Baildon have signed scrum half Ben Newton from Derbyshire Barbarians.

The ambitious Yorkshire Division Three club also welcome back flanker James Fox after a two-year absence from Jenny Lane.

Further recruitment is in the pipeline.

Baildon started their warm-up matches with a 45-15 home victory over Halifax, scoring eight tries and conceding three.

Among the try-scorers were winger Joe Moore (2) and lock Dave Hoyle.

On Saturday, a second-third XV will travel to Wibsey, who return to Jenny Lane next Wednesday for a Yorkshire Silver Trophy tie (6.30).