Ramsey face Old Bedians at Mooragh Park this Saturday in a game kicking off at an ultra early midday to accommodate Bedians’ flight arrangements.

Ramsey has had many big days in its history and this Saturday could well be an addition to the list.

After 10 years of competing in the English Clubs Championship, this season Ramsey are on the cusp of winning their first league title.

They have two games left to play and need just a single point to be crowned Lancashire/Cheshire Three champions.

The Manx side’s nearest rivals are Ellsemere Port and should they fail to win with a try bonus point away at Ruskin Park, Ramsey could also be crowned champions such is the size of their lead.

The difference between the two is 15 points and Ramsey’s final league game on April 13 is away at Ellesmere which could be a huge game if the title isn’t won this weekend.

Ramsey won the away leg 27-5 back in December when an Ali Trace brace did all the damage.

Trace is, however, unlikely to be involved this week, nor is the injured stand-off Fintan Cummins.

Those two are the only reported injury concerns for Ramsey who are expected to have Eddie Lord and Anthony Fergusson both available in the second row.

Mark Oldfield is also fit again and ready to take up a role in either the back row or the centre depending on how the selectors cope with Cummins’s absence.

There’s an option to move leading try scorer Daniel Bonwick into the 10 jersey and play Oldfield in the centres, but Scott Kneale is equally capable of switching from nine to 10 and therefore allowing youngster Dan Richmond a start at scrum-half.

The permutations will no doubt be worked on during training in the week and a final team announcement is expected late on Thursday.

Whatever the outcome of the match it will be a busy day at the Mooragh with the club holding its annual women’s day and unveiling its new electronic scoreboard which is dedicated to the late Jim Duncan who was a fervent supporter of the club. Jim’s wife Caroline will be performing the unveiling duties shortly before kick off.

FIXTURES: APRIL 6

North One West

Douglas v Burnage @ Port-e-Chee ko tbc

Lancashire/Cheshire Three

Ramsey v Old Bedians @ Mooragh Park ko 12pm

Oxton Parkonians v Vagabonds @ Oxton ko 3pm

Shimmin Wilson Manx Shield

Vagabonds B v PDMS Southern Nomads @ Ballafletcher ko 2.15pm

Shimmin Wilson Manx Plate

Western Vikings v Castletown @ QEII School ko 2.15pm