Brett To Face Driffield

By Dave Picken - April 8 2005
Brett To Face Driffield
Brett
Brett Cullinane is fit and will line up in the front row against Driffield [Brinkburn - Kick off 3.00]. His wrist injury has responded to treatment and the Kiwi will provide a massive boost as we look to find our form.

Ryan Phillips is unavailable so Mark Cholmondeley will move across to his favoured front row position while Paul Rudd, Henry Tones and Jon Boatman will provide a back row which needs to be at its best if we are to win.

Driffield gave us a pasting at Kellythorpe, with some strong running from their back row. Openside Kerry Wood was the main threat but he has returned to New Zealand to get married. However, Driffield will have the pace of Hull KR winger Alisdair McLarron who has scored tries for fun all season. He'll be going back to rugby league soon but is named in a visiting side which does feature a number of changes from the one we faced last December.

There is a change in the backs with Darren Thomas moving to full back to release Martin Todd onto the wing with James Hauxwell at fly half. Skipper Davy Tighe will be at scrum half where he can exert his influence on driving the pack forward.

After some disappointing away trips our last home game gives the lads a chance to silence some of the critics and the opportunity to travle to Alnwick in two weeks time in a relaxed mood and ready for the end of season pub crawl.

West: Thomeas, Todd, Hodgson, Milne, Hare, Hauxwell, Tighe [capt], Cullinane, Carr, Cholmondeley, C Miller, Davies, Rudd, Tones, J Boatman,. Reps: D Boatman, T Sawyer, P Wallis.

Driffield O.Borman, C. Yates, P. Dervey, I.Carroll (Captain), A. Turton, L. Notley, J. Stephenson, R. Jones, C. Rook, K. Birch, R. Booth, G. Stephenson, A. McClarron, A. Piercey, T. Foster, Reps: S. Furbank, K. Ridsdale, B. Cooper