With the pitch covered in debris from the weekend floods, Rishworthians are fortunate to have an away fixture at North Ribblesdale.

After two defeats in a row we are keen to get back to winning ways, consolidate our position in second place in Yorkshire Two and keep a good distance ahead of the chasing pack.

The Settle club have eased their relegation fears in recent weeks and proved a difficult team to dispose of when they visited Copley in October.

Rishworthians have been working hard in training on their discipline with the ball. We were guilty of handing possession back to our opponents and league leaders Roundhegians in last week’s defeat, but came back strongly in the second half to salvage two bonus points from the game.

With Sam Bake out with a shoulder injury, youngster Dylan O’Brien gets a chance on the wing, with Tom Oldroyd moving inside to centre.