TEAM NEWS – Knights to face Caldy away

2nd May 2025

Joe Ford and Sir Ian McGeechan have named their Doncaster Knights squad to travel to Caldy tomorrow.

Our front row remains the same as our win against Chinnor, with Conor Davidson and Logovi’i Mulipola as props, with hooker George Roberts in the middle. All of which, have recently confirmed their re-signing for next season.

Our front row replacements consist of Andre Turner, Lewis Thiede and hooker, Ben Chapman. 

In the second row, captain Ben Murphy is joined by Adam Hopkinson. Archie Smeaton starts at six, with Rhys Tait at seven and Morgan Strong at eight. The remaining forward replacements are, Ethan Hulme (Newcastle Uni loan) and Jasper McGuire. 

Alex Dolly starts at scrum half with Russell Bennett his half back partner. Ollie Fox and Morgan Bunting are the half back replacements.

In the centres, we stick to our usual, Connor Edwards on the inside and Zach Kerr on the outside. Aidan Cross and Jordan Olowofela make up the wingers, with Telusa Veainu at full back. Obi Ene is named on the bench. 

Starting XV | 15, Telusa Veainu. 14, Aidan Cross. 13, Zach Kerr 12, Connor Edwards. 11, Jordan Olowofela. 10, Russell Bennett. 9, Alex Dolly. 1, Conor Davidson. 2, George Roberts. 3, Logovi’i Mulipola. 4, Ben Murphy (C). 5, Adam Hopkinson. 6, Archie Smeaton. 7, Rhys Tait. 8, Morgan Strong.

Replacements | 16, Fred Davies 17, Andrew Turner. 18, Lewis Thiede. 19, Ethan Hulme. 20, Jasper McGuire. 21, Ollie Fox. 22, Morgan Bunting. 23, Obi Ene. 

Unavailable For Selection | Thom Smith, Harry Davey, Joe Jones, Maliq Holden