Ampthill welcome Cornish Pirates to Dillingham Park in Round 6 on the Championship Cup tomorrow. The Pirates have already qualified for the Semi-Finals in May with a record of Played 5, Won 5 in the Cup and the Mob maintain a slim chance of qualifying as a best runner up if results in other groups go their way!
Head Coach Paul Turner makes six changes to the starting fifteen that recorded a third consecutive win last Friday night! Hooker Syd Blackmore has scored three in the last two games and starts again with Zac Nearchou and Aleki Lutui for company in the front row whilst Fyn Brown is partnered by Joe Sproston in the engine room this week. Isaac Curtis-Harris came on against Richmond on Friday and starts at on the openside this week with Paddy Ryan moving to the blindside. Leading try-scorer Morgan Strong completes the pack at eighth and captains the side this week in the absence of club captain Charlie Beckett!
In the backs, Turner again rotates his scrum halves with Lewis Finlay starting alongside Tom Hardwick. Joshua Bragman has a new midfield partner in Dominic Morris. Ollie Dawkins starts his first game on of the season in a back line with Richmond try-scorer Josh Skelcey and Man of the Match Tom Bacon!
Head Coach Paul Turner following a final training session on Thursday night “We’ve had some positive results in the last few weeks and some much improved performances this year! We’ve made a few changes for this game and need another big performance tomorrow to carry our momentum back into the league campaign next week”
Starting XV
1. Zac Nearchou 2. Syd Blackmore 3. Aleki Lutui 4. Joe Sproston 5. Fyn Brown 6. Paddy Ryan 7. Isaac Curtis-Harris 8. Morgan Strong (C) 9. Lewis Finlay 10. Tom Hardwick 11. Ollie Dawkins 12. Josh Bragman 13. Dominic Morris 14. Josh Skelcey 15. Tom Bacon
Replacements
16. Matt Gallagher 17. Dom Hardman 18. Rob Hardwick 19. Ali Gibbs 20. Josh Smart 21. Pete White 22. George Worth 23. Conor Rankin
