Knights named to face Bedford Away

Dean Richards has named an unchanged Doncaster Knights lineup to face Bedford Blues on Friday night, with three key players set to reach the milestone of 50 appearances for the club.

Logovi’i Mulipola starts at loosehead prop, Jasper McGuire takes his place at No.8, and captain Telusa Veainu starts at full-back, with all three set to make their 50th appearances in Knights colours.

Joining Mulipola in the front row are Angus Williams at tighthead and Ben Sugars at hooker.

Jake Ellwood and Callum Hancock provide prop cover from the bench, alongside replacement hooker Nathan Langdon.

Adam Hopkinson and Ben Glanville once again make up the engine room, with Aidan King and Bailey Ransom completing the starting back row.

Louie Kirkham and Josh Bainbridge are named among the replacements to provide further forward cover.

The backline also remains unchanged, with Ollie Fox and Kieran Wilkinson continuing as the half-back pairing.

Tom Curtis and Zach Kerr once again link up in the centres, while Penaia Tagutu and Semesa Rokoduguni make up the wings, with Veainu completing the back three.

Alex Dolly, Harry Yates and Ryan Olowofela complete the replacements in the backs.

SQUAD: 1. Loogvi'i Mulipola 2. Ben Sugars, 3. Angus Williams, 4. Ben Glanville, 5. Adam Hopkinson, 6. Adam Hopkinson, 7. Aidan King, 8. Jasper McGuire, 9. Ollie Fox, 10. Kieran Wilkinson, 11. Penaia Tagutu, 12. Tom Curtis, 13. Zach Kerr, 14. Semesa Rokoduguni, 15. Telusa Veainu (c)

REPLACEMENTS: 16. Nathan Langdon, 17. Jake Ellwood, 18. Callum Hancock, 19. Louie Kirkham, 20. Josh Bainbridge, 21. Alex Dolly, 22. Harry Yates, 23. Ryan Olowofela,

Unavailable for selection: Ben Murphy, Corey Tait, Harry Yates, Morgan Bunting, Connor Hancock.

Unavailable loan players: Patrick Hogg, Ethan Caine, James Isaacs, Rhys Beeckmans, Wilf McCarthy