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WITH 12 players unavailable for one reason or another, Sedgley Park have had to dig deep into their second team squad to come up with a match-day 22 for the visit of Bedford Blues.
Arno De Jager, Chris Wilkinson, Chris Hall, Jaco Swart, Jonny Roddam, Andy Craig, Phil Largan, Saula Roko, Chris Leck and Ben Lloyd are all injured, while Alex Bennett and Andy Vilk (still on England Sevens duty in South Africa) are unavailable. That does not include several members of the 22 selected who are carrying injuries.
As a result, the Tigers have drafted in another player on loan from Sale Sharks, Matt Riley, to play at fullback; Tom Albinson moves into the left wing berth with back rower Ledua Jope going on to the right wing, while Rich Senior, who retired at the end of last season to coach the seconds, takes his place on the bench again, joined by Manchester University student Henry Monsell, a second-teamer who is there as backs cover.
The forwards are bolstered by the well timed return of lock Ed Norris from suspension, as Sale Shark Ben Lloyd has picked up a shoulder injury, while straight into the front row go two further Sharks, prop Martin Halsall and hooker Mark Jones.
SEDGLEY PARK BEDFORD BLUES
Matt Riley 15 James Pritchard
Ledua Jope 14 James Hinkins
Chris Briers 13 Liam Roberts
Ian Voortman 12 Matt Allen
Tom Albinson 11 Paul Kendall
Phil Jones 10 Ross Broadfoot
Jamie Albinson 9 Alex Page
Gerallt Evans 1 Matt Volland
Mark Jones 2 Chris Whitehead
Martin Halsall 3 Dan Cole
Tim Fourie 4 Marc Comb
Ed Norris 5 Jon Phillips
Adam Newton 6 Nic Strauss
Jimmy Ponton 7 Ollie Brown
Jon Skurr 8 Adam Kettle
Gareth Roberts 16 Chris Johnson
Paul Keys 17 Ben Alexander
Phil Gazzola 18 Mouritz Botha
Richard Senior 19 Shaun Brady
Dave Livesey 20 Karl Dickson
Jason Duffy 21 Ben Patston
Henry Monsell 22 Tom Youngs
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