Old Priorian Saints have named their squad to play Old Streetonians II in Middlesex Merit Table Division 1, a 2.00pm kick off at Hackney Marshes Centre on Saturday 17th January.

Danny Moore makes his first start of the season, with Benjy Thornton retaining his place at hooker and Mishka Fibbens coming in at tighthead prop. Rob Harvey and James Green make up the second row, Green's first match for the Saints in the 2025/26 campaign. Conrad Boe and Ollie Overy-Jones continue on the flanks, while Liam Munro is at Number 8.

The half backs are Ruben Yue at scrum half and captain Cian McBride at fly half, Will Poyntz and Will Adams the centres ; James Ayson-Parrish comes up from the bench to start on one wing as Zak Bondarenko occupies the other, top scorer Theo Morris once again at full back.

On the bench are Gabriel Kerr, Coel Ellis, Charlie Page, Oli Wynn-Jones, James Sarek and James Lyons.

1. Danny Moore
2. Benjy Thornton
3. Mishka Fibbens
4. Rob Harvey
5. James Green
6. Conrad Boe
7. Ollie Overy-Jones
8. Liam Munro
9. Ruben Yue
10. Cian McBride
11. James Ayson-Parrish
12. Will Poyntz
13. Will Adams
14. Zak Bondarenko
15. Theo Morris
16. Gabriel Kerr
17. Coel Ellis
18. Charlie Page
19. Oli Wynn-Jones
20. James Sarek
21. James Lyons

Match Facts

- The eighth league meeting between the two sides

- OPS hold a 4-3 lead in the head-to-head, with an average full time score of 32-25 in their favour

- The first fixture between Priorian and Streetonians in over six years - the previous meeting being a 29-26 win for Old Streetonians on 11th January 2020, the last game the Saints fulfiilled in the 2019/20 season before the COVID pandemic

- The Saints could move above London Cornish with a bonus point win, regardless of the result between Ealing 1871 and Cornish

- Old Streetonians cannot climb any higher than 9th following this fixture

- Cian McBride makes his 50th appearance for the 2nd XV ; he is currently sixth in the all time most capped players for the Saints

- Of the 21 player squad, 19 came through St Benedict's School development, including the whole of the starting backline