Rugby Union: Although Yorkshire lost a warm-up match to Cheshire earlier in the season, they are confident they can gain revenge tomorrow in a semi-final of the Tetley's Bitter County Championship at Otley.

"This is a better Yorkshire team than the one that lost 13-8 on a rainy night in Sandal," said Yorkshire RFU secretary Philip Ardron.

"And the lads were very buoyant, very upbeat, after their training session at Sandal on Wednesday night. We are optimistic that we will be at Twickenham again for the final on Saturday, April 18."

Wharfedale and Otley each provide three players for the 15, and Otley have a further two on the bench.

Yorkshire's only change from the side that won in the quarter-final against Northumberland is at scrum half where Otley's Andy Brown returns in place of Sandal's Ben Wheeler, who drops to the bench.

Bradford and Bingley have pulled out an interesting plum from their dip into the pool for a fixture.

They are at home to West Hartlepool's second string, and the Bees have prop Tom Garnett back in place of Nadeem Sweiss.

Richard Head returns at flanker, Dave Pullen switching to No 8 to give the benched Mark Heap a rest. Versatile Peter Watts is again at scrum half.

Cleckheaton rest Julian Brooksbank and Shaun Bainbridge for their home match against Goole, and give first team manager Mick Collins a seasonal debut at flanker.

Neither second row Tim Midgley nor centre Richard Emmott will be available for Keighley's league match at home to fellow promoted club Darlington Mowden Park on April 11.

Consequently both are rested for the club match at home to Ilkley, Peter Southgate and Danny Mavro coming in.

Mark Lister is available again at flanker, but Neil Marklew is on the bench after illness, Rob Riley propping instead.

Bradford Salem are without fly half Karl Thomson, flanker Paul Rae and No 8 Andy Beaumont for their trip to North West Division One Ashton On Mersey.

Kiwi Shane Frampton is on the wing for Baildon, who are at North Lancashire and Cumbria League side Ashton Under Lyne.

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