After victories away to Crediton and home to Penzance & Newlyn, which saw the winners score a total of 12 tries, Weston-super-Mare 1stXV travel to mid-Devon to face Cullompton as the visitors look to make it three Regional 2 Tribute Ale South West wins in a row.
This will be the first-ever league meeting between the two sides though Cullompton, who have suffered defeats away to Teignmouth and Penzance & Newlyn in this league campaign, did win at Weston last season in the Papa Johns Community Cup.
Weston-super-Mare will give a league debuts to Tongan-born Nasili Ikahihifo at blindside flanker and fly-half Kieran Hill, who joined in the summer from Clifton. Last season’s club captain Gary Carpenter makes his first start at prop since November due to a torn bicep.
Cullompton make three changes to their starting line-up from the side that lost 27-16 at Teignmouth last weekend, with Brendan Cherry at scrum half, Sevie Hurrell at hooker and Josh Mammola in the second row.
Cullompton (home v Weston-super-Mare, 3 pm): Josh Luxon (capt); Sam Gibbs, Luke Shergold, Charlie Hague, Luke Coombes; Jared Allen, Brendan Cherry; Sam Cooke, Sevie Hurrell, Tom Parker, Adam Jarrett, Josh Mammola, George Woofenden, Jack Grandfield, Dev Welch. Reps: Marcus Pengelly, Jacob Brooks, Paddy Ellicott
Weston-super-Mare: Alex Howman; Keanu Ballard, Chris Young, Marcus Nel, Hayden Main, Kieran Hill, Ryan Watterston; Charlie Brabham (capt), Adam Fisher, Gary Carpenter, Sam Light, Ashley Russell, Nasili Ikahihifo, Jacob Cox, Jacob Simpson. Reps: George Talbot, Robson Bird, Matthew James.
Our thanks to Barry Sparks for the Heathrow run on Thursday to welcome Nasili Ikahihifo and deliver him safely to Weston-super-Mare.
Left to right: Barry Sparks, Nasili Ikahihifo, Director of Rugby Mark Matthews
