It is also Ladies Day where the senior players, led by Zac Southern, raise hundreds of pounds for breast cancer charities so they will be wearing their special pink strip.
Following two excellent wins there's a minumum of changes to the starting XV for the Firsts, although Chris Atkins is dropping down to the bench to also provide cover for the backs. He was excellent as a makeshift outside centre in the pre-season win at West Leeds.
It allows the dynamic Isaac Robinson to start in the back row with the only other changes on the bench where we will have two Adams waiting to join the action. Hutchinson has recovered from illness and Coatesy made his return to action for the Stags last week after recovering from the broken arm he suffered at Aspatria.
They will take on an ambitious Hartlepool side who gained promotion from Durham and Northumberland Two last season and who despatched Sunderland 41-0 at Mayfield Park last week. That followed a narrow defeat at Ponteland on the opening day.
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Firsts v Hartlepool Kick off 3.00 |
Stags v Hartlepool IIs Kick off 1.00 |
| Sam Heron | Dom Cox |
| Will Hilditch | Jordan Painter |
| Davy Heckles | Zac Southern |
| Oli Connolly | Martin Todd |
| Lewis Scott | Cameron Mould |
| Matt Siddle | Matt Baggs |
| Ryan Painter (capt) | Dan Quinn |
| Michael Hogan | Tim Blades |
| Aidan Jackson-Smith | Louis Sdamson |
| Jack Angus | Craig Hadwen |
| Jake Linighan | Alex Johnson |
| Will Corbett | Jordan Baggs |
| Isaac Robinson | Tom Robertson |
| Alex Barker | Charlie Kay |
| Jay Corbett | Sam Miller |
| Adam Hutchinson | Liam Liston |
| Adam Coates | Ollie Webster |
| Chris Atkins | Liam Pennick |
| Liam Larkin | |
| Tom Shaw | |
| Ryan Godfrey | |
| Callum Tragear | |
| Connor McLurg | |
| Jonny Ray | |
| Fin Ridley |