Bradford & Bingley's head coach Geoff Wappett is calling on fans to back his team's bid for promotion from National League Three North.

The second-placed Bees are generally watched by about 250 fans at home games, and Wappett said: "For the standard of the opposition, and the standard and attractiveness of the style of rugby that we play, we deserve more people watching us.

"In addition, our pitch is recognised as the best in the division, and if fans give us a chance I am sure they will enjoy themselves, find our facilities very pleasant and want to come back."

Bradford & Bingley continue their pursuit of Nuneaton tomorrow with a home match against Darlington Mowden Park.

The Bees are missing their two South Africans, however. Back-rower Barry Jacobsz has gone back home to prepare to get married, while Volschenk has also flown south to sort out a visa problem.

Both will hopefully be back a week tomorrow at Fylde. Richard Hughes and Steve Burns form the second row to face Park, while Kern Yates has been recalled to the back row.

Meanwhile, second rower Barry Clark is on the bench. He has been missing since the first match of the season after breaking his jaw and later suffering medial knee ligament problems.

Cleckheaton are similar in several ways to the Bees. They play in the same division, their average gate is around 250 and two of their contingent have also flown home.

But while full back Tom Gwilliam is expected to return, back-rower Cameron O'Connor is not because of illness.

Dominic Castle returns at scrum half tomorrow at home to Blaydon, Mark Sales dropping to the bench as cover for both Chris Quinn and Castle.

Cleckheaton may still be threatened by relegation but are buoyant after their 26-25 victory last weekend at Leicester Lions.

Alan Bentley said: "It was like our win over Dudley Kingswinford last season - a victory of grit and determination and it warmed me to see the reaction of the players at the final whistle. You could see what it meant to them."

Otley are at unbeaten National League One leaders Harlequins, with visiting coach Peter Clegg saying: "We are just going down there to enjoy ourselves because we have notning to lose."

Mind you, he added: "It is one thing playing them at our place with all the advantages that that brings but quite another going down there."

It is to be hoped that Otley's line-out functions better that it did last Saturday against Bedford and that they make their touch kicks.

Chief doubt for Otley is fly half Simon Binns, who went off after 71 minutes with a neck injury.

"He has been having physio all week and we will make a decision on him after training," said Clegg.

Unchanged Wharfedale, who are fifth in National League Two, are hoping to notch their first victory over Orrell, who are second from bottom.

However, they came within a whisker of doing so in September, when only a disputed last-minute penalty gave them a one-point win.

Also Orrell are in a run of poor form, with four successive defeats behind them and only three wins all season. In contrast, Wharfedale have only lost two of their last nine.