A YEAR after damaging his knee in the act of scoring a try at home to Moortown, Bradford Salem's director of rugby Sam Gardner is set to return to action tomorrow.

Gardner, who had to undergo a complete knee reconstruction, is among those vying for a place on the bench at Sheffield Medicals in SSE Yorkshire Division Two.

With Dan Snowden and Conor Wood unavailable, Salem also have doubts about prop Simon Davies and utility back Carl Walker as they bid to win at the only ground they haven't triumphed at recently, either in their own division, the section above or the division below.

Cleckheaton have scrum half Jack Bickerdike back from injury for their SSE National League North trip to Lymm, which means his capable stand-in James Wilson switches to the left wing.

Paul Turner is back at prop in a 15 that, player-coach Rob Afoa Peterson apart (he is on the bench as he eases his way back from a shoulder injury), is as strong as any they have fielded this season.

Otley, who have won three of their last four matches in SSE National League Two North, and only lost the other 26-25 at Harrogate, will have plenty of wise counsel available before they kick-off at home to Huddersfield as there is a players' reunion luncheon at Cross Green.

Bradford & Bingley, who need victories to join the top five and become promotion contenders, at least have the satisfaction of being at home to seventh-placed Rochdale, who are two places and two points better off.

Old Grovians, who are remarkably playing their sixth away match in eight contests, welcome back lock Ryan Brown for their fifth derby of the season at mid-table Burley.

Bearing in mind that Grovians are top of the table by two points, their director of rugby Martin Whitcombe said: "It may not be a bad thing in the long run as we are picking up points."

Baildon could do with a win at Rotherham Phoenix as the Jenny Laners are only two points and two places above a relegation berth.

Cleckheaton (at Lymm): R Hayden; L Queeley, S Wood, Matt Piper, J Wilson; Mike Piper, J Bickerdike; P Turner, J Crowther, C Thompson, A Dawson, T Austin, O Akroyd, R Piper, D Vento. Replacements: R Afoa Peterson, M Woodhead, B Thrower.

Bradford Salem (at Sheffield Medicals): D Belcher; A Wood, R Smith, C Clough, S Savage; A Robinson, M Child; R McKessar, A Veitch, J Bradbury, J Cunliffe, J Morrell, R Green, J Booth, J Fawcett. Replacements (from): J Mitchell, S Davies, M Smith, C Walker, S Gardner.