HENLEY Hawks bid to stop the rot when they host fellow strugglers Cinderford in National League 1 tomorrow.

Seven straight defeats have seen Hawks drop to the foot of the table, with their rivals just one place ahead.

Rob Bell has recovered from a foot injury and the back row will be further strengthened by the return of Tom Hall and Matt Payne.

Scrum half Connor Murphy is playing for London Irish, so James Helliwell will start.

Ben Palmer, due to make his debut at Blaydon last week before the weather caused the game to be postponed, comes in at No 10 and will take over the kicking responsibilities from the injured James Comben.

Hawks are also include Basil Strang.

Chinnor, who moved out of the National League 2 relegation zone with victory over Cornish Pirates last week, name an unchanged side for their clash at home to Redingensians.

Kyle Sharpe and Adam Neal return for Oxford Harlequins’ home match with South West 1 East basement side Swanage & Wareham.

Sharpe plays at lock while Neal comes in No 8. Huw Dimond steps up to centre and Jack Robinson is full back.

Nick Marshall will play his last game before going to Australia for a year.

Phil Durrant and Sam Allen come in at centres for their senior debuts as Grove bid to shrug off last week’s heave derby defeat at the hands of Witney when they travel to Reading.

Dave Wells returns from Henley to start at No 7, while Simon Peel comes in at lock with Rory Gratwol moving to No 8 in place of the unavailable Joe Bellinger.

Cash Chilvers comes in at tight head prop.

Witney host Salisbury.

TOMORROW’S TEAMS

Henley Hawks (v Cinderford, home) Strang, Randall, O’Neill, Allen, Perry, Palmer, Helliwell, Manning, Emery, Moss, Clements (c), Albon, Hall, Bell, Payne. Reps: Sandys, Davey, Hirskyj-Douglas, Bradford, Pierrepoint.

Chinnor (v Redingensians, home): Heath, Beer, Adams, Fatialofa, Olley, Hopkin, Goodfellow, Berry, Townsend, Tyack, Oliver, Burns, Manning, Tyas, Vandermolen. Reps: Owen, Tibbatts, Jones, Lloret.

Oxford Harlequins (Swanage & Wareham, home 2pm): Marshall, Edney, Boulton, Sharpe, Purchase (c), Craig, Battson, Neal, O’Brian, Watkinson, Kelly, Dimond, Crowe, Poulet, Robinson. Reps: Primett, Burn, Hotson.

Grove (v Reading, away): Eckert, Wiltshire, C Chilvers, Miles, Peel, Roberts, Wells, Gratwol, J Chilvers, Clipsham, White, Durrant, S Allen, Crook, Crapper. Reps: Andrews, Walsh, Horrocks.