Bristol Bears hooker Fed Davies will make his debut for Clifton this Saturday when Matt Salter's side take on Newport Salop as they resume their league campaign at home.

Davies makes his return to playing alongside the recalled Giltrow and Ricky Cano in the front row. Joe Owen has been forced to pull out following his ankle injury sustained against Gloucester in Premiership Cup action, so Max Murphy comes into the starting lineup with Henry Harper. The back row remains unchanged with Mackenzie Duncan also returning from Bears action at 7, Dan Broady at 6 and Brad Talbot at 8.

Mitch Spencer returns alongside Luke Cozens with the pair having featured for the wanderers in the demolition of Dings Knights a fortnight ago with wanderers. Marcus Nel and Will Owen again remain in the centers and the backline sees a reshuffle with the departure of Fin Sharp to New Zealand, with Zak Hamid starting on the wing, Alex Howman shifting to the other wing and Zak Ward at fullback.

The bench sees Alex Kilbane join Nick Selway, Freddie Myatt, Max Woodward and Rhys Charalambous.

"We've selected a very strong team this week and we are looking for consistency across the next block of games in the run up to Christmas which, as usual, is a crucial part of the season. We need to be ready for this week and we feel the week off has done us the world of good and are excited about being back home this weekend. "
Matt Salter, Head Coach

Clifton Rugby v Newport Salop | Saturday 126h November 2022 | National League 2West | Round 11 | Kick Off: 14:30

1.Ricky Cano 2. Fred Davies 3. Alex Giltrow 4.Max Murphy 5. Henry Harper 6. Dan Broady 7. Mackenzie Duncan 8. Brad Talbot 9. Mitch Spencer 10. Luke Cozens 11. Zak Hamid 12. Marcus Nel © 13. Will Owen 14. Alex Howman15. Zak Ward

16. Nick Selway 17. Rhys Charalambous 18. Freddie Myatt 19. Max Woodward 20. Alex Kilbane

WANDERERS vs DURSELY 1st XV (H) COUNTIES 2 GLOS SOUTH | ROUND 11
SAT 26th NOV | KO 14:00

Clifton Wanderers will look to continue their unbeaten league run as they host an in form Dursely side at Station Road. The away team currently sit in 5th place in Counties 2 Gloucestershire South, hot on the tails of the chasing pack and only 5 points adrift of 2nd place. Both the home and away sides recorded strong wins in their last outings, with the Wanderers putting on a clinical display to beat rivals Dings II by an emphatic scoreline of 83-7 and Dursely beating mid-table Bristol Saracens 33-5. After a break weekend in the league, both sides will be looking to continue where they left off with the Wanderers entering the fixture as undoubted favourites. Tom Wilson makes his return from injury after sustaining a shoulder injury against Dings for the 1st back in September.

1. Beno Edwards 2. Dave Wheeler 3. Sam Turner 4. Shay Sainsbury 5. Tom Wilson 6. Dylan Webb 7. George Davey 8. Bertie Stretch 9. Findlay Hazel 10. Will Joyce 11. Alex Lunnon 12. Kieran Hill 13. Kris Richards 14. Harry Leigh 15. James Tayler

16. Matin Nassiri 17. Danny Openshaw 20. Tom Stirzaker

BAC VS CLIFTON MISFITS

Clifton’s misfits look to dethrone Bristol Aeroplane Company this coming Saturday following an emphatic win over club rivals, Dings Crusaders with a 67-10 thrashing.

Coaches McGrath and Nichols confident that the team can compete following recent performances. This game will not be a walk in the park! Bristol Aeroplane Company currently sit first in the league, having been undefeated thus far.
Clifton’s form has been phenomenal so far against the physical and larger sides in this league.
Both teams have had time to rest and recover following dominant displays of rugby since the beginning of this season.

This will be a physical and exciting clash by two very dominant teams.

1. Kinan QumR 2. Callum Dovell 3. Jake Buckley 4. Khane Young 5. TBC 6. Peter Anderson 7. Jacob Jenkins 8. Grham Hardy 9. Max Trusler 10. Will Lang 11. Leon Paul 12. Harry Wellington 13. Will Pomphery 14. Oscar Webb 15. Wes Paul
16. Finn Bryne 17. Callum Hilton 18. Lucas Spindler 19. Tom Phillips 20. Patrice King