Ilkley may be second in Yorkshire Division One but Bradford Salem's match secretary Neil Klenk reckons Saturday's derby at Shay Lane will be a real test of the Wharfedale side's mettle.
"They have surprised a few people with their results this season, and the fact that our second team are playing their thirds shows what strength they have.
"Ilkley have a couple of overseas players and have some speedy backs and their forwards have more cohesion this year, which is probably down to Robin Kay's coaching.
"But we have a good record against them, especially at home, and they won't relish coming to us. I cannot remember the last time we lost to them at home."
Salem, whose rise up the table to seventh has coincided with the return of a crop of players, are without prop Craig Buxton, so Dave Luxton comes in, and Tom Hamill returns to the bench after a sprung shoulder.
Keighley are still without Lee Gordon for their home game against Heath.
He has had an operation after what can only be described as a blood clot which resembled a cauliflower ear on the nose'.
Mark Beckett returns in the centre and Kevin Bottomley, who has been selected in anticipation of a forwards' battle, is at scrum half after an appeal against his six-week suspension for an alleged spear tackle.
However, injury-victim Ollie Sugden is unlikely to be able to take a bench place.
Andy Bennett is at No 8 but hooker or back-rower Nathan Thornton is set to be out for a while with a broken jaw.
Bradford Salem (home to Ilkley): R Langhorn; C Savva, J Robinson, S Thomas, C Luxton; M Booth, I Woodwiss; D Luxton, C Birrell, S Davies, J Morrell, D Cope, J Luxton, K Falwasser, S Cowman. Replacements: S Cummins, T Hamill, D Wyness.
Keighley (home to Heath): M Cox; S Walker, M Beckett, N Curr, D Lister; A Brown, K Bottomley; R Leach, D Pullen, P Sinfield, R Clarke, M Feather, L Sugden, A Bennett, R Ellis. Replacements: R Wilkinson, A Balderstone, O Sugden.
Wibsey (home to Adwick le Street) from: A Rose, M Hartley, P Garside, S Clegg, R Hall, M Nizinskys, J Birkbeck, R Wood, C Paine, J Sawyer,, D Horsfall, P Collins, S Birkbeck, J Vogel, M Holdsworth, S Smith, D Garside, N Nolan, G Alderson.
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