Influential forward Matt Payne returns from a jaw injury for Henley Hawks’ National 2 South trip to Canterbury tomorrow.

Payne will start at blindside flanker, with Andy Downing taking the No 8 Bert Payne had previously occupied.

Kenny Sewell comes in at scrum half as James Gaunt is unavailable.

Tom Stradwick reverts to lock in place of Jeremy Giles, while former Mounts Bay man Micky Malloy could make his debut off the bench.

Witney captain James Lamb returns from a hand injury to lead them in Sunday’s Oxfordshire Cup first round tie at Wallingford.

Lamb, who has not played since September, starts at inside centre, while his brother Henry moves to full back.

Pierre Dubost is handed the No 10 shirt, with Adam Copperwheat coming in at hooker.

Flanker Will Worrall earns his maiden first team selection of the season as a replacement.

Wallingford are giving a number of second team and colts players a game.

After missing the last two weeks, Nick and Roger Sevier plus Jon North come back into the Grove side for the tie at Chipping Norton, which has been switched to Sunday Tim Lane, who starts at prop for the injured Richard Keen, has been impressive in the last two games at tight head.

Versatile Ben Nicholl wears the No 8 shirt for the first time this season after spells in the centre and at scrum half, while Ash Lane starts at centre.

Oxford Brookes University are picking mainly a development team for their tie at home to Oxford tomorrow, as their first and second teams are top of their respective leagues.

Brookes’s director of rugby Richard Williams said: “I see the Oxfordshire Cup as being a vehicle for the development of some of the younger players.

“Oxford will provide the players will a good physical challenge.”

WEEKEND LINE-UPS.

Henley Hawks (v Canterbury, away, tomorrow): Baggett, Bart, Ali James, Wells, Shaylor, Allen, Sewell, Fuller, Dalgleish (capt), Brennan, Stradwick, Clements, M Payne, Emmett, Downing. Reps: Parr, Penny, Carson, Molloy, Comben.

Wallingford (v Witney, home, Sunday): Venners, Warren, Rawson, Fernyhough, Stalker, Collett, Dawes, Blasko, Lewis, Matt Chapman, Gilles, Jeffreys, Neal, Mike Chapman, Smith. Reps: Wiltshire, Lazell, Hoare, Bonwell, Dawes.

Witney (v Wallingford, away): H Lamb, L Collins, Strutt, J Lamb (capt), Monks, Dubost, W Bibby, Fuller, A Copperwheat, Richens, Bennett, Fowler, J Hicks, Muller, Rowles. Reps: Burke, Calley, Worrall, M Copperwheat, Douglas.

Grove (v Chipping Norton, away, Sunday) from: Clare, Carr, Burns, A Lane, Harr-ington, N Sevier (capt), R Sevier, B Nicholl, G Nicholl, Chapman, Sherwood, Miles, T Lane, Dixey, Wallbridge, North, Walsh, Bellinger, Peel, Law, Fredericks, Proctor.