Selby will be looking to upset the form book and score a derby success as they face rivals York at Sandhill Lane tomorrow.

Unless they happen to be members of the same league these days, it is a rare event to come across neighbouring clubs facing one another.

While Selby are one league below York the sight of the visitor's green, black and white jerseys will be like a red rag to a bull to the home side, who will be fired up to win this one.

York have pulled out as many stops as possible for this one with hooker Neil Lineham available again, but they will miss the line-out jumping of North Yorkshire policeman, Dave Spanton, as their 6 feet 5 inch lock forward is on duty.

Nigel Durham is back in action after spending last Saturday's game against Horden on the replacements' bench because of injury and returns to the base of the scrum where he will be opposite Malcolm Smith, who takes over at scrum-half from Dave Bramley for Selby.

York's marksman and full-back, Simon Bullough will be trading the goal-kicking duties with Selby's top place kicker, Carl Paterson at fly half.

Paterson had a month on trial with Northern Ford Premiership rugby league outfit York Wasps before returning to Sandhill Lane.

Selby's skipper, Sam Longthorpe misses tomorrow's game because of a neck injury, with Ian Copperwheat being named at prop and Simon Hall switches from full-back to the wing as Dave Batty will wear the No. 15 jersey.

Also missing from last week's York line-up are hooker Rob Allan, scrum-half James Arkle, both dropped, and Julian Ramsey, the former New Earswick All Black, who is unavailable.

Harrogate get back into the Jewson's National League One groove tomorrow when they aim to complete a league double over Birmingham-Solihull who they beat in the opening game of the season.

Saving themselves exclusively for league rugby these days, Harrogate have not filled gaps on their fixture list eight times this season to avoid the risk of players being injured in non-league games.

In order to inject more pace behind the scrum, they bring in Yorkshire under-20 speed-merchant James Tapster on the wing as he displaces Rob Smith on the left flank.

After missing two games because of Army duty, Giles Powell takes the place of Steve Baker at number eight and, with two RAF locks making up the second row, Peter Taylor and Paul Clark, will be relied on to produce more than a fair share of line-out ball.

Pocklington have Hull Ionians Hawks as visitors, with winger Sam Allen named for Richard Stephenson in Pock's squad.

Malton and Norton are involved in a re-arranged Yorkshire League game at home to their championship rivals, Sheffield Tigers with 'Malt' hoping to field the same side that beat Heath by a single point last Saturday.

At Scarborough, Ripon have Fred Oakes at full-back after injury, Oakes taking the place of Scott McCara.

Hamstring trouble has ruled out Scarborough's Andy Holloway and Carl Holdsworth still has not recovered from injury, so utility back Simon Dixon takes the place of Holloway.

Jax Stephen is named in the Scarborough squad as Scott Saunders will be ruled out for the rest of the season with a broken leg.

York RI travel to take on the newly crowned Silver Trophy holders, Skipton, who beat Knottingley in last Sunday's final.

RI backs Matthew Yates and Matthew Maddigan are returning to cricket - Yates with Follifoot and Lancashire Colt Maddigan to the Trafford Park nets.

Ericson Atkins is named for Maddigan and Rod Simms will take the place of Garett Mallon, who is suspended.

After their 44-10 victory at Skegness last weekend, Nestl Rowntree field an under-35 side at West Leeds tomorrow and a squad for Sunday's Veterans' tournament at Clifton Park (11am).

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