This year we celebrate the life of a club legend in a bit of a different way as the annual Rick Taylor Memorial game with Acklam is to be combined with our DN1 league fixture due to its cancellation earlier in the year. Kick off will be at the earlier time of 13:00.

With both the 1XV and Stocktonians at home and the planned frivolities in the bar afterwards (including an auction of fantastic prizes raising money for the South Cleveland Heart Fund) it promises to be a great day so get down, support the lads and put your hand in your pocket to support club stalwarts Dan and Ste Taylor in their efforts to raise money for a fantastic cause.

Big day for the club tomorrow with the Rick Taylor Memorial game and Christmas Carols in the evening but training on Thursday night just proved how focused the lads are on the task in hand which is making sure we come away with the W.

Director of Rugby | Scott Powell

Fixture: STOCKTON 1XV VS ACKLAM RUFC

Competition: Durham Northumberland Division 1

Address: Grangefield Ground, 52A Oxbridge Ave, Stockton-on-Tees TS18 4JF

Kick-off: 1.00PM

TEAM NEWS: 1 SEAN JONES 2 SEAN WALLACE 3 RHYS MCHUGH 4 STEVE TAYLOR 5 DAN KIDD 6 TODD HIGHFIELD 7 JOSH WILSON 8 SCOTT POWELL 9 TOM BROWN 10 STEPHEN JONES 11 STEVE BARTLIFF 12 JOE HARGREAVES 13 JOHNNY HORNER 14 TOM LLOYD 15 ROB CARNEY

REPS: LEWIS GRAY, TE KORI MOORE, JONNY CHEETHAM