TEAM NEWS – Knights named to travel to Cornwall

17th October 2025

Darren Fearn and Sir Ian McGeechan have named their team to travel down to Cornwall in round three of the CHAMP. 

Our starting front row is unchanged, with Conor Davidson at losehead and Joe Jones at tighthead, George Roberts starts between them as the hooker. Our replacement front row is also unchanged, Andrew Turner, Logovi’i Mulipola and hooker, Fred Davies. 

In the second row, Josh Williams comes into the starting line up with Morgan Jones, as captain Ben Murphy is shifted to 6. Jasper McGuire comes into the line up to start at eight, with Rhys Tait the other member of the back row. 

On the bench, Ehize Ehizode and Ben Chapman make up the remainder of the forwards in the squad. 

Our half backs are unchanged again, with Olllie Fox at 9 and Russell Bennett at 10. Will Wootton and Morgan Bunting are the duo set to replace them. 

Former pirate, Matt McNab starts on one wing, with Jordan Olowofela coming into the line up on the other. Telusa Veainu remains our full back. 

Joe Margetts comes into the starting centres to join last week’s player of the match, Connor Edwards. Zach Kerr is the final replacement in the squad. 

SQUAD: 1. Conor Davidson, 2. George Roberts, 3. Joe Jones, 4. Josh Williams, 5. Morgan Jones, 6. Ben Murphy, 7. Rhys Tait, 8. Jasper McGuire, 9. Ollie Fox. 10. Russell Bennett, 11. Matt McNab, 12. Connor Edwards 13. Joe Margetts, 14. Jordan Olowofela, 15. Telusa Veainu

REPLACEMENTS: 16. Fred Davies, 17. Andrew Turner, 18. Logovi’i Mulipola, 19. Ehize Ehizode, 20. Ben Chapman, 21. Will Wootton, 22. Morgan Bunting, 23. Zach Kerr.  

Unavailable for selection: Alex Dolly, Josh Bainbridge, Thom Smith, East Timor Viliamu