The Nuns are on the road to Oxfordshire tomorrow for a first ever league meeting with Banbury. They will be looking to put right the wrongs from last week and get back to the form of previous weekends having gone down to Bridgnorth 24-43. Banbury come into after a narrow, 24-20 defeat at Syston last weekend. Both sides have picked up 5 try bonus points this season. Whilst the Nuns sit in 7th on 13 points from 2 wins and 3 defeats, Banbury are 4th with 3 wins and 2 defeats.

The Saxons host Syston in the league on the back of a 36-12 defeat to Pinley. Syston have been going well so far and last week defeated Lichfield 22-84 and have 4 bonus points wins from 4 games to see them second in the table.

The Saracens have a friendly at home with Manor Park this weekend.

The Colts kick off the weekend with a Friday night league game at Keresley RFC.

Team news: James Moreton and Tom Aherne swap roles in an otherwise unchanged pack.

In the backline, Tom Smitham is unavailable and so Ben Kirby moves to scrum half and Mike Volaikisuva starts at full back. Harry Beverley moves from the wing to the centre with Josh Wright struggling with an injury.

Ryan Marsh and Aherne are joined by Lucas Brindley as a replacement having recovered from a broken thumb suffered in preseason.

Squad to play Banbury RFC, Away 3pm:

1 James Redman*
2 Louis Addleton
3 Ben Dawes
4 Ben Haywood
5 James Moreton *
6 Rudi Reid
7 Arron Skyrme
8 Martin Wood
9 Ben Kirby
10 Joe Wilson*
11 Travis Bennett-Allcock*
12 Ryan Preston
13 Harry Beverley*
14 Tak Chawadya
15 Mike Volaikisuva*

16 Ryan Marsh
17 Tom Aherne*
18 Lucas Brindley*

*Nuneaton RFC Pathway Players

Saxon V Syston, Home 3pm:

Jack Iles*, Ryan Evans*, Dave Darker*, Joe Franklin*, James O’Donoghue, Rhys Astin*, Ben Gilbert*, Marcus Holt*, Ben Stewart*, Charlie Smith*, Tyler Freeman*, Scott Cawley, Harry Pipe*, James Emery*, Sam Allaway*, Max Clarkson*, Phil Ryan*, Blessed Gurajena

Regional 1 Midlands Round 6 Fixtures:

Derby V Long Eaton
Bridgnorth V Stourbridge
Burton V Bromsgrove
Syston V Silhillians
Dudley Kingswinford V Kenilworth
Banbury V Nuneaton

Regional 1 Midlands Round 5 Results:

Long Eaton 40-24 Burton
Silhillians 13-60 Bromsgrove
Stourbridge 36-14 Dudley Kingswinford
Syston 24-20 Banbury
Kenilworth 27-34 Derby
Nuneaton 24-43 Bridgnorth