GROVE face a crunch clash at home to fellow strugglers Reading tomorrow as they battle to avoid relegation from South West 1 East.
Head coach Craig Burrows said: “It’s a huge game for the club and the biggest since I’ve been involved here.
“The equation is simple – we win we stay up, lose and we have to get something next week at Oxford Harlequins, who have not lost at home all season.
“I have full confidence, as I would against anyone at home with a full team, that we will win.”
Paul Miles, Ben Nichol, Guy Nichol and Brendon White all return for Grove against Reading who are also fighting for survival.
Oxford Harlequins, meanwhile, makes three changes to their front row for their trip to Swanage & Wareham.
Changes see Remez Farahani step up to prop, Matt Edney move to hooker and Kyle Sharpe switch to tight head Henley Hawks, already condemned to relegation from National 1 entertain Blaydon, expecting to see the return of Connor Dolan in the centre.
Chinnor, who all but confirmed their safety in National League 2 South with a 36-0 victory at Barnes, entertain Launceston, with scrum half Greg Goodfellow and lock Ben Manning coming off the bench to get a start.
TOMORROW’S LINE-UPS
Henley (v Blaydon, home): Awcock, O’Neill, Dolan, Allen, Randall, Comben, Murphy, West, Emery, Manning, Clements, Davey, Hall, Willis, I Davies. Reps: Moss, Langdon, Haynes, Watkins, Perry/T Davies.
Chinnor (v Launceston, home): Goss, Heath, Beer, Fatialofa, Lamont, Angell, Goodfellow, Santiago, M Darlington, A Darlington, Manning, Vandermolen, Tyas, Waddingham, Messum. Reps: Berry, Townsend, Hanney, Jones, Adams.
Grove (v Reading, home): Crapper, Allen, Clipsham, Bellinger, Nichol, Martin, Bond, Eckert, Dixey, Walsh, Miles, Gratwohl, Peel, Wells, B Nichol. Reps: Wiltshire, Chilvers, White Witney (v Salisbury, away): Lambourne, Fisk, H Lamb, Thomas, Morgan, Lewis, G Campbell, Burke, Craig, Richens, Hyde, Mortimer, C Campbell, Collins, Haire. Reps: Berry, Webb, Godfrey.
Oxford Harlequins (v Swanage & Wareham, away): Robinson, Yeats, Crowe, Dimond, O’Brian, Jenner, Avery, Farahani, Edney, K Sharpe, Purchase (capt), Alston, Milton, Ward, Craig.
Reps: Lotu, Neal, Fisilau.
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