Douglas Rugby Club host North One West leaders Wilmslow at Port-e-Chee on Saturday afternoon.

Wilmslow were relegated with Vale of Lune from Premier North last season and are now topping the table with six wins from seven played.

Their one loss was at Penrith in September, where Old Mutual Douglas travelled in the second of their Cumbrian jaunts and collected another five-point win.

The Cheshire side have tucked three wins under their belt since the Penrith reverse, their latest against Warrington by some margin.

Nevertheless, Douglas have four wins on the bounce after Waterloo spirited away the Port-e-Chee points also in September.

Jordan Hogan has returned from Cardiff and seamlessly slotted in to the Douglas way of things at back or second row.

The Sam Games tackle count tops the chart after seven matches and sets a remarkable example besides contributing to the most parsimonious defence in the division.

The return of James Maddrell after long-term injury is a real boost, as shown by appearances on the wing and at fullback.

Player-coach Carl Murray rests an ankle sprain, but young guns Blake Snell, Joe Corkish and Ciaran Sherrard will feature off the bench.

Elsewhere, Harry Raven moves back to second-row in the absence of Paul Leivers.

DRUFC squad: Mike Dunnett, Ralph Clarke, Ben Klaassen, Jordan Hogan, Harry Raven, Lance Wyllie, Niall Killey, Sam Games, Seth Waterworth, Shaun Wyllie, Will Cain, Aiden O’Shea, Harry Hewson, Ethan Pocklington, Adam Boyd, Blake Snell, Joe Corkish and Ciaran Sherrard.

FIXTURES:

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26

North One West

Douglas v Wilmslow @ Port-e-Chee ko 3pm

Lancashire/Cheshire One

Orrell v Ramsey @ Orrell ko 3pm

Lancashire/Cheshire Two

Newton-le-Willows v Vagabonds @ Newton

Women’s NC North West One

Burnley v Vagabonds @ Burnley ko 11.30am

Manx Shield all ko @ 2.15pm

PDMS Southern Nomads v Emerging Nomads @ King William’s College

C’town v Vagabonds Hornets @ Poulsom Park

Ramsey B v Western Vikings @ Mooragh Park