CORNISH All Blacks joint head coaches Ryan Westren and Ian Goldsmith have made four changes from the side that lost at Exeter University last Saturday for tomorrow’s first South West Premier home game of the season against Exmouth (3pm).
The promoted All Blacks were missing a number of players for the trip to the Topsham Sports Ground, but are able to call upon the services of lock Chris Macdonald and fly-half Glenn Coles, and they go straight into the starting 15, while Levent Bulut and Rory Cinnamond are recalled in the front row in place of Jordan Duke and Greg Thomas.
Macdonald replaces Dan Goldsmith in the other change in the pack.
Coles’ inclusion for Alfie Lang means that he takes up his usual fly-half spot with Westren moving to a more familiar inside-centre position to partner last year’s player of the year, Reuben Edwards.
The Cockles, whose head coach is former Launceston centre Steve Perry, scored a late try to secure a 17-17 draw with Ivybridge in their opener at the Imperial Ground.
Cornish All Blacks —
1. Rikki Bentham
2. Levent Bulut
3. Rory Cinnamond
4. Chris Macdonald
5. Torin Clarke
6. Harry Lightfoot
7. Lloyd Duke (captain)
8. Gary Gynn
9. Dom Mulberry
10. Glenn Coles
11. Martin Kneebone
12. Ryan Westren
13. Reuben Edwards
14. Dan Pearce
15. Eddie McGinley
Replacements
16. Jordan Duke
17. Tom Bottoms
18. Alfie Lang