Some two dozen players will be on the coach fighting its way round the Metro Centre. Paul Hagan will finally be among them, after completing a training course in Germany with Aldi, while Stu Bennett has the luxury of breaking his weekly journey home from Scotland.
Tinker Williamson is away, so waits to make his debut, while Davy Tighe also has work commitments but has promptly made himself available for the Stags league game at Billingham on saturday [Kick off 3.00].
Instead, regular Stags scrum half Colin Cheslin will travel to Hawick after continuing last season's impressive form in the Pyman Cup.
Forwards: Cullinane, Sawyer, Carr, Butler, Davies, Rudd, C Miller, Henderson, Andy Palmer, Phillips, Jon Boatman, Tones.
Backs: Thomas, Wallis, Moss, C Cheslin, Milne, Hodgson, Todd, Hare, Weegram, Hagan, Masshedar.