Richmond return to the RAG this Saturday, where they will face Bishop’s Stortford in an exciting double-header. The day will kick off with our Saxons taking on their Blues, followed by the 1st XV game at 3 pm. To secure your tickets for this action-packed day, please CLICK HERE

Bishop’s Stortford has faced a similar start to the season, falling off just short in two out of the three opening rounds, which lands them in 10th position on below Richmond. Both sides sit with 8 points to their name, which will lead to a tight encounter.

Head coach Rob Powell has made five notable changes to the winning lineup from the previous week. Luke Spring steps in to start at loosehead prop, after displaying an impressive 4-try performance for the Vikings in the preceding week. Young back-row talent Lucas Schmid takes the place of the experienced Mark Bright, prompting a shift for Ethan Benson to the number 8 role, allowing Schmid to make his debut as the blindside flanker.

A significant return to the squad is scrum-half Luc Jones, who has recovered from an injury sustained in the opening round against Sedgley Park. Additionally, there's the much-anticipated return of Henry Cheeseman to the centres, wearing the number 13 jersey for the first time since 2019.

Conor Maguire and Jimmy Litchfield, both with scrummaging expertise, aim to make an impact when called upon from the bench. Providing depth in the second row and poised for his Richmond 1st XV debut is the newly signed Max Murphy. Completing the 20-man squad are our back replacements, with Matt Marsh covering at scrum-half and fly-half Tom Smith.

Starting XV (1-15)

Luke Spring - Steve Hardwick
Alex Post © - Sponsored by Andrew Gordon
Ntinga Mpiko - Sponsored by Chris Mills
Chris Te Mete - Sponsored by Patrick Way
Jake Monson - Sponsored by Ollie Quigley
Lucas Schmid - Available to Sponsor
Toby Saysell - Sponsored by Liz & Stewart Barlow
Ethan Benson - Sponsored by Aaron Adams

Luc Jones - Sponsored by Tony Dorman
Alex Burrage - Sponsored by 213kg.com
James Whitehouse - Sponsored by Tom Head
Sean Kerr - Sponsored by Table Twenty
Henry Cheeseman - Denise Williams & Bob Scott
Hamish Graham - Sponsored by Kingsbridge Private Hospital
Alex O’Meara - Sponsored by Tim Forrester  Replacements  

Replacements

Conor Maguire - Sponsored by Biscay Boys
Jimmy Litchfield - Sponsored by Robert Vallings
Max Murphy - Sponsored by Toni Judd
Matt Marsh - Sponsored by Chris Banks
Tom Smith - Sponsored by David Whibley