Wibsey back in the cup limelight

6:21pm Thursday 16th October 2008

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Wibsey are in the third round of a national competition for the first time in over 20 years.

They hope to bridge a two-division gap in the EDF Energy Junior Vase when they travel to Yorkshire Division Three strugglers Wath.

Wibsey prop Paul Garside said: “We played really well in our first-round win against Sheffield Medicals on the first weekend of the season and got a walkover in the following round against Merseyside Police.

“Wath, like ourselves, have only won one league match and, with Martin Orchard back in our ranks, we would hope to put some pressure on them in the first phase – in line-outs and scrums.”

Matt Hartley is unavailable so Dan Horsfall reverts to flanker with Dan Frost switching to the wing.

Wibsey (at Wath-on-Dearne): S Hadcroft; D Frost, P Collins, B Worsley, M Holdsworth; J Sawyer, C Paine; A Rose, A McDonnell, P Garside, R Hall, S Clegg, D Horsfall, J Birkbeck, M Orchard. Replacements: S Rose, J Paine, D Garside, H Hall, S Smith.