If the game does go ahead it will be without Scott Jordan who's considering whether to move over to Westoe. That means that Stu Waites will continue at full back after some enterprising performances - notably against Pontefract where his option to keep the ball in hand paid dividends.

Gavin Robinson scored the first try in that game and he continues in the centre with Peter Hodgson still nursing a shoulder injury. Andrew Cheslin is back in the starting line-up after making a late return to training from the summer break.

The pack will be unchanged from the one which finished well on top at Team Northumbria way back on November 20th.  They were superb that day but like everry other side ion the league they'll have to shake the rustiness out of their system after a regime of training in gyms and on all weather pitches.

City have been hit harder than most after the heating system at their club failed at the beginning of the month. They've managed to get i some work on the 3G pitch at Maiden Castle and will be looking to regain their early season form when they were one of the promotion favourites.

They're sitting comfortable in mid-table having won six of their 11 games.

West: 15 Stu Waites 14 Andrew Cheslin  13 Colin Cheslin  12 Gavin Robinson  11 Adam Larkin 10 Gareth Foreman 9  Andrew Foreman 1  Anth Carr 2  Liam Bailey 3  Stephen Stockdale  4  Andrew Davies 5  Tom Dixon 6  Dan Boatman 7  Jon Boatman (Capt) 8  Adam Howard 16  Carl Miller  17  Adam Coates 18  Paul Moss

City: 15    Rob Smith 14   Will Dias  13   Richard Knowles  12   Will Kirtley 11   Chris Metcalfe 10   Adam Morton 9    Thomas Howard  1  Kenny Reader 2   Mike Hay 3   Josh Brown 4  Peter Dent 5  Kevin Showler 6   Grant Thompson  7   Jeff Roberts  8   Alex Wheatfield  16   Matt Young  17  Tom Baty 18    AN Other