Full-back Rhys Williams Goldman, lock George Jewell and centre Alex Grove have been called up for their seasonal debuts for Bournville in Saturday’s National Two West match against Luctonians at Mortimer Park (3pm).
Williams Goldman and Head Coach Grove come in to a re-jigged back division with Jewell called up in the pack in place of the unavailable Ben Meakin.
Jacob Fewtrell will captain the side in Meakin’s absence and will revert to fly-half to partner Adam Collingwood at half-back. Collingwood starts this week in place of Reiss Price, who suffered a dead leg in the defeat by Clifton.
Oscar Fawkes-Underwood moved from full-back to the wing to accommodate Williams Goldman who, like Jewell, has impressed for Bournville Blues this season.
Jonjo Fanning starts at blindside flanker in a reshuffled back-row with Paddy Smallman moving across to number eight to replace the injured Callum Nicholls.
On the bench Jamie Maynard, son of club Managing Director Phil, is called up for what could be his competitive debut having previously featured in pre-season friendlies.
Poland Under-20s prop Kuba Kijak and scrum-half Joe Carter both return to the first team squad for the first time since the defeat at Redruth on the opening day of the season.
Elliot Tanner, who started at fly-half against Clifton, retains his place in the squad as a replacement this week.
Bourns face Luctonians a week after the Herefordshire club suffered their first defeat of the season, a surprise 50-31 reverse at Loughborough Students last Saturday.
Mortimer Park has not been a happy hunting ground for Bourns in recent season’s although they have twice come away with a losing bonus point, on their last visit in November 2024 and in a Midlands Premier match in November 2021.
Bournville | 15 Rhys Williams Goldman; 14 Cam Smith, 13 Alex Grove, 12 Will Tanner, 11 Oscar Fawkes-Underwood; 10 Jacob Fewtrell (C), 9 Adam Collingwood; 1 Clarkson McLeod, 2 Jamie Harding, 3 Jake Thompson, 4 George Jewell, 5 Harry Dawson, 6 Jonjo Fanning, 7 Harry Sigley, 8 Paddy Smallman.
Replacements | 16 Kuba Kijak, 17 Scott Rudge, 18 Jamie Maynard, 19 Joe Carter, 20 Elliot Tanner.
*Bournville Blues will enjoy home comforts for the first time in Counties Two Midlands West (East) this season when Claverdon visit Avery Fields on Saturday (3pm).
The Blues have played their first three matches of the delayed season away from home but got their first win in a high-scoring contest at Upton on Severn last weekend.
Harry Housley, who made his first team debut on the wing against Clifton last week, starts for the Blues this weekend with coach James Weaver, who came out of retirement to help out the first team against Cinderford last month, in the middle of the front row.
Wing Tomos Howells and replacement Chiagoziem Nneke are newcomers to the squad.
Bournville Blues | 15 Harry Housley; 14 Tomos Howells, 13 Stephen Terera, 12 Owen Westhorp, 11 Craig Manning; 10 Alex Warner, 9 Gregor Watson; 1 Moise Tshiangale, 2 James Weaver, 3 Sean Kimberley, 4 Callum Bates, 5 George Bann, 6 Jack Meakin, 7 Bhairaj Rai, 8 Ben Harper.
Replacements | 16 Johnson Otuonye, 17 Ben Fortes Mayer, 18 Chiagoziem Nneke.
Through the viewfinder
Until someone shows me how to add an article without destroying the webpage, I will have to do with adding photos where I can.
These are photos I took of the excellent Bournville Blues v Claverdon game on Saturday.
