A welcome to return to league action this week as the weather has taken a strong turn for the wet and rainy this week. In the last home game before the Christmas break we welcome local rivals Pershore to Bromsgrove Road. We have played Pershore many times with results being as close as 1 point at home and away. The front row stays the same, and ex-captain Gaz Davies moves into the second row to cover a player shortage this week. The back row has experience aplenty with all players in their favoured positions with Peter Hunt at 6, John Wormington at 7 and the barrelling Nathan Marthews at 8. The backs remain relatively similar with Will James coming into the centres to add some bulk.