Wright and Knight picked for England

CINDERFORD pair Danny Wright and Shaun Knight have both been named in the England under-20s elite player squad for this season’s major tournaments.

Second-row Wright and prop Knight will be joined by another ex-Cinderford player, Freddie Burns, who is now featuring for Gloucester’s first XV.

England’s opening RBS Six Nations game against Wales takes place in Gloucester on February 5.

Foresters searching for first win

CINDERFORD head coach Phil Greenaway has described his side’s clash against Nuneaton at Dockham Road tomorrow as a must-win game.

The Foresters have begun the new campaign with two defeats against Launceston and Esher and welcome newly-promoted Nuneaton to the Forest of Dean this weekend.

However, Greenaway knows his side will have to register their first win of the new campaign sooner rather than later to get the ball rolling.

“You always want to start the season well otherwise you are in a position where you are desperate for a win,” he said.

“Tomorrow is a must-win game. We do not like losing at home.

“They are a good side and will be well coached and will want to chuck the ball around and play a bit.

“But we can’t worry about the opposition.

“I said to the boys we can’t win the game in the first 20 minutes but we can go a long way to losing it so we have to make sure we hang in there.”

Nuneaton will be on a high after thrashing National One whipping boys Manchester 95-0 last weekend.

It is a pattern Greenaway and his side will have to get used to as they are following Manchester in every fixture this season.

“They had a decent win against Manchester and we have just found out that we are following Manchester in every fixture this season,” Greenaway added.

“There is nothing we can do about it. All we can do is just get on with it and make sure we win.

“You score 100 points against anyone and it is always going to boost your confidence.”

Greenaway can welcome back his Gloucester Academy contingent, including Danny Wright, Mike Panaho, Mike Wilcox, Reuben Haile and Marcus Brown.