Match Preview

Following three straight wins, Diss now travel to South Woodham Ferrers to complete the first phase of the League season.

Having dispatched League leaders Saffron Walden last weekend in a high scoring and rather bizarre encounter, the South Norfolk side will be hoping to maintain momentum and avenge last season’s away defeat to the hands of South Woodham. This fixture will not prove to be an easy affair, with the home side looking to improve from last week’s away defeat at Ipswich.

Coaches Roger Coombs and David Smith are able to select a settled with the only changes being the return of Tim Groom to the bench after a brief holiday. Ryan Shannon takes over from the injured Chris Craven at hooker and Matt Cullum joins the dynamic back-row of John Laurie and Michael Fuller.

In the three quarters the lethal back three combination of Giles West, Phil Lelievre and Sean McClure will almost certainly stretch the Essex outfit to the limit. Sean McClure has now scored six tries in his first two outings for the Club.