WORCESTERSHIRE and Herefordshire have been forced to reshuffle their squad for the Iskitz Three Counties Championship rugby match against Greater Birmingham at Ledbury’s Ross Road ground tonight (7.30pm).
Half-backs Chris Pinner and George Morgan of Kidderminster Carolians started in last week’s defeat by holders Shropshire at Telford but are unavailable this week ahead of their club’s North Midlands Shield final against holders Bridgnorth.
Adam Dixon of Malvern and Paul Burton of Worcester have been called up to replace them with Guy Field of Old Halesonians, James Thomas of Droitwich, Ben Hilstead of Hereford and James Martin of Old Halesonians included in the pack.
Worcestershire & Herefordshire squad: Backs — Fairhurst (Redditch), Burton (Worcester Wanderers), Hallett (Ledbury), Holloway (Old Halesonians), Pritchard (Kidderminster Carolians), Jefferson (Dudley Kingswinford), Dixon (Malvern), Thomas (Woodrush). Forwards: Hilstead (Hereford), Parkes (Dudley Kingswinford), Thomas (Droitwich), Parry (Dudley Kingswinford), Field (Old Halesonians), Pennock (Stourbridge Lions), Macfarlane (Upton), Freeman (Malvern), Martin (Old Halesonians), Chivers, Hawkins (both Dudley Kingswinford), Brown, Brooks (both Droitwich).
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