This was despite some major changes for the visit to Tigers and both Tim Sawyer and Kevan Oliphant now feel their message is starting to get across.

Once again it will be a changed side which faces Park. Tinker Williamson is back at scrum half with Andrew Hare continuing at full back in the absence of Iain Dixon. Anth Carr has been suspended by the club, after his fisticuffs at Tigers, but Carl Robinson has recovered from illness and packs down alongside Tim Sawyer and Chris Stewart.

In the backs Paul Moss and Jamie Connolly will be switching the 10 and 12 shirts.

Park are in with only a slim chance of a play off place, being five points behind second place with pnly four games to play, but have been the league's form team over the last few weeks. Since losing at Beverley on the last day of Januray they have defeated, Tigers [H], Hull [H], Boro [A] and Stockport [H]. With former West flanker Dave Blyth running the show from the second row, and fly half Tony Handley a significant points scorer, they will will be looking to keep up that record.

West: Hare, A Cheslin, Hodgson, Connolly, Kerr, Moss, Williamson, Stewart, Sawyer, C Robinson, Dixon, Robinson, D Boatman, Myers, Vinnicombe. Reps: Morrison, Coates, C. Cheslin.

Birkenhead Park: 15 Dave Hall 14 Anthony Molloy 13 Steven Dodd 12 Gary Lunt 11 Gavin Scott 10 Tony Handley 9 Steven Lowry 1 Gareth Jones 2 Chris Jones (capt) 3 Matt Ibbotson 4 Dave Blyth 5 Chris Saidi 6 Njike Tchakoute 7 Jamie Johnston 8 Dave Ibbotson 16 Colin Campbell 17 Mike Brace 18 Jon Feldman