Driffield Preview

By Dave Picken - February 29 2008
Driffield Preview
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It's all change in the backs as we look for our first ever league victory at Driffield. It's a three o'clock kick off for a game which will see Rob Thorn and Gav Painter return, after missing last week's cup defeat, and Neil Howe coming back from his five week suspension.

There are a few doubts, mainly because of work commitments, so the coaches have named a squad to travel to the Wolds.

It promises to be one of the games of the season with Driffield wounded after last week's surprise home defeat to Gateshead. That loss, and our defeat at Carlisle, shows that there is still likely to be a number of twists and turns before the season is over.

We have never won at Kellythorpe, but came mighty close last season, and may have sneaked it if a last minute conversion kick hadn't been way out on the touchline.

Chocky Davies is fit to resume in the second row, after being taken off as a precaution last week, with Paul Rudd looking to continue his own impressive form at No 8, with the Boatmans on either side of him.Howe comes straight back in at inside centre, allowing Peter Hodgson to move outside him, while the half back combination which finished last week may be the one that starts against Driffield.

West from: Painter, Thorn, Hodgson, Howe, A Cheslin, Tighe, C Cheslin, Carr, A Dixon, C Robinson, T Dixon, A Davies, D Boatman, J Boatman, Rudd, Garside, Norris, Hare.