Home hopes for Vandals
Halifax Vandals 1st XV will entertain Harrogate Pythons on Saturday, while the 2s will travel to Old Brods.
Halifax Vandals 1st XV make a long-awaited return to Warley on Saturday.
A mixture of walkovers (Wibsey and Otliensians) and postponement (Barnsley) has meant the 1st team last played at home on January 29.
And they will be hoping for a similar display, with Vandals having dented Bramley’s promotion hopes with a 17-14 win on that day.
Harrogate are another team pushing hard to reach Yorkshire Two next season so Vandals will need to be at their dogged best.
Nath Harris returns at hooker, allowing Danny Mitchell to switch to the flank, while Andrew Binns is fit to partner Isaac Pollard in a powerful-looking midfield.
The match will be sponsored by Dave King and Dave Mayes - with England v Ireland on in the clubhouse after.
The 2s have defied a lengthy unavailable list to make the short trip to Brods.
Josh Morrow, Kieran Baxter and Adam Price are among those who have made themselves available for the clash
Halifax Vandals v Harrogate Pythons (meet at the club at 1.30pm. Shirt and tie for post match): 15 Danny Richardson, 14 Tony McAspurn, 13 Andrew Binns, 12 Isaac Pollard, 11 Tom Mellor, 10 Jimmy Crowther, 9 Tom Fowler, 1 Tom West, 2 Nath Harris, 3 Paul Jowett, 4 Harry Palmer, 5 Dan Brown, 6 Jamie Richardson, 7 Danny Mitchell, 8 Aaron Carrington. Replacements: 16 Bob Siddal, 17 Matt Tallis.
Halifax Vandals 2nds v Old Brods (meet at the club at 12.30pm. Shirt and tie for post match): Alexei Blue, Callum Gerrard, Pete Rods, Bob Dare, Josh Morrow, Kieran Baxter, Josh Rods, Richard Rods, Jon Isherwood, Jake Cleck, Ben Simms, Connor Mooney-Patchett, Ben Fleming, Adam Price, Paul Willis, Elliott Naylor.