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Strong Boro team heads to Ormskirk

6/ 9/2008

After last week’s defeat at Ormskirk, Boro take on Southport in the first round of the EDF Senior Vase today. It is at least 20 years since Boro travelled to Southport, so they will be going into fairly unknown territory.

After last last week’s mix and match side, Boro will be near to full strength. Missing will be Klieve, skipper Elvidge and scrum-half Kolbuck who are all carrying knocks from training. Boro will be looking to get things right this week ready for their first league game next week at Bury.

The second team makes the short trip down the M60 to Eccles for their first Millers Homes League game, and they travel with a strong side.

The third team is at home to Aldwinians with a side made up of old heads and several young bucks to do the running. The colts’ team is at Eccles, and coach Darren Ripley has named a full strengh team and a full bench for their opening fixture of the season

1st XV v Southport away, meet 12.15pm: R Davies, S Ripley, T Galvin, N Mill, D Kearns, A Walton, S North, B Irving, R Chadwick, B Reader, G Shepherd, C Collins, P Jones, M Fletcher, M Murgatroyd, A Bracegirdle, M Jackson, C Kolbuck, R Ewbank

2nd XV v Eccles away, meet 1.15pm: A Stevenson, G Bailey, J Diggle, J Clegg, A Wayne, B Park, C Park, D Lord, O Lord, P Fino, T Lord, R Savin, I Murgatroyd, T Mill, J Bex, P Hornby, C Holbrook, R Deardon, J Docherty, A Coles

3rd XV v Aldwinians home, meet 1.30pm

M Wsytawnoha, D Ryan, M Hammer, C Gedy, C Burgess, P Blomfield, S Wystawnoha, J Land, S Richardson, P Benson, J Bebbington, M Goggins, T Fratanellie, A Bills, B Pollitt, L Harris, J Stansfield, J Galvin, G Pickstow, R Stansfield

Colts XV v Eccles away, meet 11am: J Barnes, J Whittaker, S Irving, R Rigge, O Thomas, D Hulme, D Barlow, P Hughes, B Joiner, N Ripley, O Ingham, J Cushen, J Campbell, M Lee, R Coates, P Ashworth, J Wilkinson, C Chaplin, G Murphy, M Hosken