WEST Park RUFC, with high hopes of continuing their success of last season, open their fixtures with their traditional friendly with Leigh who visit Red Rocks on Saturday August 26.

Then Park visit Orrell the following Tuesday for a practice game before opening their league campaign in North Two with the visit of Lymm on September 2.

Sean Fletcher has again been appointed First XV and Club Captain with Mark Potter continuing to skipper the Second XV. Phil Jones and Brian Loughnane are newcomers to the captaincy role over Third and Fourth fifteens. Last season's Lancashire President Rob Briers takes over as Director of Rugby with Alan Prescott putting the players through a rigorous training routine which this year has included a session on the Army assault course at Bury which was also used for the Krypton Factor television series this being arranged by Park prop Ross Bell.