Well we have all had an enjoyable week off - one in which I have spent a fair part of it trying to understand an off-side law that apparently only a South African TMO knows about............. curses. Anyway - back to the claret and blue and time for another weekend of Dons rugby!

In a slight change to you fixture card we have only three games this weekend over two days.
Saturday see the 1st XV don their fake tan and travel to Essex to face Brentwood away with a 2.30pm kick off.
The only home match of the day sees the 3rd XV welcome Esher 3rd XV to Beverley Meads for a 2pm kick off. It would be really good to see a packed house for this fixture, to enjoy the rugby in the clubhouse afterwards. Good luck to the chaps in green against the men in black.
Sunday sees the Ladies XV welcome Plymouth to Barham Road with a 2pm kick off. If you haven't been down to watch out Ladies XV play before - or need somewhere to walk off a Sunday foggy head - I highly recommend it.

Ok that's your fixtures for the weekend and the team sheets are below. Good luck to all wearing the colours and let's go for 3 big wins!

Big Love

Badger

1st XV:
1 Jordan Saunders
2 George Beale
3 Josh Bayford (c)
4 Alex Campbell
5 Ted Bunn
6 Chris York (wear No 8)
7 Rich Ridley
8 Kane Alboni (wear No 6)
9 Ed Askew
10 Will Taylor
11 Phil Chesters (vc)
12 Gav Tusini
13 Toby White
14 Jack Reville
15 Matt Gilbert
16 Dave Wayman
17 Mark Scott
18 Tom Milner

3rd XV:
1 Bertie Haskins
2 Josse McKenney
3 James Gillespie
4 Mike Wood
5 Corey Lovell
6 Tom Chapman
7 Joe Dale
8 Hugh Browne (c)
9 Ben Newman (vc)
10 Ben Telfer
11 Nick Ogbonna
12 Charlie Maskrey
13 Finn Taylor
14 Tom Betti-Berrutto
15 Leon Bird
16 Theo Davey
17 Szymon Kwiatkowski
18 Dan Sinclair
19 Charlie Coltart
20 George Douglas
21 Luke Good

Ladies XV:
Jess
Anna
Maz (VC)
Kirsty
Cat
Ange
Gutti (C)
Lucy
Tracey
Carter
Mim
Robbo
Laura
Beca
Lu
Stacey
Christy
Giorgia
Scotty
Sarah
Claire