Following
a morale boosting performance away to Doncaster, it was always likely that the
Cornish Pirates squad named for this Sunday's home match against Moseley (ko 2.30pm)
would show precious few changes. Of the '22'
players that featured last weekend, there are just a couple of changes to note.
Scrum-half Nicky Griffiths has impressed with all opportunities given, and he
takes over the number nine shirt from Ed Fairhurst, who is named on the bench.
Mark Ireland also joins the squad as a replacement, and this because utility back
Jimmy Moore injured a foot at 'Donny'. Visitors 'Mose' are
skippered by scrum-half Gareth Taylor, whose partner at fly-half will be Richard
Vasey, a close season signing from Leeds Carnegie. He is presently the club's
leading points scorer. Full-back/centre Andy Binns is still
an evergreen performer, having now made over 260 appearances in Moseley's colours,
whilst players out wide the calibre of wing Nathan Bressington can always cause
damage. Up front, Moseley have once again acquired the
services of prop Terry Sigley, who has played in the Premiership and returns to
the club for a third time, and former Plymouth Albion prop George Davis is named
on the bench. Ali Muldowney, who was Stourbridge's 'Player of the Season' last
year, partners Richard Stott at lock, and No. 8 James Rodwell is an able competitor
in a useful back-row. The line-ups for Sunday's game are
as follows:- Cornish Pirates:
A. Winnan, B. Tuohy, P. Devlin,
T. Luke, R. McAtee
R. Jones, N. Griffiths, B. Bedes, I. Motusaga, C. Morgan
B. Gulliver (capt), H. Senekal, S. Heard, R. Elloway, A. Paver. Replacements:
S. Franklin, D. Dawidiuk, P. Cook, M. Burak, E. Fairhurst, S. Winn, M. Ireland. Moseley:
A. Binns, N. Bressington, H. Trinder, A. Reay, D. Norton
R. Vasey, G. Taylor
(capt), J. Rodwell, R. Bignell, N. Mason
R. Stott, A. Muldowney, T. Sigley,
A. Caves, N. Williams,. Replacements: B. Buxton, G. Davis, D. Oselton, P.
Arnold, M. Evans, J. Pasqualin, P Cox or J. Ireland. Referee: Nick Williams
(RFU)
Assistants: Steve Leyshon & Mark Summerhayes Mascot: Callum
Thornton Match Day Sponsor: Cornwall College
Match Ball Sponsor: Energy
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