A MINUTE’S silence will be held before Oxford RL’s match with London Skolars in memory of Danny Jones.

The 29-year-old Keighley Cougars player died from a suspected cardiac arrest after being taken ill against the Skolars in Kingstone Press League 1 last weekend.

There will also be a bucket collection at Iffley Road on Sunday, with all proceeds going to Jones’s wife Liz and their five-month-old twins Phoebe and Bobby.

The RFL Benevolent Fund have also set up a fundraising page at justgiving.com/dannyjones29.

Oxford will be looking to bounce back against the Skolars after losing 36-20 at Newcastle Thunder last weekend.

Head coach Tim Rumford said: “It’s a big game for us against Skolars.

“We respect them, they’re a decent side with some good players.

“Eventually they’re going to turn it on and string some performances together.

“It’s probably an evenly-matched game on paper, some of the defensive things against Newcastle we’ll be looking to replicate and there’s one or two things we need to fix up.”