Possibly handicapped by having their annual dinner tomorrow night, Cleckheaton complete their North One East programme on Saturday with a home game against Morpeth.

“The dinner was fixed a long time ago,” explained Cleckheaton spokesman Alan Bentley, whose side could still clinch third place.

Ross Hayden fills in at scrum half for the hosts, who could lose prop Paul Turner to county duty with Yorkshire.

Cleckheaton (home to Morpeth): J Wilson; L Queelly, M Woodhead, P Murphy, M Ashworth; I Gordon, R Hayden; P Turner, S Worsley, A Piper, R Piercy, M Beasty, E Chappelow, R Piper, M Sergeant. Replacements: C Piper, N Gillan, N Clayton.