Cullinane, Bennett and Hodgson are all injured with Davy Tighe only just returning from his golfing sojourn.
Paul Hagan is working so Andrew Hare is back on the wing with Martin Todd replacing Hodgy and Darren Thomas at full back.
Gateshead have lost to Consett but beaten Acklam in Durham/Northumberland One this season. They have former Westoe back row Ali MaConway as player coach and will be relishing the prospect of taking on a higher league team at home.
West Thomas, Hare, Todd, Milne [capt], Weegram, Wallis, Williamson, Carr, Sawyer, Cholmondeley, Rudd, Henderson, Tones, J Boatman, Miller.
Reps: Davies, Colin Cheslin, Palmer.
Gateshead 15 D.Kell 14 L.Carr 13 D.Tate 12 N.Condon 11 K.Morgan 10 M.Foster 9 J.Foster 1 W.Burns 2 [A.Hooker] 3 P.Rowell 4 I.Carr 5 A.McConway 6 J.Charlton 7 M.Pluskall 8 P.Ingham Reps: S.Marshall, G.Arkle M.Leask.