Matt Williams believes the next three weeks will be crucial in Chinnor’s bid to become the most successful side in the club’s history.
No Chinnor team has finished in the top five of the National 2 South – and they lie sixth with six matches to go.
Chinnor entertain relegation-threatened Canterbury tomorrow (3) before facing promotion-chasing Taunton Titans and Bishops Stortford.
“This is the start of three very tough games,” said director of rugby Williams.
“I want us to target being the most successful side in Chinnor history – that needs to be the motivation.”
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Chinnor make seven changes, including the return of top tryscorer Reuben Haile.
Nicholas Harrison, Guido Cambareri, and Daz Oliver come into the pack, as Frank Jones, Jake Olley and Jaryd Robinson return in the backs.
Leaders Henley Hawks look to strengthen their promotion hopes when they host thirdplaced Bishops Stortford.
Hawks are on a six-match winning run, but welcome an in-form Stortford side who have not lost in four games.
Hooker George Edgson returns, while Tom Allen and Ed Yarnton form a new halfback pairing.
In National 3 South West, relegation-threatened Oxford Harlequins travel to second bottom Weston-super-Mare.
Debutant Jesse Williams and Henry Veikune form a new flanker pairing and Viliame Masirewa starts at centre.
Witney face Trowbridge in South West 1 East looking to stretch their winning run to nine games.
David Hyde and Sam Collins come in at second row and flanker respectively.
Grove make three changes against Leighton Buzzard.
Tom Clipsham moves from fly half to centre, Dave Johnson comes in at ten and Jack Horrocks starts at Number 8.
Craig Burrows is continuing as Oxfordshire’s head coach for this year’s county championships.
An open training session is to be held at Chipping Norton RFC on April 15 (7.30).
The Oxfordshire Cup final between Grove and Oxford Harlequins will be held at Iffley Road on Wednesday April 1 (8).
TOMORROW'S LINE-UPS
Henley (v Bishops Stortford, home, 3): O’Conor, Owen, Pierrepoint, Eastwell, Randall, Yarnton, Allen, West, Edgson, Manley, Clements, Payne, Hall, HirskyjDouglas, Stapley. Reps: Milford Scott, Coghlan, O’Leary, Woodward, Perry.
Chinnor (v Canterbury, home, 3): Robinson, Marley, Hayes, Olley, Haile, Keohane, Jones, Cano, Harrison, Cambareri, Oliver, Ostberg, Tyas, Long, To’oala. Reps: Stock, Manning, Tibbatts, Boughton, Blewitt.
Oxford Harlequins (v Weston-superMare, away, 3): Yeats, Fisilau, Sharratt, Masirewa, Robinson, Avery, Jones, Ngungutau, Cowan, Boulton, Brown, Purchase, Veikune, Williams, Willcocks. Reps: Marshall, Neal, Johnson, Hodgson, Ward.
Grove (v Leighton Buzzard, home, 2.30): Lewis, Ferguson, Nicholl, Clipsham, White, Johnson, J Chilvers, Eckert, Dixie, Walsh, Miles, Gratwohl, C Chilvers, Wells, Horrocks. Reps: Morgan, Wallbridge, Peel.
Witney (v Trowbridge, home, 2.30): P Thomas, Monks, Lamb, J Thomas, Fisk, Lewis, Campbell, Richardson, Harris, Richens, Hyde, Bennett, Haire, Collins, Rowles. Reps: Strutt, Mortimer, Berry
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