GEORGE Evans, still recovering from illness, is on the bench for Cinderford' s trip to Blackheath. Dave McKee keeps his place at number eight.

Robbie Winchle goes to inside centre, with Dewi Scourfield on the bench.

Andy Deacon, director of rugby: "This will be a tough fixture for us as Blackheath are always strong contenders at home. But we have had three high performance training sessions and have good fitness levels across the squad."

Cinderford v Blackheath: Mike Wilcox, Nev Codlin, Simeon James, Rob Winchle, Lloyd Stapleton, Rory Teague, Danny Pointon, Joe Smart, Tom Bozzard, Yann Thomas, Ben West, Ed King, Adam Nicholls (capt), Will Foden, Dave McKee.

Reps: Sam Wilkes, Tom Heard, George Evans, Ben Draper, Dewi Scourfield.