The Nuns have their last home fixture of the season this weekend as Long Eaton visit Liberty Way for the first time for a fixture on the Stadium Pitch. The Nuns will be looking to carry on their recent run of good form that has seen 3 bonus point wins from the last 4 games with the only defeat being a last play of the game loss to Stourbridge. This haul of 17 points from a possible 20 has moved the Nuns up to 7th in the league with 55 points. Tomorrows visitors have a similar match record of 9 wins and 11 losses but have 4 fewer bonus points to sit in 8th position on 51 points.

Both sides had blank fixtures last weekend and in their previous outings the Nuns defeated Kenilworth 83-7 whilst Long Eaton went down to Syston 38-21 at home. When we visited Long Eaton in December the weather had a huge impact on the game with a howling gale straight down the pitch. The Nuns lost out 38-24 but came back from 38-0 down just after the second half started to claim a four try bonus point.

The Saxons travel down the A5 to take on Lutterworth as they have a run of three games to finish their season. When they met earlier in January it was Lutterworth who were winners 21-33 and they sit 2nd in the table on 74 points. The Saxons won their last fixture 58-19 over Veseyans and sit on 33 points in 7th.

The Saracens went down 47-17 at home to a youthful Earlsdon side last week in their game, they don’t have a game this week.

The Colts maintained their improved form with a 57-17 demolition of Barkers Butts in the league. They are away to Daventry this weekend in a tougher looking game.

Team news: Zeb Gibson comes in at hooker for the unavailable Louis Addleton, Arron Skyrme and Martin Wood, return in the back row.

Ryan Preston is unavailable and so Harry Beverley moves to centre with Nemani Rayabo returning on the wing.

Ben Kirby and Mike Volaikisuva come back into the squad on the bench alongside Jack Iles.

Squad to play Long Eaton RFC, Stadium 3pm:

1 James Redman*
2 Zeb Gibson
3 Ben Dawes
4 James Moreton*
5 Tom Aherne
6 Ben Haywood
7 Arron Skyrme
8 Martin Wood
9 Tobias Trafford
10 Lucas Brindley*
11 Travis Bennett-Allcock *
12 Tom Eales
13 Harry Beverley*
14 Nemani Rayabo
15 Joe Wilson*

16 Jack Iles*
17 Ben Kirby
18 Mike Volaikisuva*

*Nuneaton RFC Pathway Players

Saxons V Lutterworth, Away 3pm:

Steve Orton, Toby Dearden*, Lee Walton, Ben Powell, Clive Brampton, Chris Smith*, James O’Donoghue, Thor Sidhu*, Lee Booton, Elliott Brown, Owen Hollis*, Ben Stewart*, Tak Chawadya, Charlie Smith*, Harry Pipe*, Lewis Cox*, Tk Maff, Lachan Pollock*

Regional 1 Midlands Round 20 Fixtures:

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

Regional 1 Midlands Round 19 Results:

Bromsgrove 35-15 Banbury
Burton 41-33 Bridgnorth
Derby 27-17 Dudley Kingswinford
Long Eaton 21-38 Syston
Silhillians 5-64 Stourbridge
Kenilworth 7 - 83 Nuneaton