Ealing Trailfinders announce their lineup to face Doncaster Knights at Trailfinders Sports Cub this Saturday.

There are five changes from the starting XV that were supposed to face Ampthill at Dillingham Park, until the fixture was postponed due to a frozen pitch.

Will Goodrick-Clarke starts at Loosehead alongside Matt Cornish and Jimmy Roots in the front row.

The second row is unchanged as Bobby De Wee partners with Captain Barney Maddison at Lock.

Rob Farrar starts at Blindside, joining Richard Hardwick and Rayn Smid in the back row.

Craig Hampson slots back in at Scrum-Half on his return from injury, with Craig Willis keeping his place at Fly-Half.

The centre partnership remains Billy Twelvetrees and Reuben Bird-Tulloch, and Jonah Holmes returns to the back three with Tom Collins and Max Bodilly.

Ealing Trailfinders to face Doncaster Knights:

1 Will Goodrick-Clarke

2 Matt Cornish

3 Jimmy Roots

4 Bobby De Wee

5 Barney Maddison

6 Rob Farrar

7 Richard Hardwick

8 Rayn Smid

9 Craig Hampson

10 Craig Willis

11 Tom Collins

12 Billy Twelvetrees

13 Reuben Bird-Tulloch

14 Jonah Holmes

15 Max Bodilly

16 Henry Walker

17 Kyle Whyte

18 George Davis

19 Will Montgomery

20 Jordy Reid

21 Lloyd Williams

22 Pat Howard

23 Josh Taylor

Trailfinders Women announce their lineup to face Loughborough Lightning away at Loughborough University.

There are seven changes to the starting XV that were narrowly defeated by Gloucester-Hartpury in last weekend.

Sara Seye replaces Andrea Stock at Tighthead joining last week’s Arnold Hill Player of the Match Liz Crake, and Elisa Riffonneau in the front row.

Captain Tyson Beukeboom starts at lock alongside Rowena Burnfield, who moves into the engine from Number Eight.

The back-row features Cristina Blanco and Megan Barwick, who are joined by Kate Zackary starting at Number Eight.

The half-backs are Emma Swords and Ellie Green, who hit the conversion to seal the losing bonus point in the last game.

Carys Cox swaps moves to inside-centre from outside-centre, with Julia Schell partnering her in the midfield, and the back three is once again unchanged, featuring Abby Dow, Vicky Laflin and Rosie Inman.

Director of Rugby Giselle Mather said: “This weekend sees well matched battles right across PWR and our game is no different! We are really excited for this contest and have trained hard to give ourselves the opportunity of the best outcome for us. It is all set up to be a very exciting game!”

Trailfinders Women to face Loughborough Lightning:

1 Liz Crake

2 Elisa Riffonneau

3 Sara Seye

4 Tyson Beukeboom Captain

5 Rowena Burnfield

6 Cristina Blanco

7 Megan Barwick

8 Kate Zackary

9 Emma Swords

10 Ellie Green

11 Abby Dow Vice Captain

12 Carys Cox

13 Julia Schell

14 Vicky Laflin

15 Rosie Inman

16 Andrea Stock

17 Cassandra Tuffnail

18 Shannon Ikahihifo Vice Captain

19 Shya Pinnock

20 Charlie Willett

21 Amanda McQuade

22 Sophie Molton

23 Jess Cooksey

Ealing Trailfinders announce their lineup to face Caldy at TFSC for the first game of this weekend’s double header.

There are three changes from the starting lineup that started the game against Cornish Pirates before Christmas.

Mike Willemse replaces Matt Cornish at hooker, joining Kyle Whyte and Biyi Alo in the front row.

The are no changes in the engine room or back row as Captain Barney Maddison is joined once again by Bobby de Wee at Lock, and Jordy Reid joins Richard Hardwick and Rayn Smid in the back row.

Craig Willis replaces Dan Lancaster at Fly-Half as he will make his 100th appearance for Ealing Trailfinders this weekend, with Lloyd Williams keeping his place at Scrum-Half.

The centre partnership is Billy Twelvetrees and Reuben Bird-Tulloch, and the back three is unchanged.

James Cordy-Redden is in line for his first appearance of the season off the bench.

Ealing Trailfinders lineup to face Caldy RFC:

1 Kyle Whyte

2 Mike Willemse

3 Biyi Alo

4 Bobby De Wee

5 Barney Maddison

6 Jordy Reid

7 Richard Hardwick

8 Rayn Smid

9 Lloyd Williams

10 Craig Willis

11 Tom Collins

12 Billy Twelvetrees

13 Reuben Bird-Tulloch

14 Jonah Holmes

15 Cian Kelleher

16 Henry Walker

17 Sami Mavinga

18 George Davis

19 Will Montgomery

20 Josh Taylor

21 Jordan Burns

22 James Cordy-Redden

23 Simon Uzokwe

Trailfinders Women announce their lineup to face Sale Sharks at TFSC!

There are two changes to the XV that started against Bristol Bears at Shaftesbury Park.

Andrea Stock starts at Loosehead in place of the injured Liz Crake, alongside Cristina Blanco and Sara Seye in the front row.

Captain Tyson Beukeboom starts alongside Amelia Buckland-Hurry in the engine room again.

The back-row is unchanged featuring Rowena Burnfield, Megan Barwick and Kate Zackary.

Ella Amory joins Ellie Green in the half-backs once again after Green’s stellar game off the tee last round, and for the third week in a row the centre partnership is Carys Cox and Julia Schell.

Finally Abby Dow and Rosie Inman swap places, starting at wing and full back respectively, alongside Vicky Laflin in the back three.

On the bench Cassandra Tuffnail is in line for her Trailfinders debut.

Director of Rugby Giselle Mather said, “This squad has a fantastic opportunity to play at home under lights at the start of the Christmas break against Sale Sharks and we are very much looking forward to the contest.

“The cohesion in the group is improving week on week and after the disappoint at the end of last weeks game we are looking to put in a performance that will conclude 2023 on a high. We hope a large crowd will come and support us and begin their Christmas festivities with us at Vallis Way!”

Trailfinders Women to face Sale Sharks:

1 Andrea Stock

2 Cristina Blanco

3 Sara Seye

4 Tyson Beukeboom Captain

5 Amelia Buckland-Hurry

6 Rowena Burnfield

7 Megan Barwick

8 Kate Zackary

9 Ella Amory

10 Ellie Green

11 Abby Dow Vice Captain

12 Carys Cox

13 Julia Schell

14 Vicky Laflin

15 Rosie Inman

16 Elisa Riffonneau

17 Amanda McQuade

18 Cassandra Tuffnail

19 Lauren Brooks

20 Charlie Willett

21 Emma Swords

22 Jess Cooksey

23 Lauren Knowler

Trailfinders Women announce their lineup to face Bristol Bears at Shaftesbury Park!

There are five changes from the XV that beat Leicester Tigers last round.

Cristina Blanco joins Liz Crake and Sara Seye in the front row as Lindelwa Gwala drops to the bench.

Captain Tyson Beukeboom joins Amelia Buckland-Hurry in the engine room, with the back row unchanged after Megan Barwick’s team of the week performance.

Ella Amory starts at Scrum Half with Ellie Green keeping her place at Fly Half.

The centre pairing is unchanged following Julia Schell’s Player of the Match outing last week, and in the back three, Abby Dow starts at Full back with Rosie Inman and Vicky Laflin on the wings.

On the bench, Sophie Molton is in line for her Premiership debut off the bench.

Trailfinders Women to face Bristol Bears:

1 Liz Crake

2 Cristina Blanco

3 Sara Seye

4 Amelia Buckland-Hurry

5 Tyson Beukeboom

6 Rowena Burnfield

7 Megan Barwick

8 Kate Zackary

9 Ella Amory

10 Ellie Green

11 Rosie Inman

12 Carys Cox

13 Julia Schell

14 Vicky Laflin

15 Abby Dow

16 Elisa Riffonneau

17 Amanda McQuade

18 Andrea Stock

19 Shannon Ikahihifo

20 Lauren Brooks

21 Lindelwa Gwala

22 Sophie Molton

23 Jess Cooksey