Rugby Union: Wirral eye derby fight

Sep 14 2007 Liverpool Daily Post

WIRRAL and Anselmians face a South Lancashire/ Cheshire One derby at Clatterbridge this weekend.

Wirral will be strong favourites and they keep an unchanged squad while Anselmians, who are still short on a couple of players, look for improvement after defeat in the Isle of Man against Vagabonds who visit Hoylake.

They went close against Sale but will need to match the pack to have a realistic chance of success.

Widnes, after two defeats, hope for a change of fortunes at Aspull but will need to maintain better ball possession.

Wigan go to Wilmslow and Ruskin Park have Bowdon as visitors. Wallasey and Orrell Anvils, who both won last week, have an interesting confrontation at Cross Lane in Division Two.

Oldershaw, with a seven-point disciplinary penalty to make up, need to improve away to Crewe and Nantwich. Skipper Gavin Scott hopes to play a part.

Sefton are without goalkicker Phil Evans at home to Ormskirk. Other fixtures in the division include Collegiate at Dukinfield, Southport v Oswestry and Warrington at Ashton-on-Mersey.

Division Three: Prenton v Newton-le-Willows, Ellesmere Port v Moore, St Edwards v Mossley Hill and Eagle v Trentham. Parkonians are without a fixture. Division Four: St Mary’s v West Park Warriors, Helsby v Capenhurst, Congleton v Merseyside Police, Linley v Port Sunlight.