Match Preview

A full house at the RAG this Saturday as both the Men’s 1st XV & Saxons play in a double-header against Rams, the Vikings take on Wimbledon, the Normans face Camberley and our Heavies play Barnes Originals in the second leg of the Bosch Crabtree trophy.

In the main event, the Richmond Men’s 1st XV play league leaders Rams in Round 13 of National League 1 kicking off at 3pm which promises to be a massive day being the Men’s 1st XV last home game before Christmas. Match tickets are still available to purchase, please click here

Rob Powell has made 5 changes from his last side that played away at Chinnor in Round 12.

Henry Wills starts at blindside flanker this week after coming off the bench against Chinnor. The veteran Mark Bright returns at second row adding his wealth of experience to the squad, Alex Burrage returns to the starting XV pulling the strings at fly-half.

Vaughan Bentley is added to the bench, bringing his versatility to the front row, youngster Harry Breeze is in line to make his Richmond debut covering the back row and Lewis Dennett comes back into the side after spending some time down under playing his rugby for Manly, providing his versatility and depth in the squad covering the back line.

Special mention to Hamish Graham who makes his 50th cap for Richmond on Saturday, a fantastic achievement!

Starting XV (1-15)

1. Luke Spring – Sponsored by Steve Hardwick
2. Alexander Post © - Sponsored by Andrew Gordon
3. Ntinga Mpiko – Sponsored by Chris Mills
4. Jake Monson – Sponsored by Ollie Quigley
5. Mark Bright – Sponsored by Graham Talling
6. Henry Wills – Sponsored by Metatrak
7. Xavier Hastings – Sponsored by Table Twenty
8. Ethan Benson – Sponsored by Aaron Adams
9. Luc Jones – Sponsored by Tony Dorman
10. Alex Burrage – Sponsored by 213kg.com
11. Will Kaye – Sponsored by Noble Day Associates
12. Tom Hitchcock – Sponsored by Table Twenty
13. Henry Cheeseman – Sponsored by Denise Williams & Bob Scott
14. Hamish Graham 50th cap – Sponsored by Kingsbridge Private Hospital
15. Alex O’Meara – Sponsored by Tim Forrester

Replacements

16. Vaughan Bentley – Sponsored by James Espey
17. Conor Maguire – Sponsored by Biscay Boys
18. Harry Breeze – Available to sponsor
19. Matt Marsh – Sponsored by Chris Banks
20. Lewis Dennett - Available to sponsor