Bradford & Bingley’s player-coach Stuart Dixon knows how vital a win is at home to Kendal on Saturday.

The Bees, who went down 28-13 at home to Fylde last week, are two points behind third-from-bottom Huddersfield in National League Two North but the Lockwood Park club have two games in hand.

Dixon said: “We could have got a four-try bonus point last week we had so many chances. It is a matter of taking them but five points would be a bonus.”

The Bees will be without second row Richard Hughes (elbow injury against Fylde) and centre Jim McBirnie but will give former Wharfedale back-rower Dave Muckalt his debut.

Bradford & Bingley (home to Kendal): R Almond; T Sabanda, P Greaves, T Davidson, T Gough; S Brimacombe, B Greaves; R Raper, J Graham, R Wederall, D Muckalt, B Mitchell, B Grange, T Ball, T Cokell. Replacements: S Hobbs, G Ford, J McArthur, J Whitfield.