“Welsh are a big outfit and play a very tight game. Down at their place earlier in the season we were in control at half-time but lost our composure and ended up losing 23-21; we can’t afford to do that again,” said Tigers’ Director of Rugby, Tim Fourie.

The backline remains the same, except for Jamie Albinson starting at scrum-half, with Chris Leck moving to the bench. There was a fear Leeds Carnegie might recall Luther Burrell, but the powerful centre retains the Number 12 shirt.

However, there are a few changes in the forwards. Skipper Jimmy Ponton picked up a medial ligament injury down at Plymouth and is replaced in the backrow by Fourie himself.

Ed Norris joins Glen Townson in the second row while fit again Phil Gazzola is back at loose head, replacing Alistair Livesey who is another knee victim. Martin Halsall starts on the bench, which also includes Freeman Payne

SEDGLEY TIGERS   v LONDON WELSH

HALL, Chris     15 SAMPSON, Paul 
VAN DEVENTER, J 14 EVANS, Greg
CRAIG, Andy     13 TAYLOR, Neil
BURRELL, Luther 12 GOODE, Alex
BRIERS, Chris   11 STRONG, James
JONES, Phil     10 JONES, Matt
ALBINSON, Jamie  9 WILSON, Micky
GAZZOLA, Phil    1 BEECH, Charlie
RODDAM Jonny     2 KWASNICKI, Adam
DU PLESSIS, P    3 DORAN JONES, Paul 
NORRIS, Ed       4 QUIGLEY, Howard
TOWNSON, Glen    5 LEWARAWU, Wame
FOURIE, Tim      6 MILLS, Jonathan
NEWTON, Adam     7  LEE, Mark
SKURR, Jon       8 JENKINS, Hywel
 
BIRCHALL, Danny 16 LIFFCHAK, Aaron
ROBERTS, Gareth 17 SUNIA, Koto
HALSALL, Martin 18 BURKE, Kevin
CROUS, Juan     19 ETHEREDGE, Simon 
RILEY, Matt     20 CHILTEN, Allen 
LECK, Chris     21 JEWELL, Rob
PAYNE, Freeman  22 TAGICAKIBAU, Michael