Shropshire Star

Away date for county rugby aces

Shropshire's rugby stars head to Moseley tonight as they bid to continue their winning start to the RLF Three Counties Championship at Greater Birmingham. Shropshire's rugby stars head to Moseley tonight as they bid to continue their winning start to the RLF Three Counties Championship at Greater Birmingham. Shropshire got off to a flier at home to Worcestershire & Hereford last week, recording a 29-22 victory. And team manager Gordon Wood has been able to name another strong squad for tonight's big clash Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star

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Shropshire got off to a flier at home to Worcestershire & Hereford last week, recording a 29-22 victory.

And team manager Gordon Wood has been able to name another strong squad for tonight's big clash (7.30pm).

Newport pair Marc Millward and Mark Lindsay have been ruled out by work commitments, but Wood has turned to Bishop's Castle's Peter Hughes and another Newport man, Andy Whieldon, to plug the gap.

Newport's Chris Gibbons is back from America and has been called straight up.

Shropshire squad: Watisoni Leqeti (Newport), Peter Hughes (Bishop's Castle), Mike Preece (Bridgnorth), Perry Pudge (Ludlow), Guy Stringer (New Brighton), Andy Whieldon (Newport), James Manley (Cleobury Mortimer), Tomasi Tanumi (Newport), Mark Williams (Ludlow), Chris Hares (Whitchurch).

Alex Bristow, Chris Gibbons (both Newport), Chris Gaton (Bridgnorth), Theo Hodnett (Ludlow), Phil Rogers (Newport), Tom Pemberton (captain, Whitchurch), Michael Woodhouse (Newport), Darren Brick (Luctonians), Gareth Wills, Geroge Armitage, Richard Harris (all Newport), Paul Hulland (Luctonians).

Standby: Danny Matthews (Whitchurch), Andrew Brick (Luctonians).

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