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Team news for todays game at a warm and sunny Castle Park.
Doncaster: 15. Carter, 14. C.Hughes, 13. Tonga'uiha, 12. McColl, 11. Van Vuuren, 10. Warnock, 9. Albinson, 1. List, 2. Boden, 3. Cusack, 4. Griffiths, 5. Kenworthy (C), 6. Kettle, 7. Grainger, 8. Planchant.
Replacements: T.Davies, Toke, Smith, Cochrane, Hallam, G.Hughes, Lennard.
Newbury: 15. Williams, 14. Hylton, 13. Henderson, 12. Humpries, 11. Nutt, 10. Griffiths, 9. Gasson, 1. Green, 2. Fincken (C), 3. Fidler, 4. Ascroft-Leigh, 5. Noonan, 6. Clark, 7. Fox, 8. Witcomb.
Replacements: Burgess, Perkins, Widdop, Williams, Sweeney, Perry, Stevenson.
Live Updates to follow.
1 min: Newbury have the first line out of the afternoon, which they lose giving Doncaster a scrum midway into their own half.
4 mins: Newbury penalised at the scrum giving Doncaster a line out deep in the Newbury half, but they are also penalised giving Newbury another scrum.
6 mins: Doncaster stole the ball at the scrum & looked liked scoring after spreading the ball well, but a stray pass from Hudson Tonga'uiha brings the move to an end.
10 mins: Newbury pressing well in the Doncaster half, but the move comes to an end & Doncaster now have a line out near half way.
13 mins: Doncaster spread the ball well after the line out and Adam Kettle broke through the Newbury defense, but the move was illegally stopped by Newbury giving Ali Warnock his first penalty kick of the game which misses narrowly.
15 mins: Doncaster penalised by referee after a line out, giving Newbury one of their own deep the in Doncaster half. Doncaster penalised for obstructing a kick and chase by the scrum half Newbury giving their stand off a first chance to kick at goal which he makes to give Newbury the lead.
20 mins: Newbury bring a Chris Planchant run to an end illegally giving Ali Warnock a chance to redeem himself which he takes to bring the scores even.
22 mins: Good pressure from Doncaster following the restart gives Doncaster a line out deep in the Newbury half, line out won & ball spread well again but move stopped illegally again, this time Matthew Humphries is sent to the sin bin & Ali Warnock makes the kick.
25 mins: Bryn Griffiths scores the first try of the game following good breaks from Planchant & McColl who gave Bryn the simple task of touching down. Ali Warnock misses the conversion.
28 mins: Good run down the right wing by Chris Hughes who narrowly misses out, but Doncaster have the line out which they win and spread the ball wide to Donavan Van Vuuren who looked certain to score but didnt take the ball cleanly.
30 mins: Doncaster pressing well at the scrum but Newbury are penalised giving Doncaster a penalty try & Ali Warnock a simple conversion.
31 mins: Adam Kettle sent to sin bin as a result of a mini-brawl of the ball following the restart.
32 mins: Gareth Griffiths misses the resulting penalty attempt.
34 mins: Good break from Jamie Albinson set Doncaster off an a nice move, but eventually it comes to an end after a nice dab and chase from Chris Hughes.
36 mins: Doncaster win a scrum in the Newbury half & Simon Grainger breaks away well, putting in Jamie Albinson who nearly goes all the way to scoring, but the move comes to an end & Doncaster now have a scrum right on the Newbury line.
38 - 40+ mins: Doncaster won the resulting scrum and broke forward only to be held up, giving them another scrum which the Doncaster forwards boss again. The referee blows for the scrum to be restarted, this time Newbury are penalised & Doncaster opt for the scrum but this time Newbury win the ball & begin to move up the pitch but the referee blows for Half time.
Half time.
41 mins: Doncaster start the second half kicking away from the Balcony end. Newbury have the first scrum of the half which they win and break up the field well, spreading the ball nicely to their winger who is put into touch by Doncaster.
43 mins: Newbury penalised & Doncaster have a resulting line out up near the half way, which they lose in the end giving Gareth Griffiths a chance to kick at goal which he makes.
47 - 49mins: Doncaster lose a scrum just into the Newbury half giving Newbury a line out deep in the Doncaster half, which they win and start to attack down the middle. Attemped drop goal from Griffiths misses & Carter clears the ball up to near the half way line.
51 mins: Doncaster penalised after some work by the forwards giving Griffiths another chance to kick at goal, which he makes. Chris Hallam replaces Jamie Albinson.
54 mins: Good break from Chris Hallam after a good scrum, Newbury penalised giving Ali Warnock another penalty attempt, which he misses.
58 mins: Newbury win a line out in the Doncaster half, but Doncaster steal the ball back and attack well putting Newbury under some pressure with a Line out to defend in their own half.
60-63 mins: Long kick from Ali Warnock goes too far & ends up in touch giving Newbury a scrum on half way. Newbury loose the ball on half way & Kettle breaks away passing to Donavan Van Vuuren wo races up the left wing to put in Carter to score. Stevie McColl misses the conversion.
69 mins: Doncaster are applying some pressure with a scrum in the Newbury half which they win & begin to attack down the middle & are awarded a penalty by the referee for a Newbury infringement at the breakdown. Jamie Lennard kicks to the corner as Doncaster go looking for the 4th try and the bonus point.
70 mins: Doncaster win the line out & the forwards push over the line for the bonus point, Jamie Lennard makes the conversion.
74-78 mins: Doncaster defending a scrum in the own half following the restart, good kick forward by Lennard followed by a good chase gives Doncaster a penalty which is kicked to the corner. Doncaster win the line out and the forwards begin to charge to the line but the referee blows for a Doncaster scrum, which the win & charge forwards with Adam Kettle touching down. Jamie Lennard makes the conversion.
79 mins: Newbury have a scrum in the Doncaster half after the restart which they win and start to attack but are brought to an end as Doncaster get the ball back. Just as the referee blows the whistle for Full Time.
Full Time.
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