So despite some excellent performance in the No 8 shirt Jonny Boatman moves aside to let Tim Sawyer resume. Paul Rudd will add his power to the back row.

In the second row it is Carl Miller's turn to keep Chocky company and, in the continued absence of Ryan Phillips through work commitments, Mark Cholmondeley will be asked to continue his good from at tighthead.

With Wallis, Tones and Henderson on the bench it's a strong squad. Chris Lambert would have almost certainly been on the wing following his excellent debut but he is still sidelined with the knock he took to the head.

So Paul Miller moves over to allow Allan Milne to return.

Stockton are three points behind and will be desperate to put some distance over Sandal ... so it promises to be a hard fought encounter. Our display in the first match was one of the worst of the season and we failed to get a single point on the board.

Since then the likes of Milne and Rudd have returned and it's a much more settled and disciplined unit these days. It looks like we need four more points to gaurantee safety - a win against the Sheriff's men would make the remaining games a whole lot easier.

West: Todd, P Miller, Hodgson, Milne Hare, Tighe (capt), Thomas, Cullinane, Carr, Cholmondeley, C Miller, Davies, Rudd, J Boatman, Sawyer. Subs : Wallis, Henderson, Tones

Stockton:15 Andy Bare 14 Simon Crozier 13 Steve Thornton 12 Graham Kell 11 Ritchie Brown 10 Jeremy Good 9 Owain Jenkins 1 Jon Buddington 2 Dan Muirhead 3 Simon Brown 4 Mark Skirving 5 Keith Etherington 6 Brett Wildridge 7 Wayne Brown 8 Alan Brown

REPS: Glyn Delmar, Ian Todd, Pete Armstrong