TEAM NEWS – Doncaster Knights to face London Scottish in Round Four

11th October 2024

Doncaster Knights return to Castle Park after a successful away trip to Ealing in round three. The Yorkshire club host London Scottish with a handful of changes to the starting line up.

Conor Davidson is the only member of the front row who was in the starting XV against Ealing. His tight head partner will be Joe Jones, joined by Fred Davies, earning his first start at Hooker. 

Josh Williams will be joining Ben Murphy in the second row, as Cory Teague picked up a shoulder injury during his start last week. The back row remains the same, Thom Smith, Rhys Tait and Morgan Strong. 

The Knights stick with the same half-back pairing of Alex Dolly and Morgan Bunting. However, there are changes in the centre. Zach Kerr pushes out to the wing to make way for George Wacokecoke in the centre. Wacokecoke will join usual starter, Connor Edwards.

Maliq Holden and Jordan Olowofela make up the rest of the back three. 

On the bench, Hooker, Ben Chapman is set to make his debut off the bench. Chapman has joined Doncaster Knights this season from Ampthill. Usual hooker, George Roberts, moves to back row replacement. Jasper McGuire and Lewis Thiede are the substitute props. With Taniela Ramasibana and Archie Smeaton making up the second/back row reserves. 

Ollie Fox is set to replace Alex Dolly at scrum half, and Harry Davey is the remaining back on the bench.

Starting XV | 15, Jordan Olowofela. 14, Zach Kerr. 13, George Wacokecoke. 12, Connor Edwards. 11, Maliq Holden. 10, Morgan Bunting. 9, Alex Dolly. 1, Conor Davidson. 2, Fred Davies. 3, Joe Jones. 4, Ben Murphy (C). 5, Josh Williams. 6, Thom Smith. 7, Rhys Tait. 8, Morgan Strong. 

Replacements | 16, Ben Chapman. 17, Jasper McGuire. 18, Lewis Thiede. 19, Taniela Ramasibana 20, George Roberts. 21, Archie Smeaton. 22, Ollie Fox. 23, Harry Davey.

Injury news: 

• Semesa Rokoduguni is resting a sore hamstring.
• Cory Teague picked up a shoulder injury during the Ealing fixture.
• Russell Bennett is still recovering from a calf injury.
• Logovi’i Mulipola is also resting a calf injury.

Tickets for this fixture are still available here.