Skipton's football committee have been taking an atlas to selection of late in an effort to plot the whereabouts of their players, tomorrow's visit to Ripon for a Yorkshire Two league game again being influenced by foreign excursions.

The Reds are doubly hit at scrum-half. Adam Oldfield is unavailable because of working commitments, while Kiwi Hamish Burns will be on the piste.

The re-shuffle takes Mike Beech from wing to the No 9 shirt, with Matt Wilson coming in on the flank.

Up front, Adam Winthrop is heading for sunnier climes in the shape of a trip to Tenerife, but fortunately for the Reds, his departure coincides with the return of John Settle, who was on holiday in Portugal last weekend.

Settle partners Alan Newhouse in the second-row.

The Sandylands men will be expecting a stiff test after edging out the North Yorkshire side 13-12 at home recently, although a five-try, 32-3 reverse at Keighley last weekend cannot have done much for Ripon confidence.

After a couple of defeats, Skipton recaptured some decent form in getting the better of Leodiensians last weekend and should be in the right frame of mind for the challenge.

North Ribblesdale have been given a welcome day off as a result of the Yorkshire One opponents Huddersfield YMCA being involved in the Powergen Intermediate Cup.

The Grove Park men were due to visit Laund Hill tomorrow, but now take a day off, which will allowed the Evans brothers Gareth and Stuart and a couple of their team-mates the chance to recover from injuries collected in last weekend's win over Wheatley Hills.

However, they do not have too long to get themselves back into shape.

The Settle side have been forced to re-schedule their league game against table-topping Bridlington for tomorrow week after cup commitments brought an earlier postponement.

The change of programme denies Ribblesdale a lucrative visit from local rivals Keighley.

Skipton: M Richards; P Lacy, I Sneddon, F Walker, M Wilson; D Howson, M Beech; G Reid-Hughes, N King, P Crossman, J Settle, A Newlove, J Morgan, I Scrivin, M Davison. Replacements: G Newhouse, R King, A N Other.