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It's out of the frier and into the frying pan for Herbert Smith Freehills HKU Sandy Bay as they back up from a heavy defeat to HKFC last weekend, only to face league leaders HK Scottish in tomorrows Saxo Markets Premiership clash up at the Gee.

The Bay coulda/shoulda/woulda beaten HK Scottish in round 4 but went down 20-16 at The Rock back in October. As Moses Bailey intrepidly reported from that clash, "the Bay bombarded the Scottish line...however Wallace’s men were not to be denied and grittily repelled all advances, finally grinding out a 20-16 win. "

Coach Wilkinson has named a squad that sees Nik Cumming (10) and Alex Post (2) return from injury in two critical positions as well as the return of Seb Brien and Alex and Tom McQueen who were away on national sevens duties last weekend in Fiji. Jack Delaforce gets a rest which sees Ethan Perrett and Mark Prior locking up the second row and Lawrence Babe getting a rare start in his favoured position of blindside flanker.

The two sides will meet again on Febuary 12th for a midweek catch up match and Sandy Bay fans will be hoping for a good contest as the team hangs onto slim chances of a top four spot. HK Scottish Coach, Craig Hammond, will have tightened up the Scottish game plan after a narrow loss to Valley last weekend, so the fans can expect an intense match in the forwards tomorrow.

Come on down to Aberdeen Sports ground for the Sandy Bay Club Day. Liquid refresshments are provided, as are world class PA comments by none other than Mr Impartial, Richard Cooke.

1.00pm - Marauders vs HK Scottish
2.30pm - U12 Boys and Girls vs Sai Kung Stingrays
3.00pm - Prems vs HK Scottish
4.30pm - Vikings vs HK Scottish
6.00pm - Raiders vs Tai Po Dragons

3.00pm - Storm vs HKFC at Kowloon Tsai