On the day our Chairman of Rugby admitted he felt we were lucky to get nil. To compound matters Cleck were experimenting with their video camera with our horrible mistakes in giving away tries still on their website for all to see!

Fortunately, with the exception of West Park, we have played better since then and go into this game with a number of players wanting to stake their places for the quarter final cup trip next week.

So Darren Thomas gets his turn at scrum half while Jamie Connolly remains at fly half allowing Paul Moss to continue in his original favoured role at inside centre.

Colin Cheslin has to be content with a place on a strong looking bench where Carlo Robinson continues his return to full match fitness alongside Andy Dixon.

There will also be more competition for places coming up with the return of Jonny Boatman to action just four month after his horrible ankle injury at Stockport. Jonny has put in a tremendous amount of rehab to do his own "Danny Cipriani" and will be at No 8 for the Stags who are hosting Billingham IIs.

Cleck are just one point below us and , like us, are strong at home and poor away. Both clubs share the distinction of losing at West Park. They have a new half back partnership with 17 year old scrum half Ollie DePledge playing only his second game for the firsts after coming up through the ranks.

WEST: I Dixon, A Cheslin, Hodgson, Moss, Kerr, Connolly, Thomas, Carr [capt], Sawyer, Stewart, T Dixon, I Robinson, D Boatman, Myers, Vinnicombe. Reps: A Dixon, C Robinson, C Cheslin.

Cleckheaton): 15 Ryan Duckett 14 Craig Blackburn 13 Ross Hayden 12 Tom Lauriston 11 Mike Piper 10 Dan Evans 9 Ollie DePledge 1 Rick Piper 2 Ed Chappelow 3 Andy Piper 4 Craig Rika [Capt] 5 Ian Gressier 6 Ben Wade 7 Lance Hamilton 8 Edu Hanekom 16 Neil Gillan 17 Nathan Clayton 18 Mark Waite