The Nuns travel to Kenilworth this weekend and will be looking to get back to winning ways against a side that have had a tough season. Kenilworth currently sit bottom of the league without a win all season and last weekend went down 100-12 at Syston, who were also crowned league champions with that result. The Nuns went down 35-29 to Stourbridge, who scored with the last play of the game to secure the win. It was a game the Nuns probably deserved to win through determination, effort and some excellent play but playing the game with 14 men for just over 70 minutes was very demanding on the and just couldn’t hold out. They did take 2 league points though and moved to 50 for the season currently in 8th with a chance of overtaking a couple of sides with 9 points separating 4th to 8th.

When Kenilworth visited Liberty Way earlier in the season the Nuns took a 49-7 but know that their opponents will be up for the challenge of a Warwickshire derby and will be taking nothing for granted.

The Saxons are in home action this weekend as they welcome Veseyans. They will be looking to end a run of two defeats against a team they beat 19-10 earlier this season. In their fixture with Tamworth last week they went down 24-20 having been 24-5 down at half time and so will be looking for a better first half performance this time.

The Colts are at home to Old Laurentians in a Cup fixture. It is a reversal of last week’s league game in which they lost 24-0 and so hopefully they can turn that result around.

Team news: Benji Mitchell is suspended after his red card last weekend and so James Moreton starts in the second row and Ben Haywood moves to the back row alongside James Lloyd.

Joe Wilson starts at full back with Mike Volaikisuva unavailable.

Jack Iles and Tak Chawadya come onto the bench.

Squad to play Kenilworth RFC, Away 3pm:

1 James Redman*
2 Louis Addleton
3 Ben Dawes
4 James Moreton*
5 Tom Aherne
6 Ben Haywood
7 Oli Mitchell *
8 James Lloyd
9 Tom Smitham*
10 Lucas Brindley*
11 Travis Bennett-Allcock *
12 Tom Eales
13 Ryan Preston
14 Harry Beverley*
15 Joe Wilson*

16 Ryan Marsh
17 Jack Iles*
18 Tak Chawadya

*Nuneaton RFC Pathway Players

Saxons V Veseyans, Pitch 1 3pm:

Dave Darker*, Tyler Freeman*, Toby Dearden*, Clive Brampton, Chris Smith*, James O’Donoghue, Sam Wallis*, Thor Sidhu*, George Wallis*, Elliott Brown, Andy Murray*, Marcus Holt*, Ben Stewart*, Ben Gilbert*, Scott Cawley, Charlie Smith*, Harry Pipe*, Will Cleaver*, Lachan Pollock*

Regional 1 Midlands Round 19 Results:

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

Regional 1 Midlands Round 19 Results:

Bridgnorth 15-27 Bromsgrove
Derby 32-19 Silhillians
Syston 100-12 Kenilworth
Dudley Kingswinford 10-20 Burton
Banbury 27-43 Long Eaton
Nuneaton 29-35 Stourbridge