The Wolfpack face Hemsworth this weekend in what is now a race for 4th place.

There is a group of 5 teams who could all finish in the top 4. Aire will be looking to finish the season well to secure their best league position since the 2011/12 season. 6 more league points would also secure their highest total since the 2011/12 season.

Having scraped past Hemsworth away from home earlier in the season in a see-saw nail biting encounter, Aire will be confident that they can come away with the spoils and reduce the deficit between them and Hems (who lie in 4th, 6 points above Aire).

This week sees Coach Si Davies shuffle the deck following injuries and unavailability. Tim Baxter comes back into the front row following 2 weeks out through injury, with Martyn Booth moving to hooker. Rich Lister continues to be the cornerstone of the pack at tight head. Alan Justham comes back into the row (after a week off) alongside Tom Pendriss. Prop Lewis Eastwood comes in at blindside flanker with Vice Captain, Chris Chapman (professional wedding crasher) coming back into the team at openside. Prop, Lock and Barrel Sy Hill moves back another row into the number 8 birth.

There are 3 changes in the backs, Stu Wilson and Ollie Catherall continue their half-back partnership while regular hooker, Nick Jackson finds himself on the wing, Number 8 Jonny Mackey moves into the centres with Tom Copsey (providing his flight lands on time) while Rob Johnson returns from injury to fill in on the right wing. Harley Stevenson-Cocks continues at full back.

The bench is bolstered by Tom Clayton, Bill Child, Will Warrington, Crusaders Captain James Underwood and Marty Jones.

This should be an entertaining game, albeit a bit on the damp / muddy side. As always support is greatly welcomed and I look forward to seeing you all in the clubhouse for a beer after the match.