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TEAM NEWS – Mowden Park v Richmond
Garry Law has named his 20 man squad for Saturday’s National One opener at the Arena (3pm Kick Off).
Darlington Mowden Park have confirmed their squad for tomorrow’s game against Richmond at the Northern Echo Arena. The squad includes a total of 7 summer signings, who are all in line to make their first league appearance in a Mowden shirt.
In the front row, props Alfie Barron and Ralph Appleby start having made a combined 52 league appearances last season. They are joined by new signing David Nelson who starts at hooker. A new second row pairing sees club captain Joe Craggs link up with 19 year-old Will Montgomery, who is dual registered with Newcastle Falcons. A familiar back row sees Dave Fisher and George Stokes start alongside 1st XV captain Ollie Hodgson.
The back line sees a new half back pairing of Euan McKirdy and Callum Irvine, both of whom joined the club over the summer. Warren Seals and Ben Frankland take their place in the centres, with Shaun McCartney and Chris McTurk starting on the wings. New signing Paul Jarvis starts at full back to round off the starting 15.
Amongst the replacements there are potential league debuts for Dan Grange and Ben Dixon, alongside Joe Duffy, Ignas Darkintis and Callum Mackenzie.
Asked about his selection for the season opener, Head Coach Garry Law commented: “With the squad coming together throughout the pre-season we always knew competition for places in the first match day squad v Richmond was always going to fierce and it’s proved to be in certain areas. The team have reviewed a little on Richmond and everyone is on the same page in what it is going to take to get success on the day. If we can transfer the really good work that's been going on for some weeks now in training onto the field on Saturday I'm sure we will be in with a great shout of getting the win. Let's hope we can get a decent support on Saturday and help the lads get over the line.”
Tickets for Saturday’s game are available on the day priced at £10 for adults, £8 for club members and FREE for U16s.Season ticket holders can enjoy the game for free, and there is still time to purchase your 2019/20 season cards online by clicking here.