen celebrates Dec Brereton's hat trick at Morley's last meeting with Old Brods on December 7, 2024}
Morley are back at Scatcherd Lane after their memorable victory away to Moortown two weeks ago when they scored 7 tries with Harry Jeffery and Charlie Frankland getting their first tries for the Maroons.
The last encounter with Old Brods was an equally significant victory with Declan Brereton collecting 3 tries, Theo Tyrer grabbing a brace and Nick Green starting the proceedings with a try after only 5 minutes. Noah Hawkings converted 4 of the tries to give a heart warming 38 - 19 victory on the formidable slopes at Woodhead, Halifax.
Morley have the luxury of being able to field the same players in positions 1 to 10, but make changes to the backs to accommodate the return of Declan Brereton at 13. Theo moves to the wing and Kai Taylor-Smith will appear for the Cavaliers despite his two try performance at Moortown. On the bench, Harry Ward and Ed Kelly make way for Robin Bennett and Brad Freeman.
Old Brods have had a couple of impressive victories over Scarborough and Wetherby in recent weeks. They are only two points behind Morley with 67 points and sit in 5th position, 2 places below Morley in the table. Neither team can overtake Rochdale at the top of the table with 70 points with only 2 games left to play. However, both teams will want to aim for second place and we can expect a competitive match at Scatcherd Lane.
Teams
| Maroons | Pos | Old Brodleians |
| Jamie Silkstone ( C) | 15 | Leo Kemp |
| Mickey Ryan | 14 | Ben Barron |
| Declan Brereton | 13 | Douglas Heseltine |
| George Kelly | 12 | Harry Dunne |
| Theo Tyrer | 11 | George Gillgrass |
| Charlie Frankland | 10 | Joshua Kelly |
| Noah Hawkins | 9 | James Hodkinson |
| Dan Lightowler | 1 | Jack Smart |
| Sam Godfrey | 2 | Elliot Craven ( C) |
| Morgan Hall | 3 | Peter Ashton |
| Harry Jeffery | 4 | Harry Wardman |
| Tomas Phipps | 5 | Charlie Culf |
| Jack Lewtas | 6 | Alex Rackstraw |
| George Bowen (VC) | 7 | Ryan Harris |
| Tom Stansfield | 8 | Cameron Wroot |
| Brad Freeman | 16 | Joe Sealey |
| Robin Bennett | 17 | Archie Walsh |
| Sam Fox | 18 | Levi Vining |
The Cavaliers travel over to Woodhead to play Old Brodleians 2 in the Championship Merit league hoping to gain the victory which will see them top the table ahead of Selby.
The selected team is
Cavaliers v Old Brodleians 2
1 Ian Craigen
2 Rupert Fink
3 Harry Ward
4 Josh Self
5 Matt Gilman
6 Kieran Ellis
7 Kieran Holiday
8 Ben Fink
9 James Pearson
10 Adam Summers
11 Dan Basquill
12 Dan Cass
13 Ian Leigh-Webber (Capt.)
14 Kai Taylor-Smith
15 Ben Tiffen
16 Brendon Higgins
17 Jacob Howarth
18 Ed Kelly
19 Alex Walker
20 James Surtees
The address for travelling supporters is
Woodhead, Hipperholme, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX3 8JU
Kick off is 3.00pm