Selby will have a task to snap a five-game winless streak when they take on Yorkshire One unbeaten league leaders Beverley at Sandhill Lane.

Selby's poor run has seen them drop into mid-table while their visitors tomorrow have soared into a six-point lead at the top with a 100 per cent winning record.

Mathew Smith returns at scrum-half for Selby with Mike Cawthorn, who made his debut last week, switching to stand-off and Toby Pemberton dropping to the bench.

Wright Phillips returns in the second row in place of the unavailable Jason Cicero. Ben Marshall makes a rare appearance, also in the second row, in place of Kevin Lowery, who drops to the second XV.

Prop Mark Tomlin-son again starts on the bench as does Duncan Phillips, who was unavailable last week.

After tomorrow's game, Selby are without a competitive fixture until their visit to Old Crossleyans on January 5. However, they do have a game against the Exiles on Sunday 26 December.

York RI entertain Skipton in a Yorkshire Three game with some confidence after giving promotion-hunting Baildon a fright before finally succumbing 23-12.

Tom Heslop will return at full-back, while the club is also hopeful Tom Alexander will again fill a second row berth.

Pocklington put league duties to one side as they take on Sheffield Tigers in an away tie in the Powergen Vase for a place in the last 16.

The Yorkshire Two side face a formidable task in the fifth round against the league leaders who put them to the sword 37-7 earlier in the season.

But hopes are still high of causing an upset as the Tigers' recent results have not been as convincing as when the two sides last met in September.

Teamwise, last week's hat-trick hero Sandy Mitchell is unavailable, but the squad welcomes back Adam Pears following injury.

Updated: 10:14 Friday, December 17, 2004