MALVERN director of rugby Dave Robins is praying for miracle as he prepares to take his Midlands Two West table-topping side to second-placed Hereford.

The Spring Lane chief fears that Saturday's clash at Wyeside will be called off and delay his side's chance to exact revenge on the 26-10 home defeat Hereford inflicted on Malvern back in October.

The Wyeside pitch in Hereford runs alongside the towpaths to the River Wye and with further torrential rain, Robins believes that barring a miracle the match will not go ahead.

"The weather has been atrocious and I was speaking to the Hereford chairman earlier in the week and he said that the water was already up to the towpaths," Robins said. "This should be a great game, but it is hard too excited about as I don't expect it to go ahead."

Malvern's preparations for this clash have been severely hampered with the Spring Lane pitch resembling a quagmire following the rain.

Last weekend's North Midlands Cup match at Bromsgrove was postponed and has been re-scheduled for Saturday, February 2, however, should Saturday's Hereford clash fall foul of the weather, the league game will take precedent and the cup fixture will be put back to February 23.