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(Away) Grove Lane, Cheadle Hulme SK8 7NB
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After last week playing a team who had won their last seven, and being within seconds of breaking that run (I suppose we still did), this weekend it going away to a team, whose only home loss is against run away league leaders Stockport.

Manchester are third to our second, sitting eight points behind us, but with a game in hand (vs Birkenhead Park at home – so not an easy one). We both have to play Glossop away and Carlisle at home, they have a short trip to Atrincham Kersal and a home game against Waterloo, whilst we have home games against Stockport and Douglas.

So like last week, a highly important game for both teams

TEAM : The pack are as last week, with Greg Wrathall back but starting on an all forward bench

Behind the pack it is a different line-up. Both half backs are out, so Jordan Johnson comes in at scrum half and James Gough at outside half (he has occasionally played there before). No Danny Barker so Mark Carruthers comes into the centre, and Chris Park is in at fullback in place of Dan Lowther

Alex Ryder and Dan Greenwood have the other two spaces on the bench.

WEATHER : dry and cloudy