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Team News: Sale v Chinnor

Team News: Sale v Chinnor

Jack Johnson24 Feb 2023 - 13:00

Your Chinnor side to face Sale at Heywood Road

NICK Easter has named his Chinnor side to make the trip up to Greater Manchester to take on Sale in the latest round of National 1 on Saturday.

Ten changes - five positional - have been made to the XV from last weekend and our matchday 20 includes three homegrown players in Bradley Harewood, Henry Pearson and Ben Wilkinson.

Mark Darlington is back from international duty, Morgan Eames (pictured) returns from injury, while Pearson - dual-registered with Gloucester - is set to make his senior debut. Jack Walsh has also earned a start and Pita Ratukadreu will make his first appearance as we bid to bounce back from the last couple of weeks.

Keston Lines and Harewood continue at loosehead and tighthead respectively, with Darlington at hooker after a couple of weeks away with the Netherlands. Eames and Pearson will pack down in the second row, with Alfie North moving back to blindside flanker, captain Ben Manning going to No 8 and Max Heathman remaining at openside.

We have a new half-back pairing of Walsh and Tom Price, with Ratukadreu - making his debut after recently impressing for our Falcons - joining Grant Hughes in midfield. Josh Hodson - who has scored three tries in his last two games - continues on the left wing, Nick Smith will wear the 14 jersey, while Will Feeney goes to full-back.

Charley Robinson, Ben Wilkinson, Will Cave, Will Blakemore and Luke Carter are among the replacements.

Sale v Chinnor
1. Keston Lines (37 caps)
2. Mark Darlington (60 caps)
3. Bradley Harewood (16 caps)
4. Morgan Eames (1 cap)
5. Henry Pearson (0 caps)
6. Alfie North (39 caps)
7. Max Heathman (21 caps)
8. Ben Manning (177 caps)
9. Jack Walsh (33 caps)
10. Tom Price (9 caps)
11. Josh Hodson (44 caps)
12. Pita Ratukadreu (0 caps)
13. Grant Hughes (7 caps)
14. Nick Smith (38 caps)
15. Will Feeney (14 caps)

Reps:
16. Charley Robinson (22 caps)
17. Ben Wilkinson (2 caps)
18. Will Cave (1 cap)
19. Will Blakemore (5 caps)
20. Luke Carter (38 caps)

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