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Old Silhillians M4 v Worcester 7 (11:30 start)

In a change to normal programming, the Mighty 4s this week see a very early start at home to Worcester 7s. So where usually we* have a home match day regime of: rest - lunch - bit more rest - warm up - match - beer - perhaps this Saturday it should be: team bacon sarnies - warm up - match - afternoon off? - beer whilst watching the Villa beat Wolves!? (Can’t guarantee the last bit of course…)

(*note: ‘we’ doesn’t include Yogi, whose normal home match day regime includes little rest, much driving kids to football, and a pre-match quick snifter or two!)

I say ‘perhaps’, but cannot be sure of the pre-match plans as the returning Captain Higgins has not communicated his instructions and team selection as yet. Maybe he is happy to leave it to us though, returning as he does to his team which by the time our opposition arrive on Saturday will have gone 19 whole days unbeaten!!

So, we can go into this match full of confidence - we know Worcester are a good side and we’ve had some good matches with them in recent seasons. But building on our strong performance at Warwick we should be looking to carry the game to them and not be afraid to look after the ball and string our passes together. In recent weeks we have looked much more the team we know we can be, and our self-belief has returned. Let’s continue that through the final 3 games and finish the season with a flourish!