Nottingham
V Cornish Pirates Sunday January 11th
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Although
subject to change, the likely Cornish Pirates side to face Nottingham away on
Sunday (ko 3pm) has been named. The selection is as follows:- M. Vakacegu,
B. Tuohy, M. Ireland, T. Luke, R. McAtee, R. Jones, N. Griffiths,
M. Evans,
S. Betty, C. Morgan, B. Gulliver (capt), S. Raven,
S. Heard, R. Elloway, P.
Cook. Replacements: D. Seal, D. Dawidiuk, P. Andrew, I. Motusaga, E. Fairhurst,
S. Whatling, P. Devlin. In the backs, Brian Tuohy returns
on the wing in place of Aisea Havili, and the centre partnership of Tom Luke and
Mark Ireland replace Steve Winn and Paul Devlin, who featured against Otley last
weekend. There are also changes in the pack, with, in the
absence of an injured Heino Senekal, new signing Sam Raven drafted immediately
into the second-row alongside skipper Ben Gulliver. A player
returning from injury and taking a place in the back-row is No. 8 Matt Evans,
it enabling Chris Morgan to make one step sideways to the blind-side flank. 'Up
front', Sam Heard is selected at tight-head prop, and a fully fit Rob Elloway
takes over the hooking duties, having celebrated his return to action last week
with a try scored when he came off the bench. With a large
contingent of Cornishmen expected to gather at Nottingham's Meadow Lane ground,
it is hoped that weather conditions experienced of late will have improved. Any
late postponement would be a a big disappointment to everyone concerned - including
Nottingham. Eager for action, the 'Green & Whites'
scheduled match away against Sedgley Park last Saturday had to be called off,
which for them was the second time this season that a postponement has occurred.
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