For their Lancashire Trophy final at Preston Grasshoppers on Monday, kick off 3pm, the Vale of Lune’s starting line up will be selected from a squad of twenty three players.
Threequarters, James Curran, Adam Macluskie and Tom Carter are included alongside Joe Clarkson, Sam Wallbank and Tom Smith in the forwards.
Hooker Gavin Barton is ruled out following the serious knee injury he sustained at Widnes, while threequarters Neil Hull and Craig Orrick are both unavailable for the final game of the season.
This will be the Vale’s third appearance in the Lancashire Trophy final. In April 1996 they defeated Old Aldwinians, 17-3, at Lightfoot Green but lost the Trophy the following season at Fylde when they were defeated by Sedgley Park, 30-23.
Vale will face Rochdale after they were awarded a walk over against Rossendale, knowing that they will be playing against a club that has gained promotion to North One.
Vale of Lune: N Foster, A Richards, I Bird, A Macluskie, T Carter, J Curran, J Hodder, J Bleasdale, N Bennetts (Capt), O Hughes; A Cowey, P Watson, D Halliwell,, T Smith, J Ferguson; L Acton, L Farnworth, D Perry; A Garnett, D Lin, M Fowler, J Clarkson, S Wallbank.
Players meet at Powder House Lane at 1.pm with the coach leaving promptly at 1.15 pm.
Vale will play Rochdale in the Lancashire Trophy Final following Rossendale conceding the semi final because “they could not raise a team because of injuries”.