HENLEY Hawks will be without regular half backs Will Robinson and Connor Murphy for their trip to Canterbury in National 2 South tomorrow.

Fly half Robinson has been loaned back to his employers London Welsh, while Murphy, who is dual-registered by London Irish, is required by them.

Ed Yarnton moves to fly half, with the fit-again Simon Perry returning at centre, while Mark Bruce comes in at scrum half.

With full back Piers O’Conor required by parent club Wasps, Will Jones makes his first appearance since returning to Henley in the summer.

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Tom Allen could not be considered having failed a fitness test.

Matt Payne replaces Oscar Hirskyj-Douglas at blindside flanker.

Darren Oliver, the RAF lock forward, who joined at the start of the season, dons the Chinnor shirt for the first time tomorrow.

Oliver is on the bench for the trip to Clifton, having not played for the club after injuring himself in pre-season training.

“I’m really pleased to have Darren involved for the first time,” said director of rugby Matt Williams, who names an unchanged starting line-up following their narrow win over Cambridge last week.

Clifton have close links with Bristol, who are without a game this week.

“I’m sure they will be fielding a strong side and am expecting a really tough game,” added Stevens.

Chinnor’s Junior Fatialofa and Alfie To’oala, who used to play for Bristol, are looking forward to returning to the city.

Oxford Harlequins hope to build on last week’s exciting 25-23 win at Old Patesians, when they visit Old Redcliffians in National 3 South West.

Seisoni Tupou returns to No 8 after injury, with Lloyd Willcocks moving across to blindside flanker.

Will Sharratt switches to fly half with Joel Hulett taking his place at centre.

One of the most closely contested games of the day could be Witney’s clash at home to Oxfordshire rivals Grove in South West 1 East.

Witney, who sit just one place above their opponents in the table, welcome back James Lamb in the centre.

For Grove, Roger Sevier replaces the unavailable Joe Chilvers at scrum half.

TOMORROW'S TEAMS

Henley Hawks (v Canterbury, away): Jones, Pierrepoint, Perry, Eastwell, Randall, Yarnton, Bruce, Manning, Taylor, Litchfield, Clements (capt), Woodward, Payne, Newman, Stapley. Reps: Coghlan, Edgson, Hall, Hirskyj-Douglas, Andre.

Chinnor (v Clifton, away): Nutt, Martey, Hayes, Fatialofa, Haile, Keohane, Jones, Pickett, Townsend, Cambareri, Manning, Salmon, Tibbatts, Long, To’oala (capt). Reps: Cano, Oliver, Hastings, Boughton, Angell.

Oxford Harlequins (v Old Redcliffians, away): Yeats, Fisilau, Lee, Hulett, Robinson, Sharratt, Carlisle, Sharpe, Cowan, Marshall, Brown (capt), Purchase, Willcocks, Miller, Tupou. Reps: Hill, Neal, Jones, Ngunggutau.

Witney (v Grove, home): Thomas, Monks, Strutt, J Lamb, Nell, H Lamb, Lambourne, Richardson, Collins, Richens, Hyde, Bennett, Hare, Hicks (capt), Rowles. Reps: Fuller, C Campbell, Fisk.

Grove (v Witney, away): Day, Clipsham, White, N Sevier, G Nicholl, Carr, R Sevier, Eckert (capt), Dixey, Walsh, Miles, Gratwohl, C Chilvers, Wells, Bellinger. Reps: Walbridge, Law, Peel.

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