YMCA entertain one of the top three Yorkshire I clubs tomorrow when Bradford Salem visit Laund Hill (2.15) as another season approaches the closing stages.

It will mark the third meeting of the sides this season, with YM yet to win one, having gone down 13-6 at home in the Yorkshire Shield, before battling to an 18-18 draw in the League back in September.

After being 'robbed' of potential victories over League leaders York and Bridlington in their last two match-ups, YM will be hoping for a change of fortunes when the Shay Laners come to Salendine Nook.

And one man who will be looking to get his name back on the tryscoring chart will be full-back David Rees, who with 11 is the top tryscorer, although his last effort came in the home win over Sandal, back at the beginning of December.

With the exception of the still-suspended Ross Housley, head coach Carl Thewlis is able to select from strength, with James Watson, who had an excellent game last week at Bridlington, taking his place in a strong front row alongside Darrell McSwiney.

And they know they will have to play well, with fellow prop Brad Dobson returning from action and being handed a run-out in the second team at home to Cleckheaton.

Powerful Australian line-out jumper Luke Hannan is back after his shoulder injury, while Chris Cowling (right) and Dave Holmes also return.

"Despite the manner of defeat last week (YM's opponents Bridlington were awarded a disputed late penalty to win), the lads were in good spirits on the way back from the East coast, and we're taking that approach into tomorrow's game," said Thewlis.

"Young Josh Marshall had a tremendous game on his first-team debut and showed that he is more than capable of stepping up to play at first-team level.

"But as he has a big game the following day for the Under 17s, we thought we would rest him, because of the way the rest of the squad came through training."

YMCA: Rees; Dent, Morton, Iosefa, Cowling; Sarjeant, Wolfe; Watson, Guegue, McSwiney, Hannan, Pearson, Bracken, Anderson, Walker. Subs: Gregson, Whitehead, Holmes.

Second XV (Cleckheaton, home, 2.15): Smith; Crossley, Bedford, Garretty, Mossley; AN Other, Travis; Dobson, Dalton, Watson, Hellawell (K), Hellawell (D), Parker, Nyahoda, Boothroyd.

Third XV (Ilkley, home, 2.15) From: Saville, Nasey, Earnshaw, Hirst (I), Flaherty, Orton-Blue, Rogers, Woods, Bakes, Hirst (S), Sykes, Sample, Tucker, Greaves, Cusworth, Noble.