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TODAY’S OPPONENTS<br />
DONCASTER RLFC<br />
WRITTEN BY JACK CONLON<br />
12<br />
FORM<br />
Richard Horne will be looking for his third<br />
win since he took over as head coach last<br />
month. The Dons come into the game on the<br />
back of convincing wins over South Wales<br />
and Oxford in the past two weeks, with their<br />
70-12 thrashing of the Ironmen being their<br />
second biggest win of the season. Not too<br />
long ago they also managed to grab an<br />
impressive draw against Barrow, becoming<br />
only the second team, after Toronto, not to<br />
be defeated by the Cumbrian outfit. Recent<br />
losses to Whitehaven and Newcastle are the<br />
only worries for <strong>Doncaster</strong>, but they seem<br />
to have shrugged those poor performances<br />
off and will come to the Prince of Wales in<br />
confident mood.<br />
BACKS<br />
<strong>Doncaster</strong> have an explosive backline, with<br />
a good mix of pace, power and experience.<br />
Papua New Guinea centre Jason Tali is their<br />
biggest threat out wide, with his stocky<br />
build and burst of speed regularly troubling<br />
defences. Outside him is experienced<br />
three-quarter Richie Barnett who is a very<br />
competent finisher, as is Sam Doherty on<br />
the opposite flank.<br />
There’s plenty of depth in the halves, with<br />
Jack Miller forming good combinations<br />
with former South Sydney Rabbitoh, Jordie<br />
Hedges, and the recently-signed Reece<br />
Dean. Dean can also fill-in at fullback, but<br />
Tom Carr and former Hull KR junior Louis<br />
Sheriff are much more established in<br />
that position. The club also have a dualregistration<br />
agreement with Hull FC which<br />
could see Super League player Jack Logan<br />
line up in the centres.<br />
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FORWARDS<br />
<strong>Doncaster</strong> have one of the biggest forwards<br />
packs in League 1. Iafeta Palea’aesina and Zac<br />
Braham are the heaviest hitters and will be<br />
regularly rotated to ensure the Dons always<br />
have a big impact going forward. This system<br />
was very effective when we faced them in the<br />
Challenge Cup in March. Just as effective on<br />
that day was hooker Kieran Cross, who scored<br />
four tries, but it’s likely he’ll miss out if club<br />
captain Kyle Kesik is selected.<br />
Elsewhere up front, Richard Horne has a very<br />
versatile back row at his disposal, with Charlie<br />
Martin, and former <strong>All</strong> <strong>Golds</strong> Brad England<br />
and Jason Muranka all capable of playing<br />
in the middle or in a wider role. Seasoned<br />
campaigners Jamie Thackray and Makali<br />
Aizue inject experience into the side, while the<br />
dual registration deal with Hull again bears<br />
fruit in the shape of young second rower Jack<br />
Downs.<br />
Tom Carr<br />
Aaron Jones-Bishop<br />
Liam Welham<br />
Jason Tali<br />
Sam Doherty<br />
Jordan Howden<br />
Jordie Hedges<br />
Mark Castle<br />
Kyle Kesik<br />
Iafeta Palea’aesina<br />
Peter Green<br />
Jason Muranka<br />
Charlie Martin<br />
Connor Scott<br />
Jack Miller<br />
SQUAD<br />
Russ Spiers<br />
Ryan Wright<br />
Mike Kelly<br />
Zac Braham<br />
Kieran Cross<br />
Louis Sheriff<br />
Jamie Thackray<br />
Richie Barnett<br />
Chris Heil<br />
Reece Dean<br />
Makali Aizue<br />
Brad England<br />
Jack Downs (DR)<br />
Jack Logan (DR)<br />
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